Humanitarian Programme Analyst at UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting a Health Systems Specialist for the Country Office in Abuja.


The United Nations Population Fund is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Humanitarian Programme Analyst
Location: Yola, Adamawa State, NIGERIA
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Post Level: SB-4
Duration of Initial Contract: One Year (Renewable, subject to satisfactory performance)

Background 

• The UNFPA Nigeria Country Programme is supported through the Country Office in Abuja and Decentralized Offices in Kaduna and Cross River and a Liaison Office in Lagos.
• To strengthen implementation and ensure UNFPA maintains its leadership role in the area of SRH, ASRH, GBV prevention and response, youth issues, and data management and use including at the sub-national levels, the Country Office is seeking to fill the post of Humanitarian Programme Analyst to be based in Adamawa State.
• The Programme Analyst – Humanitarian position will be based in Yola, Adamawa State, and will directly report to the Humanitarian Programme Coordinator based in Abuja, with technical oversight by the head of Kaduna Sub-office Head.
• The Decentralized Office based in Kaduna covers Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Kebbi, Sokoto and Kaduna States supporting Maternal Health (MH), Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Gender-based violence (GBV) and data collection and use to support the programme areas including in humanitarian settings.
• The Country Office plays the coordination role and assumes an oversight function; it is also responsible for resource mobilization, strategic planning and monitoring and evaluation.
• UNFPA has a major ongoing humanitarian operation in Adamamwa State. 

Duties and Responsibilities
Job Purpose:

• The Program Analyst provides technical support for the planning, implementation, monitoring, data management and reporting of the UNFPA development and humanitarian work in Adamawa State. S/he analyses and assesses relevant political, social and economic trends and provides substantive inputs to project formulation, monitoring and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and State humanitarian frameworks in line with the humanitarian principles and standards.
• The Programme Analyst guides and facilitates the delivery of UNFPA’s programmes by monitoring results achieved during implementation. Specifically, s/he guides the development of methodologies as well as capacity development in monitoring and evaluation principles and practices to ensure relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, and impact of the work of the UNFPA.

The Programme Analyst will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of the Work Plan, assess implementation gaps and propose actions to address them to ensure smooth implementation of principled humanitarian action in line with UNFPA mandates and humanitarian strategy, and international frameworks.
• Support Government and NGO partners on the design, planning and implementation of principled humanitarian action in line with UNFPA mandate and humanitarian strategy, and international frameworks.
• Assist in the development of innovative funding and resource mobilization strategies, including proposal writing.
• Establish and maintain contacts with State officials, other UN Agencies, national and international NGOs, donor organizations, State coordination structures etc.
• Report monthly and quarterly on progress on all programme areas in the State to the Humanitarian Programme Coordinator and the head of Kaduna Sub-Office.
• Prepare situation reports and contribute to analytical reports, background papers, case studies, presentations, etc. highlighting social, political, economic, environmental and other relevant factors affecting the overall humanitarian situation.
• Ensure regular information sharing with the Country Office through appropriate knowledge sharing networks with the humanitarian partners and by documenting the best practices and approaches implemented by the Country Office.
• Operationalize the Country Office arrangements for collecting, analyzing and reporting programme data to ensure the availability of data to measure indicators for evidence-based humanitarian programming in the State.
• Support Government and NGO partners on the routine collection of programme data and humanitarian reports from supported Health Facilities in a timely manner.
• Regularly monitor emerging developments and analyze impact on the humanitarian and development needs Adamawa State.
• Work with UNFPA M&E Officers, including the Officer based in the Kaduna Decentralized Office, and Government Partners to adapt existing indicators or develop new ones including monitoring strategies for measuring results for short-term humanitarian interventions.
• Lead and participate in advocacy and training activities with partners (Government, UN, NGOs) to address RH, HIV/AIDS, GBV, and gender mainstreaming in humanitarian response.
• Represent UNFPA in humanitarian coordination, assessment and planning meetings in Adamawa State and provide timely and regular feedback on outcomes.
• Support the organization of and participate in meetings, other field trips/missions etc. on humanitarian-related matters.
• Assist with the overall coordination, design and monitoring of RH and GBV component within the humanitarian response programme of the work of UNFPA in Adamawa State.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor or senior management.

Competencies
Functional Competencies:

• Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda
• Results-based programme development management
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Leveraging the resources of State government and partners
• Building strategic alliances and partners
• Resource Mobilization

Core Competencies:

• Values: Integrity/Commitment to UNFPA mandate
• Knowledge sharing and continuous learning
• Valuing diversity
• Managing relationships: working in teams, communicating information and ideas; conflict and self-management

Required Skills and Experience
The Ideal candidate should:

• Be a Nigerian National.
• Have a Master’s degree in Public Health, Humanitarian Assistance, Demography and/or other related social science field.
• Be fluent in spoken and written Hausa.
• Have ability to work efficiently under pressure.
• Have excellent communication and human relation skills.
• Proficiency in current MS Office software including Word and Excel applications is mandatory.
• A minimum of 3 years of practical experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency relief management, coordination, public health or other related areas.
• Have Experience in data collection, management information system and data base management;
• Be experienced in working with government institutions, NGOs and Donor organizations.
• Be familiar with issues on population, reproductive health, gender and youth.
• Have a strong capability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written English.

How to Apply


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Deadline  26th January, 2016.