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Technical Support Facility for Eastern Africa (TSF EA)

The TSF EA is a small management unit established by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to facilitate country partners’ access to technical support.

TSF EA is hosted by the Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS) based in Nairobi, Kenya and serves Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda by providing experienced, quality-assured consultants to help country partners to design and manage technical assistance programmes.

Job Purpose
Contribute to the efficient and effective management of the TSF’s Short Term Technical Assistance (STTA) assignments and the Technical Assistance Fund (TAF). The post holder’s key tasks are supporting the Technical Assistance Manager (TAM) with: the management of short-term consultancies; the process of external Quality Assistance of consultant’s deliverables; and the management of Technical Assistance Funds (TAF). He/she will report to the Technical Assistance Manager (TAM)


Duration: Twenty-two months: July 2010 to April 2012, with the possibility of extension


Key Tasks

1. Technical assistance coordination and management.
2. Manage external quality assurance of consultant deliverables.
3. Manage the UNAIDS TAF.
4. Provide input into TSF annual work plans and other deliverables

Education and experience

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Health or Social Sciences in combination with minimum of 5 years work experience.
• Sound knowledge of HIV&AIDS issues across Eastern Africa.
• Demonstrated knowledge of short-term technical assistance delivery within a development context.

How to apply
Those applying for these positions should enclose full CVs and one page statement (typed in New Times Roman font size 11) of suitability for the position applied for. Applications sent through e-mail should be in Microsoft Word.

Full job descriptions for these positions are available at: http://www.tsfeasternafrica.org

Applications from interested persons should reach the following by postal mail or e-mail not later than 11th June 2010:

Prof. Eliwo Akoto
Acting Director/Team Leader for Training and Technical Assistance
Centr for African Family Studies (CAFS)
TSF Eastern Africa
P.O. Box 60054 – 00200, Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: TSFEasternAfrica @ cafs.org

Telephone calls or physical visits to CAFS in connection with these vacancies are discouraged.
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