UNFPA: NATIONAL PROGRAMME ADVISER/MATERNAL HEALTH – OBSTETRIC FISTULA SURGEON

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the position of Maternal Health Advisor/Obstetric Fistula Surgeon to be based in Abakaliki (Ebonyi State) with occasional travel to Abuja and Kano:

JOB TITLE: NATIONAL PROGRAMME ADVISER/MATERNAL HEALTH – OBSTETRIC FISTULA SURGEON
Post Level: NOC (ICS10)

Duty Post: ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE (KANO, ABUJA)

Type of Contract: Service Contract

Duration: One Year (Subject to renewal upon satisfactory performance)
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the Resident Representative and direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the National Adviser- Maternal Health/ Obstetric Fistula Surgeon shall undertake the following tasks:

• In collaboration with Government counterparts, NGOs and other partners, provide technical support as appropriate and work closely with all stakeholders to ensure that obstetric fistula (prevention, treatment and rehabilitation) activities are fully implemented and integrated into the RH programmes. This will include carrying out surgical interventions regularly in designated Fistula treatment centers.


• Analyze and assess relevant political, social and economic trends and provide substantive inputs to project formulation and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and national development frameworks in the area of building capacities for maternal health, especially prevention and treatment of obstetric care on fistula.

• Ensure quality of programme/project design incorporating lessons learned, newly developed policies and best practices and establishing appropriate execution and monitoring mechanisms and systems.

• Analyze and interpret the political, social and economic environment relevant to population and development, reproductive health and gender and identify opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention. Keep abreast of new policy developments and strategies analyzing policy papers, strategy documents, national plans and development frameworks.

• Monitor the obstetric fistula content of the on-going UNFPA country programme, ensuring that it is in line with the National Strategic Framework for the eradication of obstetric fistula and the UNFPA Global campaign to end fistula.

• Collaborate with all stakeholders in the area of obstetric fistula with a view to ensuring a coordinated implementation of fistula related activities in the contest of RH.

• Promote the overall UNFPA Fistula Prevention Strategy directly linked to RH.

• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders (Governments, NGOs and CBOs) in the design of materials pertaining to RH, ARH, IEC/BCC advocacy in support of the implementation of obstetric fistula.

• Help create and document knowledge about current and emerging population development trends, RH and gender practices as they relate to the prevention and treatment of obstetric care on fistula, and share with management for use in knowledge sharing and planning future strategies.

• Undertake advocacy activities with policy makers at all level to ensure sustained support for the eradication of obstetric fistula.


• Undertake any other assignments as may be required by the UNFPA Representative.
Required Competencies

Core Competencies

• Integrity/Commitment to our mandate/Valuing Diversity

• Performance Management;

• Developing People/Coaching and Mentoring & Fostering Innovation and Empowerment;

Working in Teams;

• Self-Management/Emotional Intelligence;


• Analytical and Strategic Thinking and Results Orientation/Commitment to Excellence;

• Knowledge Sharing/Continuous Learning
Functional Competencies

• Demonstrable managerial and networking skills and a good knowledge of obstetric fistula, determinants and impact

• Experience in working in multi-sectoral projects involving several stakeholders

• The ability for advocacy and advancing a policy-oriented agenda

• A track record in innovation and marketing of new approaches

• An ability to travel extensively in the rural areas.

• Job knowledge/Technical expertise: Demonstrable surgical skills and longstanding experience in treating and repairing obstetric fistula and good knowledge of reproductive health, especially interventions to improve access to quality antenatal care (ANC), Family Planning (FP), delivery care and IMNCH services.

Qualifications and Experience
The Ideal Candidate should:
- Be a Nigerian National (Male or Female)

- Be a Medical Doctor with a post-graduate training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

- Possess professional experience of a minimum of 10 years in treating and repairing obstetric fistula

- Possess good technical drafting and report writing skills and presentation and interpersonal communication skills.

- Be experienced in working with government institutions and donor organizations.

- Have a strong capability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written English.

- Experience in implementation of Community based health interventions


- Have the ability to work under pressure.

- Have proficiency in current office software applications.
Method of Application
All applications should include functional e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers, letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae (CV), attached as one file in MS WORD format only. Applications should be addressed to The UNFPA Resident Representative, Abuja and forwarded to e-mail address – vacancyrhu.ng@unfpa.org latest by 23 July, 2010 and clearly marked “ MH – FISTULA SURGEON”

Please note that UNFPA will respond only to those applicants in whom it has a further interest. Kindly also note that ONLY applications sent by e-mail will be accepted. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
* UNFPA reserves the right to appoint at the indicated or lower level and prior to the closing date.
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KINDLY NOTE THAT ONLY APPLICATIONS SENT BY E-MAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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