Program Associate in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Our Mandate

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the UN's reproductive health agency dealing with population issues and it is responsible for expanding the possibilities for women and young people to lead a healthy sexual and reproductive life. UNFPA works to accelerate universal access to sexual and reproductive health, including voluntary family planning and safe motherhood; and seeks the realization of rights and opportunities for young people.

UNFPA is present in more than 150 countries, improving people's lives as a catalyst for action and advocacy of their issues. Acting through alliances and partnerships with governments, other UN agencies, civil society and the private sector, UNFPA makes a positive difference for billions of people, especially those most in need.

UNFPA also helps countries use population data to anticipate future challenges; offers technical assistance that strengthens and empowers its partners; supports policy formulation and national capacity-building, ensuring that reproductive health and the rights of women and young people remain central issues in the development agenda.

UNFPA is making progress - fewer women are dying during childbirth, more unwanted pregnancies are being avoided, and younger women are having their opportunities expanded. But it is necessary to expand these efforts so that we can reach a healthy and fair world.

UNFPA - Creating a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Programme
In Mozambique, UNFPA contributes to ensuring greater availability and use of integrated sexual and reproductive health services including family planning, maternal health, midwifery, obstetric fistula, and HIV prevention and treatment services in 11 provinces in Mozambique and working in partnership with more than 40 implementing partners.
The UN Youth Volunteer will support the implementation of the overall UNFPA SRH programme by providing support to programme staff on key accelerators such as innovation, multi-stakeholder and UN coordination, and resource mobilization in support of the 10th UNFPA Country Programme of Cooperation in Mozambique with a focus on the following projects:

1. Health Improvements for Mothers, Neonates, and Adolescents in Niassa Province (HIMNA)
This multi-year program responds to the needs of Niassa province, which is one of the most neglected provinces in Mozambique with the worst sexual and reproductive health indicators, addressing the sexual and reproductive thematic areas linked to family planning and maternal mortality such as demand, use, and availability & quality of data, and brings into consideration key intersections between gender, poverty, educational attainment, and one’s geographic location.
The intervention in four districts of Niassa province (Lichinga, Mandimba, Cuamba, and Mecanhella districts) includes activities to generate demand and support advocacy efforts at the community and secondary school level regarding the use of modern contraceptives. The project will also support community dialogues about access to sexual and reproductive health services and information sharing through the mobile brigade activities. In addition, in line with the national disaster plan, the project will also contribute to national health providers’ capacity to provide quality services through
● Health services providers' training activities (family planning, pre/antenatal care, abortion care, C/BEmONC) including training activities tailored training contents to response, and readiness for natural disasters in the context of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) with healthcare for GBV survivors.
● Procurement of maternity kits and one operation container to support the health facility readiness in essential and adequate service provision.
● Training of community health workers on family planning commodities provision together with the family planning information sharing including GBV referral service in general and in disaster situations.
● At the school level, adolescent girls and boys will receive information on the availability of sexual and reproductive health and GBV survivor care, and awareness during emergencies throughout the school-based youth-friendly service provision and at Serviços Amigos dos Adolescentes e dos Jovens (SAAJs).
2. Increase use of modern high-quality family planning methods by women in Mozambique, especially amongst those most vulnerable
This project is designed to ensure contraceptive availability nationally and by strengthening the provision of family planning services in Mozambique. The project aims to ensure quality and integrated family planning services for women and adolescents in both national and target provinces (Zambezia and Nampula provinces) with both Government and non-governmental partners. The following are the key interventions under this project:

Under the direct supervision of the SRH team leader, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
     
1. Programme management support
● Support implementation including budget analysis, regular monitoring of project implementation, planning and reporting on SRH-related program interventions, and follow-up with field colleagues as required;
● Assist with general administrative duties, including fund allocation in the Results and Resources Plan (RRP), review e-FACEs, and organize meetings and logistics of events;
● Assist in initiating procurement requests for emergency commodities, following up on the procurement process, delivery of items, and distribution, and ensuring compliance with UNFPA procurement procedures;
● Assist in organizing and maintaining records of donor agreements, project timelines, and milestones;
● Assist in compiling a list of lessons learned and best practices from ongoing programs to help inform programming, communications, and advocacy work.
2. Monitoring and reporting
● Support the analysis of data to identify trends in needs, vulnerabilities, and response gaps;
● Compile reports on program progress, challenges, and good practices;
● Assist in preparing country office updates, including humanitarian situation reports for donors and partners.
3. Resource mobilization
● Participate in and support resource mobilization efforts as requested including by providing inputs to donor reports, minute-taking from donor meetings, development of new proposals, or other support to advance partnership discussions;
● Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor