International Post: Adolescents and Youth in Emergencies IC- Kabul, Afghanistan

About UNFPA

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 strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current  strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end  preventable maternal deaths; end unmet  need for family planning; and end  gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results  capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the various natural and men- made disasters on women’s, girls’ and young people’s access to sexual and reproductive health  and reproductive rights, recovering lost gains, and realizing our goals.

About Adolescents and Youth (A&Y) Integration in UNFPA Humanitarian program

UNFPA Afghanistan  positioned  A&Y at  the  heart  of  the  humanitarian response, by integrating adolescents and  youth  interventions under the Country  Program  Outputs (extended  to  2025)   including Reproductive Health  (RH) and  Psyco-social  Support  (PSS)  in  Humanitarian  settings. UNFPA is integrating Youth Friendly Health  services in service delivery points  including  Mother  and  Child  Health  Centers,  and  Basic  Health Centers. Additionally it is providing YFHS via the nation-wide Youth Health Line, and pilot models for Integrated youth centers in health  facilities, and Multi-purpose Youth Centers.

UNFPA is seeking an Adolescents and  Youth in Emergencies Specialist 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  who  commit  to  deliver excellence in programme results

Purpose: UNFPA is seeking an International Consultant to support UNFPA Afghanistan  as Adolescents and Youth in Emergencies

Responsibilities: 

The Adolescents and Youth in Emergencies Specialist will provide technical assistance aiming to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to adolescents and youth, promoting access to youth friendly health  services including through youth service provision, as well as ensuring the effective technical  management of UNFPA’s donors’ supported projects.

S/he will work in close collaboration with humanitarian agencies (UN and (I)NGOs) and national partners and civil society organizations to implement the  scale  up   of  existing  adolescents  and   youth   interventions  and adaptation to the current  humanitarian and  Humanitarian, Development and Peace (HDP) contexts. The Consultant will be responsible for ensuring integration of UNFPA mandate within the  programme delivery including through coordinating UNFPA’s projects with other  stakeholders, overseeing the management of the Youth Team, the implementation of its related projects and  funds,  coordinating the  work with area sub-offices and provincial coordinators.

Coordination:

• Coordinate with UNFPA RH, GBViE, Humanitarian, AAP, M&E, Communications units the implementation of the adolescents and youth component of the project,  including through youth educators integration in UNFPA services, as well as provide technical guidance.
• Participate in meetings related to project  (s) and prepare reports and proposals when required.
• Build strong  partnerships with youth and youth integration projects’ partners and stakeholders at national, provincial, and regional levels.
• Oversee the Adolescents and Youth coordination bodies including providing strategic guidance for the Adolescents and Youth Working Group chaired by UNFPA.
• Ensure integration of adolescents and youth in contingency plans of HDP actors.

UNFPA Project Implementation:

• Follow up and advise on all activities programmed youth integration projects and contribute to the design and scale up whenever needed to any additional regions.
• Provides technical support and guidance to the implementing partner, technical  staff, and partner agencies to ensure good quality implementation and integration of youth project activities.
• In consultation with relevant UNFPA units, reviews and prepares work plans and budget revisions of the projects.
• Oversight the capacity building of newly recruited staff under the implementation partners, through coaching and on the job trainings
• Oversees all training/awareness sessions/workshops on adolescents and youth as outlined in the project  documents.
• Lead the technical  youth guidelines and toolkits development and roll-out among UNFPA implementing partners

Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation:

• Conduct regular  field missions to provinces and assessments as appropriate to inform strategic approaches and for addressing the issues around adolescents and youth  and access to services.
• Monitor progress of the projects’ activities, identify sources of delays in the project  implementation, contribute to feasible solutions,  and ensure follow-up actions are being carried out.

Resource Mobilization and Reporting:

• Prepares regular  reporting on projects’ status (mainly for donors and CO)
• Oversees quarterly  work plans of implementing partners.
• Prepare debriefings for donor  meetings about  adolescents and youth interventions, including attending required donor  meetings.
• Support  Resource Mobilization team  in proposal writing and donor  reporting
•  Any other  activities as requested by the CO

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:

Master’s university degree or equivalent insocial sciences, public health  or other  relevant fields related to youth development, community mobilization, and volunteer management.

 Knowledge and Experience: 

• 7 years  related to leadGuidelines and toolkits/SOPs development related to youth work (and preferably youth integration in activities)
• 5 years  of field experience in humanitarian context working with UN agencies, I (NGO’s), CBO’s. Previous  experience with UNFPA or other  UN agencies are preferred
• Familiarity with the Afghan context is an advantage.
• Knowledge in SRH, maternal health,  gender, youth programming and services
• Experience working with conflict-affected communities, including with adolescents, youth and communities;
• Proven  experience in conducting similar work
• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships; Language:
• Fluency in English.

Supervisory arrangements:

Under the overall supervision of the UNFPA Afghanistan Program Coordinator

 Expected travel:

The consults will be based in Kabul. If needed, he/she will be traveling to area offices.

Inputs / services to be provided by UNFPA or implementing partner (e.g. support services, office space, equipment), if applicable: 

The consultant is expected to provide all necessary equipment to complete the assignment (computer, software, phone, etc). 

UNFPA will provide all relevant background information and documentation regarding the regional and country contexts, relevant documents on Partnership and Resource Mobilization (SOPs, donor tracking form, etc.).

Disclaimer: 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Fraudulent notices, letters or offers may be submitted to the UNFPA fraud hotline http://www.unfpa.org/help/hotline.cfm

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