United Nations Development Program (UNDP) works to support the ongoing peace and confidence building process by promoting initiatives that encourage dialogue and cooperation between the communities of Cyprus.

The European Commission, as part of its support to confidence building measures, initiated a new 'Support to the Bi-Communal Technical Committees Facility'. This support facility will seek to enable cooperation and to build confidence with a view to contributing to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue.

The Bi-Communal Technical Committees were established by the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities under the auspices of the United Nations, to address issues that affect the day-to-day life of people, through encouraging and facilitating greater interaction and understanding between the two communities.

Technical Committee on Health is now implementing a bi-communal project for identification and distribution of vectors of medical importance in Cyprus. As part of the project, a surveillance network will be established with the aim to:

• Identify mosquito vectors both native and invasive species at an island level focusing in regions at higher risk for disease transmission
• Map mosquito distribution to prioritize regions for which enhanced measures should be taken to control the mosquito population to promote public health
• Enhance capacity building of local communities to identify mosquitoes of medical significance and to perform surveillance programs
• To increase public awareness on protection measures against mosquito bites

Within this context, UNDP is seeking two Biological / Environmental Science Technicians (1 Greek Speaking and 1 Turkish Speaking) to work jointly on a part time basis to support the Technical Committee with the establishment of the surveillance network in Cyprus.

For further information about this vacancy and to apply; visit the UNDP Jobs Web Site.