The United Nations Population Fund (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 plays a key role in the area of sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) in Mozambique. A new programme “My Choice” aims at contributing to achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and realizing reproductive rights of young people in Mozambique, by accelerating efforts to reduce adolescent pregnancies and unwanted pregnancies among young women.
My Choice, is a 4-year national programme funded by the Royal Kingdom of the Netherlands, with a focus on Tete Province, has the following specific objectives, in line with national policies and strategies of the RMNCAH Investment Case of Mozambique in the context of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) focus on:
The Programme targets young people, especially adolescent girls and young women, addressing the multi-dimensional vulnerabilities affecting their sexual and reproductive health and reaching them with SRH services at the health facility, school and community level. It also provides girls with mentorship opportunities in safe spaces, to strengthen their life skills and assets contributing towards their enhanced capacities to make informed decisions about their SRH and demand for services. It also supports and engages with boys and men as key agents of change and supports social change mobilizing and engaging with community gatekeepers and other community members.
The (1) National Programme Coordinator will be based in Tete, Tete Province. He/she will work under the overall guidance of the Representative, Assistant Representative and direct supervision of the SRH Team Leader, under the technical coordination of the national programme officer in charge of My Choice Programme, based in Maputo. A close and effective collaboration and coordination with the programme team, specifically Youth based in Maputo is also expected as well as with implementing partners.
The Programme Coordinator is expected to employ a collaborative approach to ensure that the different components are integrated, and that inputs from as wide a cross section as possible are incorporated to facilitate successful implementation of the programme, in particular ensure the alignment of the annual work plans with different partners, with national policies and plans and timely submission of financial and narrative reports.
He/she will be responsible for providing critical and substantial input into programme implementation and overall management and supervision of the programme. He/she will manage and supervise the programme Staff in Tete, which comprises an M&E Officer, a Finance Associate and a Driver.
Job Purpose:
The Programme Coordinator, in collaboration with Government counterparts, and other implementing partners oversees and coordinates the implementation of the My Choice programme and of its components, in line with national priorities and according to UNFPA policies and procedures.
Knowledge and Experience
Language skills:
Core Competencies
Managerial Competencies
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