1. Provide advice on Myanmar's political situation
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Increase the Fund’s overall understanding of
Myanmar’s changing political context and dynamics at local, State, and Union
levels; produce briefs, reports, maps, etc. on that context; and advise in
particular on the situation in Rakhine, Kachin, Shan and the South East;
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Advise on how that political context, including
relations between different actors, may affect the Fund’s decisions, positions,
and supported programmes;
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Advise the
Fund on partnerships; further
the Fund’s collaboration with humanitarian actors, peace stakeholders and
networks, and help the
Fund define and develop its role in the Humanitarian-Peace-Development
nexus.
2. Provide advice on opportunities (and risks) for influence and
change
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Help the
Fund identify opportunities for further contribution to societal and other
issues that go ‘beyond health’: social cohesion, decentralization in health, identification and
support to strengthening of sub-national institutions, coordination, etc.
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Understand
the risks, challenges and opportunities in health system strengthening, and be
aware of sensitivities on the ground
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Support risk identification and management in
conflict-affected areas;
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Advise on
how the Fund’s decisions may support or undermine positions under negotiation
in the peace process.
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Proactively
engage with different stakeholders to understand sensitivities, challenges and
risks
3. Help build and maintain strong relationships with Ethnic Health
Organizations
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Work
closely with Programme Teams to map Ethnic Health Organizations’ operations,
understand their needs, strengthen their management and overall capacity,
improve inter-EHO coordination, and improve their collaboration with the MOHS
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Produce
briefs, reports, analyses and maps on the evolving situation of Ethnic Health
Organizations in Myanmar
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Support the
organization of Ethnic Health Organization forums, meetings and exchange
visits; promote Ethnic Health Organizations’ role/input into questions
pertaining to the Health response in Myanmar.
4.
Contribute to the Fund’s Strategy
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Collect and
analyse data and information, and transform it into knowledge that supports the
Fund’s strategy and approaches; Keep abreast of other organizations’ work in
relation to conflict, Ethnic Health Organizations, and ethnic areas,
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Build
understanding of which collaboration mechanisms are effective in different
contexts, link to the wider strategy,
and advise on future courses of action
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Support the
Fund in regularly updating its Strategy and ensuring it remains as relevant and
ambitious as possible;
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Represent the Fund in relevant forums and meetings.
5. Contribute to the Fund’s conflict sensitivity
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Help
understand sensitivities across the Fund’s portfolio, including complexity and
dynamics between groups and organizations, and ensure that the entire Access
portfolio is conflict-sensitive and context-sensitive;
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Support the Fund in the implementation of a Human
Rights Based Approach;
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Ensure that programmes take into account the reality
of people who live in conflict-affected areas and the variety of power dynamics at play in each geographic area
where the fund operates.
6. Other
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Perform
other activities as assigned by the Head of Strategy and/or the Fund Director,
as required.