[Ip-health] UNITAID Liaison Officer post - please advertise widely (with caveat that person has to be registered to be able to work in the UK and there are no relocation costs)

[RDoble@oxfam.org.uk]

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Dear friends and colleagues,

Please could you forward this job advert around your networks. Please
stress the caveat though that the person has to be registered to be able
to work in the UK and work out of the Oxfam office in Oxford and there are
no relocation costs available.

Rob: could this please go out on the AIDS portal email
Erica: could you forward around Medsin for me
Diarmaid: Sorry we haven't met, I work very closely with Katy at the Stop
AIDS campaign, could you send this around Student Stop AIDS societies
email group
Judit: could you put in on IP health for me (have also sent directly to IP
health if thats easier)

Many thanks in advance,
Rob

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UNITAID Civil Society Delegations' Liaison Officer (4 month fixed-term
contract) based in Oxford, Oxfam GB

Location: Oxford, hosted by Oxfam GB in Campaigns and Policy Division
Salary: =A327,080
Contract-type: Fixed, 4-month contract (until end of December 2009)
Hours: 36 hours per week

Applications deadline: Monday 27th July 2009

Interviews: Week beginning 3rd August 2009

Note: There are no relocation costs or commuting expenses available.
(delete, the successful applicant will be required to move to Oxford.
Unfortunately relocation costs or commuting expenses will not be possible.
)

What is UNITAID?

UNITAID is an international drug purchase facility, established to provide
long-term, sustainable and predictable funding to increase access and
reduce prices of quality drugs and diagnostics for the treatment of
HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries.

See: www.unitaid.eu for further information.

Job Purpose

Civil society is represented by 4 board members on the UNITAID Executive
Board; 2 for NGOs, 2 for Communities Living With and/or Affected by
HIV/AIDS, TB or Malaria. Hosted by Oxfam GB, this is an exciting
opportunity to help provide crucial support for the advocacy work of these
civil society representatives.

You will assist the civil society representatives to carry-out their board
duties by:
1. Organising internal communications,
2. Tracking work commitments of the board members to ensure the civil
society delegations address their commitments
3. Helping the delegations to anticipate issues and workloads and
coordinate the delegations' responses
4. Liaising with UNITAID Secretariat and other UNITAID board delegations
5. Coordinating the effective self-management of the 2 civil society
delegations
6. Providing secretarial support during UNITAID board meetings and other
civil society meetings including organizing and facilitating pre-meetings,
note-taking, writing reports and communiques and disseminating information
on UNITAID through civil society communications networks.
7. Moderating the communications of the 2 CS delegations by over-seeing
the civil society advisory group, contact group and community support team
which are structures established to provide support and consultative
policy inputs and recommendations to the UNITAID civil society board
members. This involves ensuring effective consultation with key civil
society Stakeholders and policy experts and effective communications for
outreach and increased engagement of wider civil society in the work of
the UNITAID CS delegations
8. Assisting with resource mobilization as and when necessary including
proposal development and grant reporting.

Note: this contract is initially for 4 months due to funding restrictions
but it is hoped that further funding will be secured and the contract
could be extended beyond this.

Skills and Competencies necessary:
Excellent coordination skills E
Excellent communication skills: verbal and written E
Good networking skills E
Diplomatic skills E
Excellent ability to work in written and spoken English E
French is a huge advantage D
Good research skills E
Pre-existing interest in, and knowledge of, global health issues,
especially access to medicines E
Previous Expereince working in Global Health D

D =3D Desirable E =3D Essential

To apply please go to Oxfam website at [insert web address] and follow the
application process (which includes submitting CV, cover letter outlining
how meet the application criteria and one A4 page narrative outlining your
understanding of UNITAID)

Any questions can be directed to Rob Doble, rdoble@oxfam.org.uk



Rob Doble
Liaison officer, Civil Society Delegations to UNITAID Board
Research officer, Access to Essential Services, Oxfam GB
Telephone:    +44 (0)1865 473508
Mobile:            +44 (0)7825 215849
Email:              RDoble@oxfam.org.uk
Skype:             'robdoble'



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