AIDS Trust Fund Coordinator (HPP Tanzania), Tanzania

AIDS Trust Fund Coordinator (HPP Tanzania)

Location: Tanzania

Job Code: 902

# of Openings: 1

Description

Instructions to Submit Responses: Responses must be submitted in Doc, Docx, or PDF format only via email received before or at time listed above.

The Health Policy Project (HPP) is recruiting a Coordinator to provide support to the project and to TACAIDS to establish the national AIDS Trust Fund.

Tanzania's National Policy on HIV/AIDS (2001) mandates a multi-sectoral response, which includes the establishment of an AIDS Trust Fund (ATF). The goal of the ATF is to collect and distribute financial resources from difference sources, including the private sector, to implement national policy and strategies for the HIV/AIDS national response. Tanzania's Third National Multi-Sectoral Strategic Framework for HIV and AIDS 2013/14-2017/18 lists the implementation of ATF as a priority and the goal is to have it operational by July 2015. HPP will provide technical assistance to TACAIDS to establish the ATF, including establishing the legal framework, institutional arrangements and implementation arrangements.

The Coordinator will provide project management support on the ATF to HPP and TACAIDS. Successful candidates must have the following:

• Experience coordinating and developing high-level national health sector coordinating mechanisms, such as technical working groups, advisory groups, etc.
• Experience in project management including management of time, scope, quality, communication, etc.
• Strong diplomacy skills and experience working with high-level government stakeholders.
• Some experience in public expenditure and/or health finance.
• Based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Consultant Responsibilities

• Set-up and lead stakeholder meetings around the development of the ATF
• Liaise with the HPP technical team (including other consultants), TACAIDS and other key stakeholders to ensure that timelines are met on key deliverables and milestones.
• Act as the main person responsible for ensuring TACAIDS and other stakeholders are supported, involved and in support of deliverables, strategies and plans related to HPP's support to establish the ATF.
• Provide assistance (contacts, follow up, etc.) to the HPP team.
• Follow-up with stakeholders and consultants on key activities related to the ATF.
• Support the development and facilitation of ATF capacity building workshops

Deliverables

• Schedule/timeline of stakeholder meetings for ATF
• Meeting minutes with next steps for each stakeholder meeting
• Weekly updates submitted to HPP Activity Manager which detail accomplishments and challenges and plans for the upcoming week
• Venue, agenda, participant list for ATF Capacity Building Workshop and final workshop report

* To be finalized after successful candidate is identified

Qualifications

• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Minimum of a graduate level degree in related field
• At least 6-8 years of relevant experience
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing

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