The Ugandan Jobline

• Keenly
  analyze political, socio-economic, population and health situation
  relevant to Sexual Reproductive health/Family Planning and identify
  strategic areas/opportunities and entry points for UNFPA’s interventions,
  with particular attention to the set priorities as well as targeted groups
  (with due attention to youth, women and refugee population) and
  geographical areas articulated in the Country Programme, and based on the
  vulnerability assessment, mapping of risks and resources as well as other
  assessment. In doing so, ensure coordination with the humanitarian
  team/coordinator to address unmet needs and ensure contribution to the
  humanitarian/development continuum programmatic approach;
• Strengthen
  national and subnational  capacities
  in SRH including conducting rapid needs assessments in RMNCAH/FP,  conducting policy dialogue for growth
  and the equitable distribution of qualified heath providers in
  Humanitarian settings  particularly
  midwives for skilled attendance at birth and  contributing to strengthening mutual
  accountability mechanisms to ending preventable maternal and newborn death
  including but not limited to Maternal Death Surveillance and Response
  (MPDSR);
• Work
  in close collaboration with a wide range of partners and stakeholders,
  significantly contribute to the conceptualization, formulation and design
  of the Sexual Reproductive health/Family Planning programme component’s
  projects/activities including through innovative approaches and models,
  with particular focus on projects in priority selected areas;
• Guide
  and oversee the timely and efficient implementation and delivery of the
  Sexual Reproductive health programme/projects/results including regular
  coordination meetings internally as well as externally; MISP implementation.
• Support
  inter-agency contingency planning efforts, ensuring linkages between
  various contingency plans, adequate pre-positioning of stocks as required,
  etc.
• Analyze
  and report on implementation/bottlenecks of the assigned programme
  activities, provide recommendations for corrective measures, monitor
  programme expenditures and disbursement to ensure delivery is in line with
  approved budgets;
• Identify,
  assess, and engage strategic partners in support of the implementation of
  the Sexual Reproductive health/Family Planning programme;
• Facilitate
  and guide the work of consultants, advisors and experts involved in the
  implementation of the program under her/his responsibility;
• Maintain
  close working relationship with national and international counterparts involved
  in the implementation of the assigned programme/project activities, with
  special attention to collaboration with relevant local structures (i.e.
  health district officials, municipalities, primary health care centers,
  mayors, etc);
• Contribute
  to monitoring and evaluation of Sexual Reproductive health/Family Planning
  projects/activities through applying existing procedures and mechanisms as
  well as through development of new approaches and tools, and ensure
  creation and regular documentation of knowledge about current trends,
  patterns, gaps in RH to be used in different platforms (i.e. advocacy,
  media, policy, technical, planning, etc);
• Contribute
  to the creation and sharing of knowledge by synthesizing and documenting
  the results, lessons learned, successes and best practices, strategies and
  innovative approaches to promoting integrated maternal health, family
  planning and HIV programs.
• Identify
  research gaps/needs in Sexual Reproductive health/Family Planning and
  contribute to defining research priorities, objectives and scope and
  follow up on initiating and undertaking research work;
• In
  collaboration with respective programme officers, works on achievement of
  RH commodity security in the country through advocacy efforts, development
  of coordination mechanisms and providing technical assistance;
• Provide
  expertise and facilitate advocacy activities relevant to Sexual
  Reproductive health/Family Planning in particular through preparation and
  dissemination of relevant information for evidence-based advocacy and play
  a key role to champion and advance UNFPA’s mandate and ensure
  sustainability of UNFPA’s supported programmes;
• Contribute
  to the implementation of communication activities on Sexual Reproductive
  health/Family Planning;
• Assess
  Sexual Reproductive health/Family Planning capacity development needs
  internally and externally (i.e. among partners) and pursue design and
  delivery of a tailored capacity plan;
• Participate
  in training , mentoring and coaching in Reproductive Maternal New
  born  Child and Adolescent Health
  (RMNCAH)/FP interventions including MISP and CMR
• Analyze
  resource mobilization environment, identify funding gaps as well as
  opportunities for resource mobilization, draft proposals and follow up on
  their implementation;
• Lead
  the coordination of the Sexual Reproductive health sub-working group as
  well as the Clinical Management of Rape Task Force and
  participate/co-chair all related coordination mechanisms (i.e. health
  working group, maternal health, etc);
• Provide
  input into various reports/documents namely annual, progress, donor,
  technical, strategies, policies, etc
• Perform
  any other duties as may be assigned by the management of the Country
  Office.

• The
  ideal candidate for the United Nations UNFPA Programme Analyst, SRH job
  opportunity should hold a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery or Medical
  Related degree, with a Master’s degree in Public Health, Medicine or other
  related social science field. It’s an asset to have a qualification in a
  discipline relevant to the following areas: Health Sciences, Reproductive
  Health; Public Health; Medicine; Midwifery or Nursing.
• Three
  to five years of experience in Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) with
  professionally responsible relevant experience in programme planning,
  management and implementation in a context of results-based management and
  programming. Successful record of program management responsibilities.
• Awareness
  and demonstrated thorough knowledge and understanding of SRH/FP/maternal
  health environment, context, challenges (including in humanitarian
  settings) in Lebanon.
• Familiarity
  with the UN system and government work is an asset.
• Proven
  technical and managerial skills in the development of project proposals,
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of SRH programmes.
• Broad
  knowledge of international/regional SRH, population and development issues
  with specific attention to youth needs, gender and cultural
  awareness/sensitivity and human rights approaches.
• Proficiency
  in software application use.  

• Exemplifying
  integrity
• Demonstrating
  commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
• Embracing
  cultural diversity
• Embracing
  change

• Achieving
  results
• Being
  accountable
• Developing
  and applying professional expertise/ business acumen
• Thinking
  analytically and strategically
• Workings
  in teams/ managing ourselves and our relationships
• Communicating
  for impact

• Providing
  strategic focus
• Engaging
  internal/ external partners and stakeholders
• Leading,
  developing and empowering people/ creating a culture of performance
• Making
  decisions and exercising judgment

• Advocacy/
  Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
• Leveraging
  the resources of national governments and partners/ building strategic
  alliances and partnerships
• Delivering
  results-based programme
• Internal
  and external communication and advocacy for results mobilization

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