Country Coordinating Mechanism Ethics Specialist

The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) leads South Africa’s response to the national HIV and AIDS, TB & STI epidemics. SANAC is building a dynamic team that can facilitate its effective leadership of the national response.

Name of Position: Country Coordinating Mechanism Ethics Specialist

Reporting to: CCM Secretariat: Global Fund Manager

Advert Date: 25 April 2024

Purpose of the job

The Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) is a country-level multi-stakeholder partnership that develops and submits grant proposals to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria (Global Fund) based on priority needs at the national level. After grant approval, the CCM oversees progress during implementation.

The CCM Ethics Specialist acts as the ethics function of the CCM Secretariat and reports to both the CCM Secretariat Manager and the CCM leadership. The CCM Ethics Specialist works with the existing Ethics Committee of the CCM. The CCM Ethics Specialist is part of the CCM Secretariat and therefore cannot be a CCM member. For this role, the CCM Ethics Specialist will be receiving guidance and support from the Ethics Office of the Global Fund.

The role of the CCM Ethics Specialist is to support the operations function of the CCM which includes ensuring ethical leadership and conduct and supporting the CCM in its goal to coordinate national disease programs at the country level, in support of ending the epidemics and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3; to contribute to the strategic functioning of a CCM by promoting ethical conduct and decision-making in all CCM activities; to lead the ongoing enforcement of the Code of Ethical Conduct (focusing on conflict of interest management, ethical decision-making and behaviors) to support the Global Fund’s ethical values; and to support the CCM in its shared responsibility for preventing and responding to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and related abuse of power in the context of Global Fund programs.

Key Responsibilities:

Key areas of responsibilities

Objective 1 related to Values and Principles driven actions & behaviors:

Monitoring activities to ensure adherence to the CCM Code of Conduct, integrating ethics into decision-making, providing guidance and support to members and leadership, ensuring training and awareness of roles, tracking completion of e-learning modules, and acting as a mediator for ethical and governance issues to maintain the integrity of the CCM.

Objective 2 related to Conflict of Interest (CoI) management:

Managing conflicts of interest (CoI) within the CCM: ensuring all members have updated CoI declarations, reviewing meeting agendas for CoI, informing the chair of perceived CoIs, supporting the chair in addressing CoIs during meetings, and maintaining proper documentation including CoI declarations and meeting minutes.

Objective 3 related to Policies & Procedures:

Ensuring the adoption and implementation of the Code of Conduct by the CCM as a body, by all CCM members and for new members going forward and documenting the adoption.
Ensuring existing governance documents are periodically reviewed and revised as needed and endorsed by the CCM (by-laws, CoI procedures and declaration forms) and that they reflect the CCM Code of Conduct.

Objective 4 related to Accountability in case of alleged or reported breaches:

Ensuring the CCM as a whole and its individual members adhere to a Code of Conduct, documenting the adoption of the Code of Conduct, and ensuring regular review and updating of governance documents like by-laws and Conflict of Interest procedures to align with the Code of Conduct.

Objective 5 related to Protection of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH):

Supporting the CCM in addressing SEAH (sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment), child protection, and abuse of power within Global Fund programs.
Responsibilities include aiding fund recipients (Principal Recipients and Sub-Recipients) in fulfilling their PSEAH (preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment) obligations.
Managing awareness campaigns, integrating PSEAH interventions during dialogue and grant-making.
Overseeing the PR selection process, serving as a point of contact for PSEAH matters, providing a reporting space for SEAH allegations, and participating in PSEA networks.
Maintaining victim support referral pathways, liaising with Global Fund support coordinators, offering expertise to the CCM, and organizing annual PSEAH training for CCM members.

Qualification, Skills, and Experience

Qualifications:

Advanced Degree in Public Health, Ethics, Law, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience:

At least 5 years of professional experience (international or national) working in planning or management in the humanitarian sector or public health or disease program management.
Solid experience in building and developing partnerships in political environments and in mediating complex issues and deliverables at country, regional, and international levels.
Experience working in program planning and management, and/or equivalent experience.
Experience working in PSEAH or a related field, or in the prevention of/response to issues of misconduct.
Solid understanding and experience of strategic, organizational, and management issues.
Understanding of Global Fund processes and its funding model.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Technical skills:

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, email, internet, and websites.
Robust understanding of Governance and Ethics matters.
High degree of organization, initiative, political awareness, and knowledge of public health issues.
Strong inter-personal skills and proven ability to communicate and interact diplomatically with high-level officials from the government, NGOs, UN agencies, the private sector, and in-country PSEA network members.
Strong writing, presentation, and communication skills.
Previous experience and/or background with government or private sector desirable.

Languages:

Working level of English as well as knowledge of the local language (particularly the most common languages used) is a requirement for this role.

Applications should be emailed to Kindly indicate the name of the position in the subject line of the email. Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements, as well as applications received late or faxed will not be considered.

Closing date: Close of Business: 24 May 2024

Note that correspondence will only be conducted with the short-listed candidates. If you have not been contacted within two (2) months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider your application unsuccessful.

SANAC gives preference to South African candidates who meet the job requirements and who will add to the culture and gender diversity of the organization. Suitable candidates will be subjected to assessment(s) (if applicable) and personnel suitability check(s) (citizenship, credit record checks, security clearance, security vetting, qualification verification, and employment verification).

SANAC reserves the right at any time to withdraw or alter this advertised position.

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