Hive Technical Director

Background

The Gates Foundation has funded ICAP at Columbia University (ICAP) and Pediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA) to coordinate the multi-country HIV Impact Network for Vertical Transmission Elimination (HIVE Network). In March 2025, HIVE project rapidly pivoted its scope to address the changing HIV landscape and expand joint learning and experience sharing around threats and sustainability of vertical HIV transmission prevention (VTP) programs in Africa via country-to-country learning and provision of technical assistance to Ministries of Health and other partners engaged in the design, implementation, and evaluation of HIV programs.

Under the supervision of ICAP at Columbia University’s Program Director (CQUIN/HIVE), the HIVE Technical Director will lead the delivery of high-quality technical assistance and provide strategic thought leadership to support the implementation of nationally prioritized vertical transmission elimination (VTE) services. This includes identifying and scaling innovative, efficient, and high-impact interventions to strengthen the foundation for sustainable VTP programming. In partnership with PATA, the HIVE Technical Director will lead project implementation by providing high-level global and regional technical assistance for the HIVE network. This includes oversight to reposition HIVE’s knowledge exchange platforms including communities of practice, in-person meetings, webinars, country-to-country exchange visits and technical assistance, aligned with network member country plans for sustainable VTP programming.

As part of the HIVE leadership team, s/he will also support strategic planning and project evaluation; support regional project staff as they liaise with Ministries of Health, PATA, and other partners to advance the scale-up of prioritized VTP service interventions through innovative service delivery models; coordinate ICAP’s technical assistance in a wide range of domains related to core maternal and child health services, including support for updated operational manuals and guidelines; capacity building at the national and sub-national levels; and convene meetings, workshops, and country-to-country visits.

This position is grant funded.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership:
  • Leads project implementation by providing high-level global and regional technical assistance for program design evaluation in HIVE network countries.
  • Supervises regional technical leads as they convene and support HIVE network countries to engage in communities of practice, the co-creation of resources, frameworks, tools, and country-to-country exchange visits.
  • Supports the design, implementation and evaluation of in-person and virtual workshops, webinars, and meetings, including developing concept notes, agendas, panels, and presentations; preparing participants; reviewing presentations; analyzing evaluation data; and writing reports.
• Stakeholder Coordination:
  • Build and maintain relationships with Ministries of Health and global stakeholders to ensure activity alignment and successful execution of HIVE initiatives across network countries.
  • Represents ICAP and the HIVE project at meetings with government officials, donors, and partner organizations, as a member of the CQUIN leadership.
  • Oversee collaborative engagement and in-country coordination to foster knowledge sharing with the HIVE network project partner, Pediatric Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA).
• Program Implementation & Documentation:
  • Working with the HIVE Principal Investigator/Program Director to support program planning, coordination and delivery of country-to-country learning, documentation, and evaluation, and ensuring that measurable outcomes are attained within HIVE-supported countries (including the development of the integration capability-maturity model).
  • Works with the HIVE monitoring and evaluation, the CQUIN sister-network quality management, and clinical teams to develop and support action plans and follow-up for country-level activities.
  • Assists in documenting and disseminating HIVE activities by writing conference abstracts and manuscripts and participating in panels at regional/global conferences.
  • Assists in preparing project reports to the donor, ICAP Senior Management and network countries.
• Other related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Requires an advanced degree(s) in medicine, nursing, and/or or public health.

Experience, Skills, and Minimum Required Qualifications

• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive responsibility designing, implementing, and evaluating VTP programs in Africa.
• Proven track record of working with multi-lateral organizations, donors, and global agencies to advance VTP priorities, provide technical assistance, and advance adoption of innovative program designs.
• Demonstrated excellence in leadership of maternal and child health programs and initiatives in Africa.
• Experience planning and hosting both in-person and virtual meetings and/or webinars.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Excellent English communication skills (written/oral presentation) with the ability to synthesize complex information for a diverse group of stakeholders.

Desired:

• Fluency in Portuguese is desirable but not required.
• Experience designing and implementing implementation science research is desirable but not required.

Travel Requirements

Frequent travel expected (30%)