Equity and Social Inclusion Analyst

UNOPS is the Fund Manager for the Three Millennium Development Goal (3MDG) Fund, a multi donor fund supported by Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Denmark, and the USA. The Fund was established in 2012 to provide support for health needs in Myanmar.

The three components of the 3MDGF are:

1. Maternal, Newborn and Child Health care. Increasing the availability and accessibility of essential services;
2. HIV, TB and Malaria. Support for specific interventions for populations and areas not supported by the Global Fund;
3. Health systems strengthening.

The detailed programme description is outlined in the 3MDG Fund Description of Action. UNOPS has been selected as the Fund Manager for the 3MDG Fund. The Fund Manager Office (FMO) is accountable to the Fund Board for a number of performance indicators, amongst which IP engagement through grants issuance, grants management and effective and efficient review of IP progress reporting on the implementation of the 3MDG, is a major responsibility of the FMO.

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

UNOPS is committed to achieving a truly diverse workforce.

This role represents an exciting opportunity to work in a large multi-donor trust fund, contributing to the 3MDG’s Health for All team and working closely with diverse local organisations to strengthen their capacity and sustainability, in particular on social accountability, gender equality and inclusion issues. 3MDG recently opened a new funding window, ‘Collective Voices’, funding local organisations to lead community-based projects to generate better information around health needs and approaches at the local level. The organisations are implementing projects to empower women to make personal and family health decisions. The incumbent will play a key role in supporting this new and dynamic initiative.

Under overall supervision of the 3MDG Fund Director and direct supervision of the CSO Capacity Building Officer, the incumbent will be placed within the 3MDG Health for All team.

The Equity and Social Inclusion Analyst will:

-        Support the implementation of the 3MDG Accountability, Equity and Inclusion (AEI) Framework in relation to the three Components of 3MDG programming detailed above.

-        With the 3MDG Performance Management Unit, support the review of partner AEI activities, targets, budgets, log frames and reports (six-monthly and annually), ensuring those proposals are linked to relevant strategies and policies.

-        Support the review of annual AEI expenditure and activities against work plans for the Fund.

-        Support the 3MDG Fund and implementing partners to integrate and articulate social accountability, gender equity and inclusion in health programmes to deliver upon objectives within the AEI Strategy.

-        When required, engage and advocate with the Ministry of Health and Sports (at all levels) and other relevant partners to support the implementation of national commitments on social accountability, gender equity, community engagement and inclusion.

-        Establish/maintain excellent contacts and networking with stakeholders to support CBOs/LNGOs, civil society, gender equality and social inclusion.

-        Promote information sharing and knowledge dissemination on social accountability, gender equity, and inclusion in Myanmar, including writing reports, analysing findings and providing recommendations. Ensure easy public access to AEI-related reports and data and support distribution.

-        Represent 3MDG in key fora on AEI, and engage and support MoHS counterparts as well as other partners.

-        Contribute to capacity development activities, including for Civil Society Organisations.

-        Conduct regular field visits to sites where 3MDG interventions are funded to identify potential issues and facilitate solutions; monitor progress in implementation of activities progress and results.

-        Monitor a range of community based activities related to women’s participation and leadership, feedback mechanisms, and the inclusion of vulnerable and marginalised populations groups. With M&E specialists, collect, analyse and process AEI-related data to measure progress and achievements according to the M&E Plan.

-        Organise meetings, workshop and other discussion forums to establish a dialogue on AEI (recommendations/lessons learned) and issues.

-        Work in close collaboration with all other units of the Fund Management Office if and when required to ensure consistency of approach across the entire Fund.

-        Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Master's Degree in social science, humanities, public health, social development or public policy with specialization in health equity and social determinants of health is required.
• A bachelor's degree in these areas with 2 additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the master's degree.

• At least 2 year experience related to social accountability, gender equality, social inclusion, civil society capacity building is required.
• At least one year of grant management experience is required.
• MS Office Knowledge and computer literacy, including knowledge and application of Microsoft Excel and Access is required.
• Proven ability in approaches to capacity building suitable for policy makers, planners and practitioners in public health and related sectors\ Demonstrated ability to network and create linkages across diverse groups, including        extensive knowledge of the Myanmar civil society environment Knowledge of the current evidence and approaches to tackling social determinants of health and equity is would be an assest.
• Proven ability to understand and translate complex concepts and evidence into understandable language, including presentations, written documents, and policy relevant to non-specialists is desirable.
• Knowledge and skills in approaches to strengthening national policies for equity and translating those policies into action at the community level is preferable.
• Knowledge of conflict sensitivity approaches and best practices is assest.
• Demonstrated experience in mentorship, training and capacity building is desirable.
• Experience with UN is preferable. 

• Intermediate in written and spoken English & Myanmar Language is required.

Contract type:               Local Individual Contractor Agreement

Contract level:               LICA 9

Contract duration:         May to December 2017 (possibilities of extension subject to the performance and  budget availability)  

For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx 

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Applicatns are strongly encourage to submit the cover letter belonging with CV.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

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