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• Provides technical and programmatic support to Ministry of Gender
  Labour and Social Development and its grantees to coordinate, plan and
  implement gender, human rights, GBV and harmful practices programs.  S/he contributes substantively to the
  formulation and design of the country programme and its gender equality
  & human rights component projects in line with Government priorities
  and according to UNFPA programme policies and procedures. S/he ensures
  quality of programme/project design incorporating lessons learned, newly
  developed policies and best practices and establishing appropriate
  execution and monitoring mechanisms and systems.
• Works with the Programme Component Manager of the 8th GOU/UNFPA
  Country Programme to coordinate and monitor programme expenditures across
  the different directorates, departments and units: social protection,
  youth, culture, disability, gender and community development.  S/he supports the Ministry’s reporting
  and accountability on reports on programme and project progress in terms
  of mainstreaming human rights and gender equality to advance achievement
  of sexual reproductive health outcomes and advancement of ICPD agenda. The
  NPPP monitors resources utilization and support MGLSD’s implementation,
  reporting and accountability for programme results and resources, ensuring
  that delivery is in line with approved project budgets and to realize
  targeted delivery levels.
• Provides technical backstopping to ensure efficiency, effectiveness
  and coherence of programme implementation across the different departments
  and units: social protection, youth, culture, disability, gender and
  community development at MGLSD. 
  S/he provides technical assistance to the Ministry to develop and
  implement audit action plans, conduct routine monitoring of the
  implementation of the audit action plans and submit evidence of compliance.
• Contributes to strengthening operationalization of the GBV
  coordination structures at national and sub-national levels ensuring
  functionality of the multi-sectoral GBV coordination structures at all
  levels. The Programme Analyst will contribute to effective coordination,
  advocacy and accountability of the gender, human rights and GBV with
  integrated SRHR programmes including the UNFPA/UNWomen Joint programme on
  GBV, UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM, UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on
  EMC, UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDs and UN/EU Spotlight Initiative.
• Analyzes and interprets the political, social and economic
  environment relevant to sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR,
  gender equality and women’s empowerment issues and identifies
  opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention. Keeps abreast of new
  policy developments and strategies analysing policy papers, strategy
  documents, national plans and development frameworks and prepares briefs
  and inputs for policy dialogue, technical assistance coordination and
  development frameworks. S/he contributes substantially to national and
  development partners’ coordination mechanisms in line with new aid
  environment and the UN Reform.
• Helps create and document knowledge about current and emerging
  sexual reproductive health and rights, GBV, gender equality and women
  empowerment issues, by analysing programmes, projects, strategies,
  approaches and on-going experience for lessons learned, best practices,
  and shares with management for use in knowledge sharing and planning
  future strategies.
• Supervises and coordinates the timely planning, implementation,
  review and management of projects to Implementing Partners for which he
  she/he has been assigned, including programmes directly and nationally
  executed for all funding resources of the Country Office.

• The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s degree in law, gender or
  development studies, public health, public health, international
  relations, political/ social sciences or other relevant field.
• Three to five years of professional experience preferably in
  programme/project management in the public or private sector, including
  international development assistance.
• Computer skills
• Proficiency in current office software applications.
• Fluency in oral and written English.

• 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

• 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

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