UNDP Jobs - 55309- Health System Strengthening (HSS) and HIV Grant Co

Health System Strengthening (HSS) and HIV Grant Coordinator (Open to Kyrgyzstan Nationals Only)

Location :

Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

01-May-2015

Application Deadline :

17-Apr-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SC-8

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months with possible extension

Languages Required :

English Russian

Expected Duration of Assignment :

1 year with possible extension

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Starting from January 2011, as per decision of the Country Multisectoral Coordination Committee (CCM) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GF), the United Nations Development Programme in Kyrgyzstan has become Principal Recipient (PR) of three Global Fund grants.

Beginning from July 1st, 2011 UNDP started implementation of the HIV grant. The grant is aimed at prevention and treatment of HIV infection, with particular emphasis on improving the quality of services for the main target groups – injecting drug users, female sex workers, men who have sex with men, prisoners and people living with HIV. A Grants Implementation Unit was established in UNDP responsible for implementation of all GF grants in Kyrgyzstan for which UNDP is the Principle Recipient. The Unit includes various programme, procurement, finance and M&E positions.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Programme Manager the HSS and HIV Grant Coordinator co-ordinates the activities of personnel working in the team, and is responsible for implementing measures for prevention and treatment of HIV /AIDS.

Duties and Responsibilities

Functions/ Key Results Expected:

Supports UNDPs commitment to transition to a National Principal Recipient, through sharing knowledge, experience, policies and practices;
Introduces modern methods of prevention and treatment of HIV infection and support to people living with HIV within the grant;
Propose suggestions to improve the system of care for HIV infection in compliance with international standards;
Analyzes the epidemiological situation and ensure compliance with guidance and standards of the WHO;
Plans and manages the activities within the grant on HIV prevention in civic sector and penitentiary system in accordance with the approved work plan and budget;
Supervises programme and health system strengthening specialists of the Grants Implementation Unit of the Global Fund in the Kyrgyz Republic who are responsible for HIV prevention;
Liaises with, and supports all finance, procurement specialists and administrative staff working on the HIV grant activities, cooperates and coordinated closely with other GF grants’ personnel to ensure better joint and improved overall efficiency;
Supports Specialists at Ministry of Health who are directly involved in developing the capacity of Ministry of Health;
Monitors progress of HSS initiatives against workplans, and proactively manages potential bottlenecks;
Controls programme performance on a regular basis and puts all efforts to implement it in a timely manner;
Manages partnerships with relevant national partners from government and public sectors;
Initiates activities to strengthen national systems of aid provision in the field of HIV infection;
Ensures regular monitoring of sub-recipient performance and recommends corrective action, as necessary;
Analyzes the program needs and timely recommends a redistribution of the funds to the most significant activities;
Monitors financial delivery and timely reprogramming of savings to increase the grant impact;
Prepares regular reports on HIV grants implementation process for submission to the donor, CCM and other national and international partners;
Provides technical contributions to various thematic groups and networks on HIV issues
Monitors expense of funds for timeliness and effectiveness within the program;
When required conducts monitoring visits to assess ongoing activities;
Participates in hiring process of staff, mentors, supports and evaluates staff performance under her/his supervision;
Makes presentations on the program achievements, documenting the best practices and disseminates them;
Performs other tasks within the scope of responsibilities as required by the Programme Manager of the GF Grants Implementation Unit in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Competencies

Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
Creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
Building and promoting effective teams;
Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking;
Proven ability to draft, edit and produce written proposals and results-oriented reports;
Proven track of experience and knowledge of water management issues;
Demonstrated diplomatic and negotiating skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master's degree or equivalent education in medicine, management, law, social sciences or other relevant area.

Experience:

Minimum 2 years of experience in project management in the field of HIV prevention or other public health areas;
Knowledge and understanding of latest international guidance in responding to HIV infection.
Experience in partnership management with state and public organizations;
Experience in managing donor relations
Experience in managing and supporting teams;

Language:

Fluency in English and Russian languages;
Knowledge of Kyrgyz language is an asset.

Application:

Applications without the UNDP Personal history form (P.11) will not be considered. Please download P.11 form from http://www.kg.undp.org/content/kyrgyzstan/ru/home/operations/jobs/.
Please upload P.11 form instead of CV;
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