Job Identification : 13357
Locations : Lahore, Pakistan
Posting Date : 08/29/2023, 09:37 AM
Apply Before : 09/12/2023, 06:00 PM
Job Schedule : Full time
Grade : SB4
Vacancy Type : Service Contract Holders
Rotational/Non Rotational : Non-Rotational
Contract Duration : 1 Year
Education and Work Experience : Master’s Degree
Required Languages : English
Desired Languages
English
Vacancy Timeline : 2 Weeks
Job Category : Sexual & Reproductive Health
Job Description
The Position:
UNFPA works with key actors at national and sub-national levels to create an enabling policy and programmatic environment; improve coordination and implementation to accelerate the delivery of family planning and reproductive health information and services in the country and contribute to the achievement of the country’s SDG and ICPD commitments and targets.
The Programme Analyst will coordinate the implementation of the “Improving access to rights-based family planning for underserved communities in Punjab” project and support UNFPA and its Implementing Partners in designing, managing, monitoring, and implementing programme initiatives especially family planning and reproductive health information and services
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 to accelerating progress toward 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 who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, and exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
Under the direct supervision of the National Program Specialist SRH, the Programme Analyst will be responsible for the “Improving access to rights-based family planning for underserved communities in Punjab” project and will be providing overall technical leadership and guidance in the planning, conceptualization, implementation, monitoring, and assessment of various initiatives under the project. This will involve support for improved access to gender-responsive, rights-based, and high-quality family planning information and services in the project’s targeted areas with poor family planning indicators, especially those furthest behind, enabling women of reproductive age to exercise their reproductive rights, free of coercion, and discrimination.
You would be responsible for:
- Represents UNFPA and provides high-quality Technical Assistance during program design and review exercises in consultation with the relevant Government Departments and CSOs.
- Work in partnership with the government institutions, civil society constituents, and the existing coordination fora in Punjab province and with the full participation of all stakeholders at provincial, district, and Tehsil levels.
- Support target districts to strengthen facility and community-based service delivery and demand generation and community engagement.
- Facilitate identification and upgradation of health facilities for the provision of comprehensive and integrated family planning services including for postpartum women with strong linkages with Community Health Workers (CMWs and LHWs) and mobile outreach programmes.
- Coordinated the development of a comprehensive contextualized SBC strategy, and sustainable community engagement mechanism, including mass and electronic media engagement and male and religious leaders’ involvement.
- Promote upscaling existing coordination platforms and advocacy networks, generation of evidence and knowledge products, and providing analysis, and recommendations on reproductive health service delivery standards.
- Put in place strong project monitoring and evaluation component with baseline and end-line evaluations at programme along with routine reviews, progress monitoring, and reporting
- Provide leadership in mainstreaming Human Rights Based Approaches in the provision of FP/SRH information and services.
- Provides support in building strong linkages between the Department of Health, Planning and Development, Population Welfare and other line departments, CSOs and the private sector to accelerate FP/SRH programmes
- Prepares briefing notes, project updates, donor reports, summary notes of key research findings, and concept notes on project-related initiatives.
- Monitor and assess the progress of work plan implementation (DEX and IPs) and provide required solutions to address bottlenecks and constraints in implementation.
- Undertake regular field monitoring visits of project districts/sites for supportive supervision and on job coaching.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Master’s degree in Public health or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience:
- 7 years’ country-level experience in managing FP/SRH Programme at the public or private sector. Demonstrated experience in policy development, programme/ project planning design, follow-up, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Knowledge of FP rights-based approaches, FP2030 initiatives, public and private partnerships,
- Knowledge of the UN system provincial government program and financial operations would be an advantage.
- Previous experience of working in the development sector is an advantage.
- Demonstrable, strategic planning, coordination, policy development, report writing, and presentation skills.
- Fluency in English is required.
Languages:
Fluency in English and other local dialects spoken in the region is required. Working knowledge of other UN languages would be an asset.
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,
Functional Competencies:
External and internal communication and advocacy for results mobilization.
Internal and external communication and resource mobilization.
Creating visibility for the organization.
Generating, managing, and promoting the use of knowledge and Information.
Building strategic alliances and partnerships.
Advocacy/ Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
Communicating for impact.
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.
