National Professional Officer Hiv

This is for position number 398192.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Complex Emergency is one of the greatest humanitarian challenges affecting TB and HIV control programs in Syria. The Middle East Response (MER) funded by The Global Fund To Fight Aids, Tuberculosis And Malaria was developed to ensure the provision of essential HIV, TB, and malaria services to eligible country populations in Syria, Yemen and Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the principal recipient of MER grants.

 

WHO/Country office of Syria has developed an agreement with IOM Amman to act as a sub recipient of the grant and implement a set of activities under the grant agreement that aim at supporting both TB and HIV control across the country.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will perform the following duties\:

1. Provide technical advice to the national TB & HIV/AIDs control programmes and maintain a close cooperative relationship and regular communication with the national and sub-national HIV and TB control programmes for continuous update and follow-up on the activities of the GF MER project in Syria.
2. Monitor the implementation of GF MER workplan at national and sub national level and take adaptive actions when needed.
3. Responsible for the development and implementation of interventions for vulnerable population and general populations, at governorate and district levels for prevention and care of TB & HIV/AIDs, within the existing health systems. 
4. Create quarterly and final technical and financial reports for the TB/HIV activities funded from Middle East Response Grant ( MER) in line with required Global Fund and IOM reporting templates.
5. Strengthening the surveillance system for TB & HIV/AIDs in collaboration with national and sub-national TB & HIV/AIDS control programs.
6. Participate and advocate in major national activities involving strategic planning, programme reviews, resource mobilization and national stakeholder meetings.
7. Oversee with the national control programmes the collection and analysis of programme data, updating their monitoring and evaluation indicators and respond to regional and global requests for data and reporting.
8. Liaise with HTM, STB and HAS in EMRO to provide technical expertise in these units different activities.
9. Organize and conduct capacity building activities for the national staff of TB & HIV/AIDS control programs and other involved partners.
10. Responsible for carrying out national or sub-national programme reviews, surveys and field supervision/ field visits for TB & HIV/AIDs.
11. Ensure quality and timely implementation of activities planned under the GF projects for TB & HIV/AIDs control, in close coordination with the IOM as well as GF.
12. Develop the appropriate forums to ensure quality of collection and sharing of information related to GF MER.
13. Prepare administrative and technical reports and presentations Develop the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the contracts with the experts, reviewing their technical reports and provide appropriate comments.
    

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential\: First University Degree in Medicine
Desirable\: Master in Public Health

Experience

Essential\: At least Five years of relevant experience in public health, including TB & HIV/AIDS focusing on implementation of action plans for disease prevention and control.
Desirable\: Working experience in an international organization, NGO, government institute etc.

Skills

• Knowledge of country situation with regard to TB & HIV/AIDS and the national response. 
• Adequate knowledge of TB & HIV/AIDS, planning and programme design, including the setting of interventions.
• Adequate knowledge of TB & HIV/AIDS technical issues, in particular planning for access to HIV and TB care and treatment including for procurement.
• Ability to develop good relationship, with national and governorates partners to ensure quality of collaborative response to TB & HIV/AIDs in the country.
• Excellent communication, report writing and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications as well as experience of ART service, planning, data management / MIS and service delivery.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results
Moving forward in a changing environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential\: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Arabic.
Desirable\: Intermediate knowledge of French.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 28,828 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link\: http\://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.