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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is recruiting experts to serve on the Technical Review Panel (TRP).

The TRP, which has 26 members, plays a crucial role in reviewing proposals submitted to the Global Fund and ensuring that those funded are of high quality.

Individuals with expert technical knowledge and extensive experience in one of the following are sought:

• HIV/AIDS
• Tuberculosis
• Malaria
• Crosscutting issues (such as institutional and governance issues, macro-economics in a health sector context)

The current term of appointment is four rounds of proposals. TRP members must be available for the two-week TRP meetings in Geneva every 12 months. In addition, TRP members need to be accessible by email for up to six months for the clarification process for the proposals approved by the Board. Fluency in English is required, as this is the working language of the TRP.

A transparent criteria-based selection process will be followed, which seeks to achieve a significant proportion of members from each of the WHO regions, and representation from public and private sectors and civil society, including a qualified member from the Persons Living with AIDS, Tuberculosis and/or Malaria community. A balanced gender representation is sought.

Applicants from the private sector with extensive experience are strongly encouraged. The private-sector experience need not be limited to the pharmaceutical industry: experience in managing private health systems or healthcare in the developing world would be very useful.

Individuals with expertise in HIV/AIDS and/or crosscutting issues, who also have specific nutritional expertise, are also encouraged to apply.

Moreover, short-listed candidates will be used as the source for new TRP members for the next two rounds.

For more details and to download an Application Form, please visit the Global Fund website: www.theglobalfund.org
Or download the Form from HLSP's website: www.hlsp.org
Completed application forms should be sent to: to arrive no later than Friday 3 March 2006.
Applicants without Internet access should contact the local WHO or UNAIDS office for assistance.