Desk Officer

Seneca Holdings•San Diego, CA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Seneca Solutions is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is the federal government contracting business wholly owned by the Seneca Nation of Indians. SNG meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers across a variety of domains. The SNG portfolio receives shared services support from its parent company Seneca Holdings and is comprised of multiple companies that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. Seneca Solutions is looking to hire a Desk Officer to support our government client in Point Loma, San Diego, CA. This position requires a Public Trust clearance, and secret clearance eligibility.

Requirements

Must be sole US Citizen (no dual citizenship) and able to obtain a Public Trust level clearance
Minimum of a master's degree in a relevant technical field from an accredited college or university
Two+ years of HIV-related experience
Two+ years of experience in international health, health sciences, or in HIV/AIDS programs
Written and oral proficiency in English
Communicate effectively and accurately with all categories of project employees and USG, NGO, and local government officials
Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques and practices of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support programs is desired
Ability to interact positively and professionally within an academic/evidence-based environment.
Have excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Possess strong monitoring and evaluation skills
Ability to work both independently and cooperatively in an established culturally diverse team setting
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and be flexible in responding to changing demands, timelines, and priorities

Nice To Haves

Masters of Public Health
Prior work experience with a USG Agency, military, or other international/local organization
Data use and program management experience desired

Responsibilities

Provide policy and technical input in the development of appropriate HIV prevention, care and treatment strategies
Serve as a contact point for all matters related to US-host military HIV/AIDS issues
Work with USG and NGO partners to implement the HIV/AIDS prevention plan
Represent the USG, DoD, and DHAPP in coordinating HIV/AIDS prevention in-country efforts with other donors and collaborators
Participate in policy making and technical discussions with decision makers from host-country government on HIV/AIDS issues as appropriate
Understand the country and military HIV epidemiology, medical capabilities, and HIV policies
Determine an appropriate 5-year HIV strategy based upon local resources and potential partners, current host military HIV efforts
Identify funding opportunities, request funding, and assist with preparation of proposals
Liaison with appropriate in-country members
Coordinate activities with Unified Combatant Commands
Implement the planned prevention strategy
Provide program oversight, milestone monitoring, and evaluation including implementing partners
Provide financial oversight and review for appropriate disbursement including implementing partners
Maintain current military HIV knowledge and information
Participate in knowledge exchange and program progress with in-country members
Formulate a team of expert resources in prevention, treatment, care and support activities as needed
Provide additional support to DHAPP by participating as a technical expert as appropriate, review proposals and strategic plans as requested
Provide HIV prevention technical assistance to the field with regard to program planning, behavior change communication, HIV service linkages, HIV testing and counseling, partner notification/index testing, PMTCT, VMMC, general population prevention and other related HIV-specific programming
Provide various technical training including HIV testing services, partner notification and other training as needed internationally
Serve on USG technical panels in specific HIV technical areas
Direct, manage, and evaluate large amounts of data from a variety of resources