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Office/Unit/Project Description

The UNDP Africa HIV and Health related work is informed by the UNDP corporate strategy, the HIV and Health Team’s Strategy Connecting the Dots and the Global AIDS Strategy. The work is also informed by the African Union’s ‘Catalytic Framework to end AIDS, TB and Malaria’. Based on these frameworks the UNDP HIV and health work focuses on three interrelated areas. These are reducing inequalities and social exclusion that drive HIV and poor health, promoting effective and inclusive governance for health, and building resilient and sustainable systems for health.

The Africa HIV, Health and Development (HHD) regional team supports UNDP Africa country offices (COs) in designing and implementing HIV and health related interventions in line with the UNDP corporate plan and the respective country CPDs.

In Zambia, HHD related activities are guided by the current CPD which will expire in 2022 under the inclusive growth and sustainable development. The new CPD 2023-2026 envisages to support the government of the republic of Zambia with development of relevant human rights interventions and policy reform which will enable access to basic services of the vulnerable population such as PLWHIV, YKP and PWD.

The HHD activities are implemented through various funding sources including the Unified Budget and Resource Allocation Framework (UBRAF¹) and regional projects such as the We Belong Africa (WBA²) Young Key Population Initiative” (YKP) and strengthening of health systems including adoption of digital health, addressing environmental issues and hazardous waste management and renewable energy.

The Programme Analyst will, therefore, support the implementation of the various HHD activities in the UNDP Zambia country office.

Scope of Work:

The specific tasks and responsibilities are:

Under the direction of the head of governance and gender unit and technical support of the senior health, energy and climate change adviser, the Programme Analyst is expected to:

1. Support the formulation and implementation of HHD programme strategies, workplans, and budgets;
2. Provide day to day management of HHD programme activities in Zambia, including provision of technical support to partners, organization of events and meetings, research and preparation of reports and tools, and collection and reporting of relevant data and information for measuring success of the programme;
3. Facilitate knowledge building, usage and dissemination of products generated and published by the HHD regional team, its partners, and other relevant institutions in the continent;
4. Strengthen communication, visibility of HHD activities and participation of Zambia stakeholders such as Parliamentarians, Judges, Senior Officials, and key population activists in the WBA and HHD Communities of Practice (COP);
5. Contribute to identification of best practices, lessons learned and support with the documentation and dissemination of knowledge products on HHD activities;
6. Support full integration of the HHD activities into the Zambia Country Office programme portfolio and contribute programme information to Country Office planning, budgeting, and reporting processes;
7. Manage partnerships and collaboration between the UNDP country office and between UNDP and other UN Agencies, Government institutions, bilateral partners, academia, and Civil society organization.

Institutional Arrangements

The Programme Analyst will report to the Head of the Governance Unit. Technical support and guidance will be provided by the Senior Health, Energy and Climate Change Advisor of the CO and the Africa Regional HIV, Health and Development (HHD) Team. The Program Analyst will also closely collaborate with other relevant UNDP teams.

Competencies

Core Competencies

• Achieve Result: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline;
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements;
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback;
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible;
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident;
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships;
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Business Management

• Result-based Management
  • Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results.
• Project Management
  • Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
• Portfolio Management
  • Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment.
• Monitoring
  • Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results.
• Working with Evidence and Data
  • Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making.

Business Direction & Strategy

• Effectiveness
  • Project Quality Assurance.

Requirements:

Minimum education requirements:

• Advanced degree in Law, Public Health, Development Studies, Governance and Human Rights or related fields;
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) work experience with HIV/AIDS, key populations, climate change and health, health system strengthening related issues in Zambia.

Required Skills:

• Familiarity with the work of the United Nations Development system;
• Strong experience in project management including strategy development, work planning and reporting;
• Strong communication skills including documenting and disseminating project results.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section:

• Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision, and values;
• Exerts strict adherence to corporate rules, regulations, and procedures. Familiarity with the internal control framework and results-based management tools is a must;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Extensive experience working on human rights issues with governments, human rights bodies, civil society, and development partners in the Africa Region;
• Demonstrated expertise on policy and programmes relating to Human Rights and Sexual and Gender Diversity;
• Experience working with the UN, donors, multilateral organizations, and NGOs is necessary and essential;
• Demonstrable experience in developing resources or dissemination material pertaining to LGBTI rights, HIV, and human rights will be an advantage;
• Shares knowledge and experience;
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills;
• Ability to perform a variety of standard tasks related to project documentation filing, provision of information;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Language

• Fluency in English is required.

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