Researcher (VA/11-05)
To navigation- Agency:
- UNODC
- Project:
- Project Evaluation
- Location:
- Home-based, with travel to the Russian Federation
- Duration:
- 41 working days
- Expiry Date:
- 2011-06-01
- Description:
BACKGROUND/RESPONSIBILITIES:
The project TDRUSJ17 “Scaling-up and improving access to effective HIV prevention and care programs among injecting drug users and in prisons of the Russian Federation” is executed under the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation and UNAIDS on cooperation in the framework of the program “Coordination in action”. The overall goal of the project is to foster institutional commitment at the federal and oblast levels to prevent the transmission of HIV by planning, developing and implementing comprehensive, integrated, effective and sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention and care programmes for injecting drug users, sex-workers and prisoners. Besides, at the regional (oblast, municipal) level the project contributes to the broadening the scope of services for vulnerable HIV positive injecting drug users and prison inmates. The project closing date is 31 December 2011 and it was agreed with the Donor (the Netherlands) that the final evaluation report would be submitted until 1 May, 2012. The independent final project evaluation is initiated by the UNODC Office for the Russian Federation under overall supervision of UNODC HIV/AIDS Unit and Independent Evaluation Unit. The purpose of the evaluation is to derive recommendations, best practices and lessons learned from measuring the achievements, outcomes and impact (both positive and negative) produced by the project, and to be used to fit into decision-making processes for continuation of HIV and drugs projects’ portfolio in the Russian Federation. Given the scope of the project, the evaluation team should consist of independent experts: 1 Team Leader/Senior Evaluation expert; 1 Researcher and 1 Evaluation Assistant.
The Researcher will have the following responsibilities:
• Works closely with a senior evaluation expert to develop all evaluation instruments and contribute to the design of evaluation methodology;
• Conducts desk review of research and monitoring reports of the project to set up relevant baseline data and/or other HIV and drug related statistical and behavioural data against which the achievement of the project to be measured. ;
• Analyses and writes reports on interviews, focus groups and surveys;
• Contributes to production of inception and final evaluation report
• Participates in debriefing meetings and field missions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
University degree in social sciences, public health or related disciplines, with specialized training in the areas such of social statistics, advanced statistical research and analysis, qualitative research and analysis, 3-5 years progressive experience in research design methodology (qualitative and quantitative studies); prior experience in planning, designing, implementing, analysing and reporting results of qualitative and quantitative studies (survey design and implementation; social sciences research).
Personal skills: team work and cooperation; capability to work with diverse stakeholders; communication; strong drafting skills; analytical skills; negotiation skills.
Fluency in English and excellent communication and report writing skills, ability to communicate in Russian is desirable.
- Contact Us:
All applicants are requested to send Curriculum Vitae or a completed United Nations Personal History Profile (UNPHP) available from http://jobs.un.org, or UN Personal History form (P.11), available from United Nations offices/websites. Applicants are requested to indicate their daily fee and outline in a cover letter, with specific reference to the above requirements, why they consider themselves qualified for the position. Due to the expected high volume of applications, only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
All applications should be sent to: to UNODC PORUS with reference ‘VA/11-05’ by e-mail fo.russia@unodc.org or by fax +7 495 787 2129.
Preference will be given to representatives of the donor country (the Netherlands).