Clinical Advisor

The Clinical Advisor will provide technical, program, capacity-building and health-system strengthening support that will initiate or enhance TB and HIV support, care and treatment services throughout Lesotho. The Clinical Advisor will be a member of a technical advisory team and will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide site support for the implementation, improvement and expansion of TB and HIV services in Lesotho.

This position is grant funded.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works as part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for supporting health- systems strengthening of TB and HIV prevention, care and treatment at national, district and health-facility level.
• Provides direct technical TB/HIV assistance to MOH, DHMT, and health workers supported by the work plan. Such assistance might include training of staff, facilitation of community linkages, patient/service flow analysis and development of policies and protocols.
• Supports the capacity building of district and facility personnel to enhance their performance in the technical planning, management and evaluation of TB and HIVprograms.
• Supports and conducts training of multidisciplinary teams at each site to implement care and treatment services.
• Serves as a resource for the evaluation of ongoing programs and in the subsequent development of new and/or expanded programs for the care and treatment of HIV, TB and TB/HIV-coinfection.
• Helps guide the development or refinement of materials and conducts trainings related to HIV, TB and TB/HIV-coinfection care and treatment, including clinical guidelines, protocols, algorithms, drug formularies, training materials and monitoring and evaluation tools.
• Works closely and in collaboration with other partners to maximize partnership strengths and effectively collaborate to implement program goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Medical Degree is required.

Experience, Skills & Minimum Required Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience in care and treatment of TB, HIV and HIV/TB-coinfection.
• Excellent grasp of clinical issues and current literature on TB and HIV treatment.
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years’ experience in TB/HIV and public health programs, with 3+ years’ experience in TB/HIV programs at facility level.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Highly proficient in relevant computer applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Travel Requirements

• Must be willing to travel 50% of the time throughout Lesotho.

Application Instructions

Please send cover letter and CV to icap-jobs-lesotho@columbia.edu.

Please indicate you are applying for position “Clinical Advisor” in the subject line of your e-mail.

Columbia University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, religion, creed, national and ethnic origin, age, citizenship, status as a perceived or actual victim of domestic violence, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran, or any other legally protected status.