Senior Technical Advisor HIV/AIDS Prevention Programming, GS-14

SUBJECT: USAID/Tanzania Solicitation for Personal Services Contractor (US/TCN PSC) Senior Technical Advisor HIV/AIDS Prevention Programming The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications (AID 302-3) of qualified U.S. citizens and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs) interested in providing Personal Services Contract (PSC) services described in the attached solicitation. Submittals shall be in accordance with the attached information at the place and time as specified. Applicants should retain for their records copies of all enclosures which accompany their applications. Late applications shall not be accepted, unless mishandling occurs after receipt at USAID/Tanzania. The submission deadline is September 01, 2015, at 17:00 hrs, Tanzania time. This solicitation does not represent a commitment on behalf of the USAID. The U.S. Government is not obligated to make an award or to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of an application in response to this solicitation. USAID reserves the right to award or not to award a contract as contemplated herein, subject to availability of funds and other internal U.S. Government approvals. Any questions on this solicitation may be directed to Jolcy Fernandes, Deputy Executive Officer, USAID/Tanzania, who may be reached by phone at (255-22) 2294490, FAX at (255-22) 2294421, or email at jfernandes@ usaid.gov United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Tanzania Senior Technical Advisor HIV/AIDS Prevention Programming SOLICITATION NUMBER: SOL -621-15-000036 ISSUANCE DATE: August 11, 2015 CLOSING DATE/TIME: September 01, 2015 at 17:00 HRS, local time POSITION TITLE: Senior Technical Advisor HIV/AIDS Prevention Programming MARKET VALUE: Equivalent to GS 14, $86,399 p.a to $112,319 p.a per annum. Final compensation will be based on the individual's qualifications and previous salary history. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Two years with the possibility of extensions. Extensions will depend upon the availability of funds, continued requirement, and contractor performance. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania SUPERVISION: Health Office Deputy Director, USAID/Tanzania SECURITY ACCESS: Employment Authorization AREA OF CONSIDERATION: U.S. Citizens (offshore or resident) and Third-Country Nationals BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION The Senior Advisor will be a lead technical expert in the area of behavior change and prevention of sexual transmission of HIV, working in close collaboration with other members of US Government's (USG) prevention team and under the direct supervision and functional oversight provided by the USAID Prevention U Lead. (S)he will serve as a member of both the PEPFAR Prevention Strategic Results Unit (SRU) and the Sexual Prevention Interagency Technical Team (ITT). S/he will also serve as an expert technical resource to the Government of Tanzania and other collaborating partners and be responsible for coordinating prevention program and policy issues with these key stakeholders. The Senior Advisor will perform a full range of management, advisory, program planning, financial oversight, and monitoring and evaluation functions. (S)he will serve as Agreement/Contract Officer's Representative (A/COR) for a range of prevention activities overseeing the overall strategic direction, relevance, coverage and quality of these activities and ensuring coordination and complimentarity with other USG prevention programs and prevention initiatives funded by other donors and/or stakeholders in Tanzania. (S)he will be actively involved in the planning, design, procurement, implementation, management and evaluation of selected prevention activities with a particular focus on key and priority populations, Condoms and Other Prevention (C&OP) and Prevention with Positives (PwP). The incumbent will also be responsible for ensuring that state-of-the-art gender and stigma programming be effectively incorporated across the USAID prevention team portfolio. The Senior Advisor is expected to proactively participate in the USG Country Operational Plan (COP) strategic planning processes and to be responsible for drafting and finalizing significant sections of the prevention program area of the COP. (S)he is also expected to closely monitor implementing partners performance against targets, suggest capacity building and systems strengthening as needed - particularly for local and grassroots organizations - and produce components of the PEPFAR semi-annual and annual reports prepared for the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC). The Senior Advisor will establish and maintain highly collaborative relationships with other USG PEPFAR team members, Government of Tanzania counterparts, and other donors and stakeholders active in HIV prevention programming in Tanzania. (S)he will assist the USAID Prevention Team Lead and the USG Prevention Strategic Results Unit to ensure that the HIV prevention portfolio effectively and efficiently supports the Government of Tanzania's National Multi-Sectoral Strategic Framework for HIV/AIDS, the National Health Sector Strategy and the National HIV/AIDS Communication Strategy as well as USAID's core values of "achieving results", "teamwork and participation", "accountability", and "customer focus". As directed, (s)he may also serve as a direct technical advisor to the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) as they develop and implement a national multi-sectorial prevention program.