SRHR and Health Systems Specialist

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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 06/10/2024
  • Location: Kenya
Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR) Health
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 (2022-2025), 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. 

You would be responsible for:
Advocacy, partnership and resource mobilization 
  • Support the team lead in SRHR environmental scanning and advocacy work on universal access to SRHR in the context of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through a Primary Health Care (PHC) approach. 
  • Support advocacy for the implementation of ICPD25 and other SRHR related global, regional and in- country commitments/strategies such as Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) and Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP).
  • Analyze and assess relevant technical, political, social and economic trends and ensure that SRHR programmes are responsive to new and emerging realities, including inclusion, emergency preparedness, humanitarian Response and resilience building.
  • Support the SRHR/Youth team in preparing white papers, policy briefs, fact sheets and other relevant materials for evidence-based policy dialogues at national and county levels.
 
Technical assistance and capacity development
  • Engage in relevant national coordination platforms such as the Maternal and Newborn Health Technical Working Groups (TWG) to advance the SRHR/health systems strengthening agenda.
  • Support the development of, review and analysis of evidence-based Sexual and Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health policies, strategies, plans and guidelines, protocols, and related legislation.
  • Strengthen evidence generation and utilization on SRHR and health systems strengthening providing technical guidance on the implementation of operational research, national assessments, documentation of good practices, and generation and dissemination of knowledge products.
 
Programme management
  • Support the preparation of annual work plans and budgets with implementing partners to ensure they are in line with country programme priorities.
  • Monitors timely submission of reports and other relevant documents, release of project funds and effective implementation of the project activities and ensures that implementing partners adhere to UNFPA policies and procedures as well as any relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Carry out any other duties as requested by Representative and Deputy Representative
 
Qualifications and Experience: 
  • Post-graduate/master’s degree in public health, medicine and/or other health related fields.
  • Minimum of five years of professional experience in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights, including maternal health and health systems strengthening. 
  • Sound knowledge of the SRHR environment in Kenya including national frameworks and policies on SRHR, maternal health, ASRH, HIV, Inclusion and family planning. 
  • Proven experience in resource mobilization including innovative programme financing approaches. 
  • Experience working with health systems in government institutions, NGOs and/or donor institutions. 
  • Good knowledge of the programme development mechanism of the United Nations country programmes and familiarity with UNFPA programmes and policies. 
  • Demonstration of programme management skills.
  • Fluency in English is required.

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