Overview
The Programme Specialist – Health Systems Strengthening will provide programmatic and technical assistance within UNFPA and externally, in coordination with relevant Health Sector stakeholders. The role aims to ensure the UNFPA Country Offices in Nigeria are well-equipped to provide evidence-based policy and strategic advice for improving SRH, FP and maternal and newborn health.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of strategic and technical guidance on SRH policies, frameworks, evidence-based approaches and operational strategies.
- Identify strategic actions, high impact practices, and broker and leverage effective partnerships for accelerating progress towards UNFPA’s Transformative Results.
- Lead efforts to integrate family planning and contraceptive choices into universal health coverage processes and policies.
- Provide strategic input in development of health systems strengthening and financing related indicators, tools and guidance for evaluations.
- Design and adapt the use of health systems and financial tools in the analysis of health and health sector issues.
- Represent UNFPA in health sector and development coordinating meetings on health systems and financing.
- Support collaborative relationships and promote partnership, synergy and strategic alliances with counterparts.
Required Experience
- At least 7 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in maternal and newborn health, SRHR and health system strengthening.
- Understanding of areas relevant to UNFPA's mandate such as family planning, contraceptive technology, sexual and reproductive health services, reproductive and/or gender-based violence, population dynamics, gender equality, social protection systems.
- Demonstrated expertise in policy engagement with direct experience working with in-country health systems strengthening or public expenditure management.
- Experience with framing the relationship between health and development, the social and economic determinants of health and the impact of health investments on national economies.
- Strong track record of producing demonstrable results.
- Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with national counterparts, academia, civil society organizations, private sector, and development partners including with UN agencies from the H4+/H6 as well as donors.
- Collaborative and self-motivating.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Public Health, Health Economy, Medicine, Social Sciences, or related field.
