Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Support the international consultant to develop the data collection tools and collect the information from the provinces. 

• Review the TB epidemiology in Afghanistan as well as the current capacity of national surveillance systems to directly measure the level of and trends in TB disease burden. 

• Assess progress in the national TB response, including the use of routine and innovative approaches; the status of early diagnosis (with a focus on universal drug-susceptibility testing); and systematic screening among recommended contacts and high-risk groups.

• Assess the quality of treatment for all forms of tuberculosis across all patient groups, including:

o Scaling up the latest WHO recommendations on TB, including patient access, program coverage, treatment quality, adoption of new regimens, and patient support.

o Policies and practices to ensure the rational use of medicines and effective infection control.

o Progress in collaborative TB/HIV activities and the management of co-morbidities.

o Provision of preventive treatment for high-risk groups and vaccination against TB.

o Engagement of communities, civil society organizations, international and national NGOs, and community-based organizations in addressing TB challenges.

o Partnerships with public and private care providers for TB prevention and care, within the broader framework of private sector engagement.

• Identify actions to be pursued by NTP and its implementing partners with a focus on sustainability of the program component.

• Make recommendations on priority areas and actions for the next five years period (eg MoPH, NTP, provinces, regions, technical and development partners, donors, etc)

Skills: 

Language:

• Excellent written and oral English skills a necessary requirement.

• Excellent spoken and verbal skills of Pashto and Dari languages required. 

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

• Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Functional Competencies: 

• Knowledge management and learning.

• In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues.

• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside of UNDP. 

Management and Leadership:

• Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback.

• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

• Ability to lead effectively, mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills.

• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.

• Remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure.

• Proven networking, team building, organizational and communication skills.