Job Description
The Position:
Under the overall guidance of the UNFPA Representative and direct supervision of the Programme Coordinator, RH/GBV and Humanitarian Provincial Coordinator will support coordination of efforts towards implementation and rolling out of the humanitarian response, as well as GBV and Family Health House (FHH) Programme in Badakhshan province. The RH/GBV and Humanitarian Provincial Coordinator is responsible for ensuring effective, results-oriented and smooth implementation and oversight and for documenting lessons learned.
S/he will work in close coordination with the Humanitarian Regional Team and all other regional stakeholders and the other relevant Program Officers and Associates of UNFPA Afghanistan and with the Implementing Partners.
How you can make a difference:
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’s new strategic plan (2022-2025), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. UNFPA is seeking candidates that 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 deliver excellence in programme results.
You would be responsible for:
Management of the project
- Ensures quality of programme/project design incorporating lessons learned, newly developed policies and best practices and establishing appropriate execution and monitoring mechanisms and systems.
- Expedites and coordinates project implementation establishing collaborative relationships with executing agencies, experts, government counterparts and other UN agencies facilitating timely and efficient delivery of project inputs and addressing training needs of project personnel.
- Monitors, analyzes, and reports on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management or emergency situations in Balkh and other North region provinces
- Tracks and updates UNFPA humanitarian interventions, including ensuring timely implementation, documentation, reporting and sharing.
- Establishes productive and effective professional relationships with all stakeholders and implementing partners at the provincial level.
- Monitors and supervises implementing partners and documents same to high standards.
- Manages back-stop, follow up, monitor, and report on activities.
- Participates in the identification and formulation of the Humanitarian response as well as RH and Gender component work plans and projects by compiling and analyzing information, drafting project documents and work plans.
- Conducts spot checks of the IPs project office and provide feedback.
Coordination and Management
- Builds multi sectoral partnership, collaboration and coordination between and among all stakeholders.
- Represents UNFPA at the Regional Humanitarian Team and other coordination fora in provinces.
Monitoring Function
- Regularly monitors implementation of the FHH and GBV project in Bamiyan and Daykundi provinces for improvement in quality of services and attainment of planned results.
- Monitors UNFPA program activities by keeping a close record of activities being implemented on the ground, funds being expended at the project level and agreements being made with local partners.
- Works with partners to monitor implementation of activities by IPs.
- Compile quarterly, annual and related reports on humanitarian response and RH and GBV
components.
- Coordinates and feed- in data collected into the UNFPA Monitoring & Evaluation system.
- Documents lessons learned in an analytical and usable fashion.
- Assists in the identification, documentation and sharing of best practices
(including promotion of inter district and inter province technical exchanges)
- Any other functions assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
- Advanced degree in humanitarian/disaster management, health, population studies, demography and/or other social science related discipline.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience preferably at the national or international level in programme management, partnerships, and coordination of complex programmes in the domain of GBV prevention, reproductive and maternal health, humanitarian response, or other related fields.
- Experience in Central region of Afghanistan is an asset Fluency in English, Dari and Pashto. MS Office proficiency
- MS Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), experience in using web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
Knowledge and Experience:
Languages:
Fluency in English and local languages (Dari, Pashto)
Required Competencies:
- Functional Competencies
- Business acumen.
- Implementing management systems.
- Client orientation.
- Organizational awareness.
- Job knowledge/Technical expertise
Core competencies:
- Values/Guiding principles.
- Performance management.
- Developing people/Fostering innovation and empowerment.
- Working in teams.
- Communicating information and ideas/Knowledge sharing.
- Self-management/Emotional intelligence and conflict management/Negotiating and resolving disagreements.
- Appropriate and transparent decision making.
- Analytical and strategic thinking/Results orientation/Commitment to excellence.
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Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.
Disclaimer:
Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.
Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.
