Applications have opened for the Country Director Vacancy at UNAIDS in the US. The deadline for the application is 20th May 2020.

UNAIDS– The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic

Annual salary: 
USD 88,162 at a single rate

Duties

The Country Director does the following duties

• Engages and advocates with high-level government and other authorities, political and civil society leaders, and other key stakeholders to sustain political commitment and translate it into action for an inclusive, multi-sectoral evidence-based and sustainable HIV response that leaves no one behind.
• Additionally, the candidate brokers authoritative technical advice to country stakeholders on global HIV and wider development policies and best practices to guide the development of cost-effective National HIV Strategic Plans and efficient and impactful programs.
• Identifies ‘game-changers’, promote innovations, develop high impact opportunities, initiatives and non-traditional partnerships (e.g., private sector,) to fast-track progress towards the achievement of national and global targets.
• Also, he/she promotes, supports and oversees the generation of strategic information to guide national strategies and programmes and oversees tracking, monitoring and analysis of the epidemic and response.
• Additionally, the incumbent advises the Executive Director and senior management of evolving opportunities and challenges in the HIV response and so on…

Qualifications

Education:

Essential: Advanced university degree at the Masters level or equivalent in Public Health, Medicine, Economics, Social or Political Sciences or related field. For internal candidates, a first university degree and 12 years of experience will be considered as equivalent.

Desirable: Formal training in Public Administration or Management.

Competencies:

• Commitment to the AIDS response
• Integrity
• Also, respect for diversity
• Similarly, working in teams
• Likewise, communicating with impact
• Additionally, applying expertise
• Also, delivering results

Experience:

Essential: A minimum of 10 years of experience in policy, planning, managing and implementing development of cooperation programs on public health and HIV, and/or economic, corporate and sustainable development or closely related areas, at international and national levels. This must include:

(1) no less than 7 years leading multicultural teams. That includes work planning, budgeting, management and coordination of personnel, and performance evaluation;

(2) Also, documented extensive experience in successfully cooperating and negotiating with senior government officials.

Languages:

Essential: Advanced level of English and Spanish.

Desirable: Knowledge of other UN official languages.