Humanitarian Sexual and Reproductive Health Coordinator – P4

The Position:

Under the supervision of UNFPA’s Regional Humanitarian Advisor, the incumbent will strengthen regional advocacy, coordination and technical capacity for integrated sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence programming in humanitarian contexts, with a particular focus on clinical management of rape. Also he/she will work in close collaboration with the Humanitarian Response Division and country offices, providing key support and coordination for the humanitarian response.

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. 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 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:

Primary responsibility of the SRHiE Coordinator is to support UNFPA in responding to sexual violence during emergencies as an important objective in the minimum initial service package (MISP). Based on international standards and guidelines, the incumbent will build capacity of UNFPA and partners to deliver operational excellence in the area of CMR from the onset of a crisis and ensure that do no harm principles and quality of care are well integrated into the humanitarian response. 
The incumbent will work in close collaboration with the humanitarian response division, regional and country offices, implementing partners, and other agencies to promote CMR services in emergency and post crisis situations and to ensure that CMR is fully integrated into SRH and GBV emergency programming. S/he will advise and build capacity on CMR issues and assist in establishing relevant partnerships with other humanitarian stakeholders, NGOs, donors, and government counterparts.
 

You would be responsible for:

A. Strengthening preparedness, coordination and capacity of UNFPA and partners for the successful
implementation of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) on Sexual and Reproductive Health in
Emergencies
Coordination
• Act as UNFPA’s Humanitarian Coordinator when needed at the onset of a crisis or deterioration of a
protracted situation, ensuring integration of SRH and GBV actions, including CMR;
• Provide leadership at the regional and country levels in SRH coordination and programming for improved
response in humanitarian settings, with a focus on SRH/CMR/GBV integration;
• Support the establishment of effective coordination mechanisms among regional, national and local SRH
stakeholders, including implementing partners;
• Ensure the integration of SRH components under the health sector/cluster (and other sectors such as
WASH and logistics) and facilitate inclusion of GBV/protection components in Humanitarian Response
Plans, the Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan, and others as needed;
• Provide facilitation and liaison in order to improve SRH supply chain management, service delivery and
information management as well as improve the visibility of UNFPA in humanitarian work;
• Supervise humanitarian staff and consultants as required.
Technical support and training
Provide orientation and training on SRH related issues (including reproductive, maternal and new-born health,
family planning information and services, STIs and HIV prevention, care and treatment, and care for survivors
of sexual violence).
• Carry out needs assessments and develop proposals to improve and scale up SRH service delivery to
affected populations;
• Support efforts for improving the quality of humanitarian operational and system efficiencies for agile SRH
response in the field including identification of emergency reproductive health supplies needs and
coordination with relevant business units to facilitate the procurement and delivery of emergency medical
supplies;
• Facilitate translation, adaptation and reproduction of guidelines, protocols and IEC material for improving
RH service delivery;
• Facilitate capacity building to SRH service providers including TOT and training on needs and gaps areas;
• Advise on the integration of comprehensive health (RH/HIV/GBV) services into primary health care, as the
situation stabilizes.
Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
• Promote the integration of SRH and GBV in humanitarian action at regional and country level;
• Establish relevant partnerships with other humanitarian stakeholders, Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGOs), donors and government counterparts;
• Assist in resource mobilization including participating in meetings with donors and preparing/reviewing
SRH components of humanitarian funding proposals, collateral materials, briefs and reports.
Information management
• Collect, analyze and provide feedback on RH data to implementing partners and CO4
• Support regular monitoring and evaluation of RH interventions;
• Regularly monitor and prepare reports on the proper use of the commodities and supplies received
through UNFPA; including technical reports and periodic situation report;
B. Providing leadership, technical support, capacity development and knowledge management on CMR
• Provide leadership in harmonization and compliance on CMR policy, priorities, commitments aligned
with UNFPA’s approach and global standards.
• Provide technical, operational and programme support to country offices to enable them to support
countries in the development of strategies, guidance materials, and tools to strengthen CMR.
• Establish strategic linkages between CMR and GBV, SRH and HIV programmes to ensure synergies
between programmes and maximize impact.
• Review national protocols related to CMR including all referrals for specialized care to ensure they are
in line with international standards.
• Contribute and support evidence generation on CMR to guide UNFPA’s policy, programming and
resource mobilization by working with relevant research institutions and academia.
• Support the surge team with technical screening of roster members, building the capacity of the surge
roster, and effective deployment of the short-term surge experts.Lead in design, adaption and
contextualization of regional CMR training materials and tools for online and face-to-face trainings.
• Facilitate CMR capacity building though trainings, webinars or orientation workshops at regional,
country or local level as relevant.
• Systematically lead strategic operational capacity development efforts of key staff (regional and or at
country office level) and stakeholders to ensure CMR competence within UNFPA and partners.
• Support relevant integrated SRH/GBV capacity development efforts in humanitarian settings.
• Facilitate the establishment of a functional clinical management of rape community of practice with
relevant stakeholders.
• Support the training and mentoring of a pool of CMR trainers and provide regular technical support as
required.
• Engage with other relevant actors to develop appropriate tools, standards or IEC materials needed by
the health care providers as needed
• Contribute to development of best practices and lessons learnt.
Other duties as assigned

 

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  
Advanced Degree or equivalent in public health, or other related fields; Clinical degree (medicine, midwifery, nursing)

 

Knowledge and Experience: 

At least 7 years of increasingly responsible professional and managerial experiences in the field of humanitarian response, part of which should be in health or sexual and reproductive health;

• At least 7 years of demonstrated experience leading SRHiE and CMR interventions in humanitarian contexts, some of which in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Demonstrated experience and technical proficiency in designing, adapting and delivering capacity building interventions (in person, remote, webinars, etc.) for a wide variety of practitioners in different contexts and with varying levels of capacity, with specific experience in developing and delivering SRH (MISP) and CMR related trainings.
• Clinical or programmatic experience in CMR and a good understanding of the survivor-centered approach.
• Experience of working across multiple humanitarian sectors and proved knowledge of the humanitarian architecture and refugee and migrant coordination mechanisms.
• Good ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with local health systems.
• Solid interpersonal communication skills;
• Proficiency in current office software applications.

Languages: 

• Fluency in Spanish and working knowledge of English for both oral and written required; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Portuguese is desirable.

 

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:

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with the ability to coordinate activities and multitask.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to negotiate with and convince officials with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to write in a clear and concise manner, and to present information.
• Knowledge of UNFPA, the UN System or NGO work in the field of response relief and/or of their practices and procedures as related to the work.

 

Compensation and Benefits:

 

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

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.

 

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