Local Individual Consultant: National SRHR Consultant, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, NOC

The Position:

UNFPA is seeking to hire a National SRHR Consultant to contribute his or her technical expertise to the achievement of UNFPA’s 7th Country Programme of Support to the Government of Papua New Guinea’s indicators on reproductive health (FP/MH/THCS/HIV) or RH at the Country office. 

How you can make a difference:

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 Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

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.

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 who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

S/he will work under the overall guidance of the UNFPA Representative in PNG and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, and s/he will work closely with other program staff in the UNFPA Country office following the integrated SRHR-Gender/GBV-Population Data and Dynamics approach. S/he will also work collaboratively with the National Department of Health, Provincial Health Authorities, NGO partners, and bilateral and multilateral donor agencies to enhance family planning, maternal health, adolescent and youth health, HIV prevention, and reproductive health commodity security, including managing PNG’s transition to Phase 3 of UNFPA Supplies. S/he will provide technical support and conduct relevant research, analysis and training activities aimed at providing information, knowledge base and methodologies to national counterparts, planners, policy makers, programme managers and service providers.

You will support the country office in promoting RH partnerships and strategic alliances with counterparts in government, multi-lateral and bilateral agencies, and civil society. You will contribute to UN systems coordination in RH through participation in policy dialogue, the provision of inputs into joint common system initiatives and SRHR reporting in UN INFO and donor reports.

You would be responsible for:

The National Consultant will support the Government’s goal by providing technical guidance, advice, and oversight of a comprehensive SRHR response regarding sexual and reproductive health, family planning and issues affecting commodity security, policy, systems strengthening (including strengthening of the Supply Chain), demand generation, quality, availability, accessibility, and sustainability of RH commodities. The Technical Specialist will work in collaboration with others to strengthen SRHR service availability, including the need for health systems strengthening, skill mix of SRH/maternal health service providers including a focus on upskilling of health service providers, and ensuring availability of quality comprehensive SRHR services including respectful routine and emergency maternal health care.

The National Consultant will support SRHR innovation, help mobilize resources, and support research to ensure high-quality, person-centered SRHR care aligned with the UNFPA mandate. The National Consultant will also closely monitor the status of the implementation of the initiatives funded by the 2025 Maternal Health and Health Supplies Partnership.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education and Experience

• Advanced university degree in public health, medicine, health management, pharmacy, supply chain management, social sciences of business or another related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of five years of increasing responsibilities in any of the following areas: sexual and reproductive health, family planning, maternal health and/or reproductive health commodity security and supply chains.
• Health sector-specific experience, including experience with public health systems in development and/or humanitarian settings, would be an added advantage.
• Previous experience working in multi-cultural teams and leading national-level health programmes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to foster engaged partnerships at a high level of representation and to maintain political partnerships.

Languages: 

• Fluency in English and Tok Pisin

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity,
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
• Embracing cultural diversity,
• Embracing change

Functional Competencies:

• Advocacy / Advancing a policy-orientated agenda
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners / building strategic alliances and partnerships
• Delivering results-based programmes
• Internal and external communication and advocacy for results mobilization

Core competencies:

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
• Communicating for impact

Managerial Competencies:

• Providing strategic focus,
• Engaging with internal/external partners and stakeholders,
• Creating a culture of performance
• Making decisions and exercising judgment

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.

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