Full/Part time: Full time
Rotational/Non Rotational: Non-rotational
Duration: 364 Days
The Position:
Under the supervision of the Midwifery Specialist, the Regional Midwifery Specialist will ensure effective and technical support, coordination, and oversight of UNFPA’s Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan for all local and sub-offices as part of UNFPA’s humanitarian programming and response in Afghanistan. The focus of the response is on Sexual and Reproductive Health(SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), requiring close coordination with the respective Country Office (CO) teams and partnering United Nations Agencies.
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 Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (STFA) was established on 20 October 2021 in response to the events of 15 August 2021. The Fund serves as an inter-agency mechanism to enable donors to channel their resources and coordinate their support to the Area-Based Approach for Development Emergency Initiatives (ABADEI) Strategy and the UN joint programmes developed under it. The ABADEI Strategy has been designed as a response to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan upon a call of the UN Executive Committee Working Group for Afghanistan and is aligned with the United Nations Transitional Engagement Framework. It offers an integrated yet decentralized approach to programming for community resilience. It proposes an innovative, inclusive, and highly agile approach, that puts people first, targets the most vulnerable and meets specific local needs.
UNFPA as a member is committed to delivering an integrated, multi-agency, nationwide response to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) needs. As part of this response, the Regional Midwifery Specialist will be responsible for the technical implementation and coordination of the STFA project and oversight of the midwives delivering the services in all local and sub-offices in Afghanistan. S/he will work in close collaboration with humanitarian agencies (UN and international NGOs) and national partners and civil society organizations to implement the STFA scale up in the region.
You would be responsible for:
Coordination:
- Coordinate with other STFA technical focal points and the local midwifery specialists in the sub-offices: Kandahar, Jalalabad, and Herat.
- Participate in meetings including STFA coordination and consultations related to the project and prepare the reports when required.
- Build strong partnerships with STFA partners and stakeholders at the provincial and district level.
UNFPA Project Implementation:
- Supervise and follow up on all activities programmed under STFA and contribute to the design and scale up to the additional regions.
- Provide technical support and guidance to the implementing partner, technical staff, and partner agencies to ensure good quality implementation of project activities in all local and sub-offices of UNFPA Afghanistan.
- Provide technical and evidence-based guidance to inform midwifery education and midwifery practice in Afghanistan.
- In consultation with relevant UNFPA units, review and prepare work plans and budget revisions of the projects in all local and sub-offices of UNFPA Afghanistan.
- Organize and supervise training/awareness sessions/workshops on SRH as outlined in the project documents.
- Facilitate effective learning and development of competencies within areas of practice by supporting midwives in the field in planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting the provision of Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) services.
- Contribute to aligning the midwifery practice in Afghanistan to international standards (International Confederation of Midwives and World Health Organization).
- Propose innovative midwifery practice in accordance with national standards.
Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation:
- When and where security allows, conduct regular field missions to sub-offices of UNFPA Afghanistan and the project sites and provide inputs on the assessments and status of the project.
- Monitor progress of the project activities, identify sources of delays in the project implementation, contribute to feasible solutions, and ensure follow-up actions are being carried out.
Reporting:
- Prepare regular reporting on project status to be submitted to the Midwifery Specialist.
- Contribute to the development of new proposals.
- Write quarterly work plans and other reports as needed or requested.
- Any other activities as requested by the CO.
Qualifications and Experience
Education:
- Registered Midwife with an advanced university degree in health care sciences, public health, or other related fields.
Knowledge and Experience:
- At least 5 years of increasingly responsible professional and managerial experience in programme/ project management in the field of midwifery or maternal health, including at least 3 years in developing countries.
- Prior experience working in a multi-stakeholder environment including NGOs, and bilateral and multilateral agencies.
- Willing to travel to remote parts of the country to monitor the implementation of projects.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office and Google Workspace applications.
Languages:
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Fluency in English is required; Knowledge of other official UN languages would be an asset.
Required Competencies:
Values:
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Exemplifying integrity,
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Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
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Embracing cultural diversity,
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Embracing change.
Core Competencies:
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Achieving results,
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Being accountable,
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Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
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Thinking analytically and strategically,
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Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
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Communicating for impact.
Functional Competencies:
- Advocacy/advancing a policy-oriented agenda,
- Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/building strategic alliances and partnerships,
- Delivering results-based programmes,
- Internal and external communication and resource mobilization,
- Providing a technical support system.
Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
Disclaimer:
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Fraudulent notices, letters or offers may be submitted to the UNFPA fraud hotline http://www.unfpa.org/help/hotline.cfm
In accordance with the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, 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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