The Position:
Under the overall supervision of the Country Representative, the staff member will be supervised directly by the Programme Coordinator and work closely with the Senior Management Team, various country office Units including Operations, Communications, M&E, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Access, AAP, Partnership and Mobilization, PSS, and Heads of area/field offices.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The Maternal & Reproductive Health (MRH) Specialist will provide technical assistance in promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) including through midwifery service provision, as well as ensuring the effective technical management of UNFPA’s donors’ supported projects.
S/he will work in close collaboration with humanitarian agencies (UN and (I)NGOs) and national partners and civil society organizations to implement the scale up of existing MRH including family planning (FP) and maternal nutrition interventions and adaptation to the current humanitarian and Humanitarian, Development and Peace (HDP) contexts. The MRH Consultant will be responsible for ensuring integration of UNFPA mandate within the programme delivery including through midwifery, coordinating UNFPA’s projects with other stakeholders, overseeing the management of the MRH Unit, the implementation of its related projects and funds, coordinating the work with area sub-offices and provincial coordinators.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Advanced university degree in health care sciences, public health, or other related fields.
Knowledge and Experience:
• Minimum 7 years of increasingly responsible professional and managerial experience in programme / project management in the field of maternal health, including at least 3 years in a developing country.
• At least five years experience at international level.
• Prior experience of working in multi-stakeholder environment including NGOs, bilateral and multilateral agencies.
• Familiarity with the UN Common System at the field and international level is an asset.
• Willing to travel to remote parts of the country to monitor implementation of projects.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication and writing skills in English.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of other official UN language is desirable.
Required Competencies:
Values:
• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
• Embracing cultural diversity
• 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:
• Managing the organization’s financial resources
• Providing procurement services
Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.
Disclaimer:
Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.
Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.
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