UNDP Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) Oversight Associate || Apply Now
The Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) is a mechanism mandated by the Global Fund. The Global Fund grant agreement includes several provisions granting authority to the CCM to fulfill its role and authorizing the Principal Recipient(s) (PR) to collaborate with the CCM on oversight activities. The Vietnam Country Coordinating Mechanism (VN-CCM) serves as the national coordinating body for AIDS, TB, and malaria Global Fund grants. It was initially established by Decision No. 4557/QD-BYT issued by the Minister of Health on December 21st, 2004, comprising 23 members tasked with overseeing the national response to HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, as well as strengthening the health system and coordinating efforts among all stakeholders.
Duties and Responsibilities of Country Coordination Mechanism
Operational Area 1: Support Oversight Planning and Implementation
- Update the CCM oversight plan in coordination with the CCM Coordinator and the Oversight Committee and obtain full endorsement for this plan by the VN-CCM. Ensure the plan details specific activities, tools and methods for data collection, analysis and reporting, individual and/or constituency responsibilities, relevant elements and indicators related to risk management, issues related to sustainability or transition, and realization of co-financing commitments/co-financing tracking.
- Communicate/coordinate with Principal Recipients (PRs) in the preparation and presentation of oversight reports based on key insights from the CCM dashboard, progress update/disbursement requests (PUDRs), Grant Management Dashboards, and/or other reporting tools available.
- Conduct oversight of agreed actions to strengthen sustainability of the national response and/or health systems. Support VN-CCM to identify key sustainability priorities for targeted efforts. Share and disseminate knowledge on sustainability, transition and co-financing priorities.
Operational Area 2: Provide Technical and Administrative Support to the CCM Oversight Committee
- Support the Oversight Committee in the implementation of oversight activities throughout the Global Fund’s grant life cycle (i.e., funding request preparation, grant-making, implementation and closure).
- Support the preparation and implementation of quarterly Oversight Committee meetings, ensuring all relevant information is adequately synthesized and organized to facilitate discussions.
- Support the Oversight Committee in the preparation and implementation of information collection activities, including meetings with PRs, site visits, consultations with specific groups (e.g. community-based monitoring initiatives).
- Track CCM decisions and actions based on the Oversight Committee’s recommendations.
- Carry out additional tasks under this operational area as requested by the CCM Chair.
Operational Area 3: Facilitate and support analytical data-driven discussions and decisions
- Synthesize and analyze relevant information from different sources to support data-driven discussions of the CCM and its committees.
- Analyze data and triangulate with site visit reports to identify critical implementation and risk mitigation challenges of PRs.
- Summarize critical grant implementation issues and present them to the Oversight Committee using the available formats/tools.
- Ensure that all key processes are driven by strategic information drawn from in-country sources and Global Fund-specific-supported interventions.
- Support the Oversight Committee in tracking the status of co-financing commitments using available tools or procedures.
- Ensure that information from community-based monitoring initiatives is considered and incorporated in the oversight assessments and reports.
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Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Secondary education is required.
- A university degree in Public Health, Finance, Business Administration or related field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years (with high school diploma) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in monitoring the implementation of health project/program experience is required, with knowledge of programme or project evaluation.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems.
- Solid experience in health system structures and project management is required.
- Solid understanding of governance and public health issues, Global Fund processes and its funding model is desired.
- Experience in public health and disease program management, particularly in the areas of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is an asset.
- Experience in developing technical monitoring report and handling multiple tasks simultaneously is an asset.
- Having work experience in project work in a national or international setting and in multinational organizations is an asset.
- Working experience related to of HIV, Tuberculosis and malaria prevention and control is desired.
Required Languages:
- Fluent in English and Vietnamese is required.
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