Response to the Social and Livelihood Needs for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Kenya
 UNODC on behalf of the Joint Programme of Support on AIDS aims to provide social and livelihood support to marginalized people that are vulnerable to or living with HIV and AIDS, namely people who use drugs, inmates and those recently released from prisons.The project will be implemented by six (6) civil society organizations with relevant experience and competencies.
 The specific project objective is to enable targeted groups to better access HIV and drug dependence treatment services and to increase the effectiveness of related interventions through provision of low threshold social and support services within the community or prison settings. a. Trained staff provide basic socio-economic assistance to individuals that are drug-dependent, imprisoned or recently released from prison and at risk of HIV infection or living with HIV.
b. Individuals that are drug dependent, imprisoned or recently released from prison and at risk of HIV infection or living with HIV targeted for socio-economic livelihood services maintain a stable relationship with outreach and drop-in work and comply with treatment activities
c. Individuals that are drug dependent, imprisoned or recently released from prison and at risk of HIV infection or living with AIDS have access to and use improved income-generating opportunities
d. Individuals that are drug dependent, imprisoned or recently released from prison and at risk of HIV infection or living with AIDS targeted for socio-economic livelihood assistance make healthy decisions and behave in a way that does not create risks to others or themselves
e. Basic data is available to serve as evidence for the efficacy of project activities and lessons learned for future sustainable livelihoods projects

The full narrative proposal plus budget and annexes should be submitted electronically to the following email address: eastern.africa@unodc.orgThe subject of the email should cite your agency name and reference number for this call: RFP/UNODC/SLP-01/2012
The closing date for submission is Tuesday, September 11 2012 at 12.00 midnight Kenya time.
UNODC reserves the right to accept or reject any submissions.

The UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa would like to recruit a Project Assistant on a Service Contract (SB2).

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is committed to achieving health, security and justice for all by tackling threats from illicit drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism worldwide.

UNODC provides legal and technical assistance in a variety of challenging areas, such as preventing and countering corruption, trafficking in drugs, persons, and firearms, money laundering and terrorist financing, among others.

UNODC also works to prevent and treat drug dependence and HIV and AIDS.

The UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) covers thirteen countries: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The Project Assistant will support the Team working under Sub-Programme III: Improving health and human development of the Regional Programme, “Promoting the Rule of Law and Human Security in Eastern Africa.”

Qualifications

Diploma in Secretarial Studies, Administration, or similar Educational background.At least 2 years experience in general office support or a related area.Fluency in English and Swahili is a requirement.Application Procedure

Interested and qualified persons should apply on the UNDP Kenya e-Recruitment portal located at http://www.ke.undp.org/ on or before 4 November 2011.

Click on “e-Recruitment Portal” under “Human Resources” and submit your application online.

Applications received via other means will not be accepted.

Additional considerations

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.Acknowledgements will be sent only to applicants who strictly meet the requirements of the post.UNDP as a matter of practice does not charge any application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment. If you have any questions as to vacancy announcements you have received please refer to the UNDP website.