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UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA) NIGERIA VACANCY

The United Nations Population fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development , is recruiting personnel to fill the position below in the Decentrailization Officers in Imo, Benue, Sokoto, Adamawa, Borno, Abia, Kaduna and Ogun States and Abuja

POSITION: NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME PERSONNEL-REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH/GENDER /POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POST LEVEL: NOB (ICS 09)
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Service Contract
DURATION: One (1) Year renewable upon satisfactory performance
DUTY POST: Imo, Benue, Sokoto, Adamawa, Borno, Abia, Kaduna and Ogun States.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Under the general supervision of the Representative and Deputy Representative and direct supervision of the Head of Decentralized office, the National Professional Programme personnel (RH/Gender/Pop & Dev.) will work with the state teams to support the state response in Reproductive Health, Gender, Population and Development. S/he provides timely and relevant information to programme managers and other stakeholders for result oriented programme personnel (RH/ Gender/Pop. & Dev) will
• Provide technical support for the implementation of state specific socio-cultural, gender, sensitive Population and RH research, dais collection, analysis, dissemination and utilization.
• Provide overall guidance required to strengthen and build state capacity in the use or management information to inform the use of gender sensitive data for planning in the health and general public sector including IMNCH.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to ensure mainstreaming, of gender issues into
• UNFPA supported and other state development programmes. • Provide evidence-based information to inform state level advocacy to promote
• UNFPAS programme goals in the state taking into account political and social sensitivities,
• Advocate and advance UNFPA s agenda by participating in the state level advocacy activities.
• Provide technical support to ensure the institutionalization of a sustainable state IMNCH strategy particularly the MNH component
• Provide strategic stale technical guidance in the overall management of RHCS in the state ensuring the availability of reproductive health commodities and supplies is assured.
• Provide technical oversight for the development and implementation of a monitoring and supervision plan for the state poverty reduction strategy document and the RH component of the IMNCH in the state
• Facilitate effective partnerships for collaboration and dialogue on population and Development, RH and Gender in the state among donors, civil society organizations and government.
• Facilitate the leveraging of resources to support the implementation of population and Development, RH and Gender strategic plans.
• Mentor/support population, health and Gender staff in the state to conduct routine monitoring and supportive supervision to LGAs departments of Population, health Gender and services delivery points (SDPs)
• Perform any other tasks as assigned to the Head of DO, UNFPA Representative of Deputy Representative.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
• Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda
• Result based programme development management
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Leveraging the resources of state government and partners/Building strategic alliances and partners
• Resource Mobilization

CORE COMPETENCIES
• Values: Integrity/Commitment UNFPA mandate knowledge sharing and continuous learning valuing diversity
• Managing relationships: working in teams, communicating information and ideas conflict and self management
• Working with people: Empowerment /Developing people/performance Management
• Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Analytical and strategic thinking
• Results orientation/Commitment to excellence
• Appropriate and transparent decision making.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate should:
• Be a Nigerian National (Male or Female)
• Have a Masters degree in the field of social sciences, Health, Medicine/Public Health, or in a related field
• Possess relevant experience in the areas of population. Gender and Maternal and New Born Health
• Possess professional experience of a minimum of 6 years experience in Population and development/reproductive health/Gender or a related work, with at least 3 years in one of these areas
• Be experienced in working with government institutions and donor organizations
• Be familiar with issue on population, reproductive health, gender and youth
• Have a strong capability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written English
• Have excellent communication and human relation skills.
• Have proficiency in current office software applications is mandatory.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
All applications should include functional e-mail addresses and mobile phone letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae (CV), attached as one file in MS Word format only. Applications should be addressed to The UNFPA Resident Representative, Abuja and forwarded to e-mail addresses – vacancygdr.ng@unfpa.org latest by 05 September, 2011 and clearly marked as follows;
NPP, RH/GENDER/POP & DVE-NOB

Please note that UNFPA will respond only to those applicants in whom it has a further interest. Kindly also that only applications sent by email will be accepted. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

NOTE:
UNFPA reserves the right to appoint at the indicated or lower level and prior to the closing date.
Kindly note that only applications sent to the designated email will be accepted.