Pediatric Advisor

The Pediatric Advisor will be responsible for the strategy, management, leadership, and technical direction on all aspects of pediatric and adolescent clinical care and treatment for HIV/AIDS with an emphasis on case identification, antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation, retention, adherence and viral load suppression.  The incumbent is expected to contribute to agency technical preparations for annual planning, implementation, analysis and reporting while ensuring that monitoring and evaluation functions feed into continuous learning and application for the Infectious Disease Team, within the interagency space, and with host country counterparts.  The Pediatric Advisor plays a prominent role, along with key national and expatriate staff, within the network of national, internal and external partners within the technical area of pediatric clinical care and treatment. As a USAID employee, the incumbent has the responsibility of understanding the incorporating the Agency’s five core values in all aspects of his/her work.

The incumbent will represent USAID at the technical level on all aspects of the pediatric and adolescent HIV clinical care and treatment cascade.  This includes working across sectors and programs to meet the needs of children and adolescents living with HIV, including preventing-mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), DREAMS, and other relevant community-based activities that focus on this population. 

As an Integrated Health Office, USAID places heavy emphasis on interagency collaboration, strong linkages with the GRM, civil society and other donor agencies, and with other technical offices with USAID/Mozambique.