Job vacancies for 26th sept 2007

1.

Regional Communications Officer

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs.

Location: South Africa (Johannesburg)
Closing date: 24 Nov 2007

Job Description

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa – Local Hire Position

Reports to: Director of Communications – Editorial based in Washington, DC (with dotted line to Director of Regional Operations based in South Africa)

The Regional Communications Officer (RCO) will be responsible for developing and implementing communications initiatives and activities to enhance the Foundation’s visibility in major country, regional and international media, and for assisting Africa country programs with development of both Foundation and program-specific communication products. The RCO will work closely with Country Directors, who will be responsible for approving all country specific communication activities. Communication activities will include media outreach, preparation of press releases and advisories, development of talking points and speeches, preparation of editorial products such as op-eds, and brochures, and coordination of Foundation media presentations and events. The RCO also will be responsible for ensuring the consistency of quality, branding and messaging in all Foundation produced materials. He or she will help administer a comprehensive audit of existing communications activities and will recommend areas of focus, both generally for the region and specifically for individual country programs. He or she will also help develop a plan to integrate in-country activities more fully with programmatic and communications activities occurring in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities:

Media Relations

- Provides on-going strategic media counsel and support to the Regional and Country offices.
- Responsible for strategic planning, message and story development, media training, long-term relationship building with key policy and medical press as well as working with Country Directors on day-to-day media relations , and crisis response management.
- Generates strong press coverage with key country, regional and international media that highlights the Foundation's programs.
- In coordination with headquarters, responds to media requests in a timely manner; uses these opportunities to insert the Foundation's messages, helps shape proposed story ideas and suggests appropriate sources that advance a story or concept.
- Writes press materials that integrate these key messages, including press releases and backgrounders, FAQs and Q&As.
- Prepare staff (and partners, subgrantees as necessary) in the field for media interviews, speaking engagements, etc., as appropriate.
- Keep Communications directors informed of significant shifts in field procedures, such as breast-feeding versus formula feeding, etc.
- Coordinate all Foundation regional media presentations and events.

Editorial

- Identify editorial products that would augment operational, fundraising, educational, and programmatic efforts of in-country programs, then outline framework for those products.
- Determine appropriate budget and staff considerations for proposed editorial products.
- Work with country offices on development and writing of country specific editorial materials, including donor pieces, brochures, and fact sheets.
- Act as lead writer and editor on in-country remarks and speaking opportunities.
- Liaise with country directors and/or communications officers to secure appropriate feedback and approvals from in-country donors and partners as necessary.
- Obtain relevant programmatic and statistical information from U.S. and in-country offices as needed to incorporate into editorial products.
- Assist in implementation of Foundation branding into all Foundation documents, and in adherence to donor branding policies.
- Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or in-country personnel.
- Serve as final in-house editor and proofreader of all materials developed by country offices.
- Vet all materials for appropriate Foundation messaging and share with Communications Directors.
- Apprise Communications and Programs leadership of all editorial products, whether written or video, proposed by country offices. Receive approvals for proceeding as necessary.
- Obtain appropriate information and approvals as necessary from in-country and with U.S. programmatic and communications staff.
- Train in-country staff on proper use and adaptation of Foundation boilerplate materials, including core messages and standard speech.
- Assist with report-writing for USG and Foundation activity reports, as well as other reports and proposals.

Qualifications

The selected candidate must have the following minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, plus five to seven experience in journalism, communications, public relations, or similar. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
- Experience in both print and electronic media.
- Development of strategic communications initiatives.
- Interest in HIV/AIDS and health issues.
- NGO and international donor/grantee compliance experience a plus.
- Familiarity with major Africa press.
- Willing to live, travel (30-40% of time), and be based in Africa.
- Ability to synthesize feedback quickly and efficiently.
- Attention to detail.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills with demonstrated success working in a team environment. Pleasant, flexible, and efficient communicator by phone and e-mail.
- French or Portuguese fluency desirable

Vacancies Contact

Please apply online at http://www.pedaids.org

2.

Associate Director, Operations and Administration

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs.

Location: United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 24 Nov 2007

Job Description

The Associate Director will support the attainment of the Foundation’s overall goal by providing operational and administrative assistance to the Foundation team in Tanzania for the successful implementation of the Foundation’s Family AIDS Initiatives by:

- Serving as the Tanzania focal point for all operational matters for the country office, sub offices, regional office and Foundation headquarters. This will entail providing guidance and support in the areas of policies, procedures, administration, finance, communications, IT and HR to country staff;
- Managing human, financial and material resources;
- Facilitating information exchanges between the country office/staff and headquarters and regional staff who provide technical, administrative, financial/budgetary IT and HR support to the country office; and
- Facilitating communication and working relationships between the country office, sub offices and the in-country USG PEPFAR team, and between PEPFAR partners and sub-grantees.

Essential Responsibilities

Working with the country director, the associate director of operations and administration will provide support in the following areas:
- Management and supervision of country administrative, financial and compliance staff and consultants;
- Administrative (HR/payroll/accounts payable, IT, general services) support to the country team, consultants, sub-grantees and partners;
- Communication between the office’s program and administration/finance sections, and between the country office, sub offices, regional office, Foundation headquarters and USG PEPFAR team;
- Serving as deputy for the country director as needed.

Specific Responsibilities/Key Tasks

- Provide administrative and operational support to CDC- and USAID-funded projects, sub-grantees and other Foundation contractors and partners in country;
- Streamline and ensure Foundation and USG policy compliance for all management, operations, administrative and financial support systems;
- Manage and supervise the administration, general services, contracting and grants and finance teams in support of programs;
- Assume responsibility for purchasing and payment (through check signing authority for the country office bank account) within guidelines set by the country director;
- With the country director, develop and strengthen relationships with the CDC/USAID, attending all management meetings with the country USG PEPFAR team, and taking meeting notes;
- Manage all operational aspects of the recently established sub-offices in Moshi and Tabora;
- Assist country staff with budget development and the monitoring of expenditures against budget;
- With the country director and HR manager, instigate and manage a team building program for country staff, including formal training, personal and professional peer support, mentoring, and professional development;
- Develop sound and workable operating procedures and ensure compliance for the office;
- Identify cost savings/cost sharing initiatives;
- Provide relevant input for reports to the country director, regional office, Foundation headquarters and donors;
- Assist with public relations, recruitment, and fundraising efforts

Required Qualifications and Key Competencies

- Masters degree in a relevant field
- Minimum three years of experience in managing complex, multi-sector programs
- Minimum two years of experience in managing US government grants
- Minimum four years of experience in managing overseas operations with programmatic, financial, and administrative duties. African country experience is highly desirable
- Good understanding of and experience in the international development sector (NGOs; direct bilateral, and multilateral partnerships)
- Sound financial management experience, including preparing and managing budgets and contracts, managing banking relationships and negotiating with stakeholders
- Grant management and budget oversight skills and experience
- Knowledge of the compliance requirements associated with USG grants
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with USAID/CDC/DOS and other USG government officials, the Government of Tanzania, fellow staff members and the general public
- Ability to support and direct the implementation of ideas, projects and plans once made by the organization
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while working as part of a team
- Working knowledge of English and Swahili, both written and verbal
- Experience in developing and managing the implementation of procurement and logistics policies and procedures
- Skills and knowledge in public-private partnerships
- Skills and knowledge in project monitoring and evaluation (using both quantitative and qualitative methods) and reporting
- Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills
- Energetic, independent, self motivated personality
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Excellent IT skills (e-mail, Internet, Word, Excel, etc.)

Demonstrable skills and experience in

- Strategic thinking/analytical/creative thinking
- Management of specialists and consultants
- Interpersonal relationships
- Planning & organizing
- Team building
- HR and programmatic personnel issues
- Networking and collaboration
- Negotiations

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to the job at any time.

Vacancies Contact

Please apply online at http://www.pedaids.org

3.

Coordinator, NGO Capacity Building

Management Sciences for Health

Management Sciences for Health is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

Location: Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
Closing date: 16 Oct 2007

Job Description

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinate NGO, CBO, and FBO involvement in project to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their service provision in the area of HIV/AIDs prevention, treatment support and care. The coordinator will assist the team leader in identifying NGO’s, CBO’s and FBO’s in the project area, assess their capacity to deliver services and help design interventions to improve their effectiveness.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. With guidance from team leader, identify and assess capacity of NGO’s, CBO’s and FBO’s working in project sites and develop data base for project
2. Support team leader in designing and implementing interventions to improve the operations, management and governance systems of CBO’s, NGO’s and FBO’s.
3. Assist the team leader in the selection of NGO’s, CBO’s and FBO’s and jointly develop work plans to monitor their progress against overall project objectives.
4. Support the team in establishing linkages between different components of the project and levels of service delivery
5. Assist the team leader in reporting activities and progress of NGO, CBO and FBO activities in the project.
6. Provide technical assistance to NGO’s, CBO’s and FBO’s when required to ensure their organizational effectiveness in delivering project objectives.
7. Assist NGOs in expanding their linkages among sectors and their ability to work collaboratively with other NGOs, CBOs, and FBOs.
8. Facilitate the development of appropriate networking opportunities which will strengthen CBO, NGO and FBO activities in HIV/AIDs comprehensive programs.
9. Support the team leader in the documentation of Best practices especially in the areas of scaling up, sustainability, community mobilization, behavior change, and reaching marginalized groups.
10. Network with other USAID and PEPFAR partners to create partnerships in HIV/AIDs related areas.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Advanced degree in Public Health with experience working with international NGO’s
2. Experience working in the area of HIV/AIDs
3. Ability to network with NGO’s, CBO’s, and FBO’s
4. Ability and willingness to support training, planning, management and organizational skills of CBO’s, NGO’s and FBO’s.
5. Effective interpersonal relationships and ability to provide hands on TA to large as well as small NGO’s, CBO’s and FBO.
6. Background on gender
7. Research background (preferred)
8. IEC/BCC and social mobilization knowledge
9. Proficiency in Amharic and English

Travel to the regions required.

Vacancies Contact

http://www.jobs-msh.icims.com.

4.

Project Medical Coordinator

Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin)

International Health NGO

Location: Ethiopia (Bale, Oromiya region)
Closing date: 30 Oct 2007

Job Description

Position: Project Medical Coordinator (PMC)
Responsible to: Project Coordinator (PC)
Technical Line Management: Country Health Director (CHD)
Location: Bale, Oromiya region, Ethiopia
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 10 Months
Allowance Package: £15,574 - £20,765 per annum (dependant on relevant experience) plus and annual cost if living allowance of £3,717, insurance, accommodation and flights.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer this post before the closing date

Please note this is an unaccompanied position.

Merlin's International Profile

Merlin is the only specialist UK charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief for vulnerable people caught up in natural disasters, conflict, disease and health system collapse. Each year, Merlin helps more than 15 million people in up to 20 countries.

Merlin Ethiopia

After years of civil war and the subsequent border war with Eritrea, Ethiopia remains one of Africa's poorest states, with a very low income per capita and a population that is almost two-thirds illiterate.

There are some 130,000 internally displaced people in Ethiopia due to conflict. Many have been unable to return to their homes due to insecurity, the presence of landmines, lack of resources and an inability to construct their livelihoods. Although the incidents along the Ethiopia-Eritrea common border have declined, persistent disagreement over a demarcation ruling between the two countries has not been conducive to the return of internally displaced people.

The agricultural sector has suffered from frequent drought and poor cultivation practices. The devastating drought in 2003 led to widespread malnutrition and diarrhoeal disease, and resulted in more than 13 million people becoming dependent on international agencies for food. Nearly half the population of Ethiopia is without access to healthcare.

Since March 2003, Merlin has been working in the Oromiya region, one of the areas worst affected by prolonged drought. Merlin works on community-based water and sanitation programmes as well as primary healthcare.

Merlin is now commencing work on a new project bringing comprehensive primary health care and emergency intervention to the remote districts of Bale zone. Merlin's intervention will improve access to and quality of primary healthcare services, with an emphasis on women and children.

Efforts will focus on:
- Provision of quality primary and emergency health services through both static and outreach mobile clinic services
- Improving basic preventive health care at community level
- Strengthening of linkages and coordination mechanisms between communities, health facilities and government sector offices
- Establishment of health monitoring and evaluation systems

Overall Responsibilities

The Project Medical Coordinator will be responsible for leading the effective implementation of quality health programming, grounded in best practice in response to acute and longer-term health needs in the Oromiya Region of Ethiopia. To achieve this objective, the PMC will be technically supported by the CHD located in the capital base.

The PMC will report directly to the PC and will be technically accountable to the CHD.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership
- Coordinate and functionally manage the planning and direction of Merlin's health activities at project level.
- Develop and maintain a coherent project strategy fulfilling Merlin's aims in collaboration with the Project Coordinator.
- Determine project direction in consultation with the Project Coordinator and Country Management Team
- Create a shared vision among all Merlin health staff related to project aims and their role in achieving these.

Programme Support
- Provide technical and managerial support to all health team members in fulfilment of their duties according to project objectives.
- Develop, plan and implement project health activities in close collaboration with health and non-medical personnel, ensuring coherence between activities and contingencies for changes in project direction and priorities related to the humanitarian context.
- Prepare the project health protocols and data collection forms in collaboration with local health representatives and ensure the team is fully conversant with and trained in the same.
- Responsible with the Project Coordinator for encouraging the community participation in health activities to ensure the long term ownership and effectiveness of the programme.
- Ensure all medical staff receive appropriate training to facilitate the maximum use of their skills and their full and effective participation in medical activities.
- Ensure health activities are implemented in accordance with Merlin policy and internationally recognised standards.
- Ensure that the medical stocks are properly managed in collaboration with logistics staff.
- Responsible for the timely preparation and approval of all medical orders.
- Assist in the development of emergency preparedness activities of Merlin Ethiopia – e.g. preparedness planning and training activities.

Programme Development
- Constantly monitor the health and humanitarian situation in the project area and propose appropriate action in collaboration with the Project Coordinator and Country Health Director.
- Undertake/ assist needs assessment as necessary.
- Prepare and write timely and accurate donor proposals and reports in collaboration with the Project Co-ordinator. These documents should reflect progress against set objectives and/or newly defined needs supported by appropriate data presentation and contextual analysis.
- Prepare and write timely and accurate monthly health activity reports for inclusion in the monthly situation report submitted to Merlin HQ.
- Support the Project Coordinator with negotiating new / changes to project activities with local health authorities.

Co-ordination & Representation
- Co-ordinate and represent Merlin to local health authorities at district level to ensure all project activities are carried out with their collaboration and participation in order to achieve project objectives.
- Co-ordinate and represent Merlin to WHO, UNICEF, and other I/NGOs to avoid project with activity overlap whilst sufficiently addressing the full needs of the communities
- Ensure key stakeholders receive regular activity reports and statistics.

Staff Management / HR
- Line manage health staff effectively, using appropriate delegation
- Monitor health staff performance through regular appraisal
- Recruit Merlin national medical staff including the development of clear job description.
- Enhance technical and health management skills of national health staff through formal & informal training in conjunction with international medical officers.

Staff Health
- Responsible for project based international staff health and well-being as outlined in Merlin Staff Health Policy.
- Ensure up-to-date medical evacuation procedures are in place at all times and that staff are aware of their respective roles.

Other
- Carry out any other responsibilities as requested by the Project Co-ordinator or Country Health Director
- Produce written, end of post handover notes.

Person Specification

Essential
- Qualified doctor or nurse with post qualification experience.
- Qualification in tropical medicine and/or public health.
- Excellent management and personnel skills to enable the motivation, encouragement and participation of international and national health team members
- Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with local health representatives.
- Ability to assess health conditions quickly and calmly under pressure as required.
- Excellent communication skills, with good spoken and written English
- Experience managing primary healthcare projects
- Experience of working in emergencies
- Good computer skills to allow reporting and representation.
- Experience in epidemiological analysis including data representation and basic survey techniques (use of Excel & Epi-Info)
- Commitment to Merlin's values and aims
- Previous experience within a humanitarian aid organisation.
- Ability to remain calm and to be diplomatic, both with the local health authorities and with the community.
- Good organisational skills with good leadership skills and/or willingness to develop them.
- Work in remote and insure environments

Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in tropical medicine or public health
- Experience in Ethiopia or Horn of Africa
- Qualification in Nutrition or experience working on nutritional projects

Vacancies Contact

To apply for this position
Please download an application form from our website www.merlin.org.uk
Completed applications should be emailed to applications@merlin-uk.org stating in the subject field the job title, country and reference number (if any).

5.

Clincal Advisor, Care and Treatment (Cabo Delgado)

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs.

Location: Mozambique (Nacala Porto)
Closing date: 24 Nov 2007

Job Description

The Foundation's Mozambique office works closely with the USG team and partners and the Ministry of Health in Mozambique, including the provincial and district health teams, to support PMTCT programs in three provinces. With USG/CDC funds to program will expand to include care and ARV treatment in the majority of sites where currently only core PMTCT services are provided. The Foundation's approach is to support the Ministry of Health in increasing access to family focused PMTCT and Care and Treatment programs.

The Clinical Advisor will provide technical assistance and support to the DPS, DDS and health staff at the sites in implementing high quality care and treatment services. He/she will support the strengthening of linkages between PMTCT and care and treatment services.

Essential Duties:

- Provide technical assistance to health care facilities supported by EGPAF to implement PMTCT and care and ARV treatment services, including staff training and formative supervision, patient flow analysis and referral, support in drug and supply management, support to data collection and monitoring of site performance, linkages for community support.
- Technical assistance to the ART team at the site to implement high quality adult and pediatric care and treatment services, including clinical mentoring to strengthen and reinforce clinical skills of practitioners for PMTCT, ART, and diagnosis and treatment of OI.
- Coordination of training needs and support the training of PMTCT and care and treatment staff as well as other health staff involved in PMTCT and care and treatment related health services.
- Coordinate and supervise required rehabilitation at the sites, including procurement of equipment and supplies;
- Develop strong linkages between PMTCT and ART program and ensure functionality of referrals and continuum of care for HIV positive mothers and HIV infected infants into the ART program;
- Strengthen linkages between pediatric ward and other points of entry into ART and ensure functionality of referrals and continuum of care;
- Collaborate with health staff to develop and strengthen the referral systems and linkages between the different departments and services within the health facilities as well as between health facilities and community based services to ensure follow-up of persons enrolled in care and treatment program;
- Develop capacity within the DPS and DDS to perform planning tasks, manage, and supervise the PMTCT and care and treatment program; support establishment and functionality of provincial and district Care and Treatment Taskforce
- Support health staff and DDS in data collection and monitoring and evaluation of PMTCT and Care and Treatment services, to support decision making for management and quality improvement;
- Support any operational research (targeted evaluations) to assess efficacy and identify lessons learned and best practices of the care and treatment program;
- Management of budget for implementation of PMTCT and care and treatment service support in the districts;
- Prepare and submit monthly activity reports and quarterly EGPAF-required reports to Technical Advisor Care and Treatment and ensure timely feedback to sites and districts.
- Develop functional relationships with other partners in the province (NGO/CBO) to ensure coordination of ART training, ART services and related HIV/AIDS preventive and support services.

Required Qualifications:

- Medical Doctor with at least 2 years of experience working in HIV/AIDS programs and international health.
- Masters in Public Health or other relevant master degree is an advantage
- Portuguese language skills are a must.

Essential Skills and Abilities:

- Extensive clinical experience and excellent knowledge of comprehensive care and treatment of HIV infected adults and children in resource poor settings;
- Excellent understanding of current clinical issues and literature on HIV/AIDS treatment
- Experience in training, clinical mentoring and supervision;
- Skills and knowledge in program management including institutional capacity building and systems development;
- Skills and knowledge in use of quality of care assessment and assurance tools;
- Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills.
- Energetic, independent, self-motivated. Ability to relate and work well cross-culturally.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Desirable Skills and Knowledge:

- Understanding of the Mozambique Ministry of Health, including the policy and management structures at national and provincial level.
- Understanding of the Mozambican culture

Vacancies Contact

Please apply online at http://www.pedaids.org.

6.

HIV Technical Advisor

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Location: Chad (Abeche)
Closing date: 07 Oct 2007

Job Description

UNHCR continues to fight for the protection of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other persons of concern against HIV/AIDS. Lessons learned from the HIV programmes have been used to broaden the scope and effectiveness of UNHCR’s programmes. On June 24, 2004, UNHCR became the 10th cosponsor of UNAIDS.

In 2006, UNHCR was designated the lead technical coordinating agency for displaced persons (refugees and IDPs) according to the UNAIDS division of labour. Currently UNHCR is expanding it’s HIV/AIDS programmes, including the response to HIV among IDPs.

The technical advisor will provide technical support to the UNHCR programmes in Eastern and Southern Chad as well Internally Displaced persons in Chad.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment:

Coordinate and Strategise:

1. Work in a multisectoral and co-ordinated approach in co-operation with governments, UN agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other humanitarian partners.
2. Support the Health and Nutrition Coordinators to take a lead role in co-ordinating HIV activities.
3. Work closely with UNHCR programme, field and protection staff to identify priority health issues and key data requirements for programme planning and monitoring to ensure that minimum UNHCR and international standards are being met.
4. Update and disseminate information materials on HIV based on standard practices and policies among partners.
5. Represent UNHCR in relevant (technical meetings which lead to operational guidance) regional and international fora concerning refugee health and nutrition.
6. Strengthen linkages and information sharing between host countries by identifying gaps and taking necessary measures concerning UNHCR operations.
7. Address gaps in existing programmes and develop new programmes for special groups, such as young and female refugees and IDPs.
8. Use community-based approach based on people oriented planning

Technical Assistance:

1. Provide technical assistance to the UNHCR country office and implementing partners in development, integration and mainstreaming of appropriate and cost-effective HIV prevention, treatment and care, and monitoring and evaluation programmes and other reproductive health (RH)-related programmes to refugees, IDPs and other persons of concern to UNHCR.
2. Concentrate on technical assistance for HIV/AIDS and other RH-related programmes in following four areas: A) Protection; B) Prevention; C) Care and treatment; and D) Surveillance, monitoring and evaluation.
3. Emphasise diseases related to HIV, such as prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and tuberculosis.
4. Prioritise HIV prevention and education activities, including provision of voluntary testing and counselling and prevention of mother-to-child transmission, as well as behavioural surveillance surveys and HIV sentinel surveillance.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

1. Participate in design, monitoring and evaluation of HIV prevention and care programmes as well as other RH-related activities and policies for refugees, returnees, and other persons of concern to UNHCR.
2. Active involvement in all aspects of programme monitoring and evaluation with a main emphasis on checking levels of implementation and impact vis-à-vis resource inputs to measure cost-effectiveness and re-orient the programme as appropriate.
3. Apply various mechanisms and tools to ensure proper monitoring including:
-Regular meetings, in accordance with UNHCR programming cycle.
-Site visits.
-Regular flow of information (reporting).
-Conventional/non-conventional surveys and evaluation studies.
-Meeting with HIV and health implementing partners
-Providing technical support and guidance to implementing/operational partners where required
-Data analysis and interpretation

Capacity Building:

1. Ensure the capacity of UNHCR and its implementing partners to address HIV/AIDS and other RH-related programming in a co-ordinated, multisectoral way by:
-Support the country-level HIV focal points to develop a training plan, organise and act as resource person in workshops and training both in-service (formal) and on the job (coaching).
-Sharing with local and international partners on the ground relevant guidelines and information materials on refugee HIV, reproductive health, general health and nutrition.

Profile

1. Post Graduate degree(s) or equivalent experience in health sciences
2. Familiarity with UNHCR programmes and refugee or IDP assistance programming
3. At least three years of relevant HIV work experience
4. Experience working with international (including UN agencies) organisations in the field of HIV/AIDS.
5. Practical experience with mainstreaming.
6. Possession of positive interpersonal skills and a collaborative attitude.
7. Demonstrated writing, reporting and presentation skills in French and English.

Vacancies Contact

Kindly forward your CV or P11 to the UNHCR HIV unit at hivaids@unhcr.org before & October 2007