Technical Adviser, SRH/HIV

Position Summary:

The Technical Adviser, SRH/HIV post provides strategic technical, policy and programmatic leadership for the region in the area of HIV Prevention and Linkage of SRHR and HIV prevention to ensure that the RO, and COs remain abreast of the Fund’s policy and programme policies as well as current thinking and academic advance in HIV prevention, and linkage with SRHR, affecting the ICPD Programme of Action beyond 2014. S/He maintains primary responsibility for coordination of provision of technical assistance and policy and programme support to the countries of the region in the area of HIV prevention and HIV/SRHR integration.  S/he analyses continental trends more generally and East and Southern Africa regional trends more specifically and contributes to strategic actions in response of these, contributing to the monitoring of UNFPA substantive areas being firmly placed within national development frameworks and programmes, including the achievement of the MDGs and the definition of the Post 2015 development agenda.

Responsibilities of the Technical Adviser, SRH/HIV include: to support the elaboration of the UNFPA strategic plan in the region; to identify new and emerging needs and new delivery modalities for technical, policy and programme guidance and support; to develop and maintain technical partnerships in the region; and, to ensure that technical, policy and programmatic knowledge is updated, generated, collected and disseminated for effective technical, capacity building and policy dialogue.

In all activities, s/he works within an inter-disciplinary team providing integrated programme and technical support to the region.  S/he also liaises with other units at the HQ level, such as the Programme and Technical Divisions and the UNFPA Technical Network, ensuring the timeliness, adequacy, relevance and quality of technical support to UNFPA operations.

Requirements:

Education:

Post-graduate University Degree or equivalent (preferably Ph. D.) in public health, medicine, sociology, HIV prevention work (including linkage of SRH and HIV), demography, gender, economics, international relations, international development, public administration, management or other field directly related to the substantive area identified in the title of the post

Knowledge and Experience:

• 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the substantive area, of which at least seven years are at the international level;
• Demonstrated expertise in the substantive area of work; and programme experience;
• Strong track record of technical leadership, and proven ability to produce demonstrable results;
• Strong verbal and written communications skills in English. French and/or Portuguese are assets
• Demonstrated ability to network within the academic and development community;
• Familiarity with management and monitoring tools is desirable;
• Familiarity with ICT/ERP is an asset;
• Field experience is strongly desirable

Languages:

• Strong written and spoken skills in English; French and/or Portuguese desirable.

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