Overview
Serves as the strategic lead in Rakhine State, responsible for driving the integration of programmes and operations while spearheading policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement. Ensures effective, results-based management of provincial work plans to achieve measurable impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary UNFPA representative at the sub-national level, developing and managing strategic partnerships and high-level stakeholder engagement.
- Lead UNFPA’s participation in humanitarian coordination mechanisms in Rakhine.
- Establish and maintain effective communication channels with civil society, humanitarian/development partners, bilateral donors, and the private sector.
- Lead the design, formulation, and implementation of UNFPA interventions in Rakhine State.
- Provide substantive inputs to country strategy documents, policy dialogues, and briefs.
- Finalize and oversee the implementation of Annual Work Plans (AWPs) and budgets.
- Ensure proactive communication and coordination between the Sub-Office and Country Office units.
- Act as an alternate Humanitarian Coordinator.
- Identify capacity gaps among national partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, and training initiatives.
- Provide substantive support to partners on program planning, implementation, and the application of technical tools.
- Build and manage relationships with local partners in the Sittwe Field Office.
- Oversee the monitoring of programme implementation and finances.
- Lead field monitoring missions and review technical reports.
- Manage the timely submission of high-quality quarterly and annual reports.
- Review and finalize implementing partner financial and narrative reports.
- Manage the sub-office budget, including expenditure tracking, budget revisions, and the allocation/disbursement of funds.
- Supervise, mentor, and coach sub-office personnel.
- Oversee recruitment processes and conduct regular performance assessments.
- Ensure the safety and security of all personnel, assets, and project sites.
- Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide strategic planning.
- Develop knowledge products that highlight UNFPA’s impact in Rakhine.
- Identify advocacy and communication entry points to advise the Country Office on strategies.
- Develop and implement sub-national resource mobilization strategies.
- Monitor the perception of UNFPA at the sub-national level and ensure that programming results are effectively communicated.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of experience at the national and international level in Programme Management and Development
- Experience in humanitarian coordination, reproductive health and gender issues and their application in international humanitarian or development settings;
- Knowledge of the humanitarian reform process and roles/responsibilities of humanitarian actors;
- Demonstrable knowledge of Gender-Based Violence, Reproductive health issues and/or protection issues in humanitarian settings, and of humanitarian emergency operations and roles/responsibilities of humanitarian actors;
- Experience coordinating and liaising with IPs, Other UN agencies and/or donors is desirable.
- Expert-level knowledge of international humanitarian tools, including GBV Standard Operating Procedures; GBV Information Management System; IASC Guidelines for Integrating GBV Interventions in Humanitarian Settings; IASC Gender in Humanitarian Action Handbook; GBV Coordination Handbook; and WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching Gender-based Violence in Emergencies
- Extensive experience in the "Cluster" approach or similar humanitarian coordination mechanisms, with a focus on leading inter-agency technical working groups.
- Demonstrated capacity in managing multi-donor budgets, oversight of implementing partner financial reporting, and strict adherence to the Internal Control Framework.
- Strong track record in supervising, mentoring, and coaching both international and national personnel to foster a results-oriented team environment
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in public/community health, social work or other social sciences, international relations, human rights, development studies or other related social field.
