Technical Advisor, (Reproductive Health/Reproductive Health Commodity Security/Family Planning), Kabul, Afghanistan

This post is non-rotational.

Duty Station: Kabul, Afghanistan ( **Currently, Kabul, Afghanistan is a non-family duty station)

Post Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the Representative and in close collaboration with the Deputy Representative, the Technical Adviser RH/RHCS/FP will be based in UNFPA Afghanistan Country Office. S/He will work in a highly complex operating environment with important programme/political partnership engagements and/or representations. S/He is the principle adviser on RH in general including maternal health, RHCS/FP, HIV/AIDS, etc. for the Afghanistan Country Office and plays a leading role in the formulation and delivery of RH component of the UNFPA Country Programme. S/He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the RH Unit of the UNFPA Afghanistan Country Office. S/He will supervise staff of the RH Unit, consultants and technical advisers as assigned by the Representative. The Technical Adviser is a member of the Country Office Management Team and Programme Team.

Requirements:

Education: 

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, International Health, Community Health or Health Policy and Planning. A medical doctor is preferred. Any additional training in programme management, RH, or RHCS/FP provides added advantage.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of increasingly responsible relevant professional experience in health system, public health and health services planning and management, participation in sector wide approaches and multi-sectorial coordination; with five years in international arena;
• Strategic and operational field experience in health policy and planning, provision of technical advice, national capacity development, and in management of RH, RHCS/FP programmes in developing country context;
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams to achieve demonstrable results;

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required; Working knowledge of Afghan national languages would provide added value, but not a must.