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Mission and objectives
Serving Communities and Countries to End Inequalities and AIDS We, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, lead the global effort to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. By placing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to reduction of inequalities at the heart of our work, we lead the global response to AIDS by: (i) maximizing equitable and equal access to HIV services, (ii) breaking down barriers to achieving HIV outcomes, and (iii) integrating efficient HIV responses into wider health and protection systems. We are committed to creating an equal, safe and empowering workplace culture where all people in all their diversity thrive. We live our values of Commitment to the AIDS Response, Integrity and Respect for Diversity. You can access the full UNAIDS Competency Framework at www.UNAIDS.org
Context
This UNV assignment is guided by the framework of The Global Partnership for Action to Eliminate all Forms of HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination (Global Partnership-GP), and the Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026 that calls for accelerated HIV responses to end inequalities and promote Equity and Rights for All. To achieve the goal of ending inequalities, UNAIDS encourages all countries to harness the next seven years as a window of opportunity for rapidly scaling up the HIV response with emphasis on the societal enabler targets. The UN General Assembly endorsed the 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030. Achieving that ambitious goal will require maximizing existing tools, and rapidly implementing cost-effective innovations to quicken the pace of progress to achieve specific targets and end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. It will not be possible to end AIDS without addressing human rights and eliminating stigma and discrimination (S&D), including gender inequalities. HIV-related S&D is recognized as a barrier to HIV prevention, testing, care, and adherence to treatment. People living with HIV (PLHIV), key populations, and other vulnerable groups continue to face S&D, criminalization, and ill- treatment based on their actual or perceived health status, race, socio-economic status, age, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, behavior, or other arbitrary grounds. HIV-related S&D represents a serious barrier to accomplish the targets and main objectives established at the National Strategic Plan 2021-2025 on ending AIDS in Ghana, including the empowerment of the population to prevent new HIV infections; ensure the availability of and accessibility to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services for all; ensure the implementation of a rights-based approach and the alignment with global concepts and frameworks; and promote the Greater Involvement of PLHIV, key populations and other vulnerable groups that continue to face S&D. Through the Global Partnership and its Focal Country Collaboration, UNAIDS is working with US CDC and other key partners, global initiatives and commitments driving the HIV response in Ghana and other selected countries, to strengthen a coordinated, community-led, and proactive response to eliminate HIV-related stigma and discrimination against people living with and affected by HIV (PLHIV) across a variety of settings. To accelerate progress towards the elimination of HIV related S&D at country level, technical assistance is needed, and country partners have consistently expressed a need for long-term capacity support in programme coordination, implementation and management to achieve greater impact on the HIV related S&D agenda. This is the context under which this assignment will be performed.
Task description
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the UNAIDS Country Director and the Program Advisor, Equity and Rights for All or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Specialist, Elimination of HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination will: Coordinate with partners and stakeholders on Ghana’s engagement in critical actions included in the framework of the GP, ensuring community engagement at all levels, as well as, support, track and report the implementation of priority actions to eliminate HIV related S&D, in selected settings, prioritized for the UNAIDS-CDC CoAg, in collaboration with UNAIDS GC team and national partners. Serve as UNAIDS focal point to coordinate actions under UNAIDS and CDC CoAg and within the framework of the UNAIDS-Global Fund-PEPFAR Focal Country Collaboration Initiative (FCCI) in support to national efforts to end HIV related Stigma and Discrimination, and offer technical advisory to the Ghana AIDS Commission, CHRAJ, and other critical partners to ensure coordination, adequate implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of actions included in the FCCI as well as in the CDC CoAg, and also to assess their effectiveness, and identify areas for improvement. Support and expand the implementation of activities listed in Ghana’s HIV NSP and existing and successful interventions within other global initiatives and commitments, such as the Global Fund “Breaking Down Barriers” Initiative and the PEPFAR COPs, where relevant, while also making use of the implementation of Stigma Index 2.0, CLM, Gender Assessments, TA Needs Assessments and UNDP legal Assessments. Support and provide technical guidance to different technical committees and working groups focused on elimination of stigma and discrimination and on addressing Human Rights barriers and gender inequalities, to follow up on workplan implementation, monitoring, and reporting of results. Support the monitoring and evaluation of the enabling environment and human rights situation with emphasis on stigma and discrimination as it relates to the national HIV response, and report on programs. Support the Ghana AIDS Commission to Monitor the progress on prioritized actions to eliminate HIV related S&D included in the Strategic Plan for Human Rights-Related Barriers to HIV and TB Services (2020-2024). Strengthen civil society capacity, including community led, KPs-led and women-led organizations, and meaningful participation in addressing barriers to eliminate stigma and discrimination, including representation on the national TWGs. Support the UNAIDS country office and critical partners to review strategic documents, elaborate concept notes, write proposals/projects related to the elimination of HIV related S&D. Any other related tasks, as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
