EMERGENCY & HIV ANALYST
Location :Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE
Application Deadline : 07-Feb-14
Additional CategoryHIV/AIDS
Type of Contract : FTA Local
Post Level : NO-B
Languages Required : English Portuguese
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Mar-2014
Duration of Initial Contract : 7 Months
Expected Duration of Assignment : 7 Months
Background
The UN has identified the need for a standing capacity to address humanitarian risks associated with high levels of human vulnerability and the regular occurrence of natural hazards in Mozambique.
Experience from previous years suggests that Mozambique faces a situation of chronic vulnerability, which is recurrently exacerbated by disasters resulting from flooding, clyclones, drought, epidemics, pest infestations and earthquakes. In this context, coordination support is required to act as secretariat for emergencies among the UN agencies and their IASC partners (the IASC In –Country Team).
The UN Humanitarian Country Tem (HCT) functions as the main disaster preparedness and response coordination mechanism for the UN Country Team in Mozambique. The primary purpose of HVT is to ensure a prompt, effective and concerted country – level response by the UN System in the event of a human-made or natural disaster. The team is set up to ensure coordination of the UN assistance to the Government of Mozambique for prompt and effective disaster preparedness, mitigation and response. The team also coordinates all disaster related activities, technical advise and material assistance provided by UN agencies.
Given the extremely high rates of HIV infection in the region, UNCT in Mozambique is committed to the implementation of HIV at the work place programmes, including the 10 UN Minimum standards and the creation of UN PLUS.
In order to streamline the emergency preparedness and response efforts of the UNCT in Mozambique, and ensure that UN staff and their dependants continue to have access information on HIV and AIDS, UNCT has agreed with the creation of the position of an emergency and HIV Analyst function the Resident Coordinator's Office.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Contribute to the coordination of inter-agency preparedness and response efforts, facilitating support to the government of Mozambique for disaster preparedness, mitigation and response, and strengthen information mechanism on emergency preparedness and response in Mozambique;
- Contributes to strengthening the linkages between disaster preparedness, risk mitigation and response and overall vulnerability reduction in the Mozambican context, through the HCT;
- Ensure the integration of HIV and AIDS and Gender into emergency plans and programmes;
- Design and implement HIV at work place programmes;
- Be responsible for the implementation and operationalization of the 10 UN HIV Minimum standards;
- Support the RC and the HCT chair on emergency related issues tat should be raised in other inter agency on governmental;
- Contribute to the integration of HIV and AIDS, Human and Rights and Gender themes into the emergency settings as both national and local level;
- Keep abreast to the development of the Triple Threat (food insecurity, HIV and AIDS and weakened governance capacity) in the Southern Africa region, and alert RC and HCT to developments with implications for Mozambique;
- Facilitate and coordinate the preparation, implementation and updating of UNCT emergency preparedness and response plans, including the UN EPRP and the UN Avian Flu Contingency Plan;
- Liaise with HCT member agencies to ensure that activities set out in preparedness and response plans are completed;
- Liaise with the UNCT/HCT and the IACS In-Country Team, and with other humanitarian national and international humanitarian actors present in Mozambique and in the region;
- Assist SETSAN on strengthening linkages between disaster preparedness, mitigation and response and vulnerability reduction; participate in the IASC In-Country team on the national vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC);
- Lead the process of workplan elaboration, approval and implementation of UN Cares in Mozambique with the active involvement of UN relevant stakeholders;
- Promote greater and meaningful involvement of people living with HIV within the UN agencies and support the establishment of UN PLUS chapter in Mozambique.
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
- Maintains consistent values and performance standards and expresses UN core values in all functions and roles;
- Demonstrates inclusive behavior towards all colleagues and stakeholders, successfully developing cross-cultural relationships;
- Encourages open communication in the team demonstrating the ability to see issues and situations from team members' perspective.
Functional Competencies:
- Builds, maintains and leverages a diverse network of contacts, strategic partnership and alliances within the UNCT, the IASC IN-Country, the Government of Mozambique, and with external partners and counterparts in NGOs;
- Results orientation commitment to excellence;
- Appropriate and transparent decision making.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
- Master degree in Political Science, Sociology, Law, International Relations, Public Health or related field.
Experience:
- 2 years of progressively responsible relevant professional experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, disasters mitigation, emergency relief management, design and implementation of HIV and the work place programmes of other related areas;
- Experience working with UN agency will be an advantage.
Language
- Fluency in Portuguese and English.
