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Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF/DWBI) is an international humanitarian medical
aid organization working in more than 70 countries worldwide. Médecins Sans Frontières is neutral, impartial,
independent, and not linked to any political party or governmental body. Our teams provide emergency medical
assistance to people in need, irrespective of their nationality, race or religion. In 1999 MSF was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize as recognition for its medical work in several continents.
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Position: Counsellor
Location of Job: KEM ART center (for KEM and MSF collaborative project in HIV care), Mumbai
Duration:12 months (renewable)
Start Date: 19/09/2016
Salary Package: INR 24875/- plus benefits
Closing date: 28/08/2016
Main Objectives:
 Implement Viral Load counselling and enhanced adherence counselling activities together with a
counselling team in KEM ART center.
 Strengthening patient support activities in KEM ART center
Core responsibilities and tasks:
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Train a patient support team in KEM center on conducting counselling prior to Viral Load testing and
Enhanced Adherence Counselling (EAC)/follow up counselling onwards
Mentor a patient support team in KEM center in conducting counselling on Viral Load testing and
enhanced adherence counselling in group or individual
Identify and track those who need EAC and ensure conduction of EAC
Assist in planning and facilitating support group sessions for People Living with HIV/AIDS ( PLHA).
Be proactive in promoting clear communication with colleagues in multi-disciplinary team to ensure new
diagnosis and treatment are well informed within the team, changes to patient care and follow-up
appointments, etc..
Train and mentor conducting counselling on HCV testing and treatment amongst HIV/HCV coinfected
Assist KEM staff in conducting health talks (HIV/TB) and other awareness raising activities in KEM ART
center
Assist in tracking LTFU ( Lost to Follow up) patients and implementing activities to minimise LTFU in
collaboration with KEM ART center and related NGOs.
Assist in identifying clients’ needs and solutions for those needs (e.g., drug pick-ups).
Participate in the creation and implementation of new counselling guidelines, Information Education and
Communication (IEC )tools as well as training materials.
Collaborate with other NGO/Community based Organisations(CBOs) affiliated counsellors in order to
identify patients’ needs and to provide supportive counseling if needed.
Collaborate with local NGOs and CBOs in awareness raising activities related to HIV/TB.
Assist in keeping regular and accurate records of clients and counsellor activities.
Contribute to identifying factors attributing to adherence to ART by PLHAs and defining new strategies for
patient support if required
Participate in/contribute to training in KEM ART center or within MSF.
Participate in/contributes to meeting in KEM ART centre or within MSF
Participate in/contribute to data collection and producing of monthly/quarterly/annual report
Flexibility to rotate to other interventions of MSF in Mumbai.
Key Requirements:
Qualifications
 Required Bachelors/Masters degree in psychology/ counselling/Social work
Work Experience
 Essential, working experience of at least 3 years in related jobs for HIV/TB
 Experience in Public Health system and other NGOS will be an advantage.
Specific skills
 Ability to organize and prioritize workload & taking initiative when appropriate
 Ability to coordinate with and support to a small-medium size team
 Good spoken & written English; Essential good understanding of local language(s)
 Able to integrate into a multi-cultural team and cooperate with co-workers
 Able to work independently as well as part of a team
 Humanitarian motivation and ability to cope with stress
 Good Punctuality and ability to act with responsibility
 Demonstrates flexibility in taking up tasks outside of regular job responsibilities as required
 Understanding of MS Office especially Word, Excel & PowerPoint
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Please clearly state which position COUNSELLOR (KEM)) you are applying for and send CV and letter of
motivation to apply for this position (with phone number) no later than 28/08/2016 to [email protected].
We do not use any external recruitment consultants.
Application without motivation letter will not be accepted. Due to high volume of applicants only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.