Programme Support Officer, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

This UNV assignment will be initiated as part of the UNFPA’s sixth sub-regional programme in the Pacific, the overarching goal of which is to achieve universal access to sexual and repro-ductive health and reproductive rights and reduce maternal mortality and morbidity to acceler-ate progress on the ICPD/Sustainable Development Goals agenda, and to improve the lives of women, adolescents, and youth in PICTs. This UNV assignment will be well positioned in UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office’s New Multi Country Plan 2023-27 (under development) that will continue to invest in youth leadership.

The UNV will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of staff who are transparent, exceptional, and committed to deliver excellence in programme results. The UNV is expected to contribute towards high impact and sustained results in the areas of population and development, reproductive health and gender. She/he will support the implementation, coordination, monitoring and documentation of interventions funded through UNFPA to the country Programme. The successful candidate will work at the national and provincial levels to ensure that the agreed strategic interventions are implemented in the context of the 2030 SDG Agenda, ICPD Programme of Action and UNFPA Strategic Plan at the global level, the UN Pacific Strategy, UNFPA’s sub-regional programme at the regional level, and the National Sustainable Development Plan, Health Sector Strategy and RMNCAH Policy and Implementation Strategy of UNFPA country lead.

She/He will support management and evaluation of programme activities at a national and provincial level; the provision of integrated programme and operational implementation. Under the guidance of UNFPA programme lead in the country, she/he will also collaborate with the Departments of Health, Education and other relevant Govt. departments at national and provincial levels, Non-Government and Civil Society Organisations with a focus on federations of persons with disabilities and youth led organisations. As per the agreed strategic direction and work plan timeframe, she/he is expected to support the coordination of cross-sector projects, for example, work through schools, service delivery points and in community settings to provide a continuum of information, psycho-social support, commodities and youth friendly SRHR services in schools and community settings across the humanitarian, development and peace nexus.

Under the direct supervision of UNFPA country lead, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: i) support programme activities across the different Ministries, partners and stakeholders involved in the country programme as per agreed quality standards; including CSE/FLE targeting both in and out of school young people, youth friendly and disability inclusive reproductive health services; ii) support advocacy of the results and recommendations of reviews, such as the Health Facility Readiness and Service Availability assessment; iii) draft background briefing documents, statements, talking points and reports on the programme and country operations for UNFPA when requested; iv) assist in the preparation of national and provincial events including trainings, workshops, conferences; v) liaise with designated counterparts key implementing partners and UN sister agencies to coordinate and follow-up on programmes with feedback provided to the country programme lead; v) provide implementation support including program reporting and project monitoring if needed; vi) draft quarterly reports on milestones and results for programme activities and implementation of the UNFPA work plan activities, vii) support programme visibility through documentation of achievements, challenges, lessons learned to co-create an enabling environment to uphold the SRHR of all populations, especially those left furthest behind.

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Judgement and Decision-making ☒ Knowledge Sharing ☒ Leadership ☒ Managing Performance ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☒ Vision ☒ Working in Teams

the field of social development and population activities, with experience in programme/ project design and management would be an added advantage. ● Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded ● Knowledge and practical experience in health education, comprehensive sexuality education / family life education, youth friendly Sexual and Reproductive Health Services would be an added advantage. ● Familiarity with UN procedures and working methods, particularly with UNFPA’s agenda, policies and procedures is highly desirable; ● Proficiency in MS Office Packages, database management and the Internet. ● Proficiency in the local language would be an asset.

The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepan Aorokin Majel) are an island country and a United State of Micronesia. The Country's population of 53,158 people is spread out over 29 coral atolls. Comprising 1,156 individual islands and islets.

The terrain is low coral limestone and sand islands. The climate is tropical with two different seasons. The dry season is between December and April and the rainy season is between April to December with greatest falls between July and October. Temperature is hot and humid ranging from 26°C to 32°C. The islands border the typhoon belt.

The Marshall Islands is a nation of scattered atolls and remote islands known for marine life and diving opportunities. Many of the atolls are dotted with Flame of the Forest, hibiscus and different-colored plumeria flowers. There are at least 160 species of coral surrounding the islands. The atolls are noted for their coconuts and papaya plantations and for pendants and breadfruit trees.

The early inhabitants of the Marshall Islands were skilled navigators. They frequently travelled between atolls using stick charts to map the islands. The Marshalls are composed of more than 1,200 islands and islets in two parallel chains of coral atolls known as the Ratak, or Sunrise chain, to the east and the Ralik, or Sunset chain, to the west.

As Japan seized the islands in 1914, the League of Nations granted Japan mandate to administer the islands in 1920. During the Japanese occupation, Japan built large military bases. The military bases were captured by the United States of America during World War 2 and the country came under US Administration as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific (TTPI) in 1947. In 1982, the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the US, which granted the Marshall Islands financial assistance and access to many US domestic programs in exchange for exclusive US military access and defence responsibilities; the COFA entered into force in 1986 and its funding was renewed in 2003. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defence network. Kwajalein also hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US), on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), and at Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory).

In the Marshall Islands as a whole, there is severely limited supply of natural fresh water. The main source of freshwater is rain. This is due to low elevation of the atolls. There are some favourable locations where some of the freshwater can be accessed with wells. Desalination is also a helpful source of water funded through different aid agencies.

Majuro is the largest city and capital of the Marshall Islands. The downtown area is north of the airport on the eastern side of the main island. It consists of the smaller towns Delap, Uliga and Darrit which reside on islands linked by small stretches of land. There is only one main road in the capital. There are buses, taxis and rentals available as a source of land transportation. Although the Marshall Islands Resort is the main hotel, there are other accommodations available.