KNCV is looking for a
GLOBAL FUND OFFICER (FULL TIME)
Duty station: The Hague, The Netherlands
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the second most deadly infectious disease in the world.
KNCV is an international center of expertise for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national and international context. We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists. We aim to stop the spread of the worldwide epidemic of TB and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB.
Over the past century we have built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise, initially by successfully controlling TB in the Netherlands. Since the 1970s, we have also shared our knowledge and expertise with the rest of the world. We operate from a central office in The Hague in the Netherlands, a regional office in Central Asia and country offices worldwide. KNCV raises funds from private, institutional, corporate, and government donors.
Challenge TB
KNCV is the lead partner in Challenge TB (CTB), the new USAID-funded 5-year global program to decrease TB mortality and morbidity in high burdened countries. We lead an international consortium with eight partner organizations: American Thoracic Society (ATS), Family Health International (FHI 360), Interactive Research & Development (IRD), Japanese Anti Tuberculosis Foundation (JATA), Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), and the World Health Organization.
The overarching strategic objectives of Challenge TB are to improve access to quality patient centred care for TB, TB/HIV, and MDR-TB services; to prevent transmission and disease progression; and to strengthen TB platforms.
Background of the function
The US Government is the largest donor to the Global Fund as well as the Global Fund being the largest donor for TB care and treatment. It is strategically important for USAID’s bilateral TB program to support, leverage, and optimize these resources. Global Fund grants and USG bilateral TB work plans are designed to provide support to fill strategically important financial, human, and programmatic gaps identified in these plans. This approach ensures country ownership, promotes NTP management capacity, enables coordination of external and national TB resources, and maximizes outcomes.
Over the past two years, there have been many large changes at the Global Fund, resulting in the development of a New Funding Model (NFM). This significantly changes the way grants are awarded and implemented, and countries need to be prepared for these changes to ensure the achievements that have made over the past several years are sustained and improved upon. In response to this change and the need to accelerate TB care activities, USAID has developed a technical assistance model to: ensure that Global Fund grants are successfully implemented; improve coordination between partners; build country capacity; thus ensuring that the greatest challenges in TB prevention and control are met. This is done through a combination of long-, and short-term TA, by different partners providing TA at the country-level. Long-term TA will mainly be facilitated by USAID in coordination with implementing partners.
Purpose of the position
The position facilitates the functioning of Challenge Global Fund Technical Assistance as a hub for coordinating technical assistance for Global Fund grant implementation for a set of USAID priority countries that are part of the Challenge TB project. This hub is a part of USAID’s TA model to support the success of Global Fund TB grants. The Global Fund Officer shall have primary responsibility for working closely with USAID in building upon USAID’s existing systems for ensuring that TA needs are proactively met, and of high quality.
Organizational position
The Global Fund Program Officer is a staff member of Project Management Unit (PMU) of Challenge TB project at the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation in The Hague and answerable to the Deputy Project Director of the PMU. The Program Officer works in close coordination with the Global Fund Focal Points of the USAID TB team.
Principal activities
As Global Fund Officer you will:
- Work closely with the USAID Global Fund TB Focal Points to review, map and analyze core, regional and country work plans and budgets, as well as regular reports from a perspective of Global Fund.
- Support and coordinate Challenge TB partners in Global Fund implementation where USAID does not have a Global Fund TB Advisor through country field visits, and virtual assistance.
- Support the collection, development and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned of Global Fund implementation in priority countries.
- Help to ensure high-quality short-term and long-term technical assistance is provided at the country level, while avoiding any duplication of efforts among the partners.
- Review all existing TA from other sources, including the WHO Global Fund Partnership Agreements, to ensure there is no duplication with Challenge TB plans.
- Work closely with Challenge TB staff at the country level to help monitor the Global Fund implementation, identify and resolve possible bottlenecks.
- Work closely with USAID to establish and maintain a system to compile, analyze and report data on Global Fund grants in all Challenge TB countries.
Who are we looking for?
Education:
- Master’s degree in social sciences or a related field from an accredited college or university.
Knowledge/experience:
- Knowledge and experience in Global Fund operations.
- At least four (4) years of experience in project management in an international environment.
- Knowledge of and/or experience working with TB programs.
- Behavioral competencies and skills.
- Excellent up-to-date knowledge of ongoing and emerging issues in relation to global policy and Global Fund.
- Ability to develop, manage and coordinate projects between coalition partners and with Ministries of Health and other partners at national level.
- Leadership and decision making.
- Networking, diplomacy and coordination.
- Excellent English language skills (speaking and writing); other language skills are an advantage (e.g. Russian).
- Ability to work-proactively and work well in a team.
- Ability to develop and maintain efficient working relationships among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
Additional characteristics
Tasks are performed independently within a set policy framework of responsibilities and assignments; Frequently travels abroad for a number of weeks or a number of days.What do we offer?
A fixed-term contract for a year, with the intention to extend the contract;
- An informal work atmosphere in an international environment where initiative is appreciated;
- A highly-motivated team of experienced, self-driven colleagues;
- The salary is dependent upon education and relevant working experience;
- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation has its own Employment Conditions Scheme.
HOW TO APPLY:
Application
Your application (with curriculum vitae, motivation letter in English and 3 professional references) should be sent by email before March 20th 2015 to:
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, PO Box 146, 2501 CC The Hague, the Netherlands, Attention: Ms. Larissa Lutmers. E-mail:
recruit@kncvtbc.org under subject “Global Fund Officer”.
For more information, please contact Larissa Lutmers, HRM: phone +31 (070) 416 72 22.
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled person.