Position Title: Covid-19 Program Consultant
Detailed Description of Tasks tobe Performed:
TheUSAID-funded project, Linkages Across the Continuum of HIV Services for
KeyPopulations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES), under the President's Emergency
Planfor AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program is implemented by FHI 360 in partnership
withPact, IntraHealth International and the University of North Carolina at
ChapelHill, and conducts a range of activities to reduce HIV transmission among
keypopulations (KP) — sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender
personsand people who inject drugs — and improve their enrollment and retention
incare and treatment across the HIV cascade. LINKAGES will accelerate the
abilityof governments, key population leaders, organizations working with
keypopulations, and private-sector providers to plan and implement services
thatreduce HIV transmission among key populations and their sexual partners
andextend the lives of those already living with HIV
Overthe course of the program, LINKAGES will engage a variety of consultants,
specialexperts, health care workers in Puskesmas and hospitals, provincial
anddistrict health offices to amplify local capacity for long-term
sustainabilityand country ownership of COVID-19 programming. LINKAGES Indonesia
broad visionis to become known, reliable and professional technical assistance
provider at provincialand district level (Jakarta and Greater Jakarta) as well
as at site level. Inorder to do that LINKAGES Indonesia is planned to have
strong branding andmarking and ensure all branding and marking activities and
materials are inline with USAID branding and marking policy and FHI 360
internal policy.
Theconsultant will work under supervision of the Associate Director-Technical
and guidancefrom the Chief of Party. His/her task will be managing various
directactivities as well as technical assistance activities including
planningactivities, monitoring and measuring the program results, reporting,
toolsdevelopment, coordination and communication activities. To conduct all
thesetasks, she/he will be assisted by other LINKAGES core staff (M&E
Unitstaff, Clinical Services Unit staff, Community-Based Services Unit staff).
Specific activities mayinclude:
1. Strengthen the COVID-19 contacttracing, referral and response system in
Jakarta and Greater Jakarta.
2. Strengthenthe COVID-19 recording and reporting system in Jakarta.
3. Offeremergency assistance to key or priority populations to ensure
continuity ofHIV/TB treatment and/or to offset economic ramifications of
COVID-19.
4. ExpediteCOVID-19 diagnostic (PCR) testing through enhanced laboratory
analysisresources.
5. Perform other duties as assigned
Deliverables/Milestones & DueDates:
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Deliverables/Milestones
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Due Date
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Strengthen the COVID-19 contact tracing, referral and response system in
Jakarta and Greater Jakarta:
· Systematize COVID-19 screening and contact tracing standard operating
procedures at facility levels;
· Support referral processes for COVID-19 confirmed cases;
· Provide coordination and transportation assistance to augment COVID-19
swab sampling and mobile rapid testing services;
· Support alternative isolation structures if identified by the PHO/GOI,
with TA focused on organization, patient flow, screening processes, referrals
for severe or worsening cases, and application of release criteria;
· Strengthen monitoring structures by placing two additional data management
specialists at each participating district health office; and
· Support agile data management systems that facilitate real-time electronic
transmission of case data for public health actions.
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· June 30, 2020
· June 30, 2020
· July – Nov 2020
· August 31, 2020
· July 31, 2020
· June – Nov 2020
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Strengthen the COVID-19 recording and reporting system in Jakarta:
· Development of standard operating procedures for COVID-19 data input,
cleaning/de-duplication, analysis and visualization;
· Setting up of standard UICs for backlog data processing;
· Support to the PHO to develop, issue and operationalize a COVID-19 data
recording and processing circular; and
· Ongoing capacity development and mentoring assistance to COVID-19 data
recording and recording personnel.
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· June 30, 202
· June 30, 2020
· July 31, 2020
· August – Nov 2020
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Offer emergency assistance to key or priority populations to ensure continuity
of HIV/TB treatment and/or to offset economic ramifications of COVID-19:
· Introduce the Jak-Support recovery and resilience emergency fund for
marginalized key and priority populations that are unable to access support
through government programs such as the Family Hope Program, Pre-Work Card and
Basic Needs Card.
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· July – Nov 2020
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Expedite COVID-19 diagnostic (PCR) testing through enhanced laboratory analysis
resources:
· Provide financial assistance to support up to eight additional laboratory
analysts at designated COVID-19 hospitals in Jakarta.
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· July – Nov 2020
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Develop specific activity report, monthly and quarterly report as well as final
project report
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June – Nov 2020
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Interested candidates please submit your application letter and CV to
hr.indonesia@xxxxxxxxxx by the latest 17 July 2020. Please put the position
title as the e-mail subject and ensure your CV is less than 5MB.