Purpose of consultancy:
With the above narrative, UNFPA is seeking to recruit a program associate based in Unity State to attend office admin related tasks and support the humanitarian structures and responses.
Purpose
Objective of the consultancy is to recruit a national consultant to support and play an instrumental role in facilitating the programme and project implementation, design, planning and management, in the areas of SRH and GBV. He/She will support coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting on UNFPA programme in the Greater Unity area. The incumbent will work closely with the relevant governmental authorities, members and partners, as well as with other UN sister agencies to ensure improved coordinated GBV and SRH service delivery to vulnerable groups among the conflict-affected populations.
Scope of work:
- Supporting the evaluation of project and programme activities, establishing ways to assess achievement and recommending corrective action as required; conducting field visits; participating in review meetings and evaluation missions and preparing regular inputs to status and progress reports.
- Providing logistical support to projects by coordinating project related meetings, workshops and events.
- Assisting with organizing and conducting public information events, special events, celebrations including preparing relevant background material for these events
- Assisting in raising awareness to implementing partners as well as community leaders for improved RH and GBV service delivery including safe motherhood including post-abortion care, family planning, sexually transmitted infections/ HIV, sexual and gender-based violence.
- Support in conducting quarterly briefings to the local leadership on UNFPA implementation while maintaining clear regular communication with the local governments in the coverage areas.
- Support in facilitating improved services delivery, information and improve the visibility of UNFPA in humanitarian work.
- Attend and actively participate in the different coordination meetings at the field level as needed.
- Participate in the response missions, assessments and protection monitoring in line with the WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching, Documenting and Monitoring Sexual Violence in Emergencies
- Support GBV and RH coordination mechanisms in location and strengthen linkage with national coordination in Juba.
- Contribute to the production of IEC materials including the quarterly bulletin.
- Contribute to the preparation reports to include but not limited to weekly, monthly and donors report
- Carry out any other duties as may require by the supervisor and UNFPA.
Expected results
- The consultant is expected to a submit a comprehensive final report at the end of the consultancy period with a hand over notes of pending activities for follow up End of assignment report.
- Expected Deliverables
- The consultant will be hired for a period of 6 months, and he/she will be able to submit monthly reports on accomplishments will be submitted to the Field Programme Coordinator for onward submission to Humanitarian Coordinator electronically not later than every 25th day of each month during the assignments.
- The consultant will be under the overall supervision of Humanitarian Coordinator, and he/she will report directly to the Field Programme Coordinator of Unity State Field Hub.
- Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements.
- Bachelor’s Degree with 4 years of experience.
- At least 7 years of progressive working experiences in the national programme is required.
- Previous experiences in programme management is an asset.
- Previous experience in development organizations is preferred.
- Good coordination skills and communication skills verbal, oral and written with the ability to network partners and stakeholders is an asset.
- Proficiency in a computer software application with corporate IT system is preferred.
Languages:
Fluent in written and spoken English, knowledge of Arabic will be an asset.
How to Apply
Please send your application and a short letter of motivation with "Programme Associate - National Consultant" in the subject to UNFPA South Sudan email,ssco.vacancies@unfpa.org before close of business (COB) on 24 June 2022