Medical Officer - HIV

Sudan is the country with the highest estimated burden of HIV in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO(EMR). The WHO Country Sub-Office in Juba provides technical support to the HIV Directorate of The Ministry of Health of the Government of South Sudan to strengthen the health sector response to the HIV epidemic. WHO support focuses on HIV care and treatment, prevention of HIV in the health sector, HIV testing and counseling and HIV surveillance. Sudan is beneficiary of (global funds to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria), GFATM grants for the HIV Program. WHO has been entrusted to support the implementation of these grants as sub-recipient. To strengthen the WHO Country Sub-Office and to fulfill this role, an international professional staff is to be recruited to manage GFATM grant implementation for WHO as sub recipient and to provide technical support to the health sector response with particular emphasis on the HIV care and treatment component of the National AIDS Programme.
Description of duties: Under the direct supervision of the Head of WHO Country Sub-Office in Juba with program and technical direction from ASD Unit at the Regional Office, the incumbent will lead the efforts of WHO in providing technical support to the government and national partners in planning, implementing and monitoring programs to scale up HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment in line with set objectives and standards. He/She will work in association with UN and other partner agencies, in particular with the principal recipient of the GFATM grant. 1- Monitor the implementation of WHO work plans in support of the national HIV prevention, care and treatment program; 2- Monitor implementation of GFATM HIV grant supported activities as per agreements with the principal recipient; 3- Develop progress reports on GFATM grant implementation as required from WHO as GFATM grant sub-recipient; 4- Identify technical support needs of the HIV directorate of MoH/GOSS in relation to the health sector response to HIV and mobilize technical assistance; 5- Advocate with partners and other funding organizations to ensure funds exist to deliver the Strategic Plan for the HIV Response and support the Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM), the HIV Directorate and South Sudan AIDS Commission (South Sudan Aids Communication) in its resource mobilization activities; 6- Generate regular reports to the Head of Office, WHO Representative and EMRO on program implementation covering financial and technical aspects and identifying progress, weaknesses and recommendations for strengthening the program. 7- Ensure coordination and information sharing between WHO and other international organizations with regard to support to the HIV Directorate and SSAC.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Essential: University degree in medicine with master degree in public health, epidemiology or related field. Desirable: Training courses in the field of HIV/AIDS and programme management, monitoring and evaluation.
Skills: Competencies: 1) Fostering integration and teamwork. 2) Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond. 3) Producing quality results 4) Promoting WHO's position in health leadership 5) Moving forward in a changing environment Functional Skills and Knowledge - Ability to work as a team member. - Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills. - Excellent communication and presentation skills. - Good writing skills. Other Skills (e.g. IT): Mastering of basic office software applications; Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Access. Ability to use different search engines and epidemiology software packages.
Experience: Essential: At least 7 years experience in HIV health sector programme management and implementation at the national and international levels including at least 2 years experience in GFATM grant management and implementation; Desirable: Experience in working in the Region and in emergencies.
Languages: Excellent knowlegde of written and spoken English.
Additional Information: - Applicants are kindly requested to pay attention to the screening questions as they will be used to screen out unqualified candidates. - Only qualified applicants with the relevant experience will be considered. - A written test/presentation and interviews will be used as a form of screening. The written test might be used as an eliminatory tool. - Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice (this could be the base for rosters) - Candidates will be interviewed using a competency based approach. - Other entitlements will be determined based on the length of assignment - In view of the current security situation, Juba has been declared a non-family duty station; i.e. dependants are not allowed to visit or reside with the staff member at the duty station. Accordingly, the Special Operations Approach (SOA) will apply. For each SOA duty station, an administrative place of assignment (APA) is designated where the family may be installed. The salary, post adjustment, benefits and allowances will generally be based on the approved APA, which in this case will be Cairo/Nairobi/Kampala, as applicable. - In addition, the staff member will receive a Special Operations Living Allowance (SOLA), which is a monthly lump sum representing the Organization's contribution towards the staff member's living expenses at the SOA duty station. - Please note that the SOA status may change to reflect developments in the security situation. This, in turn, may affect the staff member's compensation package.
Annual salary: (Net of tax) 67395.-USD at single rate 72373.-USD with primary dependants	Post Adjustment: as applicable % of the above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation.
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