Main tasks and Responsibilities of the Position:
Within the matrix management reporting structure of the Regional Office, and the Global Science, Systems and Services for All Practice, the Regional Advisor Science Systems and Services focuses on a manageable set of deliverables that are aligned with the UNAIDS Global Strategy and the capacity and the needs in the region.
The Regional Advisor Science Systems and Services plays a key leadership role in shaping advisory services related to overall practice area objectives across UNAIDS and with UNAIDS partners and counterparts, ensuring integration of work across practices, and leading to innovative solutions in the implementation of the Global AIDS Strategy.
In coordination with other practice advisors, he /she provides technical advisory and support to regional and country level staff in the following functional areas:
1-Programme Innovation for Prevention, Treatment and Paediatrics
a-Provide thematic leadership on the region’s activities towards scaling up of combination HIV prevention programmes for key populations
b Provide thematic leadership in the region’s activities to scale up HIV treatment to achieve 95-95-95 targets and differentiated service delivery models with a focus on those most vulnerable and addressing inequities in service access
c-Provide technical and coordination guidance on implementation of national policies and protocol related to Combination HIV prevention, treatment and pediatrics, including advocacy for the introduction of innovations and harmonization to global standards.
d-Facilitate advocacy efforts to maintain momentum and prioritization of HIV Combination prevention, treatment and pediatrics including differentiated service delivery approaches
e-Provide oversight of the coordination of UN interagency collaboration and UBRAF planning and implementation for HIV Combination prevention, treatment and pediatrics
f-Support national partners, civil society and key population communities in scaling up a continuum of HIV Combination prevention, testing, treatment and support services for the five key populations;
g-Support national partners in adopting, implementing, monitoring, and reporting strategies and innovations on HIV Combination Prevention, especially interventions related to ARV-based prevention (U=U, PrEP), new prevention technologies and use of virtual space for delivery of services, as well as addressing persistent inequities in access to existing prevention interventions such as condoms and lubricants, and harm reduction services;
h-Support national and other health development partners to prioritize and drive innovative and country specific HIV prevention options and solutions for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) interventions, including areas on Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), and interventions for boys and men for the prevention of Gender Based Violence (GBV)
i-Ensure effective focus of HIV programming at country level for key populations and collaborate with the community advisor on promoting approaches to scale up trusted service access platforms for key populations.
2-Facilitation of partnerships between governments, ministries and key partners (including specifically The Global Fund and PEPFAR)
a-Advisory guidance on the management of partnerships with Global Fund (GF) and PEPFAR.
b-Provision of strategic guidance to UCO staff and country stakeholders on access and implementation of GF and PEPFAR funding to address the most urgent gaps and inequalities
c-Coordination and communication with country offices and Practice Leadership on Global Fund’s latest developments or processes such as new GF grant applications (and PEPFAR’s processes) to help inform the Practices interactions with the Global Fund across all points of intersection.
3-Promotion of integrated services and systems for health and HIV
a-Support national partners to integrate and institutionalize HIV into national efforts for health systems strengthening (HSS) and community systems strengthening (CSS), including facilitating discussions (in collaboration with the sustainable financing practice) of Sustainability of HIV Financing into national Universal Health Coverage agenda and other social protection measures,
b-Facilitate the work on people-centred and context-specific strategies and systems for HIV and health (including data and information systems) and programmes for addressing comorbidities, coinfections and other health needs with a particular focus on health and HIV service access of people living with HIV, key populations and other priority populations for the HIV response
c-Support national initiatives that integrate HIV into multi-sectoral approaches, including programmes related to urban settings
4-Community-led responses
a-Provide thematic leadership in the national response in scaling up effective community-led service delivery approaches.
b-Collaborate with Advisors for key populations in the Department and in the Knowledge and Advocacy Branch in promoting trusted community access platforms for HIV prevention, testing and treatment for the five key populations. |