UN Programme Specialist Reproductive Health Job Careers – United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Job Title: Programme Specialist Reproductive Health
Organization: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of the Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ISRHR) team/Assistant Representative
Grade: NOC
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 Specialist Reproductive Health will be responsible for coordination and providing technical oversight for Reproductive Health (RH) – Maternal Health (MH) and Family Planning (FP) – for UNFPA Uganda Country Office. You will also be responsible for providing overall technical and programmatic leadership for the four-year Netherlands-supported project: ‘Advancing Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) to the last mile in Uganda: Delivery of an Integrated Package of Rights and people-centered leadership to address inequalities’. You will be reporting directly to the Head of the Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ISRHR) team/Assistant Representative.
Job Purpose: As the UN Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, UNFPA focuses on the delivery of the Integrate Sexual and Reproductive and Rights (ISRHR) services with the target of reducing preventable maternal deaths and unmet need of family planning to zero by 2030 (Transformative Results 1 and 2). This is also in line with UNFPA’s approach of delivering an ‘Integrated Package of Rights’ that includes Maternal Health; Family Planning; HIV Prevention; Adolescents and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health; and prevention and response to Gender-Based Violence and other harmful practices.
You will therefore be a critical member of staff for advancing RH within UNFPA’s ISRHR framework, working closely with relevant UNFPA staff and other stakeholders. This includes supporting the Government of Uganda at both national and sub-national levels, and other relevant RH stakeholders, to ensure integrated delivery of MH and FP services.
Further, you will be responsible for providing overall technical and programmatic leadership for the four-year Netherlands-supported project: ‘Advancing Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) to the last mile in Uganda: Delivery of an Integrated Package of Rights and people-centered leadership to address inequalities’. The goal of the project is to contribute to achievement of universal access to SRHR of women, girls, boys and men including disadvantaged and vulnerable populations in Uganda. The projects puts due focus on 12 districts in West Nile and Acholi sub-regions including six refugee-hosting districts of Arua, Yumbe, Koboko, Adjumani, Moyo and Lamwo and six non-refugee districts of Zombo, Nebbi, Maracha, Pakwach, Amuru and Agago.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participating in providing strategic policy and programmatic direction for RH (MH and FP) at national and subnational levels, including humanitarian settings.
- Providing leadership in programming, including planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting for the ‘Advancing Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) to the last mile in Uganda: Delivery of an Integrated Package of Rights and people-centered leadership to address inequalities’ project.
- Providing technical direction and instituting timely corrective measures for the ‘Advancing Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) to the last mile in Uganda: Delivery of an Integrated Package of Rights and people-centered leadership to address inequalities’ project.
- Working with UNFPA technical staff and other relevant stakeholders to ensure integrated/coordinated, appropriate, effective and efficient delivery of RH services.
- Providing financial oversight – in collaboration with the designated financial focal person – for the ‘Advancing Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) to the last mile in Uganda: Delivery of an Integrated Package of Rights and people-centered leadership to address inequalities’ project.
- Participating in resource mobilization efforts for RH initiatives including generation of evidence and proposal writing.
- Identification, documentation and dissemination of RH good practices and lessons learnt to inform RH policy and programming.
- Performing any other duties as may be assigned.
Key Outcomes
- National and sub-national strategic policy and programmatic framework for Reproductive Health.
- Timely and quality planning, implementation and reporting for the ‘Advancing Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) to the last mile in Uganda: Delivery of an Integrated Package of Rights and people-centered leadership to address inequalities’ project.
- Technically robust ‘Advancing Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) to the last mile in Uganda: Delivery of an Integrated Package of Rights and people-centered leadership to address inequalities’ project.
- More Integrated, appropriate, effective and efficient services.
- Improved utilization and implementation rates; and timely and quality accountability for the used funds.
- Increased resources for RH initiatives.
- Enabling policy environment for RH and improved programming (as a result of documented and disseminated good practices/ lessons learnt)
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNFPA Programme Specialist Reproductive Health job opportunity should hold an advanced degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public health, health policy, population, development, and/or other related field.
- At least five years of experience in RH programming.
- Experience working with the Ministry of Health and Local Government (districts) is desirable.
- Good computer/information systems skills.
- Understanding of the UN system in general, and especially UNFPA’s mandate, policies, operations and development topics within the Ugandan setting is an added advantage.
- Languages: Fluency in English; knowledge of languages spoken in project districts such as Kiswahili is an added advantage.
Competencies
Values:
- Exemplifying integrity
- Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
- Embracing diversity in all its forms
- Embracing change
Core Competencies:
- Achieving Results
- Being Accountable
- Developing and Applying Professional Expertise/Business Acumen
- Thinking analytically and Strategically
- Working in Teams/Managing Ourselves and our Relationships
- Communicating for Impact
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
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: 5th January 2020
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