SRH programme and communication support

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 new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
UNFPA ethics

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. Thus, 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 commit to delivering excellence in programme results.

UNFPA strategy in Lao PDR
UNFPA is starting its 7th Country Programme in Lao PDR. In response to Lao's socio-economic context and, in line with its strategy on modes of engagement in lower-middle-income countries, UNFPA has prioritised upstream work, with a focus on stronger policy-advocacy and communication and networking to mobilise strategic partnerships. At the same time, innovative pilots and new initiatives are being supported to accelerate delivery on the three transformative results in this decade of action.

The 7th Country Programme of support (2022-2026) has two more years to be completed. However, with the key staff position in the SRH team frozen, there is a need for support staff to help with preparations of key interventions, as well as supporting to highlight achievements, enhancing visibility of the work with a view to mobilize more resources.

Working under the overall supervision of the SRH Programme Coordinator, in close coordination with the SRH team and other UNFPA staff as necessary, the UNV will support the SRH and Comms and Partnership teams to build on results achieved to make them stand out. Specific areas include:
Programme support:
● Provide support to the SRH Unit focusing on all the programme elements (Family Planning/Supply chain, midwifery, MPDSR, EmOC, AYFS and others) as part of the resource mobilization efforts
● Provide administrative support to the team (minutes of meeting, letters, programme document records, filing arrangements etc)
● Coordinate with relevant partners to collect service data and records of access to healthcare services which will constitute results of the programmes implementation
● Provide support with SRH programme monitoring and documentation with programme staff
Communication support:
● Provide support in the organization of key advocacy events and communication initiatives of the Unit, linking to UNFPA Lao PDR programmes, including through media engagement
● Provide support to the content development, including preparation of social media messages, running beneficiary interviews, preparing booths and translating communication materials, in liaison with the UNFPA Communications/Partnership team.
● Support video creation for UNFPA TikTok account
● Maintain UNFPA comms inventory
● Overview UNFPA competitions online and offline
Humanitarian Development Nexus:
● Support on-going humanitarian efforts, especially the work on telehealth, to support further training and its implementation
● Support the MISP implementation with MOH
● Support development of the building blocks as part of the resource mobilization efforts
● Support other tasks required by the SRH and communication teams and UNFPA management team
● Support with donor reporting of the programme