Overview
Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Guatemala City, Guatemala, or alternate location in Central America
Reports to: Global Communities Country Director, Honduras
Please Note: This position is contingent upon award and CDC approval with an anticipated start date of mid-2026.
Global Communities champions innovative solutions to complex challenges at the intersection of humanitarian assistance, sustainable development, and financial inclusion. We ensure our approaches are as dynamic and diverse as the communities we serve. We bring together local and global insights to save lives, expand opportunity and fuel brighter futures.
Global Communities is seeking a Regional Program Director (RPD) for the anticipated CDC PEPFAR Building Capacity Along the HIV Continuum Program in Central America. This five-year $85M program will enhance the capacity of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama to address gaps in HIV diagnosis and treatment and accelerate progress towards achieving the 95-95-95 care targets. The program is expected to provide technical assistance to Ministries of Health (MOH) and other relevant stakeholders to prevent new infections; increase knowledge of HIV status and early diagnosis; improve treatment outcomes among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and enhance skills of healthcare workers involved in HIV prevention, testing and treatment services.
The RPD will lead and oversee the implementation of the program, including guiding technical strategy, providing financial and operational oversight, and managing human resources. We are looking for passionate, dedicated professionals to help us build the world we envision: one of expanded opportunity, where crises give way to resilience and all people thrive.
Responsibilities
GC is seeking an RPD for the CDC PEPFAR Building Capacity Along the HIV Continuum Program in Central America to support U.S. government efforts to address gaps in HIV diagnosis and treatment and accelerate progress towards achieving the 95-95-95 care targets. The RPD/C will be based in Central America and will be responsible for the regional technical leadership and management of the program. The RPD/C ensures compliance with all terms of the award and all relevant rules and regulations. They will oversee Country Technical Coordinators and engage representatives from regional organizations and other implementing partners as appropriate.
The RPD/C is responsible for overall program implementation, strategic vision, and outcome achievement. The RPD/C provides an integrated vision for the program and will manage a team of senior staff to ensure the quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated under the program. S/he will utilize the principles of adaptive management to maximize impact and facilitate innovation. Finally, the RPD/C will be responsible for communications with CDC, for publicly representing the program, and for liaising with government and other institutions/stakeholders on issues related to HIV/AIDS testing and treatment.
Specific responsibilities include the following:
- Provide program leadership, direction and supervision, including oversight of staff, consultants and partners, monitoring and evaluation, and program implementation.
- Coordinates with the Country Technical Coordinators to ensure that program implementation is in accordance with CDC regulations and procedures and the specifications determined in the SOW. This will include monitoring grant implementation to ensure quality technical interventions, resulting in concrete and specific outcomes.
- Lead regular work plan, budget and implementation reviews to facilitate the cost-effective and timely achievement of program deliverables.
- Manage team members, including specialized technical staff, to deliver against the annual workplan.
- Ensure program activities maximize impact and are completed in compliance with Global Communities, CDC rules and regulations, local laws and donor agreement requirements.
- Lead in adaptive management, achieving peak performance and facilitating innovation.
- Oversee the production and submission of timely activity and financial reports to CDC, accurately communicating program progress, achievements, challenges and utilization of funds.
- Meet program targets while ensuring fiscal integrity in the use of program funds.
- Ensure establishment and maintenance of systems for program operations.
- Act as primary point of contact with CDC, government counterparts and other critical regional stakeholders, including other agencies and individuals working on related programs and activities. This will include maintaining cooperation between the CDC and Central American MOHs.
- Provide input and quality control for written reports and oral presentations on the program.
- Represent Global Communities and overall program interests as necessary and appropriate.
- Build and maintain strong working relations with key internal and external stakeholders, beneficiaries, prime and subcontractors and partners to create growth and connect actors to find mutual benefit.
- Foster good working relationships with other agencies working on similar or complimentary programs, maximizing visibility and learning.
- Ensure that lessons learned are disseminated and applied.
- Liaise with Global Communities colleagues to coordinate the inputs of gender and inclusion, monitoring and evaluation and other advisory inputs to provide cross-cutting support.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Public Health or other Health Sciences and 10 years of relevant work experience required; OR Medical Doctor (MD) or PhD in Public Health or related field and 6 years of relevant work experience.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience providing technical and operational leadership to PEPFAR-funded projects is required.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience managing complex US government funded health or development projects.
- Substantial experience in Central America.
- Proven experience in a leadership position involving the administration of similarly sized, international donor-supported projects with skills in strategic planning, management, supervision and budgeting is strongly preferred. This experience must include regional (multi-country) programming.
- High level of interpersonal, technical and analytical skill, including a demonstrated ability to interact and collaborate with a broad range of public and private sector counterparts.
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of relevant CDC and PEPFAR policies and strategies at the site level, including PEPFAR’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) strategy; the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Sentinel Surveillance and Control Strategy (VICITS); pre-exposure prophylaxis; case-finding strategies; index testing; provider-initiated testing; community testing; social network strategy and self-testing.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with government officials, civil society organizations, private sector actors, implementing partners, international donors and other stakeholders.
- Knowledge/experience with CDC rules and regulations required; experience managing CDC grants or contracts preferred.
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of relevant local laws, regulations and policies is required.
- Demonstrated experience working with community-based organizations comprised of and targeting key populations and PLHIV is required.
- Management/supervisory experience is required.
- Proven ability to communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams is desired.
- Languages: Full Professional Proficiency in spoken and written Spanish AND English is required.
- A passion for the mission and values of Global Communities.
Global Communities positively welcomes and seeks applications from all sections of society. We are committed to a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of everyone and offers equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Global Communities holds strict safeguarding principles and has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. In the process of recruitment, selection, and appointment, Global Communities will conduct robust reference and background screening checks, including international vetting as a signature of the Global Misconduct Disclosure Scheme to ensure children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded, and abuse is prevented. The incumbent is required to carry out their duties in accordance with Global Communities Safeguarding policy and the Standards of Conduct.
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Regional Program Director (Principal Investigator)
Capacity building along the HIV continuum (Central America)
Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Guatemala City, Guatemala; or an alternative location in Central America
Reports to: Global Communities Country Director, Honduras
Note: This position is contingent upon CDC award and approval, with an anticipated start date in mid-2026.
Overview:
Global Communities is seeking a Regional Program Manager (RPM) for the CDC’s planned HIV care and treatment program in Central America. This five-year, $85 million program will enhance the capacity of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama to address gaps in HIV diagnosis and treatment and accelerate progress toward achieving the 95-95-95 care targets. The program is expected to provide technical assistance to Ministries of Health and other stakeholders to prevent new infections, increase knowledge about HIV status and early diagnosis, improve treatment outcomes among people living with HIV, and enhance the skills of health personnel involved in HIV diagnosis and treatment services.
The DRP will lead and oversee program implementation, including technical strategy guidance, financial and operational oversight, and human resource management. We are looking for passionate and dedicated professionals to help us build the world we envision: a world of greater opportunity, where crises give way to resilience and everyone thrives.
Responsibilities:
GC is seeking a Development Program Coordinator (DRP) for the CDC’s PEPFAR HIV Care and Treatment Program in Central America to support U.S. government efforts to address gaps in HIV diagnosis and treatment and accelerate progress toward achieving the 95-95-95 care targets. The DRP will be based in Central America and will be responsible for regional technical leadership and program management. The DRP will ensure compliance with all terms of the award and all applicable rules and regulations. They will supervise the Country Technical Coordinators and engage representatives from regional organizations and other implementing partners, as appropriate.
The DRP is responsible for the overall execution of the program, its strategic vision, and the achievement of results. The DRP provides an integrated view of the program and will lead a management team to ensure the quality, timeliness, and effectiveness of all products and activities generated within the program. They will utilize adaptive management principles to maximize impact and facilitate innovation. Finally, the DRP will be responsible for communications with the CDC, publicly representing the program, and liaising with government and other institutions/stakeholders on matters related to HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment.
Specific responsibilities include the following:
- To exercise leadership, direction and supervision of the program, including supervision of staff, consultants and partners, monitoring and evaluation, and program implementation.
- Coordinate with national technical coordinators to ensure that program implementation complies with CDC standards and procedures and the specifications outlined in the grant proposal. This will include monitoring grant implementation to guarantee the quality of technical interventions, leading to concrete and specific results.
- Conduct regular reviews of the work plan, budget, and implementation to facilitate the cost-effective and timely achievement of program results.
- Direct team members, including specialized technical staff, to meet the annual work plan.
- Ensure that program activities have maximum impact and are conducted in accordance with Global Communities and CDC rules and regulations, local laws, and donor agreement requirements.
- Leading adaptive management, achieving maximum performance, and facilitating innovation.
- Oversee the timely preparation and submission of financial and activity reports to the CDC, accurately communicating progress, achievements, challenges, and use of program funds.
- To meet the program’s objectives while ensuring fiscal integrity in the use of program funds.
- Ensure the establishment and maintenance of systems for program operations.
- To serve as the primary point of contact with the CDC, government counterparts, and other critical regional stakeholders, including other agencies and individuals working on related programs and activities. This will include maintaining cooperation between the CDC and Central American Ministries of Health.
- Provide information and monitor the quality of written reports and oral presentations on the program.
- Represent Global Communities and the overall interests of the program when necessary and appropriate.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, beneficiaries, main contractors and subcontractors, and partners to create growth and connect stakeholders in order to find mutual benefit.
- To foster good working relationships with other organizations working on similar or complementary programs, maximizing visibility and learning.
- Ensure the dissemination and application of lessons learned.
- Liaise with colleagues at Global Communities to coordinate gender and inclusion input, monitoring and evaluation, and other advisory input to provide cross-cutting support.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Public Health and other Health Sciences and 10 years of relevant work experience required; OR Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Public Health or related field and 6 years of relevant work experience.
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the technical and operational management of projects financed by PEPFAR is required.
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the management of complex health or development projects funded by the U.S. government.
- Extensive experience in Central America.
- Experience demonstrated in a leadership position related to the administration of similar-sized projects funded by international donors, with knowledge of strategic planning, management, supervision and budgeting, will be highly valued.
- High level of interpersonal, technical and analytical skills, including a proven ability to interact and collaborate with a wide range of peers in the public and private sectors.
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of relevant CDC and PEPFAR policies and strategies, including PEPFAR’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) strategy; the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Sentinel Surveillance and Control Strategy (VICITS); pre-exposure prophylaxis; case detection strategies; index testing; provider-initiated testing; community testing; social media strategy; and self-testing.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with government officials, civil society organizations, private sector agents, implementing partners, international donors and other stakeholders.
- Knowledge/experience with CDC rules and regulations is required; experience in managing CDC grants or contracts is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience and an understanding of relevant local laws, regulations, and policies are required.
- Demonstrated experience in working with community organizations targeting key populations and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is required.
- Experience in management/supervision is required.
- Proven ability to communicate a common vision among diverse partners and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Languages: Full professional proficiency in spoken and written Spanish and English is required.
- Passion for the mission and values ​​of Global Communities.
Global Communities welcomes and seeks applications from all walks of life. We are committed to a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of all and provides equal opportunities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment.
Global Communities maintains strict safeguarding principles and has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. In the recruitment, selection, and appointment process, Global Communities will conduct thorough reference and background checks, including international investigations as a signatory to the Global Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, to ensure the protection of children and vulnerable adults and the prevention of abuse. The incumbent will be required to perform their duties in accordance with Global Communities’ safeguarding policy and code of conduct.
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