Purpose of the post:
Under the overall guidance of the HIV/AIDS Manager, the successful candidate will be accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of Pediatrics HIV/AIDS project(s) to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the project management, delivery and accomplishment of project goals and objectives. He or she will also be accountable for ensuring that all aspects of the HIV/AIDS programme promoted equity, gender equality, with an emphasis on gender disaggregation, gender disparity identification and gender mainstreaming to guide policies, programmes monitoring and evaluations.
•Ensure timely sectoral analysis; input, support and collaboration to the Situation Analysis with consistent integration of sex and age aggregated data; and carry-out its periodic updates for effective evidence-based project planning; development and management. •Promote effective knowledge management through drafting/finalizing key Pediatrics HIV/AIDS sectoral program documents and reports, sharing good practices, lessons learnt, and knowledge /information exchange especially sharing of good practices in gender equality and age-appropriate Paediatrics HIV programing including scale up to national level; •Provide solid technical recommendations on major program directions and introduction of new pediatrics HIV program innovations to accelerate/improve delivery of Pediatrics HIV services in the country. •Formulate, implement, monitor sectoral workplans and activities ensuring alignment with the defined project strategies and approaches; emphasizing integration of Pediatrics HIV/AIDS programing within the broader national child health interventions •Conduct project delivery, evaluation and reporting efficiently, rigorously, and transparently in compliance with established guidelines and procedures •Ensure the preparation of annual Pediatrics HIV/AIDS status reports, ensuring that quantitative and qualitative lessons learned in age related and gender disparities in HIV/AIDS are included as a standard feature. • 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. •Promote the organization goals of UNICEF through advocacy, policy dialogue and active engagement in effective communication, networking and participation at every opportunity inside and outside UNICEF, leveraging the strength of UNICEF mission, goals and programmes especially regarding Paediatrics HIV prevention, Care and treatment. •Coordinates with Operations and Supply staff on Paediatrics HIV/AIDS related 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 •Interact with Government and other partners, NGOs, UN and bilateral agencies in the different stages of Pediatrics HIV/AIDS program/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 Pediatrics HIV/AIDS programme goals.
Qualifications and Competencies •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/AIDS. •Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the UN or other international development organization, national government or the private sector. •Experience in monitoring gender disparities and in programme interventions that reduce these disparities an asset •High computer skills and knowledge of SAP operating system is an added advantage. •Background / familiarity with emergency an added advantage.
If you have experience of working in a similar capacity, meet the above profile and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send your application letter and curriculum vitae, quoting vacancy notice number to the following address. Human Resources Manager (Vacancy Notice Zim/2012:21) UNICEF, 6 Fairbridge Avenue, P O Box 1250 Belgravia, Harare
or email: hararevacancies@gmail.com
Applications should be received by 6 May 2012. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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