HIV Prevention and Education Program Manager (Anchorage)

Description

Summary: Oversee HIV prevention and education programs, primarily serving vulnerable populations, focusing on testing, education, and harm reduction. Highlights: 1. Lead HIV prevention and education programs for vulnerable communities 2. Support and empower individuals affected by HIV/AIDS 3. Work with a collaborative, compassionate, and team-focused mindset “It’s all about life,” is not just our tagline. It’s at the core of what we do. Our guiding principles --- trauma-informed care, harm reduction, person-centered approach and a housing first model --- are the core of how we do it. Alaska Aids Assistance Association’s (Four A’s) mission is to support and empower people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS and to work toward the elimination of HIV infection and its stigma in all Alaskan communities. Four A’s is currently recruiting for a HIV Prevention and Education Program Manager to oversee a HIV prevention program designed to primarily serve vulnerable populationsincluding the LGBTQ community, people who use drugs (PWUD), and any individuals interestedin improving their sexual health through access to affirming testing, HIV prevention, and harm reduction services. This position manages the three components of the Prevention & Education Program: testing, HIV prevention education / outreach, the Anchorage and Mat-Su Four A’s Syringe Access Program (FASAP). This position supervises up to 1-2 Peer Specialists and volunteers and is responsible for reporting all program data for grant and agency requirements. We approach our work with curiosity, compassion and a collaborative, team-focus mindset whether working with individual clients, colleagues or external community partners and providers. Interested applicants, including those with lived experience of drug use, incarceration, homelessness, and/or sex work; people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ communities; and people living with HIV/AIDS and/or hepatitis C are strongly encouraged to apply. For the full job description and directions on how to apply, please visit our website: https://www.alaskanaids.org. Cover letters and resumes will be reviewed as they are received; the position is open until filled.