E-DRUG: Unitaid calls for membership applications for Proposal Review Committee
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[cross-posted from IP-Health at request of Unitaid; WB]
The following message is posted on behalf of Unitaid's Governance Manager.
Call for PRC membership applications April 2021
Unitaid is pleased to issue a call for applications of experts to fill the following two vacant disease/issue-specific member positions of the Proposal Review Committee (PRC) for the period of July 2021 - June 2022:
1. A position with the main area of expertise in intellectual property with a focus on experience in negotiating access to medical products for low- and middle-income countries with intellectual property rights' holders;
2. A position with the main area of expertise in community demand generation.
In accordance with the Unitaid Strategy 2017-2021, Unitaid's interventions promote innovation, catalyze equitable access to better health products and create the right conditions for scale up, so better health products reach all people who need them. PRC is Unitaid's independent, impartial team of experts, chaired by Mr. Andy Gray, who provide scientific, public health, health systems, programmatic, country implementation, market dynamics and health economics expertise to Unitaid in its advisory capacity. PRC works closely with the Unitaid Secretariat in the Joint Review Committee, reviews proposals submitted for funding and draft grant agreement documents according to established criteria.
For further detail on PRC Member functions, requirements, expertise, working procedures and the process of selection, please refer to the PRC Terms of Reference <https://www.unitaid.eu/assets/ToRs_PRC_FINAL_07_06_2017.pdf>\.
The scope of the PRC Member engagement is defined by the Unitaid Strategy 2017-2021
<https://www.unitaid.eu/about-us/strategy/>
and the disease narratives
<http://unitaid.org/publications/?pub-type=disease-narrative#en>\.
PROCESS FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Interested experts should send their CV and letter of motivation to proposalsunitaid@who.int
by close of business CEST on Thursday, 20 May 2021.
Applications received past the indicated deadline will not be considered.
N.B. An application is considered submitted only once you receive an e-mail message of confirmation of receipt from Unitaid.
The letter of motivation should clearly state whether the applicant wishes to be considered for the main area of expertise in intellectual property or community demand generation and which additional area(s) of expertise outlined in the PRC Terms of Reference he/she could cover.
PRC Members are senior experts, therefore any claim of the main area of expertise has to be supported with evidence of at least 20 years of experience and at least 10 years of experience for any additional area(s) of expertise. Candidates may wish to attach references from organizations where expertise has previously been provided.
The work of the PRC is guided by strict conflict of interest rules, therefore Unitaid cannot engage experts that have current or recent (over the past 6 months) long term employment as a staff member or full-time consultant with a Unitaid grantee (on an active grant).
After assessment of the applications and endorsement by the Unitaid Board during its meeting in June 2021 all applicants will be officially notified as to whether their application has been successful.
The above message is posted on behalf of Unitaid's Governance Manager.
Unitaid - Global Health Campus,
Chemin du Pommier 40, 5th floor,
1218 Grand-Saconnex
Geneva, Switzerland
E-mail: mailto:unitaid@who.int