Programme Analyst, Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies - Tacloban

Duration: One year (renewal subject to availability of funds) The Position: · The Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE) Analyst is responsible for analyzing and assessing relevant political, social, economic and cultural trends, guiding and facilitating the delive ...

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Duration: One year (renewal subject to availability of funds) The Position:

The Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE) Analyst is responsible for analyzing and assessing relevant political, social, economic and cultural trends, guiding and facilitating the delivery of UNFPA's SRH programmes covering the humanitarian - development continuum in Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) and its component provinces. S/he is also expected to undertake humanitarian programme-related assignments to other priority sites of the UNFPA 9th Country Programme (CP9), as deemed necessary by the UNFPA Country Office (CO) Management.

The Programme Analyst will be under the direct supervision of the Humanitarian-Development-Peacebuilding (HDP) Nexus Specialist and will be based in Tacloban City, Leyte. S/he will work in close coordination and consultation with the SRH Team Leader and with the other members of the HDP Nexus Team at the UNFPA Country Office (CO) in Manila.

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 , 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 on accelerating progress towards 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 the Philippines, UNFPA is implementing its five-year 9th Country Programme The 9th CP is tightly aligned with the mid- and long-term development goals of the Philippines and Ambisyon Natin 2040, as well as the global Agenda 2030 including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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 that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The SRHiE Analyst will serve as the focal point for coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting of SRH activities in the field, with priority and primary focus on Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) but with the possibility of deployment to other priority regions of UNFPA particularly in the context of humanitarian preparedness and response as deemed necessary by the CO Management. These SRH activities will encompass maternal health, family planning, adolescent SRH, HIV programming, health sector response to gender-based violence (GBV), and other related concerns across the humanitarian - development continuum. In line with the current UNFPA Country Programme and in coordination with the Humanitarian-Development-Peacebuilding (HDP) Nexus and SRH Team Leaders in Manila, the Analyst will support the roll-out of SRH initiatives, track progress, and report on results, while advancing strategies such as advocacy for the availability, affordability, acceptability and quality of SRH services, facilitation of capacity development to ensure quality of care, provision and monitoring of SRH supplies, and oversight of service delivery, with the aim of building the resilience of the health system and ensuring the continuity of delivery of life-saving SRH services for women and girls in humanitarian situations.

The SRHiE Analyst will also be responsible for identifying and facilitating operational partnerships in both the humanitarian and development spheres, assessing and proposing supply and equipment needs, and coordinating timely provision of these to partners. The role includes providing technical guidance on the integration of comprehensive SRH, HIV, and GBV services within primary health care systems in both humanitarian and development settings.

In fulfilling these responsibilities, the SRHiE Analyst will work closely with government counterparts, implementing and development partners, civil society organizations, humanitarian actors, and sister UN agencies to strengthen SRH services for vulnerable populations, including internally displaced persons, in both humanitarian and development contexts. The SRHiE Analyst will represent UNFPA in all humanitarian and development coordination mechanisms related to SRH and will lead the SRH Sub-Cluster in the field, with technical backstopping from the SRH and HDP Nexus Teams at the national level.

The technical and coordination work expected from the SRH Analyst shall be guided by the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023–2028, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law, the Department of Health (DOH) National Objectives for Health, strategic and sectoral health plans relevant to the Eastern Visayas region, and the UNFPA 9th CP 2024–2028.

You will be responsible for:

A. Programme Management and Coordination

• Coordinating the results-based planning, the timely and effective implementation, monitoring, and reporting of UNFPA SRH programmes in Region VIII (Eastern Visayas), whether stand-alone UNFPA programmes or in the context of joint programming with other agencies, ensuring alignment with the UNFPA Country Programme and UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and responsiveness to the sub-national/local sectoral plans and priorities.
• Ensuring integration of humanitarian preparedness and response into UNFPA's SRH programming for Region VIII.
• Coordinating the SRH programme quality assurance, risk management, and performance monitoring, ensuring timely preparation of high-quality reports and documentation of Region VIII-specific implementation.
• Promoting innovation, knowledge sharing, and replication of good practices across SRH partners across sectors and across contexts, e.g. through South-to-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC).
  Coordinating the SRH Humanitarian Preparedness, Response and Recovery in the area in consultation with the CO HDP Nexus and SRH Teams.

B. Technical Support and Capacity Building

• In collaboration with a wide array of stakeholders including the government, NGOs, development partners, humanitarian actors, the private sector, marginalized women- and youth-led groups and other partners, contributing to the design and implementation of the country programme and its projects on SRH, aligning with UNFPA programme policies and procedures.
• Consolidating, analysing and interpreting the existing assessments on the SRH and rights (SRHR) situation in Region VIII, including the political, social, economic, and cultural environment relevant to UNFPA SRH activities, and identifying opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention.
• Assessing implications of new policy developments and strategies on SRH programme design and execution, and other relevant thematic areas as GBV, and ensuring their integration to the UNFPA programme.
• Providing technical support to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents to strengthen SRH and rights (SRHR) programming, including in maternal health, family planning, adolescent SRH, HIV, health sector response to GBV, and others.
• Coordinating and facilitating relevant sub-national capacity building initiatives and training sessions for intra-sectoral and multi-sectoral prevention and response actors for a stronger integrated rights-based approach to SRHR programming in Region VIII.
  Applying standard guidelines and protocols (interagency and UNFPA-specific) in the assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of UNFPA SRH programmes in Region VIII across the humanitarian - development - peacebuilding continuum, and in other priority regions and provinces where the Analyst will be deployed as deemed necessary by the UNFPA CO Management.

C. Partnerships, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

• Contributing to the development and/or implementation of the Partnership, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization Plan in Region VIII, in coordination with the HDP Nexus Team Leader and the CO in Manila, ensuring preparation of relevant documentation, i.e. project concept notes, summaries, conference papers, speeches, etc.
• Representing UNFPA at relevant SRH coordination fora/mechanisms across the humanitarian - development - peacebuilding continuum and in public events in Region VIII.
• Coordinating with health and protection actors to conduct emergency assessments, analyzing results, and planning emergency response for women and girls in Region VIII.
  Liaising with staff/focal points in other agencies and organizations (including national and international NGOs and women's groups) for developing and implementing coherent SRH programme intervention in Region VIII.

D. Management responsibilities

• Maintaining regular communication, coordination and consultation with the HDP Nexus Team Leader, the programme and operations team from the UNFPA Country Office, especially the CO SRH and Humanitarian Teams.
• Leading and/or contributing to the activities of the relevant sub-national, national, regional, and/or global SRH-related communities of practice of UNFPA.
• Providing technical and administrative assistance to staff and volunteers.
  Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.

Education:

• Advanced university degree in medicine, public health, international development, social sciences or other related fields.
  A first-level university degree (Bachelor) in medicine, public health, international development, social sciences or other related fields with four (4) years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Knowledge and Experience:

• At least two years professional experience in the field of maternal health or/and sexual and reproductive health and rights with experience in programme/ project management required if the candidate has an advanced university degree.
• At least four (4) years of relevant working experience in the field of maternal health or/and sexual and reproductive health and rights with experience in programme/project management, for holders of Bachelor degree, is required.
• State of the art knowledge on sexual reproductive health and rights, maternal health, family planning and contraceptive technologies required.
• Field experience addressing/integrating sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights issues in emergency and post conflict contexts required.
• Strong commitment to the mandate of the UN and UNFPA in the Philippines required.
• Experience of working with vulnerable communities is an asset.
• Practical experience in design, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of development projects required
• Experience using office software packages and web-based management systems required.
  Knowledge and understanding of conflict sensitivity and "do no harm" approach is an asset.

Languages:

Proficiency in Filipino and English required. Knowledge of local dialects in the Eastern Visayas Region is 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,
  Communicating for impact

Functional competencies:

• Business Acumen
• Implementing management systems
  Client orientation

Compensation and Benefits

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus cost-of-living adjustment, rental subsidy, education grant, home leave, health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

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