| Vacancy No: RAPS/1/2015/AF/04 Title: Regional Specialist on HIV and AIDS in the World of Work in Africa (Regional HIV and AIDS Specialist) Grade: P.4 Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment | Date: 5 March 2015 Application Deadline (midnight Geneva time) 6 April 2015 (13 day(s) until closing deadline) Currently accepting applications Organization unit: DWT/CO - Pretoria Duty Station: Pretoria, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General introduction: The following are eligible to apply: - ILO Internal candidates in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 32 of Annex I of the Staff Regulations. - External candidates. Staff members with at least five years of continuous service with the Office are encouraged to apply and will be given special consideration at the screening and evaluation stage. In accordance with the Staff Regulations and letters of appointment, successful candidates for positions in the Professional category would be expected to take up different assignments (field and Headquarters) during their career, the desirable length of an assignment in any specific position being two to five years, following which the incumbent should be willing to move to another assignment and/or duty station. Within the context of the Office's renewed efforts to promote mobility, staff members seeking mobility are encouraged to apply to vacancies. Mobility will be given special consideration at the screening and evaluation stages. The specific language requirements for this position are detailed hereunder. Candidates whose mother tongue is not one of the ILO working languages (English, French and Spanish) shall possess a fully satisfactory working knowledge of at least one of the working languages in order to apply. If appointed, and if so required as per the position requirements, they may be required to acquire a working knowledge of a second working language during their initial years of service in the Office. The ILO values diversity among its staff. We welcome applicants from qualified women and men, including those with disabilities. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to erecruit@ilo.org . Applications from qualified candidates from non- or under-represented member States, or from those member States which staffing forecasts indicate will become non- or under-represented in the near future, would be particularly welcome. A list of these countries is in Appendix I. Successful completion of the Assessment Centre is required for all external candidates. Conditions of employment are described in Appendix II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INTRODUCTION The position is located in the ILO Decent Work Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa and Country Office for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (DWT/CO-Pretoria) in Pretoria. The key elements of ILO's overall HIV and AIDS in the World of Work strategy are ILO's partnership with regional institutions such as the African Union Commission (AUC) and its Regional Economic Commissions (RECs), the African Development Bank (AfDB), as well as ILO's collaboration with the UNAIDS Regional Support Teams for Eastern and Southern Africa, Middle East and North Africa and West and Central Africa. The Regional HIV and AIDS Specialist for the World of Work in Africa (Regional HIV and AIDS Specialist) will contribute to implementing ILO's strategy vis-à-vis these main regional partners and other relevant institutions, with a view to increasing ILO's visibility and impact in Africa within the context of the African Union's Abuja Plus 12 Declaration on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Common African Position (CAP) on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Taking into account the priorities set by the Regional Office for Africa and the Programme and Budget Outcomes, the Regional HIV and AIDS Specialist will provide policy and programmatic guidance to the African Union Commission (AUC), and to other relevant regional institutions, as well as to the ILO Decent Work teams. He/she will ensure that the world of work actors are included in the design and the implementation of regional HIV responses. He/she will also build strong partnerships with the UNAIDS Regional Support Teams on AIDS to give visibility to the ILO's cosponsor role as lead agency for workplace programmes and private sector mobilization. The Regional HIV and AIDS Specialist will report to the Director of DWT/CO-Pretoria and receive technical guidance from the HIV and AIDS and the World of Work Branch (ILOAIDS) at ILO Headquarters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description of Duties Specific duties In close collaboration with the Regional Programming Unit and the other Regional Technical Specialists based in the Regional Office for Africa, with the Decent Work Teams (DWTs) and the Country Offices in the region, the Regional HIV and AIDS Specialist will be responsible for: Policy guidance: 1. Influencing regional policies and strategies, particularly through the Africa Union's bodies and the Regional Economic Communities to ensure that the ILO's regional priorities such as social protection, women and youth employment and labour migration are integrated in HIV regional responses, 2. Supporting the African Union in reviewing, adopting and implementing the Protocol on "Integrating HIV interventions in African Union Commission's (AUC) Peace Support Operations", 3. Representing the ILO and providing guidance to regional initiatives and programmes at the level of the UNAIDS Regional Support Teams on AIDS located in South Africa, Senegal and Egypt, with the aim of enhancing the integration of the world of work into their priorities, 4. Collaborating with and providing policy advice to AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) - an advocacy and accountability platform for the response to HIV and AIDS, TB and Malaria in Africa (led by AUC and supported by UNAIDS), Programmatic guidance: 5. Providing guidance to ILOAIDS Decent Work teams for more coherence with national priorities, 6. Working with the DWT specialists and supporting them on ways to mainstream HIV and AIDS into relevant areas of ILO's work, including youth and women's employment, social protection and labour migration, 7. Supporting the African Union in implementing its workplace policy on HIV and AIDS adopted in 2011, 8. Providing technical and strategic support to ITUC Africa and OATUU around regional level events or programmes related to HIV and AIDS, as well as to Business Africa (Employers' Confederation) to assist and mobilize employers in the HIV and AIDS response, Advocacy: 9. Advocating for and giving visibility to the Getting to Zero at Work campaign in regional fora, 10. Supporting the roll-out of the joint ILO-UNAIDS VCT@Work Initiative that seeks to reach 5 million workers worldwide by the end of 2015, through strengthening partnerships with Africa Union, OATUU, ITUC Africa and Business Africa, 11. Analysing and researching the regional epidemic in terms of trends, investments and responses, and highlighting strategic entry points for ILO responses, Resource mobilization and partnership building: 12. Nurturing relationships and contacts with regional donors and institutions such as the AfDB to design regional programmes focusing on: access to HIV/TB services through the workplace; key economic sectors and vulnerable workers left behind; high Impact Countries as defined by UNAIDS, cross-border corridor areas. These specific duties are aligned with the relevant ILO generic job description, which includes the following generic duties: 1. Design and promote a wide range of special subject-matter-related programmes, This involves: re-analysis of complex or conflicting data, statistics and information or policy guidelines, in a manner requiring the advanced application of principles of a recognised technical specialisation. 2. Develop and review an institutional framework, in which social partners can best improve, implement and evaluate efficient and equitable ILO action programmes. 3. Provide policy advice to ILO's constituents on institutional strengthening, the application of ILO standards and the promotion of technical cooperation activities. 4. Formulate and submit project proposals and seek funding. 5. Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the project activities. 6. Undertake technical advisory missions independently or in collaboration with Multidisciplinary Teams. 7. Conduct seminars, workshops and technical meetings and training courses. 8. Prepare draft recommendations and guidelines for discussion and adoption as ILO Recommendations or Conventions on related technical fields. 9. Write manuals and/or training guides on related topics. 10. Disseminate information on programmes through publications and, press releases, as well as ensuring representation at donors meetings, international, regional and national fora and advocacy campaigns. 11. Monitor and coordinate research carried out by junior technical officers and external collaborators. 12. Provide technical inputs to office documents (sectoral meetings, technical committees, regional meetings and conference reports). 13. Participate in tripartite reviews on technical cooperation activities and international meetings and conferences. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education Advanced university degree (Master) in public health or social sciences, with demonstrated experience in the relevant technical field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Experience Eight years of relevant experience at the national level in the field of HIV and AIDS, or five years at the international level. Experience conducting and coordinating advocacy and impact-oriented technical support, and fund raising. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Languages (See also above) Excellent command of both English and French languages. Knowledge of Arabic or Portuguese will be an advantage. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competencies In addition to the ILO core competencies, this position requires: Technical competencies - Solid knowledge of social and economic issues in the African region, demonstrated expertise and skills in technical advisory functions, policy evaluation and assessment, and ability to produce quality reports. Ability to synthesize research and reach empirically based conclusions on related subjects; provide seasoned advice on best practices, to address broader issues outside the field of specialization; formulate new concepts and methodologies; develop training materials, alternative courses of action, project proposals, policy, procedural matters and present them at high-level meetings; design and synthesize strategies for programme development in member States; produce reports and evaluate and monitor technical cooperation activities and projects. Demonstrated capacity to successfully negotiate with donors and member states on sensitive matters requiring tact and patience. Proven capacity in facilitating and coordinating mechanisms between stakeholders and UN Agencies. Demonstrated ability to instigate constructive dialogue with policy makers for evidence-based policy making. Demonstrated capacity of adopting participatory approaches and of including private sector actors into development policies and dialogues. Professional expertise in areas related to HIV and AIDS advocacy, prevention and response, protection of workers from unacceptable forms of work, vulnerability reduction, protection and economic empowerment of youth and women. Behavioural competencies: Ability to work successfully and harmoniously in a team and in a multicultural environment. Gender-sensitive behaviour and attitudes. Demonstrated leadership and inter-personal skills. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Information: Evaluation (which may include one or several written tests and a pre-interview competency-based assessment centre) and the interviews will tentatively take place between May and August 2015. Candidates are requested to ensure their availability should they be short listed for further consideration. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| APPENDIX II CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to ILO Staff Regulations and other relevant internal rules. - The first contract will be issued for a twelve-month period (for Geneva-based positions) and a twenty-four month period (for non Geneva-based positions) - A successful external candidate will be on probation for the first two years of assignment. - Any extension of contract beyond the probation period is subject to satisfactory conduct and performance. Grade: P.4
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Please note that the above salary levels are determined according to the criteria established by the International Civil Service Commission. The ILO is international public sector employer and salary and other employment conditions are not negotiable. Other allowances and benefits subject to specific terms of appointment:
Recruitment is normally made at the initial step in the grade. Salaries and emoluments are exempt from taxation by the Swiss authorities and, on the basis of international agreements or national law relating to presence or residence abroad, are generally exempt from taxation by other governments. In the absence of exemption, in most cases tax paid will be reimbursed in accordance with an ILO document which will be supplied upon request. While the successful candidate will be initially working in Pretoria, he/she may be assigned to any duty station designated by the Director-General of the ILO. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit ILO's e-Recruitment website at: erecruit.ilo.org. The system provides instructions for online application procedures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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