The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the pledge to leave no one behind reflect the interconnectedness of health and sustainable development issues such as the widening economic and social inequalities, the climate crisis, rapid urbanisation, the continuing burden of HIV and other infectious diseases (e.g., malaria, tuberculosis, COVID.19), 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.

UNDP’s partnership with the Global Fund (GF), in line with UNDP’s HIV, Health and Development Strategy 2016-2021: Connecting the Dots, makes a vital contribution to UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2018-2021, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the pledge to leave no one behind.   When requested, UNDP acts as interim Principal Recipient (PR), working with national partners and the Global Fund to ensure management, implementation and oversight of GF grants, while simultaneously strengthening health institutions and systems for national entities to assume the PR role over time.

In Angola, the Ministry of Health and UNDP have had a long-standing, strategic partnership for health service delivery through Global Fund grants. Currently, UNDP is acting as the Principal Recipient for the consolidated HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis 2018-2021. From July 2021 to June 2024, UNDP will act as Principal Recipient for a consolidated HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis Grant.

Most of the interventions planned in this Grant will be implemented at national level and in priority provinces based on their epidemiological burden. A new sub-national approach, already introduced in Benguela in 2020-21, will be replicated in Bié province from 1 July 2024. Its objective is to expand the coverage of high-quality HIV, malaria and tuberculosis services for the most vulnerable populations: pregnant women, children under 5, adolescent girls and young women and key populations. To that end, UNDP will establish an office in Bié. The office will ensure that adequate grant management and implementation of activities are in line with the grant agreement and the sub-national approach.
To help the UNDP Project Management Unit (PMU) deliver in a timely and quality assured manner on the Grant Performance Framework targets, while complying with UNDP and Global Fund rules and regulations, UNDP Angola is recruiting a Project Manager to be based in Bié province.

Provide leadership for the implementation of the sub-national approach in Bié province:
•     Co-represent UNDP vis-à-vis the Provincial Government, the Provincial Health Directorate as well as in strategic partnership forums related to HIV, malaria and tuberculosis within the province
•     Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Provincial and Municipal Health Directors in the province to ensure ownership of project/Global Fund grant implementation
•     Ensure adequate synergies between Provincial Government, Global Fund and other donor-funded activities taking place in the province which are related to HIV, malaria or tuberculosis
•     Ensure the development and implementation of detailed activity workplans to help achieve grant performance targets for the province, in collaboration with the Provincial Health Directorate focal points for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis as well as NGO Sub-Recipients
•     Ensure the development and implementation a provincial monitoring & evaluation plan including field visits to health facility and community-based activities, in Bié’s 9 Municipalities, in close collaboration with the Provincial Health Directorate
•     Ensure the timely collection, reporting and quality assurance of UNDP/GF Project data from the province; address queries raised by the Ministry of Health Disease Programmes, Global Fund or the Local Fund Agent (LFA)
•     Monitor key grant performance indicators at provincial level and ensure that they are reported and discussed with Provincial and Municipal governments
•     Support NGO Sub-Recipient management and oversight through M&E visits and grant performance review meetings at provincial level
•     Coordinate all Project meetings and field visits to and within the province; support the organisation of visits to Bié project sites by Luanda-based UNDP staff, the Global Fund or the Local Fund Agent
•     Support UNDP health product procurement activities, including quantification, forecasting and distribution, to help avoid stock-outs of diagnostic and treatment products in targeted health facilities
•     Identify, report and help address bottlenecks to the achievement of grant targets for the province, at health facility or community level
•     Identify and communicate risk areas in particular the risk of deviation from the implementation plan to avoid delays; formulates and implements risk assurance measures
•     Support the identification, documentation and dissemination of positive performance, success stories as well as lessons learned from the sub-national approach
•     At the request of the Senior M&E Specialist / Deputy Coordinator, contribute to periodic UNDP reports for the Country Coordination Mechanism, UN Joint Team on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB, bilateral partners, Civil society and the general public as and when necessary.

Facilitate capacity building and knowledge sharing in the area of public health implementation and use of data for HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis, focusing on the following: 
•     Provide coordination support and technical guidance to the Provincial Officers for Malaria, HIV and TB (OPMTVs) in Bié
•     Help identify and respond to capacity development needs expressed by the Focal Points for the three Disease Programmes
•     Contribute to the design, delivery and documentation of UNDP capacity development in evidence-based public health interventions that increase the coverage and quality of prevention, diagnostic, care and treatment services for HIV, Malaria and TB in the province, including systems development
•     Support the management and oversight of international or national technical assistance coming to Bié
•     Participate in and/or lead national and provincial technical and management trainings designed for national counterparts
•     Collaborate and help coordinate technical assistance efforts with those of other bilateral and multilateral partners operating in Bié, including other UN agencies and bilateral partners (USAID and CDC)
The Monitoring and Evaluation Associate reports to the Project Manager at the Bié office and receives continuous technical guidance from the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist in Luanda.