United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Kenya Country Office, Nairobi
Vacancy Announcement: Programme Adviser, UN Joint Programme on HIV
NO-D
Temporary Appointment
Duration: 364 days
Start date: 01 January, 2015
Date of Issue: 07 November, 2014
Closing Date: 20 November, 2014
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the
above Temporary Position in the UNAIDS Kenya Office, Nairobi.
Background and Justification
The UN system in Kenya works to support the Kenyan people in their self-articulated development aspirations.
The UN’s work is guided by the UN Development Assistance Framework
(UNDAF, 2014-2018), which combines the efforts and resources of all UN
agencies active in the country.
The UNDAF was developed according to the principles of UN Delivering as
One (DaO) that aims to ensure Government ownership through full
alignment to Government priorities, as well as stronger internal
coherence among UN agencies.
The UNDAF is structured around four strategic results areas aligned to
the three pillars of the country’s long-term development plan, Vision
2030.
These are
1) Transformational governance,
2) Human capital,
3) Inclusive and sustainable economic growth and
4) Environmental sustainability, land management and human security.
The UN’s work on supporting Kenya’s response to HIV and AIDS features
under the Human Capital strategic result area, as Outcome 2.3:
Multi-sectoral HIV and AIDS response.
UNICEF acts as the convener for the Human Capital strategic results area, while UNAIDS is the lead agency for the HIV outcome.
Results area 2 on human capital is led by UNICEF, in close collaboration with national counterparts.
The UN’s support on HIV as outlined in outcome 2.3 of the UNDAF is
implemented through the UN Joint Programme on HIV, which combines the
efforts and resources of all UN agencies working on HIV and AIDS in
country and their national and county level partners.
The UNAIDS Kenya Country Office serves as the Secretariat for the Joint
Programme on HIV, facilitating the effective and efficient
implementation of the programme.
Led by the UNAIDS Country Director, the Secretariat is responsible for
providing strategic leadership and guidance, as well as ensuring
efficient coordination and communication between all stakeholders
involved in the Joint Programme on HIV.
The incumbent, recruited by UNICEF with the technical support from
UNAIDS, will be based at the UNAIDS Kenya Country Office supporting the
entire Joint Programme on HIV.
The UNAIDS Country Director will be the immediate supervisor of the incumbent.
UNAIDS will share quarterly performance review reports with UNICEF,
while the annual performance review will be jointly undertaken by UNAIDS
and UNICEF.
Scope of Work:
Under the overall supervision of the UNAIDS Country Director and in
close collaboration with the UNAIDS Senior Strategic Information
Adviser, and subject to the changing working environment and partnership
with government,
The incumbent’s responsibilities will include the following:
Strategic support and results
Regularly scan the changing aid environment and trends in
the HIV response at national and county level to identify opportunities
for strategic positioning, engagement and optimal relevance of the Joint
Programme on HIV.
Undertake political advocacy with counterparts at national and
county level, leveraging available strategic information and ensuring
focus and coherence among UN agencies, to facilitate the achievement of
the strategic results of the Joint Programme on HIV.
Build strategic partnerships with key multi-sectoral
stakeholders at national and county level, to facilitate optimal
performance of the UN Joint Programme on HIV.
Act as an interlocutor between the UN system and counterparts
and stakeholders at national and county to strengthen strategic
partnerships, communication and coordination for optimal return on
investment, including regular consultative visits to high burden
counties as needed.
Leverage synergies between different results areas and facilitate a coherent UN response to national priorities.
Support the continuous development and utilization of
strategic information to ensure that the Joint Programme remains
evidence-based in its advocacy, policy development and programming.
Optimizing capacities and know-how
Identify capacity and knowledge gaps among Joint Team
members, and facilitate capacity optimization and transfer of know-how
across agencies for effective delivery on the Joint Programme objectives
and results.
Facilitate a joint UN response to address capacity constraints
identified among government, local authorities, civil society partners,
and other counterparts, for an optimal national and county HIV
response.
Knowledge management
Identify and document best practices and approaches on the
UN delivering as one in supporting the HIV response at national and
county level for reporting, communication, awareness raising and
resource mobilization purposes.
Lead the process of knowledge creation and dissemination
related to county, national and international know-how in the Joint
Programme subject areas, and regularly inform the Joint Team of new
research and knowledge.
Forge links with other initiatives including joint programmes to identify good practices and share lessons.
Resource mobilization
Develop, analysis and identify funding gaps, additional
needs and unfunded potential to guide and improve resource mobilization,
cost effectiveness and efficiency for sustained engagement, and work
with partners to mobilize resources accordingly.
Prepare together with the Management Team proposals for
mobilization of human, technical or financial resources from
international development organizations, non-government organizations
and the private sector.
Provide regular status updates to the UN Joint Programme on HIV on the external resource environment.
Support the UNCT and the Secretariat to mobilize resources to
support and expand the achievement of the joint programme outputs and
outcomes.
Other tasks
Undertake any other task as may be requested by the UNAIDS
Country Director. The UNAIDS Country Director will consult with UNICEF
in case the concerned task is beyond the scope of the UN Joint Programme
on HIV.
RWP areas covered: HIV and AIDS
Expected Deliverables
Within first 3 months, undertake an analysis of the
progress, challenges and bottlenecks experienced by agencies,
implementing the 2014/15 plan of action of the Joint Programme on HIV.
Develop and implement a roadmap on how to address any
challenges and bottlenecks, in close consultation with the UN Joint Team
on HIV
Undertake quarterly monitoring of the implementation of the UN
Joint Programme on HIV, in close collaboration with concerned the
UNAIDS team members and UN Agencies, and update the workplan
accordingly.
Provide at least two status updates to the UN Joint Programme on HIV on the external resource environment.
Lead the development of at least one high quality proposal for agreed priorities of the Joint Programme on HIV
Lead the development of at least one case study on Delivering as One on HIV and AIDS in close collaboration with partners.
Reporting
The incumbent will directly report to the UNAIDS Country and provide regular updates of progress to the monthly UNJT meeting.
S/he will be located in the UNAIDS Country Office Kenya.
Work closely with all the UNJT members and national partners to ensure synergies and avoid duplication.
The incumbent will provide quarterly updates to the UNAIDS Country Director, for sharing with UNICEF.
Annual performance review will be jointly undertaken by the UNAIDS Country Director and the UNICEF Deputy Representative.
Desired background and experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in one or more of the
disciplines: Public Health, Public Health Administration, Primary Health
Care, Pediatrics AIDS, Health Education, Medicine, Social Sciences or a
field relevant to international development assistance in HIV and AIDS.
Work Experience:
Essential:
A minimum of eight years of working experience in HIV and AIDS at the national or international level.
Experience in working with UN agencies, government partners,
civil society and private sector on planning, implementation, M&E
and resource mobilization.
Demonstrated experience in working across sectors and in collaboration with multiple actors in an international context.
Background/familiarity with Emergency.
Desirable:
Experience of UN Joint Programmes, especially the UN
Joint Programme on HIV in Kenya, and inter-agency coordination
processes, and solid understanding of the Delivering as One approach.
Experience in monitoring gender disparities and in programme interventions that reduce these disparities an asset.
Language: Fluency in English and working language of the duty station.
Competency Profile
Core Values (Required)
Commitment
Diversity and Inclusion
Integrity
Core Competencies (Required)
Communication [ II ]
Working with People [ II ]
Drive for Result [ II ]
Functional Competencies (Required)
Leading and Supervising [ II ]
Formulating Strategies and Concepts [ II ]
Analysing [ II ]
Relating and Networking [ II ]
Persuading and Influencing [ II ]
Creating and Innovating [ II ]
Technical Knowledge and Skills
Proven in-depth understanding of the HIV epidemic and the
multi-sectoral response in Kenya, and experience in providing advisory
services in the area of HIV and AIDS
Advanced technical knowledge in HIV prevention, treatment and care
Understanding of the UNAIDS strategy and major initiatives developed by UNAIDS.
Familiarity with results-based programme planning and management.
Well-developed people management skills.
Excellent communication, facilitation, coordination and analytical skills.
Demonstrated experience in policy influencing
Demonstrated experience in political advocacy
Demonstrated experience in building strategic partnerships for cohesive and efficient approaches
Interested and suitable candidates should ensure that they forward their applications along with their curricula vitae, to;
The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF Kenya Country Office
Email address: kenyahrvacancies@unicef.org
Please indicate Reference No. “KCO/HIV-AIDS/2014-077” in the email subject.
Interested candidates should also complete the Personal History (P11) form - CLICK HERE to download the P11 form.
“Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply”
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