Training Officer - Counsellor

Volunteering Medical & Health Communications & PR

Overview

Promote integrated quality healthcare services for UN personnel.

You have:

• Experience in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), HIV&AIDS programming and public health management.
• Qualified Trainer and HIV/AIDS Counsellor with experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).
• Experience in Health promotion and Voluntary Confidential Counselling and Testing (VCCT) Services.
• Experience with HIV prevention programs involving uniformed services.
• Affinity or interest in humanitarian relief and post-conflict situations.

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

To promote and maintain the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of staff members through the provision of integrated quality healthcare services to the personnel of United Nations Mission in South Sudan and UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes.

Under the direct supervision of Chief, Infectious Diseases and Public Health Unit (IDPHU) and Policy Advisor, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Planning and organizing activities related to health promotion, disease prevention and control including HIV&AIDS program in his/her area of responsibility (AOR) which is Western Equatoria State (WES) and based in Yambio. • Awareness raising: conduct inductions for newly recruited/deployed mission personnel (civilians and uniformed members) and mass sensitization on prevalent Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases. • Facilitating Trainings: organize HIV&AIDS Peer Education and Health Promotion Training (H-PEHPT), Change Agents Training (CAT) in HIV&AIDS Peer Leadership, Counsellors Training including development and reproduction of course training packages. • Health Campaigns: to promote lifestyle modification, prevent control Infectious Diseases including HIV&AIDS and Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STIs) and encourage early detection of chronic diseases through regular medical check-up. • Radio Miraya Live straight talk: participate in implementation of a weekly health education program to increase awareness amongst UNMISS personnel. • Offering Voluntary Confidential Counselling and Testing (VCCT) services for HIV, HBV, HCV and Syphilis and safer sex advocacy including condom programming (supply, dispensing) for UNMISS personnel. • Providing HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) to all eligible clients according to UN protocol and train PEP custodians. • Enhancing partnership: work collaboratively with State Authorities of Health (MoH, South Sudanese AIDS Commission (SAC) including other UNAFP (WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, etc. • Promoting sustained positive behaviour change in HIV prevention strategies and assisting in mainstreaming health education in other Section Mandates like Gender, UNPOL, Human Rights (HR), Conduct and Discipline (CDT), Integrated Mission Training Center (IMTC), Counselling unit, Child Protection, etc. • Performing related ad hoc duties as may be tasked/assigned by the Chief IDPH Unit Policy Advisor or his/her designate.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organizing • Professionalism • Self-management

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), HIV&AIDS programming and public health (health promotion, outbreak management, disease surveillance, contact tracing) particularly in a post conflict country is required. • Qualified Trainer and HIV/AIDS Counsellor with experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of training, which include Knowledge Attitude Practice and Behavior (KAPB) surveys.
• Experience in Health promotion, HIV&AIDS Peer Education, Voluntary Confidential Counselling and Testing (VCCT) Services and with the implementation of National HIV/AIDS prevention programs. • Experience in public health program management is preferable. • Experience with the United Nations, Non-Governmental Organization or governmental HIV&AIDS programmes particularly involving the uniformed services, or other international organization well regarded. • Integration of Health promotion, infection disease prevention and HIV in other section mandates like Gender, Corrections, Security Sector Reforms, DDR, etc. • Have affinity with or interest in humanitarian relief, post-conflict situations, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development and the UN System.

b) Competencies and values: • Integrity and professionalism: high degree of personal initiative and willingness to accept wide responsibilities; ability to take ownership and work independently under established procedures. • Accountability: ability to operate in compliance with organizational rules and regulations. • Planning, effective organizational and problem-solving skills, and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner, ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities. • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity and gender. • Communication; proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills. • Flexibility and willingness to live and work in hazardous and remote places, involving physical hardship and little comfort, and including possible extensive travel within the Mission area. • Commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity, and self-reliance, and commitment towards the UN core values.

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba.

All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict.

Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care.

The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.

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