Programme Specialist

7 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa UNFPA Full time

**The Position**:
Under the supervision of the Regional Advisor on Population Dynamics at the East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), the Programme Specialist Climate Adaptation & Innovation will coordinate the implementation of the Africa Adaptation Climate Change project and will contribute to the climate change adaptation-related activities of the East and Southern Africa Regional Office. The specialist will also contribute to the tasks of the corporate Climate Change Technical Working Group. S/he will also support the policy advocacy activities in a wide range of areas related to climate change at global, regional, and country levels.

**How you can make a difference**:
UNFPA is the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2026), 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 East and Southern Africa an additional priority of ending HIV has been added.

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.

**Job Purpose**:
The Programme Specialist Climate Adaptation & Innovation will work closely with national focal points on climate change in ESAR and coordinate the activities outlined in the “Resilient Futures: Empowering National Climate Actors for Gender
- Transformative Adaptation.

**The Programme Specialist Climate Adaptation & Innovation will**:

- Coordinate and lead the training activities to strengthen the capacity of national government officials and key stakeholders on the linkages between SRHR, gender, and climate change.
- Coordinate the rollout of a national assessment on the link between SRHR and climate change with the involvement of national, regional, and various stakeholders.
- Lead the youth empowerment activities concerning climate change adaptation
- Lead on adaptation and innovative climate initiatives implemented as part of the project.
- Support with building partnerships with key stakeholders including donors to promote the UNFPA work on Climate change adaptation support the agency's mandate and events, and arrange media contacts, briefings, and interviews.
- Support with the advocacy activities linked to the UNFPA Climate Strategy.
- Support the delivery of climate change outcomes in the UNFPA's current Strategic Plan through planning, implementation, and monitoring of robust programmatic interventions at the country level.

**You would be responsible for**:
**Programme Management and Coordination**
- Coordinating and leading the training activities to strengthen the capacity of national government officials and key stakeholders concerning the linkages between SRHR, gender, and climate change.
- Coordinate the development of the annual work plans and budgets, monitor programme implementation, support the annual reporting.
- Coordinating the rollout of a national assessment on the link between SRHR and climate change with the involvement of national, regional and various stakeholders.
- Support in the development of proposals to identify additional funding to scale up project interventions in the ESAR region.
- Support in the development of a Resource Mobilisation Strategy/plan for the project.

**Technical Assistance and Capacity development**
- Lead the youth empowerment activities concerning climate change adaptation and related areas of work
- Provide strategic guidance and support to the country offices, implementing partners, and providers on climate change adaptation with linkages with SRHR and Gender.
- Identify opportunities to build country teams' capacity, governments, and regional partners.

**Knowledge Management**
- Commission and oversee the undertaking of regional assessments and studies on SRHR to strengthen evidence based on the impact of climate change and SRHR as an input into advocacy efforts in the region and at the country level.
- Identify, document, and disseminate guidelines, case studies, promising practices, and human-interest stories in consultation with regional technical advisers to strengthen programming on SRHR and Climate.
- Convene and/or participate in global and regional forums to strengthen the capacity of governments and key stakeholders on critical areas of SRHR and climate and to exchange promising and emerging best practices on programme implementation with country offices and stakeholders on SRHR.
- Ensure that knowledge products produced are disseminated.

**Advocacy, Communication, and Partnerships**
- Coordinate strategic input by technical experts on SRHR and Climate into the convening and participating in regional forums with key stakeholders
- Collaborate with the communications adviser to provide input into the unit newsletter, social media products, and other communication materials to amplify the r

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