PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY IS ONLY FOR NATIONALS OF BANGLADESH.

The Position:

The Health Systems Specialist is located in the Bangladesh Country Office (CO) and reports to the Chief of Health.

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 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. 

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:

The Health Systems Specialist ensures the effective management of UNFPA activities in the areas of sexual, reproductive health and rights including maternal and newborn health with particular focus on emergency obstetric and newborn care and its linkages with midwifery, maternal and reproductive morbidities, health sector response to gender based violence and family planning. S/he oversees project formulation and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and national development frameworks. S/he leads large part of the programme team and collaborates with the CO’s operations/administrative support staff.

Qualifications and Experience  

Education:  

Advanced degree in public health with a background in medicine, nursing or midwifery or other related field. 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Seven years of increasing responsible professional experience in the field of sexual and reproductive health, with experience in programme/ project management.

• Experience in management and development of health system strengthening and maternal health in particular required.

• Experience working in the field of maternal morbidities and health sector response to gender based violence an advantage.

• Experience working in partnerships with UN agencies and other development partners as part of inter-agency forum / consortium an asset.

• Experience managing large donor funded projects and experience in narrative, log frame and financial reporting required.

• Experience in analyzing data and converting them into products for evidence based advocacy an advantage.

• Proficiency in current office software applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and other presentation software).

Languages: 

Fluency in English and Bangla is required. Working knowledge of another UN language an asset.