UNDP Project Manager Jobs in South Sudan

UNDP Project Manager Jobs in South Sudan


Background

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 170 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) was set up as an international financing institution to increase resources to fight HIV, TB and Malaria.

Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic at the end of 2019, the Global Fund also established the Covid-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM), to support countries to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on programs to fight HIV, TB and malaria, and initiates urgent improvements in health and community systems.

The Global Fund has supported large-scale prevention, treatment and care interventions against the three diseases. The purpose of GFATM is to attract, manage and disburse resources in a public-private partnership that will make sustainable and significant contribution to the reduction of mortality and morbidity caused by the three major diseases and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UNDP is a key partner to the GFATM and is the UN Agency assuming the role of Interim Principal Recipient (PR) of GFTAM grants in South Sudan. In this role, UNDP assists the country to meet its main goals in reducing morbidity and mortality from HIV, TB and Malaria.

UNDP is responsible for the financial and programmatic management of the GFTAM grants as well as for the procurement of health and non-health products. UNDP provides capacity development services to relevant national institutions, Sub-Recipients (SRs), and implementing partners in all areas of grant implementation.

Currently (as of Janaury 2021), UNDP as PR bears the full responsibility of managing the grants under the New Funding Model 3 (NFM3) for HIV, TB and Malaria including interventions for building Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH), and as well as the Covid-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM).

For the management and implementation of the Global Fund grants, UNDP has established a Program Management Unit (PMU) that is responsible for managing and coordinating projects' implementation and provide general guidance on Global Fund procedures to all SRs contracted to implement the programme.

UNDP South Sudan is seeking the services of a RSSH/C19RM Project Manager to manage the RSSH and C10RM Interventions under the GFATM grants.

Duties and Responsibilities