SRH Programme Associate, LSC-7, East Jerusalem

UNDP•Picayune, MS

About The Position

The Programme Associate – SRH supports UNFPA’s sexual and reproductive health programming in the State of Palestine, including midwifery initiatives. The role provides technical and coordination support to implementing partners and stakeholders and contributes to needs assessment, intervention design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. It also supports programme conceptualization, workplans, proposals, budgets, partner coordination, deliverables and expenditure tracking, terms of reference, and logistical and administrative tasks. The Associate works as part of UNFPA’s SRH team under the overall supervision of the SRH Analyst, supporting wider SRH programme priorities alongside midwifery responsibilities. The position works with programme and operations staff across the Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Gaza offices and maintains collaborative relationships with partners, government, civil society organizations, academia, vendors, suppliers, and other UN agencies.

Requirements

A minimum of four years of relevant professional experience with a bachelor’s degree, or seven years of qualifying professional experience with secondary education.
Demonstrated successful experience developing national health strategies, drafting health policies, or formulating clinical or educational standards.
Thorough understanding of the State of Palestine health system, maternal health structures, and the socioeconomic and political dynamics of the West Bank and Gaza.
Proven ability to coordinate and build consensus among government ministries, academic institutions, NGOs, and UN agencies.
Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic.
Exceptional report-writing and presentation skills in both English and Arabic.
Strong analytical and research capabilities.
Secondary education or equivalent is mandatory if the candidate does not have a first-level university degree.

Nice To Haves

A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in midwifery, health policy, or a related healthcare or social science field is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Participate in formulating the country programme and component projects by compiling and analyzing relevant information, drafting project documents and workplans, supporting implementation and monitoring and evaluation, conducting field visits, organizing review meetings, and preparing inputs to status and progress reports.
Support the development and implementation of SRH-related policies, strategic planning, and workforce development with a midwifery focus, including gap analyses, capacity and workforce strategies, costed plans, and implementation.
Contribute to strengthening SRH service quality standards and regulatory frameworks, including reviewing professionals’ scopes of practice, service standards, and regulatory frameworks.
Support technical consultations, meetings, training sessions, and workshops; document agreed decisions and actions and follow up on their implementation.
Support advocacy and resource mobilization by establishing and maintaining donor networks, organizing meetings and public information events, and preparing background materials.
Assist with knowledge management strategies to capture lessons learned and good practices and share them with management for future planning.
Carry out other duties and tasks required by the supervisor and UNFPA senior management.
Coordinate with programme and operations staff across Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Gaza and maintain collaborative relationships with external contacts.