GPN ExpRes Profile - New York, United States - United Nations Development Programme

Description

United Nations Development Programme


Duty Station:
Multiple


Education Requirements:
For applicants applying for Categories (except Financial Management, Communications Support and Videography/Photography

):

• Have a Master's degree with a minimum of five years' experience in Public Health, International Law, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Economics, or other relevant fields or possess seven years' experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent

For applicants applying for Financial Management:

• A professional accounting qualification from an internationally accredited institute of accountancy, and/or Advanced (Masters) University Degree in Finance and/or Accounting is required. Or a first-level university degree (bachelor's degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree

For applicants applying for Communications Support:

• Master's degree in media relations, journalism, international relations or related studies or a Bachelor's degree with 2 additional years of experience in related field.

For applicants applying for Videography/Photography:

• Master's degree in communication, art, visual art or related field or a Bachelor's degree with 2 additional years of experience in related field.

Minimum years of relevant experience:

• A minimum of five (5) years relevant professional experience with a Master's degree or seven (7) years with a Bachelor's degree is required.

Experience in the following areas will be positively considered:

• Experience with United Nations/UNDP or international agencies;
• Experience in working with the Global Fund or other international health organization;
• Experience in working with national and/or subnational health authorities and institutions;
• Experience working in countries in special development circumstances and/or crisis countries.

Language:

• Excellent oral and written English.
• Proficiency in Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian or Portuguese considered an asset.

WHAT IS THE HIV and HEALTH GROUP?

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.

Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policies and guidance to support the results of UNDP's Strategic Plan.

BPPS works closely with UNDP's Crisis Bureau (CB) to support emergency and crisis response. BPPS ensures that issues of risk are fully integrated into UNDP's development programmes.

The 2030 Agenda for SDGs and the pledge to leave no one behind reflect the interconnectedness of health and sustainable development, including widening economic and social inequalities, the climate crisis, rapid urbanization, the continuing burden of HIV and other infectious diseases (e.g., malaria, tuberculosis), the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and the emergence of health threats.

The scope and scale of delivering health and well-being for all demands innovative partnerships and financing.

As affirmed in the Political Declaration of the 2019 High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and others are critical partners for delivering on the health-related goals of the 2030 Agenda.

Stronger Collaboration, Better Health:

Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All outlines how a dozen multilateral health, development, and humanitarian agencies, including UNDP, the Global Fund, Gavi and others will collaborate to be more efficient and effective in supporting countries to deliver UHC and achieve the health-related SDG targets.

UNDP is a founding cosponsor of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), a partner of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, a signatory of the WHO led SDG3 Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All, and a co-sponsor of several other international health partnerships.

UNDP's focus/mandate is addressing the development dimensions of health, focusing on systems, inequalities, governance, and resilience.

UNDP's work on HIV, health and development leverages UNDP's core strengths and mandates in sustainable development, governance, poverty reduction and climate.

UNDP delivers support to countries in three areas of HIV and health:

reducing the inequalities that drive disease, promoting effective and inclusive governance for health and building resilient and sustainable systems for health.

UNDP helps countries to mainstream attention to HIV and health into action on gender, poverty, governance, financing, and the broader effort to achieve and sustain the Sustainable Development Goals and the pledge to leave no one behind.

UNDP works with partners to address the interactions between governance, human rights, and health and development responses, especially for those left behind.

UNDP also supports countries in effective implementation of complex, multilateral and multisectoral health projects, while simultaneously investing in capacity development so that national and local partners can assume these responsibilities over time.

UNDP partners with countries, WHO and other partners in responding to health emergencies and HIV and health dimensions of crisis/post-crisis situations.

UNDP's partnership with the Global Fund, in line with UNDP's HIV, Health and Development Strategy : Connecting the Dots, makes a vital contribution to UNDP's Strategic Plan , the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the SDGs and the pledge to leave no one behind.

As a long-standing partner of the Global Fund, UNDP's value proposition lies in providing an integrated package of development solutions to strengthen institutions to deliver health services drawing on policy and technical support from the broader HIV and Health Group and other UNDP business units (e.g., data, digital, environment, climate, sustainable financing).

Through its contributions as interim Principal Recipient (PR) and provider of technical assistance to Global Fund grants in 53 countries since 2003, UNDP's provision of integrated policy, implementation and capacity development support to countries has yielded significant health and development results in challenging operating environments.

The portfolio is managed within UNDP's Enterprise Risk Management Framework and the Risk Review Action Plan approved by UNDP's Organizational Performance Group (OPG).

Based on demand from Country Offices, and building on the relationships, expertise, systems, partnerships, including across the UN family, and comparative advantage established through the Global Fund partnership, the GPN/BPPS/ HIV and Health Group, Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team is providing support to Country Offices through three overarching modalities: 1) the Global Fund portfolio, 2) health system strengthening and 3) other health implementation support beyond the Global Fund, including Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), UNITAID and Smart Facilities.

The GF Team provides its support through a country team approach to strengthen and integrate the different functional capacities (e.g., capacity development, finance, monitoring and evaluation, procurement and supply management, programme, Sub-recipient management), coordinating with and leveraging technical and policy support from the HIV and Health Group, other GPN teams and Regional and Central Bureaus and technical partners.

SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED WORK


Programme Management:

• Oversee and manage programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and oversight;
• Development of Global Fund (or other donor) required grant documents (including for example, the Performance Framework; budget; Health Products Management Template) during grantmaking;
• Ensure that all subrecipient (SR) selection and contracting processes are undertaken according to UNDP policies and procedures;
• Ensure all UNDP requirements for startup of grants are in place (e.g., Project Document developed and signed; budget incorporated into Quantum, risk plan developed etc.)
• Ensure regular verbal and written communication with the donor and national stakeholders to provide updates on programme performance and any bottlenecks to effective implementation;
• Provide technical advice and oversight to ensure programme implementation aligns with global norms and standards of treatment, prevention and care best practice guidance;
• Coordinate and supervise the administrative, financial, procurement and programmatic; management of a health development programme, in accordance with UNDP rules and procedures;
• Oversee and coordinate programmatic and financial management and reporting;
• Implement and advocate for inclusion of programme activities which focus on human rights, key populations, and gender;
• Identify activities for reprogramming of funds for these areas throughout the grant cycle;
• Identify programmatic and financial risks and propose actions to mitigate these risks; and
• Monitor and update the risk plans.

Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programmes:

• Provide technical support to implementing partners to strengthen their monitoring and evaluation systems;
• Lead or contribute to the development or revision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan;
• Strengthen, harmonize, and standardize the existing data collection, analysis, and reporting system, in line with the National Strategic Plan and programme indicators (of relevant diseases);
• Develop programmatic reporting tools for implementing partners;
• Develop and deliver trainings/capacity building in monitoring and evaluation and health information systems for implementing partners. This could include the development of training manuals and materials, as well as facilitation of training workshops;
• Lead Data Quality Reviews in line with established methodologies;
• Assist Principal Recipients in identifying and addressing implementation bottlenecks;
• Lead programme reviews to review programme implementation, epidemiological trends and assess progress toward achieving impact;
• Evaluate epidemiological surveillance systems;
• Conduct diseasespecific surveys and/or key population size estimations;
• Support the development or strengthening of Health Management Information Systems, including District Health Information Systems (DHIS2);
• Conduct socioeconomic analysis of the impacts of HIV, TB, or malaria programs; and
• Conduct studies to assess programme effectiveness; support planning and conducting of operational research.

Capacity Development and/or Transition and Sustainability Planning:

• Carry out capacity assessments or facilitate self-assessments of public institutions and/or Civil Society Organizations for development of strategic interventions for institutional strengthening;
• Facilitate capacity development and/or transition planning processes with the participation of key stakeholders and partners;
• Based on capacity assessment, develop a prioritized Capacity Development Plan and or transition plan to achieve the milestones identified and address the identified capacity gaps;
• Develop target specific training tools/toolkits and manuals based on training needs assessment;
• Support the Country Office, national entities, partners, and the relevant donor(s), in development of a transition plan in relevant contexts;
• Capture and document capacity development results and lessons learnt in concise evidencebased case studies;
• Produce capacity development and transition guidance and tools for inclusion in the UNDP Global Fund Capacity Development Conducting an indepth analysis of the relevant legal, policy and regulatory frameworks for health and identify different options for government and / or civil society; and
• Contribute to the support for strengthening of systems for health by developing manuals, guidance, templates, tools, SOPs, and trainings for the following areas: (1) Financial Management (2) Program Management and Contract Management; (3) Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) and Monitoring and Evaluation; and (4) Human Resource Management in health and relevant sectors.

National Strategic Plan/Policy (for HIV, TB and/or malaria, NCDs, tobacco control), and funding proposals development:

• Consult with stakeholders (government, civil society organizations and networks, communities, technical partners, etc.) to develop a National Strategic Plan (for HIV, TB and/or malaria, NCDs and tobacco control) and leading the writing and editing and costing of national strategic plans;
• Develop Global Fund Concept Notes/Funding Requests (or other donor funding proposals) through a consultative and iterative process including key stakeholders.

Financial Management:

• Effective and accurate financial resources management and oversight;
• Development of financial reporting tools for CSOs;
• Development and implementation of operational strategies and procedures in the area of financial management, audit, and asset management;
• Development of programme budget proposals and cost estimates:
• Programme budget management and proper control of accounts;
• Support the design of workflows, based on UNDP internal control framework and risk management within the PMU visàvis the Country Offices and SRs;
• Support a Quality Assurance plan for SR or implementing partner financial reporting.
• Ensure close financial monitoring of the implementing partners;
• Support donor required financial reporting requirements;
• Facilitation of knowledge building and sharing in the project management team;

Prevention and Control of Non-communicable diseases:

• Support analysis and conduct research and modeling on the economic burden and its distribution, of non-communicable diseases and the impact of key NCD and tobacco control interventions, including return-on-investment analysis of action on NCDs and tobacco control;
• Capture and document political and contextual factors relevant to national and local NCD/tobacco responses, including anticorruption and policy incoherence, provide recommendations for stronger crosssectoral responses, and support national entities to accelerate action;
• Support analysis and policy/technical advice on comorbidities between NCDs and infectious diseases; and
• Facilitate capacity development on NCD/tobacco control governance, including through South-South cooperation modalities.

Addressing the Social, Economic and Environmental Determinants of Health:

• Support analysis, research, policy, and programmatic work on the environmental determinants of health, including links to climate change, land degradation, pollution and/or urbanization;
• Develop, use, and improve methods (including economic modelling) to capture spillover/cobenefits of interventions across multiple SDG targets, to inform planning and budgetary decisions; and
• Support design, financing, and operationalization of healthsensitive social protection, including through assessments, planning support and capacity building.

Health emergencies:

• Support analysis, policy advice and technical support for the integration of pandemic preparedness into universal health coverage, disaster risk reduction and management processes and plans;
• Support assessments and technical support on compliance regarding the International Health Regulations;
• Support cross sectoral engagement during acute phase of health emergencies;
• Design and coordinate of epidemic impact assessments in mitigation planning; and
• Integrating vector management design, operational research, good practice support and capacity building.

Rights, Laws, Key Populations:

• Support research, analysis, policy, and programme work on law and policy reform, including through addressing punitive, legal and policy environments and promoting enabling legal and policy environments, universal coverage, and social protection; and
• Support analysis, policy advice and technical support on key HIV, TB, and malaria populations, addressing stigma and discrimination, access to justice programming, removal/reducing of human rights and legal barriers to access services, promoting sustainable responses to HIV, TB, and malaria (including through social contracting, capacity development and sustainability planning).
• Treatment Access - Innovation and Access
• Conducts indepth research and analysis on treatment access issues, including identifying barriers and gaps in innovation and access to healthcare services. Provides datadriven insights and recommendations;
• Conducts legal research and analysis on treatment access issues, including regulatory frameworks, intellectual property rights, and licensing agreements. Assists in identifying legal barriers and provides recommendations for navigating legal complexities;
• Monitors policy developments related to treatment access and advises on strategies to promote innovation and broaden access. Collaborates with policymakers and stakeholders to support shaping policies that support equitable treatment access;
• Develops project plans, supports resource coordination and timely implementation. Facilitates collaboration among team members and stakeholders;
• Builds and maintains relationships with key stakeholders, such as governments, multilaterals, communities, healthcare providers, patient advocacy groups. Facilitates dialogue, gathers feedback, and identifies opportunities for collaboration to enhance treatment access;
• Conducts economic evaluations and costeffectiveness analyses of treatment options. Assesses the financial implications of innovative treatments and develops strategies to optimize access while considering budget constraints;
• Develops messaging and communication strategies to raise awareness about treatment access challenges and innovative solutions. Creates compelling content for various channels, including websites, social media, and policy briefs;
• Provides pharmaceutical expertise in the field of treatment access. Assesses the safety, efficacy, quality, availability and affordability of medications and therapies. Collaborates to optimize treatment options and ensure quality standards are met.

Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls:

• Conduct research and/or support programmatic activities on the prevention of gender-based violence and support for survivors (including programme design, implementation and capacity building, Support analysis, resource mobilization, policy advice and technical support and facilitate processes focused on an enabling legal and policy environment for sexual and reproductive health and rights, including for youth and adolescents; and
• Support analysis, research and policy advice for gender equality mainstreaming in national HIV, NCD and other health programmes, including engaging men and boys for gender equality.

SOGIESC/LGBTI rights:

• Provides legal expertise and advice on SOGIESC/LGBTI rights and related issues. Assists in drafting and reviewing of strategies, policies, knowledge products to ensure protection and promotion of these rights;
• Develops and implements advocacy strategies to advance SOGIESC/LGBTI rights. Collaborates with activists, organizations, and community leaders to raise awareness, mobilize support, and influence public opinion and policy;
• Designs and delivers training programs to enhance cultural competency and sensitivity towards SOGIESC/LGBTI issues. Educates professionals, organizations, and communities on creating inclusive environments and combating discrimination;
• Conducts research on SOGIESC/LGBTI rights, including gathering data, analyzing trends, and producing reports. Generates evidencebased insights to inform advocacy efforts and policy development;
• Engages with SOGIESC/LGBTI communities, building trust and fostering inclusivity. Organizes community events, support groups, and awareness campaigns to address specific needs and promote empowerment;
• Manages media relations and communications related to SOGIESC/LGBTI rights. Develops media strategies, responds to inquiries, and works to ensure accurate and fair representation of SOGIESC/LGBTI issues in the media;
• Manages digital platforms and technologies to support advocacy efforts for SOGIESC/LGBTI rights. Develops and implements digital strategies, including social media campaigns, online petitions, and webinars. Monitors online conversations and engagement metrics to assess the impact of digital initiatives;
• Ensures the privacy and safety of data collected for research and advocacy purposes. Develops protocols and standards for data collection, storage, and analysis. Implements measures to protect sensitive information and ensures compliance with relevant data protection regulations.

Sustainable Financing for Health:

• Develop energy provision business models serving the health sector including structuring of revenue streams;
• Optimize and structure diverse innovative and blended financing instruments, models, pipeline development, and investment platforms for public infrastructure;
• Develop and perform analysis for impactmaximizing [health] infrastructure investment strategy;
• Develop, refine and pilot of economic models for specific health challenges, building on existing and operational UN models;
• Lead or support data collection and validation with governments and key counterparts;
• Lead or support economic modelling for health investment cases and health tax revenue forecasts;
• Lead or support health expenditure and revenue reviews.

Digital health:

• Design Smart and IoT solutions in health system facilities (e.g., using usercentered processes);
• Support development of digital transformation strategy for health systems;
• As part of health informatics, work on data management, analysis, and interoperability to ensure that health data is collected, stored, and shared effectively and securely within the health management information system. Develop and implement security protocols, conduct risk assessments, and ensure compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR and others as part of cybersecurity and data privacy;
• Work on the design and implementation of telehealth (including telemedicine) programs and facilitate the adoption & optimisation of telemedicine technologies including compliance with regulatory requirements, training healthcare providers, and improving the patient experience in virtual care settings;
• Evaluate digital health interventions, tools, and platforms to assess their compliance with human rights principles, including privacy, data protection, and nondiscrimination. Identify potential human rights risks and vulnerabilities in digital health systems and address ethical considerations in AI for health;
• Work on the development, review, and updating of policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure compliance with local laws related to digital health programs and provide legal guidance on issues such as data protection, privacy, intellectual property, and liability in the context of digital health;
• Develop and execute a comprehensive AI strategy tailored to the specific needs and goals of health programming. Provide insights into
• AI integration in clinical, administrative and research settings, data management & integration, algorithm development, predictive analytics, image analysis, natural language processing and other relevant areas.

Solar for health and Smart facilities:

• Perform analysis, adapt, and optimize e-Mobility, vehicle-grid-integration and energy storage solutions for improved health system service delivery and access;
• Develop systems and frameworks for Smart infrastructure including data collection for climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, resilience, and security;
• Develop equitysensitive systems and models for energy efficiency and optimization for different tiers of health facilities;
• Develop resources for solar systems operations and maintenance (e.g., capacity
• Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH)

:

• Develop training resources for PSEAH Capacity and deliver related trainings to build the PSEAH capacity of UNDP personnel, Sub-Recipients (SRs) and contractors for Global Fundfinanced programmes.
• Provide technical support and advice on how to protect against PSEAH in Global Fundfinanced programmes, and effectively respond to SEAH allegations.
• Produce PSEAH Capacity Development Plans for Sub-Recipients and contractors.
• Develop and deliver training on how to undertake PSEAH Capacity Assessments of SRs for Global Fundfinanced programmes;
• Develop SR PSEAH Capacity Building Plans based on the findings of PSEAH Capacity Assessments;
• Develop technical guidance to inform how PSEAH capacity assessments of Subrecipients, contractors and suppliers for Global Fundfinanced programmes should be conducted.

- development programs).

Communication Support:

• Research and write case studies, web news stories, and interviews drawn from UNDP work on health;
• Provide research, analytical and writing support on communication related matters such as Op-Eds, press releases, news stories and blogs;
• Initiate, draft, edit communication multimedia materials, including press kits, fact sheets, advocacy briefs, infographics; and
• Write, edit, and manage social media content to engage audiences.

Videography and Photography:

• Produce high quality videos and photographs aimed at raising visibility of UNDP amongst target audiences;
• Work with UNDP Country Teams to identify success stories which creatively showcase results the impact of UNDP's work through humaninterest led stories;
• Develop and edit content for a wide range of audiences and distribution channels, including providing video of HD broadcast audio and video quality and shorter videos for social media; and
• Shoot high quality and well composed images.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
At UNDP, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect.

UNDP recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNDP, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.

All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UNDP's policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UNDP personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference checks.

Requirements and skills

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Working hours (%

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