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Mission and objectives
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
UNFPA supports:
• Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) for all, particularly women and girls in more than 150 countries – home to more than 80 per cent of the world’s population. SRH includes;
The health of pregnant women, especially the 10-15 million who face life-threatening complications each year
Reliable access to modern contraceptives sufficient to benefit 20 million women a year
Training of thousands of health workers, particularly midwives to help ensure at least 80 per cent of all child births are supervised by skilled attendants
Prevention of teen and early pregnancies, complications of which are the leading cause of death for girls 15-19 years old
Delivery of safe birth supplies, dignity kits and other life-saving materials to survivors of conflict and natural disaster
• Prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), one of the most common forms of violence today affecting 1 in 3 women across the globe
• Abandonment of female genital mutilation, which harms 3 million girls annually
• Gender-responsive, age appropriate Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
• Efforts to end child marriage affecting 12 million girls every year
• Countries in development of youth policies and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policies and action plans.
• Population census, demographic health surveys, research, data collection and analysis, which are essential for development planning as well as in humanitarian settings
UNFPA supports:
• Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) for all, particularly women and girls in more than 150 countries – home to more than 80 per cent of the world’s population. SRH includes;
The health of pregnant women, especially the 10-15 million who face life-threatening complications each year
Reliable access to modern contraceptives sufficient to benefit 20 million women a year
Training of thousands of health workers, particularly midwives to help ensure at least 80 per cent of all child births are supervised by skilled attendants
Prevention of teen and early pregnancies, complications of which are the leading cause of death for girls 15-19 years old
Delivery of safe birth supplies, dignity kits and other life-saving materials to survivors of conflict and natural disaster
• Prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), one of the most common forms of violence today affecting 1 in 3 women across the globe
• Abandonment of female genital mutilation, which harms 3 million girls annually
• Gender-responsive, age appropriate Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
• Efforts to end child marriage affecting 12 million girls every year
• Countries in development of youth policies and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policies and action plans.
• Population census, demographic health surveys, research, data collection and analysis, which are essential for development planning as well as in humanitarian settings
Context
UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained
results: we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources
entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in Program results.
The Program Analyst UNV post is located in Kosti, White Nile, Sudan. S/he will work with the
office staff, government, and implement partners to plan, implement, and monitor Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights programs. The program analyst will contribute to the
formulation, planning, and implementation of the UNFPA program, as well as joint
programming initiatives and national development frameworks. S/he will be a key member of
the integrated SRH program team and collaborate with the other program units (GBV,
Population and Data, and Humanitarian) to ensure synergies among the units. S/he will work
closely with program staff to ensure the completion of the UNFPA work plan and
implementation. The Program Analyst will be under supervision and report directly to the head
of the field office.
Additional Information:
National UN Specialist Volunteers in Sudan are entitled to:
- Monthly Volunteer Living allowance (VLA) in the amount of 1,597.25 USD.
- Danger and Hardship Differential (DHD): 575. USD.
- Annual and learning leaves.
- Free Medical and life insurance.
- Free access to different learning platforms.
results: we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources
entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in Program results.
The Program Analyst UNV post is located in Kosti, White Nile, Sudan. S/he will work with the
office staff, government, and implement partners to plan, implement, and monitor Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights programs. The program analyst will contribute to the
formulation, planning, and implementation of the UNFPA program, as well as joint
programming initiatives and national development frameworks. S/he will be a key member of
the integrated SRH program team and collaborate with the other program units (GBV,
Population and Data, and Humanitarian) to ensure synergies among the units. S/he will work
closely with program staff to ensure the completion of the UNFPA work plan and
implementation. The Program Analyst will be under supervision and report directly to the head
of the field office.
Additional Information:
National UN Specialist Volunteers in Sudan are entitled to:
- Monthly Volunteer Living allowance (VLA) in the amount of 1,597.25 USD.
- Danger and Hardship Differential (DHD): 575. USD.
- Annual and learning leaves.
- Free Medical and life insurance.
- Free access to different learning platforms.
Task description
• Provide quality technical support to UNFPA implementing partners in project planning, implementation, and monitoring or Program activities in accordance with work plans.
• Work with implementing partners to design, plan, implement, and monitor Program initiatives related to rights-based quality SRH service delivery, including adolescent and youth SRH, EmONC, family planning, sexually transmitted infections/ HIV, and management of sexual and gender-based violence. In addition to providing technical support and capacity building when required to IPs.
• Report on the progress of SRH projects in the targeted areas.
• Contribute to the implementation of effective knowledge management strategies, including the dissemination of national guidelines, protocols, and information education and communication (IEC) materials for improved RH and family planning service delivery.
• Work with Country Office staff to apply UNFPA business processes for management of implementing partners working in SRH, including planning, monitoring, and reporting on Programs and results.
• Monitors SRH UNFPA program and financial implementation by keeping a close record of the progress of activities, funds being expended at the project level, and agreements being made with local partners.
• Support the development of national capacities in SRH both at the institutional level and with key partners, seeking to provide high-quality technical support in the area and in accordance with the UNFPA mandate.
• Contribute to the technical review of laws, policies, strategies, and products on SRHR when UNFPA is involved.
• Participates in relevant workshops and events, enhancing UNFPA's mandate on SRHR, and works to ensure that SRHR issues are incorporated in national development plans and frameworks.
• Ensure proper emergency preparation and contingency plans are in place in the areas covered by the office.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership
• Work with implementing partners to design, plan, implement, and monitor Program initiatives related to rights-based quality SRH service delivery, including adolescent and youth SRH, EmONC, family planning, sexually transmitted infections/ HIV, and management of sexual and gender-based violence. In addition to providing technical support and capacity building when required to IPs.
• Report on the progress of SRH projects in the targeted areas.
• Contribute to the implementation of effective knowledge management strategies, including the dissemination of national guidelines, protocols, and information education and communication (IEC) materials for improved RH and family planning service delivery.
• Work with Country Office staff to apply UNFPA business processes for management of implementing partners working in SRH, including planning, monitoring, and reporting on Programs and results.
• Monitors SRH UNFPA program and financial implementation by keeping a close record of the progress of activities, funds being expended at the project level, and agreements being made with local partners.
• Support the development of national capacities in SRH both at the institutional level and with key partners, seeking to provide high-quality technical support in the area and in accordance with the UNFPA mandate.
• Contribute to the technical review of laws, policies, strategies, and products on SRHR when UNFPA is involved.
• Participates in relevant workshops and events, enhancing UNFPA's mandate on SRHR, and works to ensure that SRHR issues are incorporated in national development plans and frameworks.
• Ensure proper emergency preparation and contingency plans are in place in the areas covered by the office.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership
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