General information
Title
Junior Professional Officers Programma - Financing JPO from one of the Belgian partner countries (Rwanda)- Programme Officer - Programme Officer for UNAIDS with focus on the Joint UN Team on AIDS in DRC (1st and 2nd year)/Tanzania (3rd year)
ID
XM-DAC-2-10-8693
CRS ID
2022008693
Start date
End date
Activity status
Completion
Budget
€184.275
Actor
UN Programme on HIV/AIDS UNAIDS_ONUSIDA - UNAIDS - PRT
Country
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REP.)
Sector
Population & Reproductive Health - STD control including HIV/AIDS
Aid type
Donor country personnel
Priority partner country
Yes
Fragile state
Yes
Least developed country
Yes
Budgetline
54 35 356011 JPO-NUV Assistant Personnel multilateral co-operation
Finance type
GRANT
Tied status
No
Flow type
ODA
Province
Kinshasa
Body
General
The Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Programme, also known as the Associate Experts Programme, is a multilateral technical cooperation initiative sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid of Belgium. The Programme originaates from a United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution adopted in 1961 which approved and encouraged the collaboration of volunteers, financed by their respective countries of origin, in implementing development cooperation initiatives and programmes.
Belgium joined the Programme in 1963, and over the years has developed it into a Programme, extending its sponsorship to the Multilateral partnerl organizations with which the Belgian Government stipulated in specific agreements
The Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Programme, also known as the Associate Experts Programme, is a multilateral technical cooperation initiative sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid of Belgium. The Programme originates from a United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution adopted in 1961 which approved and encouraged the collaboration of volunteers, financed by their respective countries of origin, in implementing development cooperation initiatives and programs.
Results
Essential Qualifications and Experience required for this position:
Education
Advanced University degree at Master’s level in international development, social or physical sciences, public health, management or similar academic preparation.
Experience
Two years of work experience (maximum of 4 years) preferably in programmes’ management in public or private sector at the national or international levels, experience in data analysis and coordination.
Languages
Essential: Excellent knowledge of English and French.
Nationality
National of one of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda.
Age
No older than 32 years of age as of 31 December 2019.
Other
Under the direct supervision of the UNAIDS Country Director (UCD) in DR Congo, and subject to the changing working environment and partnership with government, the incumbent will:
• Assist the UCD and the UNAIDS Country Office (UCO) team in convening, coordinating and facilitating the Joint UN Team on AIDS;
• Assist the UCD, the UCO team and the Joint UN Team on AIDS (Joint Team) in developing and implementing a needs-based, country-tailored Joint UN Plan on AIDS, in support to the national Fast-Track targets and the SDG commitments, strategies and plans, in accordance with the priorities of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF);
• Support the UCD/ UCO and the Joint Team in their engagement in the development, implementation and reporting on UNDAF; assist in making sure that country priorities and needs pertinent to ending the AIDS epidemic are fully integrated in the UNDAF processes;
• Support Joint Team efforts, in fragile and humanitarian settings; to liaise with emergency and humanitarian actors in order to ensure that HIV response and related SRHR services are integrated into emergency preparedness and contingency planning,