In partnership with the Ministry of Health and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ICAP will conduct a Population-based HIV impact assessment (PHIA) to estimate the population –level impact of the national HIV prevention, care and treatment programs in Haiti. The goal of this project, called PHIA, is to identify the national level key HIV-related outcomes, including HIV incidence, HIV prevalence and HIV viral load suppression, as well as prevalence of high-risk behaviors and uptake of HIV-related services. The objective of PHIA is to measure the reach of the country’s HIV prevention, care and treatment services, guide policy and set funding

Reporting to the Return of Results (RoR)/Project Coordinator, the RoR/ALTC officer is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of linking Participant to care and returning biomarker test results in a timely and confidential manner in accordance with the HAPHIA SOP.
The Return of Results officer will work closely with the staff stationed at the National Reference Laboratory (IMIS) and the health facilities to monitor the progress of returning viral load and EID results according to protocol specifications and to flag implementation issues. He/she will also ensure that all referred participants to the HAPHIA survey are properly linked to a health facility.
Overall responsibility: The RoR/ALTC officer will be responsible for coordinating the tracking, shipment, and receipt of test results to participants and facilities understand and adhere to approved HAPHIA research protocol, relevant SOPs, and other appropriate regulations, procedures and policies.

1. Generation, Printing, Tracking and Review of Participant Laboratory Reports
• Download individual participant reports posted by the data management team from the HAPHIA FTP server and print them
• Sort printed reports into the different locations of the different destinations, including the specific health facilities, department, and region.
• Manage and update the master RoR log with the date the PDF report was ready for printing, date it was sent to facility, sender initials, method sent, courier tracking number (if applicable), and the date received by facility.
• Track the elapsed time since the date of blood collection to result being received at the facility, assuring that all results are returned on time
• Maintain confidentiality of study participants and adhere to principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ethics of human subjects’ research.

2. Results delivery
• Coordinate delivery of results with the drivers
• Troubleshoot any challenges that may arise in delivering results to participants and/or facilities.

3. Participant notification of results availability and linkage to care
• The RoR/ALTC officer will refer to the locator report and contact participants via phone call or SMS using a standard script. The locator reports will be generated and posted to the HAPHIA FTP at the same time as the participant reports.

4. Active Linkage to Care
• In collaboration with the HAPHIA data management team, develop and modify the key elements of active referral system
• Interpret summary reports to track and monitor the participants linkage to care with 2 weeks following the referral
• Liaise regularly with regional field staff for data quality issues related to active field referral
• Work closely with the Ministry of Health and key stakeholders involved in the implementation of the active referral system to ensure proper Linkage to care of the eligible participants

5. Reporting
• Provide timely weekly and monthly reports to the ROR / Project coordinator
• Update the RoR and ALTC log weekly

6. Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor

• Bachelor degree in a field related to social science (social worker, community mobilization), data management, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar position
• Proficient in relevant office computer software (Excel, Word.) applications
• Previous experience with the health system in Haiti a plus
• Good interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented and well organized individual
• Effective writing, verbal and listening communication skills in French; knowledge of English is an asset
• Very well organized and strong time and task management skills
• Willingness to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
• Honest and trustworthy, with sound work ethic
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• Willing to travel nationally for field work as needed
• Has previous survey experience
• Logistics experience with coordination of shipments and tracking
• Experience with delivering results (preferably HIV related test results) to health facilities
• Proactive in handling challenging situations

Periodic domestic travel throughout Haiti to support the coordination of returning test results for HAPHIA.

curriculum vitae

NOTE: These are local hire positions and the successful candidates will be employees of ICAP in Haiti and subject to the local terms and conditions of employment, which includes a competitive salary and benefits package.

ICAP is an equal opportunity employer, values inclusion and a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.