National or International Consultant: RAISE SRHR Project Coordinator
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children’s lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential from early childhood through adolescence. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights not just as a job, but as a calling. UNICEF fosters career growth with diverse professional and personal development opportunities.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to provide dedicated technical and coordination support to the Ministry of Health and UNICEF Lesotho for the implementation of the RAISE SRHR Project and the National SRHR Roadmap. The consultant will be based at the Ministry of Health Headquarters within the Family Health Division, working closely with the Head of Family Health and relevant programme units. The role involves coordinating implementation, tracking progress, strengthening accountability, improving data utilization, and supporting timely reporting. The assignment will focus on coordinating roadmap implementation, monitoring project milestones, harmonizing SRHR indicators, strengthening health information systems, facilitating stakeholder coordination, supporting accountability mechanisms, and documenting lessons learned and results. The consultant will act as the day-to-day focal point for tracking implementation progress and supporting evidence-based planning, policy dialogue, programme improvement, and reporting requirements.
Responsibilities
Coordinate the implementation of the National SRHR Roadmap and RAISE SRHR priority activities, liaising with the Family Health Division, UNICEF, development partners, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders. Strengthen monitoring, reporting, and accountability systems to track progress against project indicators, roadmap milestones, and national or regional SRHR commitments. Support the harmonization, integration, quality improvement, and use of SRHR data across DHIS2, eRegister, and other approved national health information systems. Generate and synthesize evidence to inform planning, policy dialogue, resource allocation, programme improvement, and the implementation of priority SRHR interventions. Enhance stakeholder coordination, civil society engagement, learning, and knowledge management to promote alignment, accountability, and scale-up of effective approaches. Support the tracking of SRHR financing, budgets, expenditures, and implementation risks to improve financial accountability and evidence-based resource mobilization. Provide technical expertise and coordination for the RAISE SRHR Project and National SRHR Roadmap, ensuring alignment with UNICEF's mandate and national health priorities.
Work Experience
At least five years of progressively responsible experience in public health, SRHR, RMNCAH, HIV, adolescent health, monitoring and evaluation, health information systems, programme coordination, or health systems strengthening. Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-stakeholder health or development programmes, preferably in Lesotho or the Southern African region. Experience supporting monitoring, reporting, data analysis, accountability processes, technical working groups, or donor-funded programme implementation.
Skills
Public Health, SRHR, Programme Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Information Systems, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Reporting, Accountability Mechanisms, Knowledge Management, Project Management, Policy Dialogue