Lead: HIV in Crisis

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Frontline AIDS is recruiting an exciting leadership role to shape our work on building the HIV response’s resilience to crises such as climate change, conflict and humanitarian disasters. You will have significant experience in the Humanitarian and/or climate adaptation spaces and will be a thinker, do-er and connector with a track record of instigating real change. You will be comfortable making links between advocacy, programming, evidence and funding worlds and can help broker new partnerships. One of three leadership roles that will act as a cross organisational lead on our new strategy’s priorities this is a chance to make a real difference to communities at the frontlines of the HIV response.

As a line manager, they will be committed to fostering a high-performance culture, role modelling positive behaviours and managing team members with dignity, respect and fairness, and in all their work they will demonstrate a strong commitment to Frontline AIDS goal of becoming an anti-racist organisation.

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Who we are

We’ve been on the frontline of the world’s response to HIV and AIDS for over 25 years, working with marginalised people who are denied HIV prevention and treatment simply because of who they are and where they live.

Set up in 1993 to work with community groups in the countries most affected by the global AIDS epidemic, we’ve continually adapted our approach, looking for innovative ways to break down the barriers that marginalise people living with, or at risk of acquiring, HIV. All with one goal in mind – a future free from AIDS for everyone, everywhere.

Everything we do is rooted in our two key beliefs:

• That the lives of all human beings are of equal value.
• That everyone has the right to access the HIV information and services they need for a healthy life.

Today, we work with communities in more than 40 countries, taking local, national and global action on HIV, health and human rights.

As a global partnership that is open to everyone, we can only do what we do – and achieve what we want to achieve – by working with partners from grassroots community groups to national governments. Our partners drive change where it matters, shaking up the status quo and making a noise on issues the world often chooses to ignore.

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Are you the Frontliner we’re looking for?

You are a committed team member with a clear focus on team objectives, as well as your own. You will promote best practice within your field of expertise and challenge ways of working to ensure the highest quality and levels of efficiency. Your actions will be aligned with Frontline AIDS vision and you will inspire the same behaviour in your peers. You are comfortable working in a matrix management environment.

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How to apply

Find out more by downloading the full job description and person specification. If you are excited by this opportunity and think it’s right for you, we’d love to hear from you so apply using the button at the top of this page and upload your CV along with a covering letter outlining why you are a great match for this role.

Find the job description here - Lead HIV in Crisis - 02-02-26.pdf

​ Closing Date : Monday 23rd February 2026 

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Frontline AIDS has transitioned to a hybrid model of working. If you are based in the UK or South Africa you would be required to spend time working alongside your team as appropriate in our office in Brighton (East Sussex, UK) or South Africa. For candidates based outside of these locations we would look to set you up in your country of residence or the most appropriate country for this role.

The advertised salary is for South African based candidates. The salary will be benchmarked locally for all other locations.

Interview Date is: tbc

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Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Frontline AIDS ​operates a rigorous recruitment and selection process that reflects our commitment to child protection.  The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy can be downloaded here

Frontline AIDS is committed to diversity and inclusion in its hiring approach.  We welcome applications from Black people, and other people of colour, people with disabilities, people living with HIV and LGBTIQ+ and non-binary individuals.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and a criminal records check. Having a criminal conviction and/or any other information divulged on the DBS/PVG or country equivalent check would not necessarily prevent you from working for the charity, but any recruitment decision will be dependent on the nature of the position sought and the circumstances and background of the offence(s).