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Vacancy No.: UNAIDS/25/TASR2
Title: Adviser, Equitable and Sustainable Financing of HIV Response, NO-C (XB), Thailand
Grade: NO-C
Contract type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Duration of contract: 20 months extra-budgetary project post of limited duration, extension subject to availability of XB funding
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Date:
4 February 2025
Application Deadline:
11 March 2025
Selection in Progress
Organization unit:
AI UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (AI)
AI/RSB Regional Support Team, Asia and Pacific
Duty station:
Bangkok Thailand
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About UNAIDS:
Serving Communities and Countries to End Inequalities and AIDS
We, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, lead the global effort to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. By placing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to reduction of inequalities at the heart of our work, we lead the global response to AIDS by: (i) maximizing equitable and equal access to HIV services, (ii) breaking down barriers to achieving HIV outcomes, and (iii) integrating efficient HIV responses into wider health and protection systems.
We are committed to creating an equal, safe and empowering workplace culture where all people in all their diversity thrive. We live our values of Commitment to the AIDS Response, Integrity and Respect for Diversity. You can access the full UNAIDS Competency Framework on the UNAIDS website.
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MANDATE OF THE DEPARTMENT:
The UNAIDS Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific provides leadership and coordinates support for an expanded UN system response to ending the AIDS epidemic at regional and country level. It steers, promotes, and supports regional and national partners and the UN system towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Using an equity and equality lens as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UNAIDS Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific promotes effective use of strategic information of the epidemic trends and the status of its response and provides technical leadership on people-centered HIV prevention and response in the region focused on key populations and locations most at risk.
The UNAIDS Thailand Country Office provides leadership and coordinates the expanded UN system response in Thailand. Using an equity and equality lens as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UNAIDS Thailand Country Office scales up HIV services focused on key populations and locations m
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Main tasks and Responsibilities of the Position:
Reporting to the UNAIDS Country Director, with a matrix reporting to the Regional Adviser, Equitable Financing, the Adviser, Equitable and Sustainable Financing of HIV Response will work with various national and local governments of Thailand, communities of people living with HIV and key populations, civil society organizations, the joint UN team on HIV and AIDS, other development partners such as the Global Fund and PEPFAR, and academic institutions in promoting and improving the sustainability, efficiency and equity of financing of the HIV response. This will include, in particular, supporting increasing domestic resources for the HIV response, and more specifically for programmes for key populations including HIV prevention and community-led responses. The support provided to Thailand, which will follow the UNAIDS principles of implementing data driven, human rights-based and gender-sensitive approaches, will create momentum to support broader ASEAN efforts to improve sustainable financing of the HIV resp
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| REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS |
Education:
Essential: Advanced university degree at Master’s level or equivalent in economic research, macroeconomics, health economics/finance, public health management or other related fields with a background in economics. A relevant first university degree and seven (7) years of relevant work experience will be considered as equivalent for internal candidates only.
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Competencies:
UNAIDS Values:
1. Commitment to the AIDS response
2. Integrity
3. Respect for diversity
Core competencies:
1. Working in Teams
2. Communicating with Impact
3. Applying Expertise
4. Delivering Results
5. Driving Change and Innovation
6. Being Accountable
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Experience:
Essential: Minimum of five (5) years of experience in health economics and health and/or HIV financing. Experience in advocating for increased health and/or HIV financing with national stakeholders (such as department of finance/budget management).
Desirable: Experience working with international organizations on health financing issues, experience working in Thailand.
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Languages:
Essential: Proficiency in English and Thai.
Desirable: Knowledge of additional UN official languages.
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Additional Information:
Kindly note that applications by internal candidates are strongly encouraged.
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Annual salary:
(Net of tax)
THB 2602753 at single rate
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Applications from people living with HIV are particularly welcome. Applications from women and from nationals of non- and under-represented member states are particularly encouraged. |
Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to the Staff Regulations and Rules of the World Health Organization (WHO) adjusted, as necessary, to take into account the particular operational needs of UNAIDS, and any subsequent amendments.
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
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Note: The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer or promotion of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity. The medical criterion for recruitment is fitness to work in the particular post. The United Nations HIV/AIDS Personnel Policy clearly stipulates that no staff and/or potential candidates shall be discriminated against on the basis of real or perceived HIV status. HIV infection, in itself, does not constitute lack of fitness to work. There is no obligation to disclose HIV-related personal information.
UNAIDS is committed to providing a work environment that respects the inherent dignity of all persons. UNAIDS has a responsibility to take all appropriate steps to prevent and respond to discrimination, abuse of authority, and harassment, including sexual harassment in the workplace or in connection with work. UNAIDS has zero tolerance towards abusive conduct. |
UNAIDS is committed to providing equity of access to employment, advancement and retention in UNAIDS, recognizing that it is in the interest of UNAIDS to recruit and maintain a diverse and skilled workforce that is representative of the diverse nature of society, which includes persons with disabilities. It is therefore the policy of UNAIDS to actively promote equity of access to employment opportunities within UNAIDS for persons with disabilities.
UNAIDS undertakes to provide reasonable accommodation necessary to enable a person with a disability to access employment opportunities, enter into and remain in employment within UNAIDS. The principle of reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection and appointment. |
Please visit UNAIDS's e-Recruitment website at: https://erecruit.unaids.org to review and apply to positions. The system provides instructions for online application procedures. |
All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement. |
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Selection in Progress |
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