The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service provider and one of the leading advocates for universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. IPPF is a worldwide movement of 120 national organizations, referred to as Member Associations, working with and for communities and individuals. These member associations are the leading civil society providers of contraception in 89 of 120 countries. And in 64 of those 89 countries, IPPF is the only largescale international provider. Collectively, member associations delivered more than 1 billion cumulative SRHR services between 2016 and 2022.
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the overarching goal of IPPF Africa Region (IPPFAR) is to increase access to SRHR services to the most vulnerable youth, men, and women in sub-Saharan Africa. To reach this goal, IPPFAR works with local civil-society organizations, governments, the African Union (AU), regional economic commissions (RECs), the United Nations, among others, to expand political and financial commitments to SRHR in Africa. IPPFAR tackles the continent’s growing SRHRJ challenges through a network of Member Associations (MAs), strategic partners and volunteers in 38 countries. For more information, please read our 2023 profile (in English and French).
About WISH2:
WISH 2 (Women’s Integrated Sexual Health) is one of three components of the overarching WISH Dividend programme that is being procured by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO). This programme is central to delivering the UK’s priorities on empowering women and girls as set out in the International Development Strategy, the UK’s strategic approach to sub-Saharan Africa and the International Women and Girls Strategy.
Deliverables:
- Implement annual workplans with country teams, monitoring their progress against milestones and taking corrective action where delivery drops below required levels.
- Advise consortium partners and Member Associations on any significant changes to key country policies and priorities.
- Collaborate with the M&E team on the procurement of a qualified local data collection agency to conduct the annual client exit interviews.
- Review Member Associations and consortium partners mitigation measures to ensure they are appropriate to the programmatic risks involved.
- Roll out capacity building training for Member Associations, evaluating impact and providing feedback that strengthens training materials.
- Evaluate the quality of country data returns to ensure they meet agreed metrics.
- Monitor work product completion as required by the workplan.
- Facilitate coordination, planning and progress of key activities meetings between country teams, Member Associations, and consortium partners.
- Align activities to maximise potential synergies and encourage efficient cross-working between partners.
- Serve as the link between the country programme and the WISH 2 hub for various technical, operational, financial, and administrative needs as well as sharing progress, achievement, success stories, challenges, feedback, tools etc.
- Troubleshoot delivery issues with consortium partners, escalating significant risk areas to the Senior Programme Manager for reporting.
- Organise in country visits from stakeholders, facilitating access to delivery activities that showcase the work of the programme.
- Act as the in country focal point for FCDO UK Embassy staff, the Ministry of Health, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance of partners with IPPF policies and procedures including Fraud, safeguarding and Code of Conduct. Breaches in compliance should be immediately escalated to the Senior Programme Manager. Act as the safeguarding focal point in country.
- Act as the focal point for security and other duty of care arrangements.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time.
- To become familiar with the Federation’s Health and Safety Programme and Guidelines for using Visual Display Units. To do everything possible to ensure a healthy and safe working environment, including following instructions and guidance
- The candidate must demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in local and international context and demonstrate a willingness to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policies
For more details about this position, please see the job description attached (below).
HOW TO APPLY
Interested individuals should submit an application form in the IPPFARO CV form and a 1-page cover letter to: [email protected] with the job position you are applying for as the subject of the email by 4 June 2024. Please note that IPPFAR will not consider applications that are not done in the requested format.
IPPF is an equal-opportunity employer. As a leading global human rights organization focused on equality, empowerment, ending discrimination, and poverty eradication, we internally reflect social justice principles. We, as IPPF, strongly oppose racism in all its forms and resolutely go for a cultural change that will shift the existing imbalances in power and process.
Applications are particularly encouraged from women, persons living with disability, and candidates openly living with HIV.
IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment. Anyone employed with IPPF agrees to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.
IPPF has been made aware of various fraudulent vacancy announcements circulated via e-mail from websites falsely stating that they are issued by or in association with IPPF. These correspondences, which may seek to obtain money from the recipients of such correspondence are fraudulent and IPPF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
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