UN Jobs – Programme Analyst, AYSRH at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Organization: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Grade Level: NOB
Reports to: Deputy Representative

About UNFPA:
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the lead UN agency for
delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and
every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA expands the possibilities
for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives. Since UNFPA
started working in 1969, the number – and rate – of women dying from
complications of pregnancy or childbirth has been halved. Families are smaller
and healthier. Young people are more connected and empowered than ever before.

Job Summary: The Programme Analyst, Adolescent/Youth Sexual
Reproductive Health (AYSRH) substantively contributes to the effective
management of UNFPA activities in the area of adolescent/youth sexual and
reproductive health; including in humanitarian settings. The job holder will
analyze and assess relevant political, social and economic trends and provides
technical leadership in UNFPA Country Office (CO) AYSRH program design,
monitoring, evaluation. S/he also provides oversight to implementation of all
UNFPA AYSRH activities; including in humanitarian settings. Under the current
UN Delivery as One model, the Programme Analyst participates in UN joint AYSRH
programming including planning, monitoring and evaluation. S/he ensures that
the UNFPA AYSRH programme is aligned to the UNFPA Strategic Plan and National
AYSRH priorities, policies and frameworks. Further, s/he ensures and guides the
appropriate application of UNFPA systems and procedures. The PA-AYSRH
facilitates the work of consultants, advisors and experts and establishes and
maintains collaborative relationships with counterparts in government,
multi-lateral and bi-lateral donor agencies and civil society to address AYSRH
emerging issues. The PA-AYSRH engages counterparts from diverse backgrounds to
jointly contribute to achieving UNFPA mandate. S/he plays a pivotal role in
mobilizing resources for AYRSH interventions. The PA-AYSRH is a substantive
contributor to the programme team in the Country Office.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Evaluates adolescent and youth-related SRH
    project and programme activities, establishing and implementing mechanisms
    to systematically assess the achievement of results, conducting field visits,
    participating in review meetings and evaluation missions and preparing
    regular inputs to SRH status and progress reports. Analyzes basic factors
    affecting the achievement of SRH results, and recommends corrective
    actions and follows up on recommendations.
  • Actively participates in the
    identification and formulation of the country programmes and projects with
    a focus on adolescent/youth sexual and reproductive health information and
    services, by compiling and analyzing information, drafts project documents
    and work plans, and prepares tables and statistical data.
  • Works with the relevant Country Office
    technical team and other stakeholders to promote HIV/AIDS-AYSRH
    integration.
  • Works closely with the technical Country
    Office staff and UNFPA implementing partners, contributes to Gender and
    Human Rights mainstreaming in AYSRH programmes.
  • Identifies SRH needs among the adolescents
    and youth in humanitarian settings, and designs and oversees interventions
    to address their respective needs.
  • Actively contributes to addressing harmful
    practices including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM); Child Marriage and
    Gender-Based Violence (GBV) among adolescents and youth.
  • Works with relevant national ministries,
    especially the Ministry of Education, to promote implementation of
    comprehensive sexuality education.
  • Participates in strengthening capacity of
    Government and relevant stakeholders in improving access to
    adolescent/youth-friendly information and services.
  • Identifies vulnerable groups among the
    adolescents and youth and supports the designing and implementation of
    targeted programmes to address their AYSRH needs.
  • Significantly contributes to establishment
    or strengthening of national level youth tanks/advisory panels and youth
    umbrella networks for active engagement in policy formulation and
    programming for sexual and reproductive health; and other related issues.
  • Assists analysis and interpretation of the
    political, social and economic environment relevant to SRH issues and
    identifies opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention. Keeps
    abreast of new policy developments and strategies analyzing policy papers,
    strategy documents, national plans and development frameworks. Assists in
    preparation of briefs and inputs for policy dialogue, technical assistance
    coordination and development frameworks within the national and
    development partners’ coordination mechanisms and in line with new aid
    environment.
  • Works closely with national counterparts
    and project personnel, guides routine implementation of assigned projects,
    coordinating the delivery of project outputs, and ensures participation of
    national and local counterparts in project planning, implementation,
    monitoring and evaluation; and knowledge sharing.
  • Prepares and monitors AYSRH project
    budgets and expenditures through the UNFPA global financial and programme
    software (Atlas); and reviews funding authorisation and certification of
    expenditure reports.
  • Actively monitors UNFPA programme
    implementation by keeping close record on progress of activities, funds
    being expended at the project level and agreements being made with local
    partners.
  • Trains and guides project staff on AYSRH
    programme policies and procedures. Continuously guides AYSRH implementing
    partners on UNFPA programming processes including adherence to quality and
    timely reporting.
  • Contributes to the creation and sharing of
    knowledge by synthesizing and documenting research findings, lessons
    learned, success stories, best practices, strategies and approaches of the
    Country Office and prepares relevant AYSRH materials for dissemination.
  • Technically supports the advocacy and
    resource mobilization strategy of the Country Office by compiling and
    synthesizing relevant background material on AYSRH for use in discussions
    and public events. Establishes and maintains network of donor and public
    information contacts and provides assistance in organizing and conducting
    donor meetings and public information events. Assists in building strong
    technical and programme multi-sectoral partnerships for advocacy for ICPD
    agenda through national institutions, networks, alliances and coalitions.
  • Identifies adolescent/youth groups and
    leaders that are engaged in promotion of adolescent/youth SRH and engages
    them to participate in policy advocacy; and adolescent/youth SRH programming.
  • Participates in relevant national and
    sub-national fora, enhancing UNFPA mandate on AYSRH and works to ensure
    that adolescent/youth issues are incorporated in national development
    plans and frameworks.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the UNFPA
    Programme Analyst Job should hold an advanced university degree in
    medicine, public health, demography, population studies, social science or
    other relevant field. Possession of a masters’ degree is an added
    advantage.
  • A minimum of three or more years’
    professional experience preferably in programme/project management in the
    public or private sector.
  • Languages:
    Fluency in oral and written English.
  • Computer
    skills:
    Proficiency in current office software applications.

Personal Competencies:
Core Competencies:
  • Values:
    Integrity/Commitment to mandate, Knowledge sharing/Continuous learning,
    Valuing diversity
  • Managing
    Relationships
    : Working in teams, Communicating information and
    ideas, Conflict and self-management
  • Working
    with people:
    Empowerment/Developing people/Performance management
  • Personal
    Leadership and Effectiveness:
    Strategic and analytical thinking,
    Results orientation/Commitment to excellence, Appropriate and transparent
    decision making
Functional Competencies:
  • Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented
    agenda
  • Results-based programme development and
    management
  • Innovation and marketing of new approaches
  • Leveraging the resources of national
    governments and partners/Building strategic alliances and partners
  • Resource mobilization

How to Apply:
All candidates who so desire to join the United Nations UNFPA in the
aforementioned capacity are encouraged to send a cover letter and P11
Form, download here to vacancyug@googlegroups.com. Please clearly indicate
position title in the subject of the email and include your full names.

NB: The complete applications should be less than
10MB.

Deadline: 14th April 2016



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