E-DRUG: Call for new membership: Communities Delegation to UNITAID
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CALL FOR NEW MEMBERSHIP
COMMUNITIES DELEGATION TO UNITAID BOARD
Application Deadline:30th October 2015
The Communities Delegation to the UNITAID Board represents people living with and affected by HIV, TB and Malaria and those co-infected with HIV and HCV, at UNITAID Board and Committee level. The Communities Delegation aims to be transparent, accountable and to prepare communities at grass roots and country level to engage in UNITAID work, working to raise awareness to increase the debate about the UNITAID work areas that directly affect those living with the diseases at country level, especially in the global south.
From 2006- 2014, the Communities Delegation has managed its work together with the UNITAID NGO Delegation. However, in response to the growth of UNITAID knowledge among community members, especially across the global south, the demand for a space that specifically responds to the needs of communities living with the diseases increased and at the beginning of 2015, the Communities Delegation formed its own separate Delegation to serve its seat on the UNITAID Board, and is currently hosted by GNP+ based in Cape Town, South Africa.
For more information about the Delegation's mission, vision, goals and charter, please find our Delegation Handbook here
<http://www.gnpplus.net/resources/unitaid-communities-delegation-handbook/>
The Communities Delegation would now like to reconstitute itself and hereby issues an open call soliciting applications to the Communities Delegation. In the Terms of Reference pasted below you will find a description of the selection process for Communities Delegation Members as well as the selection criteria and desired profile of the members.
Interested community members are invited to submit an Expression of Interest by Friday October 30th COB via email to
wvandevelde@gnpplus.net
Applicants will receive a form to collect contact details, expertise, as well as the answers to three questions about UNITAID, the role of the Communities Delegation and for information about priorities in one of the disease areas.
Please respond to email
wvandevelde@gnpplus.net
if you are interested in joining and/or if you can recommend people who I could approach regarding this matter.
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Wim Vandevelde
Liaison Officer, Communities Delegation to UNITAID Board
Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+)
107 Greenmarket Place
54 Shortmarket Street
Cape Town‚ 8000 South Africa
Email:wvandevelde@gnpplus.net
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The Communities Delegation has a maximum of 30 members (inclusive of
the leadership) and will strive to achieve a minimum of 5 Delegates
from the HIV community, 5 from malaria, 5 from tuberculosis, 5 from
HIV/HCV co-infection and 10 from cross-cutting areas such as market
dynamics, pricing, new drug product development, intellectual property
etc.
SELECTION CRITERIA*
Membership of the Communities Delegation is on an individual basis. To
be eligible, the individual must meet the following criteria:
A person:
o Living with HIV; and/or
o Living with or had Tuberculosis; and/or
o Living with, or working with, communities affected by Malaria; and/or
o Living with or had HIV/HCV co-infection
Be fully able to communicate orally and in writing in English
(additional languages are valued)
Demonstrated expertise and understanding of the scope of work of
UNITAID and the opportunities it presents, particularly relating to issues of people living with and affected by HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/HCV co-infection at country level
Particular expertise in issues such as HCV, market dynamics, pricing, new drug product development, intellectual property etc;
Consistent internet, email and phone access;
Demonstrated linkages with community networks (local, national
and/or regional levels);
Capacity to communicate and network effectively and broadly;
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality around any confidential documentation available through UNITAID Committee and Board meetings
Commitment to principles of transparency and accountability;
Diplomatic and strategic political and negotiating skills to work with a variety of stakeholders;
Openness, willingness and ability to learn, and the commitment to engage in issues of different constituencies;
Commitment to a minimum of five hours per week for UNITAID related activities;
If employed by an organisation, written assurance regarding the availability of five hours per week of time for UNITAID related activities; and
A letter of institutional support from an employer or affiliated organisation.
At least one of the Delegation Members should be under 25 years of age.