United Nations Population Fund

The Position:

EmpowerED is UNFPA's global initiative to expand universal access to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for adolescents and youth. This initiative seeks to enhance their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and ensure they live a life free from violence. The project will improve access to in-school and out-of-school gender-transformative CSE for adolescents and youth in 10 countries while also strengthening the linkages to services for gender-based violence (GBV) and SRHR.

You will report to:

The EmpowerED focal point at UNFPA Ghana Country Office, and in close consultation with the Country Office M&E Specialist, global M&E Consultant, and the CSE M&E Specialist at the Gender, Human Rights and Inclusion Branch (UNFPA Technical Division), the incumbent will conduct the baseline assessment for the EmpowerED programme in Ghana.

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 strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

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.

Job Purpose:

To achieve these goals,EmpowerED will work at the global level,regional level (in the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, East and Southern Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and West and Central Africa) and national level (in Argentina, Benin, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Moldova, Philippines, Tunisia and Zambia) to:

1. Improve the availability of quality and evidence-based gender-transformative CSE content for adolescents and youth, particularly adolescent girls.
2. Increase access and uptake of gender-transformative CSE programmes to contribute to GBV prevention and increase the agency and decision-making power of adolescents and youth, especially adolescent girls.
3. Strengthen the capacity of key partners to invest in and create an enabling environment for quality and inclusive delivery of CSE programming.

As per the donor's requirements, a baseline assessment for the project needs to be conducted in the first months of implementation. This assessment will provide critical data to inform programme planning, implementation, and evaluation, ensuring that the programme's goals and objectives are met effectively.

The baseline assessment will be conducted at the country level based on an existing Performance Measurement Framework and a standard methodology developed at the global level to ensure comparability between EmpowerED countries.

You would be responsible for:

Data collection and analysis for baseline assessment

1. Prepare all relevant documentation and follow-up on ethical review processes for data collection and analysis;
2. Conduct lterature review,surveys, interviews, focus group discussion and other data collection activities as detailed in the methodology,to collect data on the relevant indicators for the EmpowerED country programme;
3. Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis to establish baseline values for all relevant indicators;

Stakeholder Engagement

1. Engage with key stakeholders, including UNFPA country offices, government counterparts,and implementing partners, to ensure theirinput and buy-in for the baseline assessment;
2. Facilitate consultations and validation workshops to present preliminary findings and gather feedback;

Reporting and Documentation

1. Prepare a comprehensive baseline assessment report for Ghana, following the provided methodology/metadata for each indicator,the logic model and M&E framework;
2. Develop data visualization materials and presentations to communicate key findings to diverse stakeholders;
3. Sharefindings andtoolsin national,regionaland global meetings.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master 's or PhD) in Monitoring and Evaluation, public health, social sciences (gender,women's studies, socialwork, sociology, psychology, anthropology) or other relevant field with specific training or advanced knowledge and experience in baseline assessment.

Knowledge and Experience:

1. Minimum of 5 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, data management and statistics, research,learning,knowledge management or any other related area with a focus on SRHR, gender equality,CSE or GBV.
2. Proven experience in conducting national or sub-national baseline assessments and evaluations.
3. Specialised knowledge of M&E for programmes related to CSE, SRHR, GBV and/or gender equality issues;
4. Ability to apply human-rights based approaches to programming and frameworks and conduct equity focused research and analysis;
5. Strong background in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
6. Demonstrated proficiency in statistical software (e.g. SAS,SPSS, STATA or R) for quantitative data analysis, including survey likert scales, categorical data and disaggregations; in qualitative data analysis software (Dedoose, Nvivo,MaxQDA, Atlas Tl,etc);and data visualization tools {e.g.,Tableau, Power Bl).
7. Strong writing and analytical skills,including the capacity to synthesise and systematise information;
8. Demonstrated experience,knowledge and comfort working on sensitive topics such as SRHR, GBV etc, including probing during data collection in a culturally-sensitive manner.
9. Initiative, sound judgement and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members from different national and culturalbackgrounds
10. Prior experience in M&E on large-scale projects within the UN or major government funded programmes is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is mandatory,with experience transcribing and translating documents.

Required Competencies:

Values:

Exemplifying integrity,

Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,

Embracing cultural diversity,

Embracing change

Competencies:

1. Demonstrated ability to work in multicultural settings and with diverse stakeholders .
2. Strong organizational and project management skills
3. Commitment to ethical standards and data protection principles
4. Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks effectively

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.

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