Senior Capacity Building Specialist job- Research Triangle Institute (RTI

Job Title: Title: Senior Capacity Building Specialist
Duty Station: Kampala

Specific Responsibilities:
• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction of the SPEAR project aspects related to institutional strengthening and technical capacity building.
• Support government partners to develop capacity building plans and implementation at national and sub-national level for the SPEAR project
• Lead the development and/or revision of existing HIV/AIDS-related training materials, guidelines and other relevant capacity building protocols
• Coordinate training and capacity building efforts with the government agencies, local NGOs and other implementing partners
• Represent project team on working groups and stakeholders' forums that work on institutional and capacity building around HIV/AIDS service delivery in the workplace
• Identify capacity needs of partners at national and sub-national level
• Provide technical assistance in the development and implementation of integrated models of capacity building for HIV/AIDS service delivery
• In partnership with Ministry HIV Focal Point Persons, support the training of government officials and civil society stakeholders
• Consolidate, document and disseminate training and capacity building best practices.
• Provide mentorship and supervision to staff and consultants working on the capacity building component of the program

Minimum qualifications and experience:
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least twelve years of progressive experience implementing HIV/ AIDS-related capacity building programs or a Master's degree with six years of relevant experience.
• Experience in HIV-related curriculum development, training and social mobilization is a plus.
• Skills in planning, budgeting, supervising and training of health workers
• Willingness and ability to work travel up-country for 10-25% of the time
• Excellent computer skills: Word processing, spreadsheets. Report writing, skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Apply for this job

Interested candidates should submit their application letters, accompanied with a detailed CV, copies of certificates and contact information of at least two professional referees to the

Director of Programs,
RTI International,
Plot 6/8 Nakasero Lane (off Kyaggwe Rd.), Kisozi Complex,
P.O. Box 70108, Kampala no later than August 20th 2010.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.