The UNAIDS Ghana Office wishes to announce the following vacancy:

Post Title: National Programme Officer (Strategic Information)
Grade: NO-C
Post Status: Fixed-Term
Effective: 02 January 2013

Key Responsibilities:
The incumbent supports UNAIDS; reinforced and reinvigorated strategic information role focused on assessing progress and identifying programmatic gaps of the country's AIDS response, under the direct supervision of the UNAIDS Country Coordinator and with technical guidance from the Regional Support Team and relevant headquarters units and departments. The incumbent plays a pivotal role in providing the evidence needed by the UNAIDS Country office to fulfill its strategic role in the country. This is done by analysis of data on the status and trends in the epidemic and the response, to quickly and efficiently assess the impacts of past efforts and chart the way forward. These analyses and suggested programmatic actions will be shared with Regional Support Team and headquarters to enrich the aggregated picture at regional and global levels.

In particular, the incumbent:

•  Supports the prioritisation, process and technical aspects of data collection and compilation, and analysis related to epidemiology and the response, in view of informing future programme efforts, including:
a) Surveillance, surveys and mapping;
b) Analyses of programmatic and survey data on the response;
c) Strengthening of Monitoring and Evaluation systems;
d) Analyses of status and trends of the epidemic;
e) Analyses of the distribution of new infections by geography and by mode of transmission;
f) Triangulation and modelling of epidemiological and response data to assess impact and identify programmatic gaps;
•  Assists the UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator in reinforcing capacity of national counterparts in data collection, data analysis, reporting and using evidence for programming;
•  Liaises and works closely with country level partners including GFTAM, bilateral agencies including PEPFAR, International NGOs on advancing an evidence informed approach to the national AIDS response;
•  Ensures follow-up and provide supports to the UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator for specific programmatic actions and reprogramming informed by strategic analyses that identify programme gaps;
•  Proactively assists the UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator in monitroing the UN Joint Programme on AIDS and provides assistance to all agencies on monitoring of the implementation of UBRAF and UNDAF
•  Supports reporting at national level and contributes data and analyses to the regional and global level;
•  Performs other related duties as assigned, including replacing and/or backstopping for others

Qualification Required & Experience

Post requirements: Knowledge and experience:
Education:

•  Advanced university degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, or demography

Experience:

•  Essential: A minimum of 3 to 6 years of professional work experience in the design, development and operational application of strategic information systems of AIDS programmes in low and middle income country settings. Demonstrated knowledge and sound understanding of the UN System

Languages:

•  Fluent in English (both oral and written)
•  Desirable: Knowledge of another UN official language

Functional/Technical Knowledge/Skills:

•  Quantitative skills to analyse data. Skills in translating data into proposals for action. Good understanding of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on countries. Knowledge of development and multi-sectoral issues

UNAIDS Values:

•  Commitment to the AIDS response
•  Integrity
•  Respect for diversity

Core Competencies:

•  Working in teams
•  Communicating with impact
•  Applying expertise
•  Delivering results
•  Being accountable

Managerial Competencies:

•  Managing performance and resources
•  Developing and empowering others
•  Exercising sound judgment
•  Building relationships and networks

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their CV and a page of motivated letter by e-mail subject "National Programme Officer - Strategic Information" to: proninn@unaids.org and copy: oppongm@unaids.org. Hard copies should be mailed or hand delivered to:

The Country Co-ordinator
UNAIDS
P. O. Box GP 1423
Accra

UNAIDS
House No 33, Rangoon Avenue
(Opposite the Algeria Embassy)
Cantonments

Closing Date: 07 November 2012

Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged. Detailed job description is available for interested applicants at the UNAIDS Ghana Office (Cantonments)