Fundasaun Timor Hari’i (FTH)
Based in Dili, Timor-Leste
15-month placement
This placement offers an exciting opportunity to participate in addressing HIV and AIDS in a post-conflict country, with current low prevalence rates.
The HIV Prevention and Harm Reduction Specialist will work alongside Fundasaun Timor Hari’i (FTH) to develop and improve the effectiveness of its HIV prevention programmes, particularly its new harm reduction programme for drug users. The Development Worker will work closely with FTH project staff, and volunteers, to develop their capacity and improve behaviour change outcomes for project beneficiaries, and will work to enhance staff research capacity to improve FTH’s ability to measure programme success and adapt projects according to a sound evidence base.
The successful candidate should have a degree, appropriate qualification or proven equivalent experience in public health, development studies or a related field.
At least five years’ work experience in HIV programming and working with NGOs or community based-organisations in an advisory, management, capacity building and/or support capacity is essential. You should also have proven experience of working in harm reduction programming and with drug users; of developing and implementing organisational learning and training systems; in planning and facilitating training events to a range of internal and external audiences, from senior management to community-level stakeholders, and in conducting field research, preferably in a resource-poor environment.
A good knowledge of HIV and AIDS as a development and human rights issue; of research methodologies (including critical analysis and participatory methods), and of capacity building techniques and methods, including the ability to transfer skills and knowledge through formal or informal training and skill-sharing is also essential. You should bring to the role project management skills; interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate and work with a wide range of people in a participatory, respectful, collaborative manner, and to enhance effective work relationships; team building skills, flexibility and a consensus-led approach to work; maturity and sound political judgement; initiative, proactivity, ability to plan and implement own work and excellent self-organising and prioritising skills; good problem solving skills, an openness to learning, and the ability to adapt skills and knowledge to the local context and work with existing resources. Lastly, you should have empathy and a commitment to work with people living with and affected by HIV; empathy with marginalised communities and a commitment to work with these communities without judgement, and a commitment to learn Tetum and/or Bahasa Indonesia.
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