Mission and objectives

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Context

To support the humanitarian development peace nexus for health. This involves facilitating projects aimed at system strengthening, including but not limited to leading the implementation of Reproductive and newborn Health and midwifery strategic plans for 2024-2026. Additionally, the incumbent will enhance UNFPA collaboration and partnerships with civil society, local communities, opinion leaders, authorities, and other United Nations entities and donors.

Task Description

The candidate will play an instrumental role in supporting the humanitarian development peace nexus for health through facilitating project geared towards system strengthening including but not limited to midwifery. This will be done also by enhancing UNFPA collaboration and partnership with civil society, local communities, opinion leaders, authorities and other United Nations entities and donors. He/She will apply established systems and procedures and assist in the creation of knowledge by compiling, synthesizing and analyzing relevant information, developing appropriate mechanisms and systems and ensuring compliance with procedures. Responsibility: · Participating in the formulation of the area based programming and component projects, by compiling and analyzing information relevant to ending preventable maternal deaths and ending unmet need for family planning, · drafting project documents and work plans and preparing tables and statistical data. · Supporting the evaluation of humanitarian development peace nexus activities for reproductive health including but not limited to midwifery by establishing ways to assess achievement and recommending corrective action as required; · Conducting field visits; participating in review meetings and evaluation missions and preparing regular inputs to status and progress reports. · Supporting the ministry of health to implement the new reproductive health strategic plan · Guiding routine implementation of assigned projects, in coordination with national counterparts and project personnel, coordinating delivery of project inputs; and ensuring participation of national counterparts in training activities and study tours for quality development. · Supporting advocacy and resource mobilization efforts of the CO, by establishing and maintaining a network of donor and public information contacts. Assisting with organizing and conducting donor meetings and public information events, including preparing relevant background material for these events. · Work closely with Government counterparts, UN agencies, NGOs and Civil Society institutions at national and provincial levels, to promote an integrated approach and implementation of Country Programme interventions in the area of Reproductive Health. · Interact with key stakeholders and maintain a solid network of partners involved in RH activities. · Participate in the planning of national capacity building activities and coordinate training as per the planned schedule. · Support the development and implementation of a capacity building plan for community midwives for continue midwifery education in Yemen. · In liaison with the MoPHP establish support supervision and technical backstopping systems to continuously monitor, coach, assess competence levels, and develop and implement improvement action plans for the Community Midwives. · Strengthen evidence-based programming and policy dialogue to improve the implementation of the Yemen National Health Development Plan. · Participate in the clinical training, in the design and implementation of appropriate measures and give technical guidance and suggestions according to the capability and skills.

Competencies and values

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organizing • Professionalism • Self-management

Living conditions and remarks

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the medical insurance plan. National UN Specialist volunteers in Yemen are entitled to: – Monthly Living Allowance 1,385.92 $ – Non Pensionable Bonus 364.50 $ – Well – Being Differential 415.78 $ -Annal and learning leaves – free medical and life insurance – free access to different learning platforms The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.”

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements