Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 17, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

You would be responsible for:
1. Providing overall strategic leadership for the Family Planning programme, including Reproductive Health Commodity Security, in both development and humanitarian settings.
2. Providing leadership in mobilising resources for Family Planning activities including identification of Family Planning needs and appropriate potential donors; and development of proposals.
3. Providing leadership in monitoring, review and evaluation of FP programmes; and in developing response plans to consolidate any strengths and to address any identified gaps.
4. Supporting the Ministry of Health, districts and other relevant partners in development, implementation and monitoring of relevant policy and technical strategies including the district Family Planning Costed Implementation Plans.
5. Providing leadership in mainstreaming Family Planning into relevant Ministries, Agencies, Departments (MDAs) and Districts as part of the national and district strategic and operational plans and budget frameworks, and in line with the agenda for harnessing the Demographic Dividend.
6. Providing leadership in analysis of the political, social and economic environment that imparts on FP programmes and formulating appropriate policy and programmatic adjustments to harness any opportunities and mitigate any risks.
7. Providing leadership in establishing and maintaining partnerships with FP relevant stakeholders, networks, alliances and coalitions to ensure a collective effort towards FP Advocacy and Programming including engagement with and support to the Uganda Family Planning Consortium (UFPC).
8. Representing the Country Office in relevant national and sub-national Technical Working Groups (TWGs)/Fora to provide technical support and position UNFPA’s Family Planning mandate.
9. Stand-in for other Programme team members on selected functions as may be required.
10. Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership


Key Outcomes
The following will be the corresponding expected outcomes:
1. Strategies (with clear roadmap and approaches) on how to increase contraceptive prevalence rate (proportion of men and women using Family Planning).
2. Increased resources for Family Planning programming.
3. More appropriate, effective and efficient Family Planning Programmes.
4. District Family Planning Costed Implemented developed and implemented.
5. Family Planning mainstreamed into all government Ministries, Departments, Agencies and District plans and budgets.
6. Enabling policy, social and economic environment for Family Planning programming.
7. Enhanced partnership with Family Planning actors/stakeholders with accelerated efforts towards increased demand for and access to Family Planning services.
8. Increased representation in relevant meetings/fora with enhanced UNFPA’s influence among Government and relevant Family Planning stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
1. Advanced degree in Public health, health policy population, development, and/or other related field

Knowledge and Experience:
1. At least five years of experience in SRH/FP programming.
2. Experience working with the Ministry of Health and Local Government (districts) is desirable.
3. Excellent computer/information systems skills.
4. Understanding of the UN system in general, and especially UNFPA’s mandate, policies, operations and development topics within the Ugandan setting is an added advantage.

Languages:
1. Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.

Required Competencies:
Values:
1. Exemplifying integrity,
2. Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
3. Embracing cultural diversity,
4. Embracing change

Core Competencies:
1. Achieving results,
2. Being accountable,
3. Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
4. Thinking analytically and strategically,
5. Working in teams/managing ourselves, our relationships, and others
6. Communicating for impact

Functional Skill Set:
1. Advocacy/Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
2. Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/ building strategic alliances and partnerships
3. Internal and external communication and advocacy for results mobilisation
4. Delivering results-based programmes
5. Resource mobilization and donor relations
6. Technical Understanding of the areas of work
7. Project Management
8. People Management and Leadership
9. Managing financial processes
10. Proficiency in current office software applications

Managerial Competencies:
1. Providing strategic focus,
2. Engaging in internal/external partners and stakeholders,
3. Leading, developing and empowering people, creating a culture of performance
4. Making decisions and exercising judgment

Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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