Job Summary

The SRHR/HIV/SGBV Programme Coordinator of the Swedish funded Joint United Nations Programme on SRHR/HIV and GBV Integration is located in the UNFPA Lesotho Country Office. S/He reports to the Representative and also falls under the overall leadership of the Representative. The SRHR/HIV/SGBV Programme Coordinator will work closely with selected programme staff and other key UNFPA ESARO technical, programme and operational staff for the effective implementation of the key components of the programme. S/He is the overall coordinator of the Joint Programme and will work in close collaboration with UNFPA Regional Programme Manager and coordinate the management, and implementation of the Joint Programme with the agency focal persons of UNAIDS, UNICEF, and WHO in Lesotho to ensure the delivery of the Joint United Nations Programme on SRHR/HIV and GBV. She/he is responsible for providing policy, programme and operational management guidance to the UN partners, programme staff and countries in an integrated and coordinated manner for the successful implementation of the programme deliverables/results. S/He will manage the work of the Joint UN Programme and Monitoring Analyst (NPO) to ensure the effective monitoring and reporting of the Joint UN Programme. Together they are responsible to ensure the proper coordination, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Joint UN programme.

Qualifications and Experience

Education: Post-graduate university degree in international relations/development, management, public administration, public health, communication, economics, sociology, demography, and public policy or equivalent development related area.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in development programmes;
• Work experience in the country context;
• Extensive national/international working experience with increasing managerial responsibilities in the development arena and UNFPA mandate areas;
• Experience in leading/managing knowledge product development and dissemination;
• Project management experience including results based management and human rights based programming is essential
• Strong track record of leadership and management, and proven ability to produce demonstrable results;
• Ability to build and motivate / lead cross-cutting teams to produce client-oriented results;
• Technical as well as programming experience;
• Strong verbal communication and writing skills in English is essential.