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POSITION TITLE:<\/strong><\/td>\nCounseling and Testing Technical Advisor<\/strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CLIENT:<\/strong><\/td>\nIntraHealth ( www.intrah.org<\/a> )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
POSITION LOCATION:<\/strong><\/td>\nAntigua, Caribbean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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IntraHealth, an international not-for- profit organization, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is seeking a Counseling and Testing Technical Advisor to be based in Antigua, Caribbean.<\/p>\n

The Counseling and Testing Technical Advisor will have primary responsibilities for overseeing the design, coordination, and support for implementation of community-based HIV counseling and testing services for at-risk populations in the Eastern Caribbean, as IntraHealth staff seconded to a Caribbean HIV\/AIDS Alliance (CHAA)-led Project – Increasing Access to HIV\/AIDS Services through Evidence-based Programming<\/em>.<\/p>\n

S\/he will work as a member of the CHAA team working on the Eastern Caribbean Community Action Project (EC-CAP) initiatives with other staff members, Ministries of Health, and other key stakeholders especially at the community level (NGOs, Community Based Organizations, Faith Based Organizations) on developing\/updating counseling and testing guidelines and protocols for inclusion of community participation.\u00a0 This effort includes supporting the implementation of referral pathways and bi-directional referral systems between the National program and the community-based initiatives.<\/p>\n

S\/he will work in close collaboration with CHAA in-country programs to make sure Animators (peer to peer outreach workers) supported by CHAA are trained and have the requisite technical support to provide basic, but quality, counseling and referral services to their clients.\u00a0 S\/he will maintain a strong and collaborative relationship with key partners and stakeholders to strengthen community-based HIV counseling and testing services and referrals to care, treatment, and support services at the community and health facility levels.<\/p>\n

The Counseling and Testing Technical Advisor will travel frequently within the Eastern Caribbean and will live in a country to be determined.\u00a0 International travel might also be required from time to time as needed.\u00a0 For the Project, the Counseling and Testing Technical Advisor will be supervised by the Caribbean HIV\/AIDS Alliance program Technical Director, and as a seconded staff to CHAA s\/he will receive Technical Assistance and support and report to the Technical and Operations Manager at IntraHealth.<\/p>\n

Essential functions include:<\/p>\n