National Program Analysts: Reproductive Health / Obstetric Fistula - NOB - UNFPA Nigeria

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the positions in the country office.

Job Title: National Program Analysts: Reproductive Health & Reproductive Health / Obstetric Fistula - NOB - (2 positions)

Post Level: NOB (ICS 09)
Duty Post: Country Office, Abuja
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Duration: One Year (Subject to renewal upon satisfactory performance)

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Representative and direct supervision of the Head Reproductive Health Unit, the National Programme Analysts, Reproductive Health and Reproductive Health/Obstetric Fistula will work with the UNFPA RH team to support the national response in maternal health including antenatal care (ANC), Family Planning (FP), delivery care, post natal care, obstetric Fistula care and implementation of the government’s IMNCH strategy.

They will work with the national counterparts, the UN agencies and other partners to undertake the following tasks:

• Provide substantive inputs into the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes to increase access to Maternal health services including obstetric fistula care with quality evidence-based comprehensive intervention packages, within the context of the National IMNCH Strategy, taking into account socio-cultural factors. Working in close collaboration with National and state governments, UN Agencies, NGOs and other partners to ensure that appropriate national capacities are developed for the implementation of quality maternal health programmes.
• Guide the development and implementation of policies and strategies for further scaling up the maternal health programme and obstetric fistula care activities of UNFPA in close collaboration with National and state governments, UN Agencies, NGOs and other partners
• Provide technical assistance, guidance and support for the operationalization/ implementation of the IMNCH strategy at national and state levels.
• Facilitate the involvement of all levels of society namely, government, civil society, NGOs, FBOs and the private sector in the development of plans, implementation and evaluation of interventions to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
• Support the implementation of programmes to empower women and young people and improve their access to reproductive health information and services.
• Support the collection (including through operational research) of lessons learnt and best practices that enhance the effectiveness of RH interventions, disseminate them to stakeholders, and advocate, mobilize and convene partners for large-scale up of response to increase access to RH services and reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.
• Continuously analyze population and development, RH and gender issues in the country and provide data for decision making and target setting for RH programming. In addition, provide substantive input into advocacy strategies taking into account political and social sensitivities. Advocate and advance UNFPA’s policy agenda by participating in public information events
• Contribute to analyses of national reproductive health data, challenges and priorities focusing on gender issues, women and girls and young and contribute to assessments of gaps in policy environment, policy implementation and programmatic responses. Review RH, maternal health obstetric fistula care and ASRH related policy and programme documents and provide recommendations to government counterparts and development partners to ensure multi-sectoral, gender-sensitive and evidence-based approaches;
• Represent UNFPA in key RH-related for a, including the H4, UN RH Theme Group, RH Technical Working Group (TWG), IMNCH TWG, RHCS TWG obstetric fistula TWG and ensure consistent feedback to other UNFPA program sectors on the outcomes and outputs of these mechanisms and processes.
• Undertake any other assignments as may be required by the Representative.

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

Qualifications and Experience
The Ideal Candidate should:

• Be a Nigerian National (Male or Female)
• Be a Medical Doctor with a post-graduate degree in Public Health or a related Social Science field.
• Possess professional experience of a minimum of 8 years preferably in programme/project management in the public and/or private sector linked to Maternal health issues including obstetric fistula care especially with international bilateral, multilateral organizations or NGOs.
• Possess good technical drafting and report/proposal writing skills and presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Be experienced in working with government institutions and donor organizations.
• Have a strong capability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written English.
• Have the ability to work under pressure.
• Have proficiency in current office software applications.

Application Deadline
2nd May, 2011
 
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 - v[email protected] latest by 02 May 2011 andclearly marked
1. NPA RH - NOB
2. NPA RH/OBSTETRIC FISTULA - NOB

Please note that UNFPA will respond only to those applicants in whom it has a further interest. Kindly also note that ONLY applications sent by e-mail will be accepted. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
UNFPA reserves the right to appoint at the indicated or lower level and prior to the closing date.
  For further detailed on application process, please visit nigeria.unfpa.org/vacancies   and submit your application.