The Latino Commission on AIDS is seeking an HIV Prevention Capacity Building Specialist for its New York office. The Latino Commission on AIDS is a national and regional nonprofit membership organization dedicated to improving and expanding health promotion, research, treatment and other services to the Latino community through organizing, education, model program development, capacity building and training.

Manos Unidas at the Latino Commission on AIDS is a Capacity Building Program that works to enhance the effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions that target Latino communities (both HIV positive and HIV negative) who are at high risk for contracting and /or transmitting HIV and other STDs through sex and drug-related activities. Our program works with community based organizations and health departments to implement culturally specific and competent HIV prevention programs throughout the Northeast Region, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. The Capacity Building Specialist works closely with community based organizations and health departments to improve the implementation of HIV prevention programs in Latino communities. A capacity building specialist serves both as trainer and as an organizational coach helping to improve the efficiency of programs.

The Capacity Building Specialist will:

• Provide trainings (1-3 days) and workshops throughout the northeast region of the United States (including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) on topics such as group facilitation, how to run focus groups, motivational interviewing, evaluation, recruitment, logic models, community mapping, etc
• Assist organizations through coaching sessions so that they may reach their goals and objectives
• Help conduct regional formative assessments and organizational needs assessments throughout the northeast.
• Help in organizing and writing case studies and evaluation reports
• Help develop/write curricula
• Help translate materials into Spanish.
• Provide trainings in both English and Spanish.
• Establish relationships with local health departments and local organizations to ensure there is an active exchange of information and participation in the process.
• Write articles for the team newsletter
• Travel about 35% of the time.
• Work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by becoming Master Trainers on effective interventions such as RAPP, Safety Counts, etc.

Qualifications:

• Cultural understanding of Hispanic/Latino populations and in particular issues surrounding HIV
• BA or higher degree in social, psychological, public administration, or public health fields
• Two to three years experience as trainer on health related issues
• Able to travel domestically in the US, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
• Experience and skills at working with local community based organizations and health departments
• Have excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Experience in cultural competence in reaching diverse Latino communities.
• Working knowledge of Excel
• Familiarity with effective behavioral interventions, theoretical models, and/or skills such as running focus groups, motivational interviewing, evaluation, data analyses, Quality Assurance, etc.
• Able to start immediately.
• Fluency in Spanish

Send a cover letter and resume to Natasha Quirch at nquirch@latinoaids.org.  
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Natasha Quirch
Latino Commission on AIDS
24 West 25th Street, 9 Floor
New York NY 10010