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7 Month Assignment- HIV/AIDS SPECIALIST P-4 Level

Position TitleHIV/AIDS SPECIALIST Category & GradeP-4 (TA)Duty StationNairobi with travel to field stationsDuration7 MonthsStart DateApril 2015Reporting toHead of Global Fund UnitVACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT REF: UNICEF-SOM/2015/014

Context and Background:

Somalia is a protracted complex humanitarian crisis. The country is currently divided into 3 administrative areas. Epidemiological mapping shows very different profiles and morbidity/mortality burdens for HIV in the different zones – indicating different programme strategies in each zone.

The financing of health services in Somalia is largely through humanitarian funds and so targeted to geographically limited service delivery projects for short periods of time. The GF grants to Somalia represent a significant proportion of total health financing and some of the most predictable financing available. As such they provide an important strategic element to the financing of health services in Somalia.

The recently approved GFATM HIV grant to Somalia is approximately a $ US$21 million initiative over a three-year period (2015-2017) that is implemented through a broad range of partners. We are currently in year 1. UNICEF, as the Principal Recipient (PR), is required to ensure effective planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the programme.

A full time UNICEF based Manager is required to manage and coordinate the implementation of the new GF HIV programme. This entails corresponding with the GFATM Secretariat and the Local Funding Agent (LFA), developing work plans and budgets, supervising programme implementation, ensuring that partners and activities are well coordinated, and facilitating regular management and coordination meetings. It also involves liaising with local health authorities and the body that holds the CCM responsibilities, the GF Steering Committee, the Health Sector Committee and the UNICEF health colleagues to support the integration of HIV programme in Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS)/Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programme.

Outputs/Deliverables

• Follow up UNICEF’s programming and implementation of HIV control including management of the GFATM HIV grant.


• Monitor the HIV programme work plans, monitor compliance and provide training, support and guidance to the programme team in order to meet objectives. Guide and supervise professional and support staff. Provide on-the-job training/coaching to programme officers, partnership officer and programme assistant as required.


• Maintain partnerships with local and international non-government organizations, community based institutions, religious groups, and health authorities. Support the partnership officer, program assistant and other program management unit staff to guide and build the capacities of partners so that the goals of the programme are met and donor rules respected.


• Represent UNICEF in external HIV meetings and donor meetings, ensuring that UNICEF’s core commitments to children are being addressed.


• Ensure that the programmatic budgets are in line with donor conditions and are proper utilized, and that activities are within established plans of action, and the programme budget allotments. Take appropriate actions to optimize use of programme funds.


• Ensure integration of common approaches and strengthen synergies within health and across Somalia GFATM grants – particularly in the area of systems strengthening, TB, Malaria and EPHS.


• Ensure that the established M&E plan for the programme is respected. Conduct field assessment visits and surveys to monitor and evaluate programme implementation and effectiveness, identify problems in institute timely remedial measures. Identify alternative courses of action to accelerate/improve programme delivery.


• Coordinate the team to reach donor’s deliverables in a quality and timely manner.

Qualification and Experience:

• Advanced university degree in medicine or public health, preferably with emphasis on HIV.


• *A first university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree.*


• Eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in programme formulation, planning, management and evaluation of health programmes, preferably large scale HIV programmes.


• Fluency in English and another UN working language required.


• Knowledge of Somalia context and of GFATM programmes an asset.


• Knowledge of local working language of the duty station an asset.

Competencies

1. Core Competencies (Required)


2. Communication [ II ]


3. Working with People [ II ]


4. Drive for Results [ II ]


5. Functional Competencies (Required)


6. Leading and Supervising [ I ]


7. Formulating Strategies and Concepts [ II ]


8. Analyzing [ III]


9. Relating and Networking [ II ]


10. Deciding and Initiating Action [ II ]


11. Applying Technical Expertise [ III ]


12. Technical Knowledge [ II ]

Advanced knowledge of latest technology in:

• Child-maternal health and PMCT of HIV/AIDS


• HIV/AIDS health care


• Adolescent Development


• HIV/AIDS Pandemic preparedness


• Infectious diseases control


• Behavior change communication


• gender and diversity awareness


• Common Technical Knowledge Required (for the job group) [ II ]

Knowledge of the latest theories, technology and practices in:

• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention


• Child and Maternal Health


• Public Health


• Behavioral Change and Communication


• Environmental Health


• Health Education


• Educational Interventions in Health Care

General knowledge of:

• Methodology of programme/project management


• Programmatic goals, policies and strategies for HIV/AIDS programmes


• Knowledge of global HIV/AIDS issues and approaches, specifically relating to children and women.


• Policies and strategy to address HIV/AIDS issues, including those relating to emergency, conflicts, disasters, and recovery.


• Emergency programme policies, goals, strategies and approaches.


• UNICEF Financial, supply and administrative rules and regulations.


• Rights-based and Results-based approach and programming.


• Mid-Term Strategic Plan


• UNICEF programme policy, procedures and guidelines in the Manual.


• UNICEF Board endorsed policy papers and agency-wide programmes impacting on HIV/AIDS results


• Knowledge and proficiency in the use of corporate office computer system applications and software, including LAN, email, word processing, spreadsheet, database, telecommunications.


• Gender equality and diversity awareness


• Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced (for the Job) [ II ]


• National Government development plans and policies


• Knowledge of local conditions and country legislation relevant to UNICEF programmes


• UN policies and strategy to address international humanitarian issues and the responses.


• UN common approaches to programmatic issues and UNICEF positions


• UN security operations and guidelines


• UNICEF policies, strategies promoting and supporting gender equality and diversity.

Remarks

Nairobi office based post with regular visits to UNICEF Somalia zonal offices, health authorities and project sites under difficult conditions.