The deadline is tomorrow for applicants to become part of the Global Fund Human Rights Reference Group.
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ABOUT THE GLOBAL FUND HUMAN RIGHTS REFERENCE GROUP
As part of fulfilling the Global Fund Board of Directors Strategy 2012-16 objective to protect and promote human rights, the Human Rights Reference Group will advise the Secretariat of the Global Fund on all matters relating to human rights and HIV, TB and malaria.
The membership of the Reference Group brings together people from the health and human rights community: including people with professional expertise on human rights law and human rights mechanisms, and people with experience implementing human rights programmes at the regional or country levels.
The Board’s Strategic Objective 04 on human rights includes these strategic actions:
1. Integrating human rights into the grants cycle;
2. Increasing investments in programs that address human rights-related barriers to health; and
3. Ensuring that the Global Fund does not support programs that infringe human rights.
The principle objectives of the Reference Group for the period of 2013-16 are:
1. To provide the Global Fund with ongoing and practical advice on how to operationalize this strategy,
2. To keep the Global Fund abreast of emerging human rights developments that affect the response to the three diseases, and
3. Through task forces, to gather input from health and human rights experts in order to ensure that the strategic actions above are fully implemented.
Membership comprises 5 to 8 experts on HIV, TB, malaria and human rights from diverse fields, backgrounds and approaches. Decisions regarding membership will take into account expertise, gender balance, geographical representation, and nature of professional experience.
While it may not be possible to include representatives of all communities, decisions regarding membership will also take into account the need for expertise and advice from people living with HIV, TB and malaria; as well as from women’s organizations, networks of sex workers, people who inject drugs (PWID), men who have sex with men (MSM), migrant and refugee populations, internally displaced persons (IDPs), people with disabilities, indigenous people, and ethnic minorities. The Reference Group will strive to have at least one member in common with the UNAIDS HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Reference Group. All members participate in their personal capacity and do not represent the organizations or networks with which they are affiliated.
Members of the Reference Group serve on an honorary basis and are not compensated for their participation while performing the standard functions of such membership. Travel costs and per diem associated with meetings of the Reference Group will be provided. Estimated time commitment: 10-15 hours per month.
To apply: Please send a one-to-two page cover letter summarizing your qualifications, plus a one-to-two page resume, and the names and contact details for two references to: gfhumanrights@gmail.com. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2013, and the first teleconference will probably take place the week of March 11, 2013.
