UNFPA Programme Specialist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs. UNFPA Uganda looking for “Programme Specialist“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced degree in Public health may apply on or before March 01, 2023.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. Its work includes developing national healthcare strategies and protocols, increasing access to birth control, and leading campaigns against child marriage, gender-based violence, obstetric fistula, and female genital mutilation.
UNFPA Programme Specialist Jobs 2023
The UNFPA has published a job vacancy announcement on Feb. 15, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Programme Specialist to be based in Kampala, Uganda.
| Recruiter | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |
| Position | Programme Specialist |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced degree in Public health |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | March 01, 2023 |
UNFPA Job Vacancy 2023
You would be responsible for:
- Providing overall strategic leadership for the Family Planning programme, including Reproductive Health Commodity Security, in both development and humanitarian settings.
- Providing leadership in mobilising resources for Family Planning activities including identification of Family Planning needs and appropriate potential donors; and development of proposals.
- Providing leadership in monitoring, review and evaluation of FP programmes; and in developing response plans to consolidate any strengths and to address any identified gaps.
- Supporting the Ministry of Health, districts and other relevant partners in development, implementation and monitoring of relevant policy and technical strategies including the district Family Planning Costed Implementation Plans.
- Providing leadership in mainstreaming Family Planning into relevant Ministries, Agencies, Departments (MDAs) and Districts as part of the national and district strategic and operational plans and budget frameworks, and in line with the agenda for harnessing the Demographic Dividend.
- Providing leadership in analysis of the political, social and economic environment that imparts on FP programmes and formulating appropriate policy and programmatic adjustments to harness any opportunities and mitigate any risks.
- Providing leadership in establishing and maintaining partnerships with FP relevant stakeholders, networks, alliances and coalitions to ensure a collective effort towards FP Advocacy and Programming including engagement with and support to the Uganda Family Planning Consortium (UFPC).
- Representing the Country Office in relevant national and sub-national Technical Working Groups (TWGs)/Fora to provide technical support and position UNFPA’s Family Planning mandate.
- Stand-in for other Programme team members on selected functions as may be required.
- Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership
Position in Organization:
- Job Identification: 8496
- Locations: Kampala, Uganda
- Posting Date: 02/14/2023, 11:00 PM
- Apply Before: 03/01/2023, 10:29 AM
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Grade: NOC
- Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
- Rotational/Non Rotational: Non-Rotational
- Contract Duration: 1 Year with Possibility for extension
- Education & Work Experience: Master’s Degree – 5 year(s) experience
- Required Languages: English
- Desired Languages: French
- Vacancy Timeline: 2 Weeks
- Job Category: Sexual & Reproductive Health
Qualification:
- Advanced degree in Public health, health policy population, development, and/or other related field.
Knowledge and Experience:
- At least five years of experience in SRH/FP programming.
- Experience working with the Ministry of Health and Local Government (districts) is desirable.
- Excellent computer/information systems skills.
- Understanding of the UN system in general, and especially UNFPA’s mandate, policies, operations and development topics within the Ugandan setting is an added advantage.
Languages:
- Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.
How to Apply UNFPA Programme Specialist Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2003/requisitions/job/8496
The Closing Date: March 01, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unfpa.org |
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