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ABS Consulting Group

Responsibilities or duties

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinating both the Civil Society and Private sector participation in policy development, strategic planning, and budgeting for the National HIV/AIDS Response;
• Providing technical support in the development and implementation of strategies and approaches for HIV/AIDS and gender mainstreaming in line with the National Strategic Plan;
• Facilitating effective communication between UAC, Civil Society, and the Private sector to foster effective collaboration between UAC and other stakeholders in the prevention and control of HIV / AIDS;
• Coordinating Civil Society and Private sector programmes on HIV/AIDS prevention and control;
• Providing technical leadership and support in the designing and development of sector-specific responses to HIV/ AIDS guided by the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan;
• Facilitating the design and implementation of impact assessment strategies to support the design and implementation of sector-specific responses within the national response framework;
• Providing technical support and guidance to Networks of HIV Response Partners at the decentralized level for a harmonized HIV and AIDS response;
• Providing technical support and guidance to the decentralized level coordination structures in the management of HIV and AIDS activities;
• Providing technical support and guidance in capacity needs assessment within the Civil Society and the Private sector, and advocating for the necessary support;
• Preparing and submitting work plans, budgets, and periodic reports on HIV/AIDS activities in the Zonal Office catchment area for UAC management and other stakeholders;
• Coordinating, monitoring, supervising, and appraising the performance of the subordinate staff in the Zonal Coordination Unit;

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Person Specifications:

(a) Academic Qualifications

• An Honours Bachelor’s Degree in either Business Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Administration and Management, Management Science, or Social Work and Social Administration, from a recognised University /Institution;
• A Master’s Degree in either Business Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Administration and Management, or Management Science, from a recognised University /Institution.

(c) Required Competences

(i) Technical Competences

• Networking skills
• Lobbying and negotiating skills
• Advocacy and diplomatic skills
• Good report writing and Analysis
• Financial Management
• Human Resource Management
• Policy management
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Planning, organizing, and coordinating

(ii) Behavioral Competences

• Leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Relations
• Planning, organizing, and coordinating
• Concern for quality and standards
• Ethics and integrity
• Project Management skills
• Flexibility
• Pro-activism
• Assertiveness and self-confidence
• Political ingenuity
• Time management
• Accountability

Experience needed

(b) Work Experience:

At least six (6) years of relevant working experience, three (3) of which should be at the Senior Officer Level in government or an equivalent level of experience in the management of Partnerships from a reputable organisation.

• Coordinating both the Civil Society and Private sector participation in policy development, strategic planning, and budgeting for the National HIV/AIDS Response;
• Providing technical support in the development and implementation of strategies and approaches for HIV/AIDS and gender mainstreaming in line with the National Strategic Plan;
• Facilitating effective communication between UAC, Civil Society, and the Private sector to foster effective collaboration between UAC and other stakeholders in the prevention and control of HIV / AIDS;
• Coordinating Civil Society and Private sector programmes on HIV/AIDS prevention and control;
• Providing technical leadership and support in the designing and development of sector-specific responses to HIV/ AIDS guided by the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan;
• Facilitating the design and implementation of impact assessment strategies to support the design and implementation of sector-specific responses within the national response framework;
• Providing technical support and guidance to Networks of HIV Response Partners at the decentralized level for a harmonized HIV and AIDS response;
• Providing technical support and guidance to the decentralized level coordination structures in the management of HIV and AIDS activities;
• Providing technical support and guidance in capacity needs assessment within the Civil Society and the Private sector, and advocating for the necessary support;
• Preparing and submitting work plans, budgets, and periodic reports on HIV/AIDS activities in the Zonal Office catchment area for UAC management and other stakeholders;
• Coordinating, monitoring, supervising, and appraising the performance of the subordinate staff in the Zonal Coordination Unit;

• Networking skills
• Lobbying and negotiating skills
• Advocacy and diplomatic skills
• Good report writing and Analysis
• Financial Management
• Human Resource Management
• Policy management
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Planning, organizing, and coordinating
• Leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Relations
• Concern for quality and standards
• Ethics and integrity
• Project Management skills
• Flexibility
• Pro-activism
• Assertiveness and self-confidence
• Political ingenuity
• Time management
• Accountability

• An Honours Bachelor’s Degree in either Business Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Administration and Management, Management Science, or Social Work and Social Administration, from a recognised University /Institution;
• A Master’s Degree in either Business Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Administration and Management, or Management Science, from a recognised University /Institution.