Humanitarian Sexual and Reproductive Health Coordinator

hace 2 semanas

Panamá, Panamá, Panamá UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund A tiempo completo
The Position:
Under the supervision of UNFPA's Regional Humanitarian Advisor, the incumbent will enhance regional advocacy, coordination, and technical capacity for integrated sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence programming in humanitarian contexts, with a specific focus on clinical management of rape.
Additionally, he/she will collaborate closely with the Humanitarian Response Division and country offices, offering essential support and coordination for the humanitarian response.How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the leading UN agency dedicated to creating a world where every pregnancy is desired, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is realized.
UNFPA's strategic plan underscores the importance of current strategic goals and emphasizes three transformative results: concluding preventable maternal deaths, erasing unmet family planning needs, and eradicating gender-based violence and harmful practices. These goals embody our strategic commitments to hasten progress towards achieving the ICPD and SDGs by 2030.
In these challenging times where human rights are under threat, we seek principled and ethical staff who uphold international norms and standards and bravely defend them with unwavering conviction.
UNFPA aims to recruit individuals who innovate, inspire, and deliver substantial and lasting outcomes; we seek team members who are transparent, exceptional in resource management, and devoted to achieving excellence in program results.Job Purpose:
The primary role of the SRHiE Coordinator is to assist UNFPA in addressing sexual violence during emergencies as a key objective in the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP).
Adhering to international standards and guidelines, the incumbent will enhance the capacity of UNFPA and partners to excel operationally in the field of CMR from the early stages of a crisis, ensuring the integration of do no harm principles and quality care into the humanitarian response.
The incumbent will collaborate closely with the humanitarian response division, regional and country offices, implementing partners, and other agencies to promote CMR services in emergency and post-crisis scenarios, ensuring full integration of CMR into SRH and GBV emergency programs.
He/she will provide advice and capacity building on CMR issues and help establish pertinent partnerships with other humanitarian stakeholders, NGOs, donors, and government counterparts.You would be responsible for:
  • 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
  • Acting as UNFPA's Humanitarian Coordinator during crisis onset to ensure the integration of SRH and GBV actions, including CMR
  • Providing leadership at regional and country levels in SRH coordination and programming for enhanced response in humanitarian settings, with a focus on SRH/CMR/GBV integration
  • Supporting the establishment of effective coordination mechanisms among regional, national, and local SRH stakeholders, including implementing partners
  • Ensuring the integration of SRH components under the health sector/cluster and facilitating inclusion of GBV/protection components in Humanitarian Response Plans
  • Providing facilitation and liaison to enhance SRH supply chain management, service delivery, and information management, as well as to improve the visibility of UNFPA in humanitarian endeavors
  • Supervising humanitarian staff and consultants as necessary


Technical support and training
  • Providing orientation and training on SRH-related issues, including reproductive, maternal, and newborn health, family planning, STI and HIV prevention, care and treatment, and care for survivors of sexual violence
  • Conducting needs assessments and developing proposals to enhance and scale up SRH service delivery to affected populations
  • Supporting efforts to enhance the quality of humanitarian operational and system efficiencies for agile SRH response in the field, including identifying emergency reproductive health supplies needs and coordinating with relevant units for procurement and delivery of emergency medical supplies
  • Facilitating translation, adaptation, and reproduction of guidelines, protocols, and IEC material for improved RH service delivery
  • Conducting capacity building for SRH service providers and advising on the integration of comprehensive health services into primary health care as the situation stabilizes


Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
  • Promoting the integration of SRH and GBV in humanitarian action regionally and nationally
  • Establishing relevant partnerships with other humanitarian stakeholders, NGOs, donors, and government counterparts
  • Assisting in resource mobilization by engaging with donors, preparing/reviewing SRH components of funding proposals, and contributing to collateral materials, briefs, and reports

Information management
  • Collecting, analyzing, and providing feedback on RH data to implementing partners and CO4
  • Supporting regular monitoring and evaluation of RH interventions
  • Monitoring the proper use of commodities and supplies received through UNFPA, including preparing technical reports and periodic situation reports


B. Providing leadership, technical support, capacity development, and knowledge management on CMR
  • Establishing strategic linkages between CMR and GBV, SRH, and HIV programs to ensure synergies and maximize impact
  • Reviewing national protocols related to CMR, including specialized care referrals, to ensure alignment with international standards
  • Contributing to evidence generation on CMR to guide UNFPA's policy, programming, and resource mobilization by collaborating with research institutions and academia
  • Supporting the surge team by screening roster members technically, building surge roster capacity, and deploying short-term surge experts effectively


Lead in designing, adapting, and contextualizing regional CMR training materials and tools for online and face-to-face training sessions.

  • Facilitating CMR capacity building through trainings, webinars, or workshops at regional, country, or local levels as applicable
  • Systematically leading strategic operational capacity development efforts for key staff to ensure CMR competence within UNFPA and partners
  • Supporting integrated SRH/GBV capacity development efforts in humanitarian settings
  • Facilitating the establishment of a functional clinical management of rape community of practice with stakeholders
  • Training and mentoring a pool of CMR trainers while providing regular technical support as needed
  • Engaging with relevant actors to develop appropriate tools, standards, or IEC materials required by healthcare providers
  • Contributing to the development of best practices and lessons learned


Other duties as assigned

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

Knowledge and Experience:
Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible professional and managerial experience in humanitarian response, with some experience in health or sexual and reproductive health
Fluency in Spanish and working knowledge of English required; knowledge of other UN official languages, ideally French and/or Portuguese, is a plus

Required Competencies

Values:
  • Integrity
  • Commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
  • Cultural diversity
  • Embracing change

Core Competencies:
  • Achieving results
  • Being accountable
  • Professional expertise/business acumen
  • Thinking analytically and strategically
  • Working in teams/managing relationships
  • Communication for impact

Functional Competencies:
  • Organizational and analytical skills
  • Interpersonal skills with negotiation abilities
  • Clear and concise writing and presentation skills
  • Knowledge of UNFPA, the UN System, or NGO practices in response relief

Compensation and Benefits:
This role offers an attractive remuneration package comprising a competitive net salary, health insurance, and other applicable benefits.

UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA fosters a work environment that upholds values of gender equality, diversity, integrity, and a healthy work-life balance. We are dedicated to achieving gender parity and encourage women to apply.
Applicants from diverse backgrounds, including the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups, are strongly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation, and selection for all individuals, irrespective of personal characteristics or dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are central to UNFPA's workforce.

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