Project Title: Leadership For Results

Project Number: UKR/01/004

Post Title: Expert on Care

Duration of employment: 1 year

Full time

Duty Station: Kyiv, Ukraine

Duties and responsibilities:

• The Expert on Care will be employed by UNDP and will be responsible for:
• Advise on matters related to care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS;
• Facilitate regular assessment of the current national and local care activities;
• Assist in the implementation of the Global Fund proposal component regarding care;
• Provide technical support to the State AIDS Commission for strategic planning and implementation of the components on care in the National Programme on HIV/AIDS;
• Produce reports for submission to the State AIDS Commission, GFATM and the UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS;
• Provide case study reports and best practices;
• Liaise with the WHO to support implementation of the Action Plan for the Accelerated Access to Care Initiative;
• Assure smooth operational running of the project by means of following established operational rules and procedures;
• Participate in data collection, analysis and maintenance of projects related data base;
• Assure that the progress reporting is done in a timely and quality manner based on the requirements of the UNDP and project donors; 

Qualifications for the post:

• Master’s Degree with a minimum of 5 years experience or a PhD with a minimum of 3 years experience in a related field;
• Extensive experience in care of PLHA;
• In-depth understanding of the HIV/AIDS situation in Ukraine;
• Fluency in Ukrainian and working knowledge of English;
• Strong computer skills;
• Energetic and optimistic approach to all possible problems;
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

In case of interest of this position please send your CV (both English and Ukrainian) via e-mail to the following person: Egorov Vyacheslav vegorov@un.kiev.ua