UNFPA Nigeria: National Programme Analyst, Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS)

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the position of:

NATIONAL PROGRAMME ANALYST - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMODITY SECURITY  (RHCS)  

Type of Contract:      FIXED TERM APPOINTMENT  (FTA)
Post level:    NOB
Duty Post:    Abuja
Duration:    One (1) Year (renewable but subject to satisfactory performance)

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the  Resident Representative and the direct supervision of the  Head, Reproductive Health Unit, the National Programme Analyst  (RHCS) will contribute to ensuring that a national contraceptive supply and a logistics management system is  effective and efficient in the context of reproductive health commodity security (RHCS) in the Country.  The NPA  (RHCS) will undertake the following duties:

• Provide technical support to ensure the institutionalization of a sustainable national RH commodity supply and logistics management system.
• Contribute to the development and formulation of national policy and plan of action in the areas of RHCS.
• Provide overall guidance required to strengthen and build national capacity in the use of management information to forecast the required contraceptives for the national in general and the public sector in particular.
• Provide guidance in the formulation and institutionalization of a competitive and transparent contraceptive procurement system and plan.
• Provide strategic national technical guidance in the development of a computerized functional management information system for the overall management of RHCS in the Country with emphasis in selected States supported by UNFPA.
• Provide evidence-based information for advocacy contraceptive supplies and logistics management in the context of RHCS.
• Provide technical oversight for the development and implementation of a monitoring and supervision plan for the RHCS in Nigeria.
• Facilitate effective partnerships for collaboration and dialogue on RHCS among donors, civil society organizations and government.
• Facilitate the leveraging of resources to support the national contraceptive supply and logistics management system.
• Work with focus states to develop state-level RHCS strategic plans and provide technical support for implementation.
• Mentor/support state RH and FP staff in UNFPA focus states to conduct routine monitoring and supportive supervision of the Contraceptive Logistics Management System.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the UNFPA Representative or Deputy Representative.

In addition, candidates are required to have the following competencies:

Core Competencies:

• Integrity, commitment to the organization and its mandate
• Cultural sensitivity/valuing diversity
• Performance Management/developing people
• Working in teams
• Communicating information and ideas
• Analytical and strategic thinking
• Result orientation/commitment to excellence
• Knowledge sharing/continuous learning

Functional Competencies:

• Advocacy/advancing a policy-oriented agenda
• Result-based programme development and management
• Leveraging the resources of national government & partners/building
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Resource mobilization
• Job knowledge/technical expertise

Qualification and Experience:

The ideal candidate should:

• Possess a Post graduate degree or equivalent in the field of Social Sciences, Health, Public Health, or in a related field with experience in the area of contraceptive logistic management.
• Have a minimum of 8 years  experience required in reproductive health/family planning or related work of which at least 3 years should be in the area of RHCS Logistic management.

Application Deadline
30th October, 2010

Method of Application
All applications should include  functional e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers, letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae (CV),  attached as one file in  MS WORD format  only.    Applications should be addressed to

The UNFPA  Resident Representative,  Abuja and forwarded to  e-mail addresses:  [email protected]  latest by 30 October, 2010 and   clearly marked    “ NPA  RHCS  -  SC" in the subject.

Kindly note that only applications sent by email will be accepted.
Please note that UNFPA will respond only to those applicants in whom it has a further interest.