National Position: Programme Analyst, FP/RHCS,Malawi,NOB

Overview

The Programme Analyst, Family Planning/Reproductive Health Commodity Security (FP/RHCS) contributes to the effective delivery of UNFPA activities in Maternal Health and Family Planning. The role supports the management of UNFPA programmes to strengthen Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) within national efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country and preparation of substantive inputs to United Nations programming processes as they relate to FP/RHCS, including management supply chain systems.
• Help create and document knowledge about current and emerging trends and issues, by analyzing programmes, projects, strategies, approaches and ongoing experience for lessons learned, best practices, and shares with management for use in knowledge sharing and planning future strategies.
• Analyse relevant policy, social and economic developments affecting RHCS, family planning and maternal health, and prepare briefs and technical inputs for programme development, policy dialogue and technical-assistance activities.
• Contribute to the availability and use of technical information and the analysis and documentation of RHCS issues, drawing on logistics information, surveys, administrative data and other relevant sources.
• Identify technical-assistance and capacity-development needs and provide inputs on appropriate programme responses.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of condom programming, including analysis of condom availability and utilization, in consultation with relevant stakeholders and under the guidance of the Programme Specialist, SRH.
• Contribute to advocacy for RHCS and family planning and to the development of appropriate communication strategies and materials.
• Provide technical and analytical inputs to forecasting, quantification and supply planning for contraceptives, maternal health medicines and other reproductive health commodities.
• Undertake routine pipeline, stock-status and commodity-availability analysis to identify potential stock-outs, overstocks, expiries and other supply risks, and flag these for follow-up by the supervisor and relevant partners.
• Support the collection, quality and use of logistics data through the national Logistics Management Information System and related platforms, including maintaining assigned dashboards and preparing periodic reports.
• Collaborate with procurement, logistics and programme colleagues to track the ordering, shipment, receipt and distribution of UNFPA-supported commodities; support agreed activities related to inventory management, warehousing, last-mile availability and commodity accountability; and participate in relevant coordination and capacity-development activities.
• Ensure compliance to Programme Supplies Policy.
• Assist advocacy and resource mobilization efforts of Country Office by preparing relevant documentation (i.e. project summaries, conference papers, speeches, donor profiles, and participating in donor meetings and public information events).
• Develop factsheets, briefing materials, info graphics, and presentations for public information, advocacy and resource mobilization purposes.
• Prepare relevant proposals with RHCS components and share information about UNFPA tools for co-financing and funding.
• Build strong technical and programme multi-sectoral partnerships for advocacy for RHCS within the broader SRHR agenda through national institutions, networks, alliances and coalitions.
• Monitor and keep updates on existing and potential partnerships.
• Follow through and ensure that recommendations and action points agreed to are addressed.
• Prepare and manage relevant budgets; Monitor expenditures to ensure delivery is in line with approved budgets and to realize targeted delivery levels and deliver timely and accurate reporting of financial information.
• Manage assets that have been procured by the UNFPA and supplied to the implementing partners; ensuring that they are put to proper use.
• Represent UNFPA at key events where required, with regard to UNFPA’s mandate.
• Stand-in for other team members on selected functions, as may be required.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.

Required Experience

At least two years of progressively responsible professional experience in reproductive health commodity security, health supply-chain management, pharmaceutical or public-health logistics, or a closely related field. Demonstrated practical experience in at least two of the following areas: forecasting and supply planning; pipeline and stock-status monitoring; logistics information systems and commodity-data analysis; or inventory management, warehousing and distribution. Experience supporting contraceptives, maternal health medicines or other essential health commodities is desirable. Relevant professional training in health supply-chain management, logistics or commodity security is desirable. Experience using digital logistics information systems or supply-chain analytical tools is an asset. Experience in programme/ project management including experience in large multi-sector programmes. Experience working with the Ministry of Health and Local Government (districts) is desirable. Field experience is an asset. Prior experience in the UN system is an asset.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree in supply-chain management, logistics, pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, public health, health systems management, health economics or another field directly relevant to reproductive health commodity security. An advanced university degree in another relevant field may be accepted when combined with recognized specialized training and demonstrated professional experience in health supply-chain management or RHCS.

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