UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
KENYA COUNTRY OFFICE
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT “KCO/HIV/2014-060”
Duty Station – Nairobi
Posts: ADOLESCENT & HIV-AIDS SPECIALIST, NO-C Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Reference # Duty Station
KCO/14050 HIV/AIDS, Nairobi
Date of Issue: 06 August 2014 Closing Date: 19 August 2014
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the above Fixed Term position in UNICEF Kenya Country Office (KCO), Nairobi.
Purpose of the Post: Under the overall guidance of the Chief, HIV/AIDS accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of adolescent and HIV/AIDS project(s) to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the project management, delivery and accomplishment of project goals and objectives; accountable for ensuring that all aspects of adolescents prevention, treatment and care projects promote equity, gender equality, with an emphasis on gender disaggregation, gender disparity identification and gender mainstreaming to guide policies, programmes monitoring and evaluations.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
· Project Planning, Development and Management
Enhance effective project, sectoral or inter-sectoral planning, development and management by leading, guiding, coordinating and supporting the timely completion of the Situational Analysis and its periodic update through accurate and complete monitoring and analysis, and the timely preparation or finalization of sectoral input
· Knowledge Management
Further promote knowledge management by drafting or finalizing sectoral documents and reports such as the Country Programme Recommendation and Plans of Action as well as through orientation and training programmes targeted to Government authorities. Ensure exchange of knowledge, information, experience or lessons learned, highlighting gender disparities and interventions to achieve gender equality; provides solid technical recommendations on major programme directions and on introduction of new initiatives in the country.
· Rights-Based Projects through Results-Based Approach
Promote the quality of rights-based HIV/AIDS projects and programmes, especially those that increase equality with a life-cycle and a right-based approach, by participating in the formulation of programme/project goals, strategies and approaches. Bring coherence, synergy and added value to sectoral or project management processes using a gender-sensitive results-based management approach to planning and design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
· Sectoral Work Plan Development, Implementation, and Monitoring
Takes primary responsibility for the development of the sectoral work plan and technical decisions as well as for project management, implementation and monitoring of assigned project/sectoral activity, in compliance with the defined project strategies and approaches, with an emphasis on promoting a shared understanding and approach to reducing gender inequalities and achieving gender mainstreaming.
· Project Delivery, Evaluation and Reporting
Ensure project, sectoral or inter-sectoral efficiency and delivery through a rigorous and transparent approach to evaluation. Participation in major evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sector review meetings with government counterparts. Ensure the preparation of annual HIV/AIDS sector status reports, ensuring that quantitative and qualitative lessons learned in gender disparities in HIV/AIDS are included as a standard feature.
· Promotion of UNICEF’s Global Goals
Promote the organization goals of UNICEF through advocacy and policy dialogue through active engagement in communication, networking and participation at every opportunity inside and outside UNICEF, leveraging the strength of UNICEF mission, goals and programmes.
· UNICEF and Government Accountability
Coordinates with Operations and Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities ensuring proper and timely UNICEF and Government accountability. Certifies disbursements of funds, monitors and submits financial status reports to management in compliance with the regulations and guidelines.
· Communication, Collaboration, Networking and Partnership
Ensure exchange of information, experience, identify new strategies and courses of action to accelerate/improve delivery of services and achieve HIV/AIDS programme requirements and objectives. Conduct field visits to monitor programmes and conduct periodic programme reviews with Government counterparts and other partners.
Collaborate with Communication and Programme Communication groups to ensure development of effective communication materials and strategies to support advocacy and social mobilization efforts.
Overall coordination with Regional Advisers and HQ Officers. Collaborate with other Project or Programme Officers to ensure the integration of the project/sectoral programme with other sectors, ensuring that interventions to reduce gender inequalities are mainstreamed across the sectors.
Collaborate with the Operations and Supply Sections and Government authorities to establish and maintain sound internal controls supportive of HIV/AIDS project or sectoral planning and implementation, to coordinate financial and supply management requirements as well as to ensure accountability.
Interact with Government and other partners, NGOs, UN and bilateral agencies in the different stages of HIV/AIDS programme/project implementation to follow up on agreements and recommendations. Provide technical support and guidance on appropriate technical, financial and institutional capacity building measures to achieve HIV/AIDS programme goals.
Required Qualifications:
Advanced university degree in one or more of the disciplines: Public Health, Public Health Administration, Primary Health Care, Paediatrics AIDS, Adolescent Health, Social Sciences or a field relevant to international development assistance in HIV/AIDS.
Experience:
Eight years of relevant professional work experience. Field work experience.
Background/familiarity with Emergency.
Experience in monitoring gender disparities and in programme interventions that reduce these disparities an asset
Language:
Fluency in English and local working language of the duty station.
Competencies:
Core Values (Required)
i) Commitment
Diversity and Inclusion
Integrity
ii) Core Competencies (Required)
Communication [II]
Working with People [I]
Drive for Results [I]
iii) Functional Competencies (Required)
Formulating Strategies and Concepts [I]
Relating and Networking [I]
Applying Technical Expertise [I]
Analyzing [III]
Deciding and Initiating Action [II]
Leading and Supervising [I]
Interested and suitable candidates should ensure they forward their applications along with their P11, curriculum vitae, P11 (internal candidates should attach copies of their last two Performance Evaluation Reports), to:
The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF Kenya Country Office
Email address:
Please indicate
Reference No. “KCO/HIV/2014-060” in the email subject.