The Local Fund Agent (LFA) is a crucial part of the Global Fund's system
of over...
The Local Fund Agent (LFA) is a crucial part of the Global Fund's system
of oversight and risk management. Its main role is to provide informed and
independent professional advice about the capacity of Principal Recipients (PR)
to manage the implementation of activities funded under grants (including PR
capacity to oversee implementation of activities by Sub-Recipients), to make
recommendations concerning periodic disbursement of grant funds, to review
grant performance when a grant is being considered for renewal, and to provide
the Global Fund Secretariat on an
ongoing basis with relevant information on issues or risks which might affect
grant performance.
The LFA is expected to have an up-to-date and comprehensive
understanding of the diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria), how they are
prevented, transmitted and treated and their impact on the country. The LFA
assesses the PR’s institutional and health/programmatic capacities and
arrangements to ensure adequate health expertise (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and/or
malaria) in the implementation of the Global Fund grants. The LFA also
determines whether the PR has adequate infrastructure and information systems
to support grant implementation, including the monitoring of performance of
Sub-Recipients and outsourced entities in a timely and accountable manner.
Under the direct supervision of the UNOPS Ghana LFA Team Leader, the
Finance Professional will be based in Accra and be responsible for the
financial coordination of the Ghana LFA Team and for ensuring that all LFA work
is of high quality and completed within the timeframe set by the Global Fund.
IMPORTANT: APPLICANTS MAY PLEASE NOTE THAT ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS POSITION IS LIMITED TO THOSE WHO POSSESS THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND WORK IN GHANA.