Level: P-4
Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment
Closing date: 28 July 2017 - 5:00pm (New York time)
Duty station: Istanbul
Job ID: 10991
Position Summary:
The Programme Specialist, HIV/AIDS post is located in the Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and reports directly to the Deputy Regional Director who provides overall programme leadership. S/he collaborates closely and receives inputs from the Programme Advisers on the overall programme strategy and ensures HIV issues and priorities are mainstreamed within the countries’ and regional programme interventions.
S/he is part of an inter-disciplinary team, ensuring that HIV prevention is integrated into SRH, youth programming, gender-transformative programming, and population dynamics, and other related issues with the focus on key populations, including humanitarian preparedness and response.
Requirements and Qualifications:
Education:
Advanced university degree in public health, medicine, demography, gender, economics, health education, international relations, international development, social sciences or other related field.
Knowledge and Experience:
- 7 years of relevant increasingly responsible professional experience in relevant areas to HIV prevention, of which three years at the international level;
- Substantive knowledge and practical experience in HIV prevention, population and development, sexual and reproductive health, and gender;
- Experience in programme and/or technical assistance with the UN System;
- Strong verbal and written communications in English/or and in the relevant UN working language in the region;
- Familiarity with management and monitoring tools is desirable;
- Familiarity with ICT/ERP; and
- Field experience is strongly desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required.
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