CONSULTANCY ON EVIDENCE GENERATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR HIV/AIDS AND CHILDREN - WCARO (Consultancy)

UNICEF continues to support the acceleration of Elimination of Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV (EMTCT), pediatric ART and prevention and treatment of HIV among adolescents in 24 countries in West and Central Africa Region (WCAR). Some countries are implementing promising approaches in HIV and data are available while they are rarely shared. To further inform fast-tracking HIV response in the region, UNICEF is planning to support the evidence generation and knowledge sharing of the HIV response in WCAR to inform advocacy, policy guidance at country, regional and global levels. It is in this context that UNICEF is looking for experienced local consultant to support this work. The consultant will provide direct technical support to the HIV/AIDS Section to implement strategic activities focusing on evidence generation and dissemination, knowledge management and sharing. The Consultant will be based in the HIV/AIDS Section at UNICEF’s West and Central Africa Regional Office located in Dakar, Senegal. Working directly with the HIV team and will collaborate with other sections (Health, Nutrition, Child Protection and Planning and Monitoring) as instructed by the supervisor. The consultant will help to document and disseminate evidence with the aim of increasing the visibility of UNICEF’s work, mobilizing resources, promoting learning and improving the quality of the regional and country programs.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Assignment

The overall objective is to assist in overall coordination of knowledge management, advocacy and communication activities on HIV/AIDS

 The Specific Responsibilities are:

• Assist in development, writing and editing key publications and advocacy assets on EMTCT, Paediatric and Adolescent HIV, HIV-sensitive programming, Family-Centered Care and integration of services with MNCH, produced by the UNICEF and partners as needed.
• Contribute to design and administrate the regional dashboard platform for real-time monitoring of the implementation of country roadmaps to fast track eMTCT and HIV pediatric care.
• Co-ordinate, monitor, update and support external and internal content creation, including news, stories and updates for sharing via webinars, websites, newsletters, etc.
• Contribute to special projects and research on EMTCT, HIV-sensitive programming, Family-Centered Care, Paediatric and Adolescent HIV and integration of services within MNCH, conduct literature reviews and tool/template development, as needed.
• Assist in the preparation of regional meetings and conferences related to children and HIV
• Support development of proposals for resource mobilization to support HIV response in WCAR.

                  .  Contribute to the articulation between the KM work in HIV-AIDS section and WCAR Knowledge Management Strategy under development

Assignment Tasks / Expected Deliverables

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Education

• Advanced degree in the following: public health, epidemiology, demography, medical sciences or related sciences,

Years of relevant experience

• Five years or more of experiences in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in the field of HIV/ AIDS and/ or RH/MNCH

• Strong writing and organizational skills

Competencies of Successful Candidate

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Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable).  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

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