Family Plannig 2030

**The Opportunity**

The position could be based in: Panama, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, or Peru

**TITLE: Country Engagement Coordinator, FP 2030 Latin America & Caribbean Regional Hub
**ROLE PURPOSE**

**Context**:Family Planning 2030 (FP2030) is a global partnership of governments, civil society, multilateral organizations, donors, private sector, and researchers committed to supporting the rights of women and girls who wish to use contraception. FP2030's vision is a future where women and girls everywhere have the freedom and ability to lead healthy lives, make their own informed decisions about using contraception and having children, and participate as equals in society and its development.

The FP2030 Support Network includes five regional hubs: North, West and Central Africa; East and Southern Africa; Asia and the Pacific; and Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America and Europe, led by an Executive Director, supported by an Executive Directorate, who reports to the Governing Board. The FP2030 LAC Hub will be headed by a Managing Director supported by a small team, of which the Country Engagement Coordinator will be part. Save the Children and PROFAMILIA-Colombia working in a collaborative manner have been selected as the host of the FP2030 Latin America & Caribbean Regional Hub.

The LAC regional Hub will have a Country Engagement Coordinator who will promote and manage all engagements with country partners and stakeholders. This position is responsible for advancing engagement with a designated set of countries in the Hub region, including engaging with regional partners, and wider stakeholders at the country level to advance the goals of FP2030 in LAC.

**KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY**:
**Engagement with Country Partners and Stakeholders**:

- Under the leadership of the LAC Regional Hub Managing Director, and in collaboration with the rest of the Hub team, and with regional country-based focal points (once they are named), as well as with staff throughout the Support Network as appropriate, provide strategic support for countries in the region, including:

- Support FP2030 commitment-making countries in developing and advancing their FP2030 commitment-making process based on the commitment toolkit, country-specific analyses, and country requests.
- Support engagement with new countries and other key country partners in the region in order to secure political commitment to FP2030, as appropriate.
- Design and execute convenings (to include virtual and in-person convenings as appropriate) of focal points and country partners.
- Identify, communicate, and oversee focused areas of support to advance progress in country commitments across key thematic areas, including data, adolescents and youth, rights, financing, High Impact Practices (HIPs) in FP, Emergency Preparedness and Resilience (EPR), FP integration.
- Contribute to country/regional sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and available tools, resources and up to date information across the designated countries.
- Support evidence-based dialogue and deepened engagement with key national governments, policy makers and country-level partners in the designated countries.
- Coordinate with relevant external partners to proactively identify opportunities for collaboration with new and emerging partners to advance the commitment goals of designated countries.
- Review and provide feedback on country plans and strategies, as requested by the country focal points, in collaboration with regional and global partners if needed.
- Coordinate closely with the Hub’s Advocacy Advisor to support the implementation of a regional advocacy strategy for FP2030 in the region, and to ensure that country activities are deeply grounded in a rights-based approach and reflect FP2030’s approach to advocacy and accountability. Coordinate closely with the relevant staff supporting country and youth engagement and partnership, ensuring continued engagement of civil society and youth focal point networks in the region.

**Program Management**:

- Provide support to deliver on cross-cutting FP2030 priorities in the LAC countries, such as: promoting a rights-based approach to FP policy, programs, and service delivery; highlighting evidence, country data, and High Impact Practices (HIPS); ensuring programs reach and meet the needs of adolescents and young people and other marginalized groups such as those living with disability; and working with countries to build resilience plans for FP in times of crisis and displacement.
- Contribute to annual and quarterly work plans and budgets to provide value-added support to accelerate country progress in designated countries. Prepare regular work plan reviews and timely reports on progress/challenges.
- Liaise closely with the Data & Performance Management and Track20 teams to monitor country progress towards achieving and fulfilling country commitments. Contribute to strategic thinking, planning, and organizat