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Chief, HIV/AIDS Branch at UNFPA, USA

Deadline: 22 October 2015

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Chief, HIV/AIDS Branch based in New York, USA.

UNFPA expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Chief, HIV/AIDS Branch will perform the following functions-

  • Support the Division Director in the strategic positioning of UNFPA in the assigned substantive thematic area.
  • Provide vision, strategic direction, and leadership in HIV/AIDS, and ensure incorporation of HIV/AIDS into organizational priorities.
  • Conceptualize, plan, coordinate and lead the development of evidence-based policy, strategy, frameworks, technical guidance and tools on HIV/AIDS, providing quality outputs which are timely, coherent and relevant to the needs of regions and countries.
  • Identify needs for state-of-the-art technical knowledge, and ensure that such knowledge is developed and fed into the UNFPA knowledge sharing system.
  • Strengthen the substantive capacity of UNFPA technical and programme staff to ensure effective programming of HIV/AIDS resources.
  • Foster partnerships and collaboration at the global level, including UN System, foundations, private sector and NGOs, to ensure a functioning network that facilitate access to financial and technical resources, and broad-based knowledge management and knowledge sharing in HIV/AIDS.
  • Identify lessons learned, and ensure, with knowledge management staff, their incorporation into the UNFPA knowledge sharing system.
  • Ensure the validation of a broad-based roster of international experts and institutions.
  • Ensure the availability of new or updated global strategies, policies, indicators, tools and guidance for substantive quality assurance in HIV/AIDS and for thematic evaluations.
  • Direct and manage a substantive quality assurance framework for the Branch’s work; and
  • Ensure the quality assessment of the UNFPA technical delivery system in HIV/AIDS.
  • Assume overall accountability for achieving the expected results of the Branch.
  • Develop, ensure approval, implement and monitor the Action Plans and Office Management Plans of the Branch.
  • Promote an ethics-based approach in the Branch to management of human and financial resources.
  • Ensure that Audit recommendations applying to the Branch are implemented; and Carries out any other duties as may be required by the Division Director.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have-

  • Ph.D. in public health, medicine, sociology, social anthropology, health education, health economics, epidemiology, behavioral studies, communication or other related field.
  • The graduate or post graduate degree must be directly related to the substantive area identified in the title of the post.
  • Candidates with significant work experience and a Master’s degree or equivalent may also be considered.
  • 15 years experience of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development of which at least 8 years in the thematic area at the international level.
  • Job knowledge and technical expertise – the incumbent is expected to be an expert in the field and recognized authority in the area of assignment.
  • Proven ability to lead and manage teams of high level experts to achieve demonstrable results;
  • Sound knowledge of medical ethics, an asset.
  • Understanding of Human Rights gender and cultural dimensions of HIV/AIDS is essential.
  • Experience in outreach, demand creation, Behavior Change Communication or counseling, a strong asset.
  • Experience of working with vulnerable population groups and community and traditional leaders, an asset.
  • Extensive network within the academic and development community.
  • Excellent communication skills in speaking and writing in English.
  • Strong interest in development work, especially the mission of the United Nations Population Fund and dedication to the principles of the United Nations.
  • Field experience is desirable.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through online process.

For more information, please visit UNFPA.