PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY IS ONLY FOR NATIONALS OF INDONESIA
National Consultant – Temporary Programme Specialist for Reproductive Health
Contract Type: Individual Consultant Contract
Duration: March to June 2022
Closing date: 14 March 2022 – 23:59hrs (Jakarta time)
Job code: UNFPA/IDN/ICC/22/02
Purpose of consultancy:
The Temporary Programme Specialist for Reproductive Health ensures the effective management of UNFPA activities in the areas of reproductive health, with special focus on maternal health and family planning. S/he oversees project formulation, implementation and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and national development frameworks. S/he leads the programme team and collaborates with the CO’s operations/administrative support staff.
The Programme Specialist advances the ICPD policy agenda in a politically sensitive environment responding to changing substantive priorities of Governments. The Programme Specialist facilitates and coordinates technical advisers and experts and promotes partnership, synergy and strategic alliances with counterparts in government, multilateral and bilateral agencies and civil society. S/he contributes to UN systems coordination through participation in policy dialogue and provision of inputs into joint common system initiatives. The Programme Specialist oversees the work of the programme team as well as consultants, advisors, and experts and establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with counterparts in government, multilateral and bilateral donor agencies and civil society to address emerging issues. S/he must effectively influence counterparts from diverse backgrounds to contribute to achieving UNFPA’s mandate. Internal contacts include the Representative, Assistant Representative, the CO’s programme/ technical team. External contacts include other UN agencies in the country, and counterparts and partners in Country programme activities, including international NGOs, experts etc.
In collaboration with Government counterparts, NGOs and other partners, the Temporary Programme Specialist oversees the implementation of the 10th Country Programme’s outputs on Maternal Health and Reproductive Health and Family Planning as follows:
- Oversee achievement of programme results by ensuring appropriate policies and procedures are applied by programme team, and appropriate monitoring and oversight mechanisms and systems are established and implemented
- Oversees project implementation, facilitates coordination between IPs in SRHR related interventions for timely and efficient delivery of project inputs. This includes among other the key interventions in the area of integrated planning and budgeting on RH for maternal mortality reduction; rights-based family planning programming; Family Planning 2030 and South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the areas of Reproductive Health
- Assess implications of new policy developments and strategies on programme execution and ensure appropriate implementation.
- Ensure completion of high quality knowledge products on Reproductive Health and use this knowledge for information sharing and planning future strategies.
- Participate in advocacy and resource mobilization efforts of Country Office by ensuring preparation of relevant documentation, i.e. project summaries, conference papers, speeches, donor profiles, and participating in related donor meetings and public information events.
- Carry out any other duties as may be required by the UNFPA Country Office.
Deliverables:
- Monthly report on the project implementation (English)
- Final Report (good practices, challenges and lessons learned) (English)
- Minutes of meetings with follow up plans (if applicable)
Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements:
- Education, Knowledge and Experience
- Advanced degree in health, population, demography and/or other related social sciences field.
- Five years professional experience in the field of reproductive health activities
- Experience in programme/project management including experience in large multi-sector projects, designing and appraising proposals and actively liaising with relevant and potential project partners.
- Sound experience in implementing SRH programme in a development context or humanitarian situation.
- Competencies
- Providing strategic focus
- Engaging internal/ external partners and stakeholders
- Leading, developing and empowering people/ creating a culture of performance
- Making decisions and exercising judgement
- Functional Skill Set
- Advocacy/ Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
- Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/ building strategic alliances and partnerships
- Delivering results-based programme
- Internal and external communication and advocacy for results mobilization
- Language
Excellent communication, facilitation and report-writing skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
UNFPA Work Environment
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, Embracing diversity in all its forms, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities.
The job description and requirements as stated in the attached TOR.
Interested and qualified individuals are requested to submit the UN Personal History (P11) Form to indonesia.office@unfpa.org with post code as subject of the email.
