Job Vacancy : Consultant Gender and HIV

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Consultant (Gender and HIV) for HIV/AIDS Cell in Ministry of Women and Child

Development (MWCD) Family Health International (FHI) and United Nations

Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

Location: New Delhi at MWCD

Last Date: June 5, 2009

Email: hr@...

Date of Issue: 19th May 2009 Closing Date: 5th June 2009

Post Title : Consultant (Gender and HIV) for HIV/AIDS Cell in Ministry of Women

and Child Development (MWCD)

Organization : Family Health International (FHI) and United Nations Development

Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

Location : New Delhi at MWCD

Duration : One year

FHI and UNIFEM is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified and experienced

people living with HIV/AIDS are encouraged to apply.

BACKGROUND:

In the light of the pronounced emphasis for convergence and for an effective

response to preventing HIV among women and girls, it is proposed to set up a HIV

cell in the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD). The initiative will

be a joint collaboration between the MWCD, UNICEF, UNIFEM, FHI and USAID. The

position is for the placement of a Gender and HIV Consultant to mainstream

issues of HIV/AIDS as they relate to women and girls.

INTRODUCTION:

It is estimated that there are between 2-3 million People Living with HIV/AIDS

(PLHIV) in India and of this 40% are young women between the ages of 15-45

years, especially from the poorer sections of society. In HIV/AIDS the interplay

of social, cultural and economic factors which enhance gender inequality pose

threat to the women and young girls' access to health and other services, rights

for economic independence, equal access to land, property and employment, and to

a life free of stigma, violence and discrimination.

As the leader of the Positive Women's Network, India says, " being diagnosed with

HIV rewrites women's lives. Fear of rejection, stigma, discrimination and

harassment prevents them form disclosing their status and accessing the basic

services. " Multiple fall outs take place. Gender based and sexual violence,

dispossession, being thrown out of the marital home, increased burdens of the

care of the sick are some of the implications faced by women and girls.

The response also acknowledges the importance for an integrated, gender

sensitive and rights based response that promotes among other things gender

equality with the aim of effective containment of the infection levels of

HIV/AIDS in the country.

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Gender and HIV Programme Consultant will facilitate the work of integrating

HIV, gender and women's empowerment perspective in the policy, programmes,

services and activities which are being planned or implemented by the MWCD for

the women and girls development and empowerment.

Under the overall guidance of the Joint Secretary, Women Development, the Gender

and HIV Programme officer will:

• Assist the concerned J.S and Directors/ D.S in MWCD with her/his technical

inputs for mainstreaming gender and HIV issues in the ongoing programmes,

actions and events of MWCD

• Support the MWCD to develop a Gender and HIV strategy to be incorporated in

the national response of HIV

• Strengthen the ministry's work on women and HIV/AIDS and develop a towards

operationalizing the strategy in the programmes, schemes and services of the

MWCD

• Provide support for coordination and collaboration between MWCD and NACO that

will result in a real multisectoral approach to the national HIV response.

The specific tasks to be undertaken by the Consultant, Gender and HIV will

include:

• Review of the existing programs and policies and compile all information and

resources as necessary and related to women and girls empowerment under the

ministry to identify entry points for HIV/AIDS mainstreaming

• Review of the existing training programs to integrate issues concerning women

and HIV awareness prevention and human rights perspective for the HIV positive

women and girls

• Provide technical inputs in the design of and in facilitation of the trainings

on basics of HIV/AIDS to integrate within the existing training plans under

various schemes of the Department of Women and Child and this includes effective

co-ordination with NIPCCD

• Provide technical inputs for linking the gender and HIV components in the

existing schemes of the ministry for women and girls such as Swayam Siddha

programme, ICDS, income generation and micro credit programs, destitute homes,

short stay homes , and remarriage for women living with or affected by HIV/AIDS

incorporating program indicators for MWCD

• Provide suggestions to enhance the use of the provisions under PWDVA for HIV

positive women

• Facilitate meetings between MWCD and other government agencies like NACO,

MOHFW, Planning commission, UN agencies and multilaterals on behalf of the MWCD

for effective coordination between the relevant stakeholders for a concerted

response to address women and girls vulnerability to HIV

• Facilitate intra ministerial efforts for better convergence between different

policy and programme initiatives for women, girls and children for instance,

recommend action points to integrate HIV prevention awareness into anti

trafficking initiatives

• Develop HIV/AIDS related gender guidance notes for effective mainstreaming of

gender and HIV in the existing programmes and schemes

• Provide support to the GRB cell in MWCD to ensure that the HIV and women and

girls perspective is addressed by the GRB cell.

• Provide support to the J.S and economic advisor in preparing the ministry's

response on women, girls and HIV related issues for different platforms,

meetings and reports

DELIVERABLES:

• Prepare monthly work plan and regular progress updates on the activities to

J.S, Women development and to the monitoring committee of FHI, USAID UNIFEM and

UNICEF

• Deliverables on the specific tasks mentioned above in the TOR which would

include- a review report on issues of women (both at the policy and program

level) related to HIV/AIDS which the MWCD could address/strengthen through its

on-going programs. The report should also clearly outline the process of

operationalizing the recommendations

• Prepare a consolidated annual training plan of NIPCCD incorporating relevant

sessions on HIV/AIDS

• Produce concept papers, presentations and collate/ adapt knowledge products

and tools

• Prepare Mission Reports

• Prepare a detailed and comprehensive narrative report of all activities (as

part of the report include anecdotes that capture the process, partnerships,

lessons learnt, photographs, press coverage, questionnaires, human interest

stories, lists of participants, key strategies and recommendations) in hard and

soft copy will be submitted at the end of the grant period

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION:

Minimum of ten years of experience in managing, developing and implementing

Health and HIV/AIDS program with focus on Gender and HIV at the national or

state level; experience required of working with government departments for

programming, managing programmes and providing technical support. Strong

training, monitoring, advocacy and research experience will be essential.

Networking skills and experience of interacting and working with the women's

machinery at the national and regional level will be desirable.

Master's degree in a social or health science or doctoral degree or equivalent;

excellent communication and computer skills; highly motivated with ability to

work independently and multi-tasking.

Please send your resume at hr@...

It is necessary to mention the post title in subject line while applying.

Selected candidates will be required to join within one month of selection. Only

shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Candidates should also complete the United Nation Personal History Form (Form

P11) available at (mirror.undp.org /angola/LinkRtf/p11.doc. Completed P11 form

and resume are to be submitted along with the application.