UNJP Coordinator

Overview

The UNJP Coordinator leads the overall coordination of the United Nations Joint Programme (UNJP) on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) to ensure coherent planning, implementation, and monitoring across participating UN agencies and government counterparts.

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Key Responsibilities

• Serving as the central focal point for coordination, communication, and information flow among UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, the Ministry of Health, and LuxDev
• Organizing and supporting programme governance mechanisms, including Steering Committee, Joint Management, Heads of Agency, and Technical Team meetings, and preparing agendas, minutes, and follow-up actions
• Coordinating high-level missions, technical visits, and major programme events, including preparation of briefing materials and post-mission documentation
• Leading the preparation and consolidation of annual joint workplans and budgets across participating agencies
• Monitoring programme implementation and performance against agreed plans, indicators, and timelines
• Consolidating technical and financial inputs from partners and supporting the preparation of periodic progress and donor reports
• Monitoring the use of the coordination budget and tracking related expenditures

Required Experience

Minimum seven (7) years of relevant experience in programme coordination, public health, development cooperation, or related programmes, including experience working with government counterparts, particularly Ministries of Health. Experience supporting alignment with national systems and priorities is an asset, as is experience working with the United Nations or other international development organizations. Experience coordinating multi partner or multi agency programmes, including collaboration with UN agencies and development partners; experience supporting joint programming processes is an asset. Experience in the preparation and coordination of workplans, budgets, monitoring frameworks, and progress reports, including tracking implementation progress and consolidating technical and financial inputs. Experience supporting monitoring, reporting, and accountability processes, including contributions to donor reporting; familiarity with UN or donor administrative and financial procedures is desirable. Experience in the organization and facilitation of meetings, missions, and stakeholder coordination processes at national and subnational levels.

Qualifications

Master's degree in Public Health, Health Systems, Public Policy, or a related field

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