Senior Director, HIV

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Director, HIV serves as a strategic thought leader within FHI 360’s Global Programs portfolio, responsible for overseeing the implementation and growth of FHI 360’s portfolio of HIV programs in more than 35 countries. In addition to ensuring industry leading technical assistance and direct service delivery to support countries’ achievement of epidemic control; the portfolio includes work in the adjacent areas of mental health, LGBTQ+ inclusion and rights, capacity strengthening of local partners, and telehealth; as well as a robust portfolio of and primary health care integration. This role will serve as the Project Director for large global awards that focus primarily on HIV but may include other technical areas such as global health security, requiring leveraging technical resources from other FHI 360 technical teams. The Sr Director must have deep experience managing USAID and/or CDC projects from the implementing partner or donor perspective. The Sr Director collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to gather and share evidence, lessons learned, and best practices to drive continuous improvement. The Sr. Director provides leadership, guidance, and direction to multiple departments that span award implementation, technical quality, innovation, and knowledge management. They also lead business development for the HIV portfolio; participating in business intelligence and analytics to maintain and expand market share in HIV, HIV-adjacent, and HIV integration domains. They represent FHI 360 as a thought leader. Their decisions are guided by organizational strategy and have significant short- and long-term impacts on public health and development outcomes. 

RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

Complexity & Problem Solving: 

• Oversee program implementation across multiple countries, each with unique legal, cultural and other considerations, ensuring compliance with award conditions with effective adaptation to the local context. 

• Balance available resources while striving to achieve maximum impact and efficiency in FHI 360’s HIV programming around the world. 

• Identify, manage and address (escalating, as necessary) strategic challenges and risks that affect the success and impact of HIV programming.   

• Adapt programs and initiatives in response to changing circumstances ensuring they remain aligned to FHI 360’s goals and objectives.   

• Drive HIV portfolio to advance public health impact in support of sustainable development and PEPFAR goals. 

Discretion & Impact: 

• Navigate and resolve issues diplomatically, minimizing potential reputational risk to FHI 360. 

• Demonstrate ethical leadership by maintaining transparency, honesty and integrity. 

• Exercise sound judgement in making strategic decisions that align with the HIV strategy, while balancing various stakeholder interests. 

• Lead the development and …