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Programme Analyst, Reproductive Health Commodity Security, NOA, FTA, Amman-Jordan

United Nations Population Fund

The Position:

The Programme Analyst, Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS), is located in UNFPA Country Office in Amman and reports to the Health Policy Specialist.

The Programme Analyst maintains collaborative relationships with all UNFPA programme personnel. Internal contacts include the Sexual and Reproductive Health team. External contacts include Government counterparts (particularly Ministry of Health), development partners working on FP/RHCS and other UN agencies.

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:

Under the overall guidance of the Programme Coordinator and the direct supervision of the Health Policy Programme Specialist, the RHCS Programme Analyst will work within the Jordan Country Office environment, to support together with the Health Policy Specialist the national counterparts to scale up an integrated family planning, and reproductive health commodity security Programme with a view to increase demand for, and access to and utilization of reliable RH services including commodities.

RHCS Analyst will be responsible for forecasting procurement planning, ensuring "end-to-end" visibility and effective distribution of UNFPA donated commodities, and identifying and implementing corrective actions from the Last Mile Assurance (LMA) process. 

You would be responsible for:

  • Contribute with the Health Policy Specialist in supporting the national efforts to scale up the voluntary Family Planning programme with regards to demand creation and service delivery in line with the UNFPA Family Planning Strategy; 
  • Provide evidence together with the Health Policy Specialist to the Country Representative to support the advocacy for integrating the RHCS as part of the national system; 
  • Collaborate with the programme team to implement integrated approaches to improve quality of sexual reproductive health that includes right based family planning;
  • Work with the operations team to ensure timely procurement and continuity of the SRH supplies to all programme sites including the humanitarian, 
  • With the support of the Programme Specialist, collaborate with other UN Agencies and development partners to promote and provide integrated support to the national FP/RHCS programmme (particularly with WHO, UNICEF, and USAID) 
  • Provide technical support in contraceptive technology (especially long acting methods) and logistics planning and management (quantification, warehousing, transportations, stock availability, etc.; 
  • Support national partners in setting up an effective logistics management for SRH commodities in compliance with national and international standards;Provide technical support to MOH and implementing partner and ensure compliance with the last mile assurance (LMA)
  • Ensure the integration of FP/RHCS activities into UNFPA Country Office work plans and the implementation and monitoring of these activities ; 
  • Contribute to monitoring and analysis of project implementation, including preparing programme and financial reports on the RHCS and FP Plans; 
  • Undertake other tasks as may be requested by the direct supervisor or programme coordinator.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education: 

Advanced university degree or equivalent in public health, medicine, pharmacy, logistics management, social sciences or other related field. 

Knowledge and Experience: 

  • previous professional experience in planning, implementing, monitoring Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme, preferably in FP and RHCS 
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills 
  • Humanitarian experience is an asset.

Languages: 

Fluency in both written and spoken English and Arabic 

Required Competencies: 

Values:

  • Exemplifying integrity, 
  • Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
  • Embracing cultural diversity, 
  • Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

  • Achieving results,
  • Being accountable,
  • Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
  • Thinking analytically and strategically,
  • Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
  • Communicating for impact 

Functional Competencies:

  • Results-based Programme development and management Managing data
  • Innovation and marketing of new approaches.
  • Leveraging the resources of partners/ building strategic alliances and partnerships.
  • Advocacy/ advancing a policy oriented agenda.
  • Resource mobilization

Managerial Competencies (if applicable):

  • Providing strategic focus
  • Engaging internal/external partners
  • Leading, developing and empowering people/ creating a culture of performance
  • Making decisions and exercising judgment

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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