TB Project Analyst

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UNDP Turkmenistan was appointed by the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) as the Principal Recipient (PR) for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria TB grant implementation in 2010. As the PR, UNDP is responsible for management, coordination and implementation of the grant, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and effective and transparent use of the Global Fund resources. Up to date UNDP has implemented TB grants with total budget more than $37.2 mln. The implementing partners of the grant: Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Interior (MoI), World Health Organization (WHO), National Red Crescent Society (NRCS) and the National TB Programme. For implementation of the grant UNDP has a dedicated team (Grant Implementation Unit, GIU) comprised of programme, finance and procurement functions.

In 2025-2027 Turkmenistan will implement Transitional TB grant aiming at full exit from the Global Fund support by the end of 2027. In the transitional grant UNDP’s role will be to support MoH and NTP with building national policies and capacities for the successful transition to full domestic funding of the TB grant and at the same time to maintain universal access to TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment services of good quality and applying patient-centered interventions during the transition period. 

Besides the Global Fund’s TB grant, UNDP country office implements financing agreements funded by MoH aiming at procurement of quality-assured health products (reagents, commodities, medicines, medical equipment) for the needs of national programmes for infectious diseases control. The projects funded by the Global Fund and by the MoH are thematically combined and contribute to implementation of the plan for sustainability and transition of the National TB Programme to full domestic funding by 2027. The TB Programme Analyst of the Global Fund project will have responsibility for all aspects of the GF grant and the MoH-funded project for infectious diseases. 

• Contributes to implementation of the TB interventions planned under the Grant to ensure compliance and execution in line with UNDP’s rules, policies and procedures, the Grant Agreement and corporate agreements with the Global Fund:
  • Ensures prioritization of interventions addressing gender- and human rights related barriers to TB services in the national TB response;
  • Supports the implementation and scale-up of innovative/digital tools in TB grant;
  • Contributes to the development and implementation of NTP Sustainability and Transition action plan for 2025-2027;
  • Proactively undertakes regular monitoring of project sites independently as well as jointly with the NTP, LFA and other partners;
  • Provides technical support in the identification of bottlenecks related to the implementation of the Grant, proposes mitigation measures and supports and follows their execution; 
  • Works with the GIU M&E Associate for quality and timely inputs to the Progress Report Update and other donor reports, UNDP corporate reports and tools, including ROAR, social and environmental standards, risk frameworks and others.
• Supports the Project Manager on programme audits (including Sub-recipients) and investigations under the guidance of the Resident Representative and in coordination with the Regional Bureau, Office of Audit, and Investigations, GF/HIST and ensures timely follow up on management actions related to TB;
• Maintains effective partnership with Government, CCM, technical partners and UNDP colleagues to exchange technical information and resolve programme/project implementation issues to ensure results are achieved as planned;
• Leads knowledge generation through identification, documentation and dissemination of achievements, best practices and lessons learned related to TB and directly linked to the Grant; 
• Contributes to development of communication materials highlighting key program achievements and stories for the UNDP social media and other public media. 

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

UNDP Global Fund Project Manager is assigned with the responsibility for the overall guidance and day-to-day coordination the project implementation. TB Project Analyst will work under the supervision of Project Manager and in coordination with Programme team: Lab Specialist, TB Drug management Associate, M&E Associate, Finance Associate, Procurement Associate, Admin&Logistics Assistants and Diver & Customs clerk to fully support the implementation of all project activities

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements 
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible 
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

• Strategic Thinking:         
  • Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks, and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions.
  • Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP
• Human-centred Design:             
  • Ability to develop solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process.
• Knowledge generation:
  • Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need 
• Working with Evidence and Data:           
  • Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making 
• Communication:             
  • Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. 
  • Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
• Risk management:
  • Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks. 
• Health: 
  • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM)

• Fluency in Russian, Turkmen and English is required.