Programme Adviser, Humanitarian Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Programme Division (PD), Nairobi, Kenya, P-5

Organizational Context

The Programme Adviser, Humanitarian Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights is based in the Programme Division (PD) in Nairobi, Kenya, reporting to the Maternal and Newborn Health Team Leader. This role supports UNFPA's mandate as the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled, aligning with the Strategic Plan 2026-2029.

Job Purpose

The Programme Adviser will lead and monitor the integration of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) across the humanitarian-development-peace continuum, in line with UNFPA's Strategic Plan. This involves developing guidance for humanitarian preparedness, institutionalizing readiness assessments, and ensuring effective HDP continuum approaches are incorporated into key UNFPA initiatives like the UNFPA Supplies Partnership and Maternal and Newborn Health Fund. The role also provides technical support for strategies and policy briefs on SRHR in crises, documents best practices, and fosters knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

The incumbent will provide strategic direction and thought leadership for integrating comprehensive SRHR interventions across the humanitarian-development-peace continuum, advocating for UNFPA's lead role in emergencies. Responsibilities include developing policy briefs, supporting countries in integrating preparedness into national SRHR policies, and leading the development and implementation of the UNFPA Supplies Partnership's humanitarian strategy. The role involves strengthening data systems for SRH in humanitarian settings, ensuring timely availability of commodities, and collaborating on SRH-GBV integration. Additionally, the adviser will engage in advocacy, resource mobilization, represent UNFPA in inter-agency fora, cultivate partnerships, and lead knowledge management and innovation for humanitarian SRHR programming.

Work Experience

Requires a minimum of 10 years of progressive professional experience managing SRHR programs in development and/or humanitarian contexts. Extensive experience in quality SRHR programming and service delivery, including maternal and newborn health, family planning, and comprehensive abortion care, is essential. Experience managing health teams, training, capacity strengthening, resource mobilization, and stakeholder liaison is also required.

Skills

Core competencies include integrity, commitment to UNFPA, cultural diversity, change embracing, results achievement, accountability, professional expertise, analytical and strategic thinking, teamwork, and impactful communication. Functional skills involve strategic positioning of programs, conceptual innovation, technical support, capacity strengthening, facilitating program results, external communication, advocacy, and resource mobilization.

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