The Position:

The Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) Specialist plays a key role in ensuring the sustainability of national RHCS efforts to deliver quality reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP) services, including uninterrupted supplies of products, with particular attention to reaching marginalized populations.

You will collaborate with national authorities, civil society organizations, private sector and development agencies to provide technical support in order to increase demand for informed and voluntary FP products for women and men of reproductive age and to secure availability of RH commodities.

You will report to the Head of Programme.

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:

Working within a Country Office environment, you will provide leadership and technical support to national efforts to scale up an integrated family planning, maternal health, reproductive health, and RH commodities programme with a view to increase demand for, access to and utilization of reliable RH services including  commodities. 

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: 

Advanced university degree in Public Health, Medicine, Pharmacy, Supply Management, Public Administration, or other related fields.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Seven years of increasing responsibilities in managing RH or health programmes with direct experience relating to FP, MH and supply management systems;
• Extensive knowledge of supply management: forecasting, warehousing, distribution, transportation, logistics information systems and eLMIS;
• Experience in public procurement and supply management experience related to the health sector (pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical medical supplies), and other funding mechanisms emphasizing donor coordination/harmonization and in challenging situation;
• Experience with public health systems in developing countries;
• Ability to forecast procurement using SPECTRUM or similar softwares.

Languages:

• Fluency in English.