Job Title: SRH/RHCS Specialist
Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
Host entity: UNFPA LCA
Assignment country: Saint Lucia
Expected start date: 01/08/2023
Sustainable Development Goal: 3. Good health and well-being
Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Expert
DoA reserved for persons with disabilities: No
Type: Onsite
Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)
Number of assignments: 1
Duty stations: Castries
Details
Mission and objectives
The UNFPA Sub-regional Office for the English and Dutch
speaking Caribbean supports 22 countries and territories and has offices in six
countries (Jamaica, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad &
Tobago). UNFPA and UN Women, with funds from Global Affairs Canada, will
jointly work in four Eastern Caribbean countries with the aim to improve
economic and social equality for women and girls, including for marginalized or
vulnerable women and girls. UNFPA will particularly contribute to enhanced quality
and accessibility of sexual and reproductive health and rights frameworks and
services for women and adolescent girls, especially for survivors of sexual and
gender-based violence.
Context
Under the direct supervision of the UNFPA Deputy Director of
the Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean (SROC), currently based in Barbados,
the SRH/RHCS Specialist is responsible for leading Reproductive Health
/Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RH/RHCS interventions in the four
Eastern Caribbean countries as well as for providing RHCS technical support to
the other countries covered by the SROC. This position is time-bound and linked
to the ‘Build back Equal” funding source. The SRH/RHCS Specialist works in
close collaboration with the SRH Advisor in Guyana and the Liaison Officer in
Barbados. The SRH/RHCS Specialist works in an integrated manner with other UN
Organizations, particularly UN Women, technical staff in host government and
civil society organizations to ensure successful implementation of the
programme. During a humanitarian crisis, RH/RHCS Specialist works in
partnerships with cluster coordinators.
Task description
The Technical Specialist provides strategic technical and
programmatic leadership for the SROC in SRH/RHCS to ensure that capacity
building, advocacy and policy dialogue work reflects UNFPA’s policy and
programme policies as well as current thinking and academic advance in
substantive areas affecting the ICPD Programme of Action. S/he/they maintains
primary responsibility for coordination of the provision of technical
assistance and programmatic support to primarily Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia
and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines with a specific focus on family planning
and RHCS, but also on adolescent health, comprehensive sexuality education,
integrated SRH/GBV services and humanitarian preparedness and response. Within
the delegated authority and under the supervision of SROC Director or his/her
designated mandated representative(s), the UNV SRH/RHCS Specialist will: 1.
Provide technical and related programme leadership, management advice and
strategic support and guidance at sub-regional and national levels, in RH/RHCS,
including for emergency preparedness and humanitarian assistance, in
collaboration with technical and programme staff in SROC. 1.1. Provision of
technical assistance to Ministries of Health to effectively forecast, procure,
distribute and track the delivery of sexual and reproductive health
commodities, including: 1.2. Rapid assessment of infrastructure, capabilities
and human resources to inform the design of a robust SCM system. 1.3.
Development of RHCS strategies, action plan and monitoring plan in all four
countries (including consultations and validation processes) and development of
advocacy materials. 1.4. Technical assistance to support the design of an
automized Logistic Management Information System in Grenada to be implemented
at all levels. 1.5. Supply Chain Costing capacity building to protect SCM financing
and guide budgeting for SCM in Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines. 1.6. Training on quantification and procurement practices- includes
coaching. 1.7. Design robust SCM system, inventory control, and LMIS including
capacity building. 1.8. Development & dissemination of advocacy materials
on SCM in health crisis. 1.9. Design the health commodity supply logistic in
line with the health priorities, and the national RHCS plans. 2. Provide,
coordinate and manage trainings on rights-based voluntary family planning with
a focus on adolescents and marginalized populations with focus on LARCS
(Implants and IUDs) to health care providers, including: 2.1. Technical support
to the introduction of implants and reposition of IUDs and capacity building on
rights-based voluntary family planning. 2.2. Procurement of implants and
anatomical models for the capacity building of health providers in implants and
IUD insertions and removals. 3. Provide technical assistance to the Ministries
of Health and CSOs on establishing rights-based, gender-focused and SRH
services responsive to the needs of adolescents and youth: 3.1. Development and
implementation of the standards for quality health care services for
adolescents. 3.2. Support ministries of health to develop mechanism for
monitoring the provision of quality adolescent friendly services as per
national standards. 3.3. Provision of integrated SRH information, services and
the roll out of CSE toolkit for out-of-school youth, with particular focus on
the most vulnerable persons (including adolescent girls, LGBTQ+, sex workers,
hard to reach population etc.) through CSOs. 4. Provide technical assistance on
legislative and policy reform where the law bars or hinders access to sexual
and reproductive health and rights to relevant government entities. 5. Provide
technical assistance to Ministries of Health on the operationalization of SRHR
coordination mechanisms. 6. Contribute to the regional advocacy efforts with
partners for the reliable and consistent improvement of RH commodities policy
environment and systems strengthening. 7. Contribute to the development,
implementation and monitoring of the national and regional strategies on RHCS.
8. Maintain and foster substantive and intellectual regional partnerships in RHCS
for advancing state-of-the-art knowledge. 9. Represent UNFPA on programme
issues upon request and elaborate UNFPA’s substantive sub-regional and global
perspectives in SRH. 10. Support preparation of technical briefs, reports, or
situation analysis in the area of SRHR and RHCS. 11. Provide technical
oversight for the development of relevant advocacy, resource mobilization and
policy documents to address programmatic issues for SRHR. 12. Carry out any
other duties as may be requested by the office of the SROC Director.
Results/expected outputs: As an active [insert name Host Agency] team member,
efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support
rendered to UNFPA and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his
functions, including: 1. Operationalisation of supply chain management in the
focus four countries. 2. Reproductive Health Commodity Security Logistic
Management Information System strengthened in the for countries 3. Sexual and
Reproductive Health coordination mechanisms established in the four BBE
counties. 4. Adolescent friendly standards developed in the four counties.
Eligibility criteria
Age
35 - 80
Nationality
Candidate must be a national of a country other than the
country of assignment.
Requirements
Required experience
5 years of experience in supply management: forecasting,
warehousing, distribution, transportation, logistics information systems and
eLMIS; - Significant public procurement and supply management experience
related to the Health Sector (pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical medical
supplies), and other funding mechanisms emphasizing donor
coordination/harmonization and in challenging situation; - Health
sector-specific experience, including: experience with Public Health systems in
developing countries, health commodity supply market, logistics and inventory
management related to pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, based on sound
supply chain management principles; - Good understanding of health system
strengthening based on the six health system building blocks; - Demonstrable
knowledge of RHCS issues in humanitarian settings, and of humanitarian
emergency operations and roles/responsibilities of humanitarian actors; -
Experience in program management; - Basic understanding of health economics/health
financing highly desirable; - Knowledge and understanding on quality of care,
specifically client rights issues; - Understanding of Human Rights dimensions
of SRHR and gender; - Field experience is essential; - Experience in the region
is an asset. Note: Candidates younger than 35 years old are also encouraged to
apply, please disregard age requirement when applying.
Area(s) of expertise
Development programmes, Health, Procurement and contracting
Driving license
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Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required Dutch, Level: Working
knowledge, Desirable
Required education level
Master degree or equivalent in medicine, pharmacy, public
health, supply chain management, health systems/economics, or other fields
directly related to the substantive area identified in the title of the post.
Note: Bachelor's degree with additional two years of relevant qualifying
experience (7+ years), could be accepted in lieu of Master's degree.
Competencies and values
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 Managerial Competencies: - Providing strategic focus -
Engaging in internal/external partners and stakeholders - Leading, developing
and empowering people, creating a culture of performance - Making decisions and
exercising judgment
Other information
Living conditions and remarks
Eastern Caribbean countries and territories are
characterized by notable political stability, with open and competitive
democratic systems. Social indicators are relatively good among ECA
countries/territories, which points to the commitment of governments to
improving the quality of life of its residents. Security level in Saint Lucia
is low. All United Nations personnel must scrupulously comply with UN
Department of Safety and Security procedures and recommendations during their
assignment. In relation to housing, different types of short and long-term
accommodation are available: standalone houses, houses in gated compounds,
apartments. Accommodation options are varied and include fully furnished and/or
fully serviced, or unfurnished. Specific UN Volunteer entitlements, including
insurance coverage, Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA), Expertise Differential
and Deployment / Repatriation lump sums, among others, are available at
https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service
is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme
that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to
achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part
of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to
combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights
and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender
identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability,
pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be
subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2
(Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy
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