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Job Title: National
Programme Officer – Community Mobilization & Networking 

• Collaborate with the National HIV
  Coordination Authorities and other sectors active engagement with civil
  society, improving effective leadership of communities, including of
  people living with HIV and key populations, within strategic planning,
  policy development, social dialogue, service delivery, data collection and
  monitoring of rights and policies, programming and funding flaws,
• Provide direct assistance and
  insight into the local context to the Joint UN Team on AIDS and other
  partners for sustained and consistent capacity development of networks and
  organizations for effective advocacy and demand creation, service
  delivery, data collection, analysis and monitoring of rights and policies,
  programming and fund flows.
• Identify multilateral grant
  opportunities and bilateral aid available at national/regional level to
  harmonize resources for civil society, communities and other
  non-governmental institutions.
• Provide support to national
  strategic alliances/partnerships to ensure UNAIDS provides technical
  support to civil society and communities in tracking and monitoring of
  budgets and resources made available to different stakeholder groups in
  the governmental and non-governmental sectors and in the monitoring of
  government accountability for attainment of the Political Declaration
  targets and commitments,
• Liaise with national civil society
  activists and leaders (e.g. prominent people living with HIV and key
  population network leaders, religious leaders, cultural leaders,
  parliamentarians etc.). Stay abreast of current/hot national issues and
  tensions, provide strategic information, national context insight and
  analysis to the UCC, taking a key role in consensus building, and conflict
  resolution during crises.
• Provide assistance to local
  communities to strengthen links between AIDS and other social movements
  and enable them to take ownership of a new, more expanded and inclusive
  development paradigm, based on rights and equity.
• Ensure the principles of human
  rights, gender equality and the meaningful involvement of people living
  with HIV and koy populations are adhered to in the work of the Joint
  Programme and its partners, serving as a focal point for civil society
  engagement, activism and intelligence for the country office, RST and HO
• Engage with non-traditional national
  partners, social networking technology, socio-political and youth
  movements to promote social change.
• Provide technical input to national social
  protection plans, policies, programmes and legislation to ensure that they
  are HIV sensitive and include: predictable transfers of cash, food, access
  to social health and insurance or other transfers for those affected by
  HIV and those who are most vulnerable.
• Any other duties as assigned by
  supervisor.

• First university degree in social
  sciences, health, or related field.
• Specialization in one of the above
  fields.
• At least 3 to 6 years’ experience in
  civil society/community mobilization collaboration and partnerships
  development Considerable experience in the country where the post is
  located in the field of HIV, fostering partnerships with a range of
  sectors, broad experience In working with and mobilizing a range of
  external partners.
• Experience in the UN system:
  regional and/or international experience in the field of HIV; experience
  of living with HIV Languages:
• Advanced level of English or another
  UN official language depending on the duty station as well as an advanced
  level ol the local language
• Good working knowledge of another UN
  Official language

• Strong interpersonal,
  representational and advocacy skills Ability to facilitate and strengthen
  the involvement of a range of external partners in the HIV work.
• Knowledge of the UN system and
  development issues. Understanding of AIDS epidemic essentials. Ability to
  ensure that the principles around human lights, gender and the meaningful
  involvement of people living with HIV are adhered to and applied in all
  UNAIDS partnership work and strategies.
• Other partnership skills as
  articulated in the cross cutting competency set.

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