Knowledge Management Specialist

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Mission and objectives

UNFPA is formally named the United Nations Population Fund. The organization was created in 1969, the same year the United Nations General Assembly declared “parents have the exclusive right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children.”UNFPA calls for the realization of reproductive rights for all and supports access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services – including voluntary family planning, maternal health care and comprehensive sexuality education. Since UNFPA started its work, the world has seen progress: The number and rate of women dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth has been halved. Families are healthier. Young people are more connected and empowered than ever before. But too many are still left behind. More than 760 million people are mired in extreme poverty. Sexual and reproductive health problems are a leading cause of death and disability for women in the developing world. Young people bear the highest risks of HIV infection and unintended pregnancy. Many millions of girls face the prospect of child marriage and other harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM). Much more needs to be done to ensure a world in which all individuals can exercise their basic human rights, including those that relate to the most intimate and fundamental aspects of life. In 2018, UNFPA launched efforts to achieve three transformative results, ambitions that promise to change the world for every man, woman and young person:

Context

The Knowledge Management Specialist post is placed in the West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO). S/He is part of an interdisciplinary team with a focus on design thinking and prototype development. s/he contributes to monitoring, robust evaluation and scaleup of best practices and innovative approaches across the regional programme initiatives and in support of the country offices in the West and Central Africa Region. S/He will work under the overall guidance and supervision of the Deputy Regional Director and under the direct supervision of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor. She works in close collaboration with the other Programme and thematic units of the Regional Office.

Task description

The purpose of this job is to ensure that knowledge is well documented and shared. This will include but not exclusively: methodically and regularly document, record and disseminate best practices in programme delivery within the West and Central Africa UNFPA Regional and Country offices. Keep track of all knowledge products and studies in the Regional Office and Country offices. Facilitate sharing of relevant best practices from other regions and other organisations into the WCA Country offices. ● Compile, document and analyze best practices in programme delivery and keep track of all knowledge products in the WCA region in a structured manner with a view to expanding UNFPA's knowledge base and applying it to UNFPA's mandate, including to end unmet need for family planning, end preventable Maternal mortality, and ending genderbased violence and all harmful practices; ● Facilitate experience sharing of national thematic networks within the region; ● Support the organization and coordination of the network of country Monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management; ● Regularly disseminate relevant thematic information amongst the regional and national experts; ● Build Linkages with other Research Institutions: Develop and maintain linkages with other research institutions in the region, including universities, think tanks and other international organizations; ● Analyse data needs and initiate/coordinate implementation research activities funded by UNFPA for purposes of improving programme delivery, keeping track and monitoring the implementation of all studies and surveys supported by UNFPA; ● Manage baseline survey, reviews, evaluations, and other assessment activities conducted by UNFPA Country Office; ● Support interventions for generation of evidence derived from research and drawing of lessons learned in programme management and delivery; ● Regular documentation of lessons learnt on various monitoring and evaluation systems and interventions by the Country Office and government sectors; ● Prepare a monthly briefing note on the latest trends and developments for dissemination to our operational units (COs and WCARO units). ● Lead the knowledge management by ensuring that outcomes of UNFPA activities are properly documented, discussed, and disseminated in-country, and through UNFPA regional and global networks.