Stop TB Partnership - Project Manager for "Out of Step Report"

UNOPS hosts the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership Secretariat (STBP) as of 1 January 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland. The vision of the Stop TB Partnership is to realize the goal of elimination of Tuberculosis (TB) as a public health problem and, ultimately, to obtain a world free of TB. Our network of nearly 2000 partners includes international and technical organizations, government programmes, research and funding agencies, foundations, NGOs, civil society and community groups and the private sector.

For the first time, the world has a united vision to End TB by 2030, as agreed in the UN Sustainable Development Goals endorsed by all countries in September 2015. Governments also held a historic UN High-Level Meeting on TB in September 2018, which resulted in the first ever UN Political Declaration on TB endorsed by UN Heads of State and Government. The Declaration commits governments to diagnose and successfully treat 40 million people with TB by 2022 and provide 30 million people with preventive treatment by 2022.

While there have been substantial and important innovations in the fight against TB, including faster, more accurate diagnostic tests and the first new medicines in nearly 50 years, deadly gaps remain in implementing and providing access to these advances. Outdated policies, practices and tools are key barriers to turning around the TB epidemic.

In response, the Stop TB Partnership and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have partnered to produce the Out of Step report, a survey of national TB policies and practices. The most recent 2017 Out of Step report surveyed 29 countries and revealed that many still lag behind in ensuring full implementation of international TB guidelines and policies. The ‘Step Up for TB’ campaign was also launched in support of the report’s recommendations, which was signed by over 30,000 supporters around the world.

Brief Description of the Project:

This project will give the successful applicant the opportunity to work at the intersection of policy, project management, and advocacy and to employ research, analytical, and advocacy skills to produce a report for two of the world’s leading organizations in the fight against TB.

In partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), this project will document national Tuberculosis policy that needs to be improved in TB endemic countries in order to make substantial progress in the global fight against Tuberculosis. The results will feed into advocacy and accountability efforts related to the targets and commitments of the UN Political Declaration on TB.

The candidate will serve directly under the STBP Deputy Executive Director as the project manager to coordinate the report. Tasks will include finalizing tools for country surveys, collecting and analysing results from the survey, report writing, coordinating inputs from technical experts and advocacy and communication leads, organizing regular partner calls, and regularly monitoring and updating the project work-plan. The incumbent will work closely with other teams in the Stop TB Partnership.

The functional responsibilities of the project manager will include:

Stakeholder management:

• Establish solid working relationships with the project board, client and key stakeholders.
• Manage reporting to ensure Stakeholders are aware of project activities and progress.
• Interact with partners in countries (National Tuberculosis Programmes NTPs and others) to facilitate the data gathering process, feedback, and corrections, and ensure all data is delivered by the deadline.
• Liaise with MSF and other contributors/partners to keep them informed about progress and seek input when needed, while advising on issues that may impact the achievement of their outcomes.

Delivery and Performance:

• Coordinate and Oversee the process of gathering data for the Out of Step 2020 report.
• Search and secure as much data as possible from open sources, while implementing and maintaining project plans.
• Organize and tabulate the data for analysis.
• Manage the production of the required products, taking responsibility for overall progress and use of resources and initiating corrective action when needed.
• Organize regular meetings with key Stop TB and MSF staff to coordinate progress of the report.
• Lead the drafting and approval process of the Out of Step report.
• Provide the designer with a detailed brief with clear deadlines and ensure that elements such as finalized copy, images, and branding assets are provided in order to execute the layout. Oversee the approval and sign-off process.
• Liaise with the printer to ensure quality and delivery in accordance to the timeline/deadline.
• Coordinate the launch of the report including dissemination to partners and stakeholders as well as STBP audiences.

Knowledge Management:

• Support advocacy engagement and policy change in line with the recommendations in the 2017 Out of Step report, including working with advocacy focal points on the ‘Step Up for TB’ campaign".
• Contribute to Stop TB Partnership’s advocacy efforts on the UN Political Declaration and its commitments.
• Some travel may be required to be undertaken during the assignment to gather and/or disseminate knowledge accordingly for the purpose of the project.

Monitoring and Progress Controls:

• Data successfully received by deadlines
• Comprehensive organization and tabulation of data to facilitate analysis.
• Regular briefings and updates to partners.
• Ensure all data has been validated and accurately reflected.
• Write and edit the Out of Step report content, including management of review process from first draft through to final sign off.
• Developing and disseminating key advocacy messages related to the report.

• Required: Undergraduate Degree in health, medicine, project management, statistics, epidemiology, political science, humanities, communication, journalism, social sciences, economics, science, or similar. In addition to 2 years of relevant experience (on top of the minimum experience requirements specified below).

• Preferred: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in public health, medicine, project management, statistics, epidemiology, political science, humanities, Communications, Journalism, social sciences, economics, science or similar. A Bachelor’s degree in one of the subjects above in combination of 2 extra years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a Master’s degree.

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in one of the following areas: public health; advocacy; project management; or policy (ideally some experience in all four areas).

• Excellent writing skills in English and previous report writing experience would be considered an asset.

• Experience in data collection is a strong advantage, including: knowledge of data analysis and command of Excel.
• Basic knowledge of social media and digital communications is considered an advantage.

Contract type: International Individual Contractor Agreement (IICA)
Contract level: IICA-2 (ICS10 - P3 Equivalent)
Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

This position is based in Switzerland and the fee is subject to taxes levied by the Swiss authorities.

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