UN Programme Analyst, GBV Job Opportunities – United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Job Title: Programme Analyst, GBV
Organization: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job ID: 15507
Grade Level: NOA
Reports to: Integrated Field Support Coordinator
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 Program Analyst GBV will substantively contribute to the UNFPA programme activities in Northern Uganda. S/he will work to keep the issue of GBV health high on the agenda of the Local Government and of the Local Development Partners, optimize the allocation of resources, influence policies and improve consistency, effectiveness of interventions and support the UNFPA work in the region. The Program Analyst GBV will guide and facilitate the delivery of UNFPA programs by monitoring results achieved in the implementation and enables response to the current refuge influx/emergency.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Environmental scanning and Advocacy:
- Support the district local governments and Implementing Partners in Northern Region to undertake a diagnosis of the causes of the slow progress in the reduction of GBV in the region and subsequently propose the most effective strategies to address barriers and challenges identified.
- Work closely with local media agencies to help publicize UNFPA in the districts and humanitarian settings work including through press releases, articles, documentaries, TV interviews and radios.
- Provide technical support to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents to address GBV and broader Reproductive Health issues in districts and humanitarian settings.
Programme Development and Coordination:
- Contribute to integration of GBV prevention and response in district programmes and projects in districts and humanitarian settings.
- Actively contribute to integration of reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDS, gender and population issues in programmes and projects in districts and humanitarian settings.
- In collaboration with UNFPA Country Office (CO) staff, support development of comprehensive GBV, and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) programmes by working closely with government ministries, local district and humanitarian technical teams and officials, local NGOs and UN agencies.
- Support the UNFPA Humanitarian team and collaborate with other Implementing partners working in emergencies in providing a coordinated response to people in humanitarian settings.
- Support the development/ revision of training materials for districts and humanitarian settings according to the local context.
- Contribute to capacity building of the Government and partners, especially for multi-sectoral GBV prevention and response and humanitarian programming
- Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Keenly monitor UNFPA-supported programmes through reports and field visits including activity implementation and financial expenditure.
- Actively participate in the joint programmes monitoring and evaluations at both district and national levels.
- Support the district in the data generation, analysis and use for evidence-based decision making.
- Support the implementation of the existing accountability framework for MNH (work with UN M&E technical working group) based on an agreed scorecard especially for humanitarian settings.
Resource Mobilization:
- Facilitate the identification of resource gaps in the districts and humanitarian settings and preparation of project proposals and strategic documents such as the Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) and Consolidated Appeal Proposal (CAP).
- Offer technical support to the development of relevant documents for resource mobilization.
Reporting:
- Support UNFPA-funded projects and Implementing Partners (IPs) to submit technical and financial reports in conformity with the signed agreements.
- Prepare and submit regular analytical and project reports, including ‘Sitreps’, to be shared with the National and Local Government, UNFPA Country Office, UN Country Team (UNCT) and other relevant stakeholders.
- Document the best practices, lessons learnt and success stories for deepening the knowledge base for UNFPA and partners.
Work Relations:
- Work closely with the regional and national authorities when planning and implementing SRH and GBV activities for humanitarian settings.
- Liaise with exiting District Disaster Management Committees and recovery systems to ensure that ICPD agenda is taken into consideration,
- Liaise with other sectors, including education, community development and protection, to ensure a multi-sectoral approach in programme design.
- Build and maintain solid working relationship and constantly share relevant information with the Government, UN partner agencies and other stakeholders.
- Proactively engage media actors to disseminate and promote GBV prevention and SRHR messages to the public.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNFPA Programme Analyst, GBV job opportunity should hold an advanced university degree in Medicine, Population and Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery, public health, demography, women and Gender studies, social science or other relevant field.
- Previous experience in GBV and/or Humanitarian response would be an advantage
- Computer skills: Proficiency in current office software applications.
- Languages: Fluency in oral and written English.
Personal Competencies:
Core Values: Integrity/Commitment to mandate, Knowledge sharing/Continuous learning, Valuing diversity
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
- Fundraising and Advocacy
- Promote and facilitate the inclusion of GBV into humanitarian appeal processes and documents.
- Provide technical support to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents to address GBV in the context of broader gender inequality issues.
- Proactively engage media actors to disseminate and promote GBV prevention messages and to reinforce gender equality principles.
Core Competencies:
- 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
N.B: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
How to Apply:
All interested applicants who wish to join the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions after reviewing the job details.
Deadline: 13th April 2018
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