Country Engagement Advisor Full Time NEW

Engagement with Country Partners and Stakeholders.

• Under the leadership of the Managing Director, East & Southern Africa Regional Hub, and in collaboration with regional country-based focal points and partners, the rest of the Hub team including the Regional Country Engagement Manager, and FP2030 staff throughout the Support Network as appropriate, provide strategic support for all designated countries in the southern African region, as follows:

Program Management

• Provide support to deliver on cross-cutting FP2030 priorities in the designated countries, such as: promoting a rights-based approach to FP policy, programs, and service delivery; highlighting evidence, country data, and High Impact Practices (HIPS); ensuring programs reach and meet the needs of adolescents and young people and other marginalized groups such as those living with disability; and working with countries to build resilience plans for FP in times of crisis and displacement.
• Contribute to annual and quarterly work plans and budgets to provide value-added support to accelerate country progress in designated countries. Prepare regular work plan reviews and timely reports on progress/challenges.
• Liaise closely with the FP2030 ESA Hub Data and Measurement Analyst, the FP2030 Data and Measurement team in the NAE Hub and various country Ministry of Health officers, implementing and development partners and Track 20 to monitor country progress towards achieving and fulfilling country commitments.
• Coordinate with the Manager, Advocacy, Accountability & Partnerships and with the Youth and Partnerships Advisor, who supports youth engagement and partnership, to ensure continued engagement of civil society, youth focal point networks and youth led organizations in the region.
• Coordinate with the Manager, Advocacy, Accountability & Partnerships and with other relevant staff across the FP2030 Support Network to ensure that country activities are deeply grounded in a rights-based approach and reflect FP2030’s approach to advocacy and accountability.
• Contribute to strategic thinking, planning, and organizational development for the Hub and across the FP2030 Support Network as appropriate.

External Relations and Communications

• Contribute to high level engagement meetings by documenting progress and key challenges, and by drafting clear and concise executive summaries of countries achievements and challenges.
• In consultation with the Managing Director, and the Regional Country Engagement Manager, manage regular meetings with key regional partners (e.g. UNFPA, SADC, ECSA-HC, NEAPACOH, USAID, FCDO, Gates, CIFF, Packard etc.) and participate in FP2030 external events, meetings and on task teams.
• In collaboration with the Managing Director, and the Regional Country Engagement Manager identify opportunities and events/conferences to highlight FP2030 and the accomplishments of the FP2030 movement, especially in the area of country achievements.
• In collaboration with the communications team, identify and support development of communications opportunities and messaging that can be featured in regional communications as well as in global FP2030 communications such as the FP2030 newsletter, website/social media, and/or annual progress reports.
• Contribute to the analysis of data and the development of the FP2030 annual progress report on activities and performance.
• Collaborate with relevant FP2030 staff to develop content for internal and external communications for southern Africa countries in the Hub and for the Hub overall.
• Contribute to the drafting of relevant regional inputs to meet reporting requirements for donors and to FP2030’s fiduciary and Senior Leadership team.
• Contribute to translation and localization of FP2030 products for southern Africa audiences including newsletters, briefs, webinars, announcements, and templates, collaborating with the FP 2030 ESA Hub Communications Advisor, and the NAE Communications Team and other support network communication managers, making use of external translation support as appropriate.

REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, international development, business administration, economics, or other directly related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• At least seven (7) years of professional experience in global health, family planning, reproductive health, international development, or a related field.
• Ability to think strategically and drive project implementation. Project management expertise with an ability to move projects forward from inception to implementation to completion.
• Prior experience working in one or more of the countries in this regional portfolio (see list of countries within this regional portfolio in the linked JD).
• Experience in working with multi-stakeholder partnerships including governments, donors, multi-lateral agencies, developing countries and civil society organizations.
• Proven record of coordinating development partners and managing effective mechanisms for monitoring and reporting at global, regional, and country levels.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Continuous learning skills and the ability to synthesize information.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and cultural competencies.
• Excellent writing, editing, communications, and research capabilities, with advanced knowledge of and proficiency in the MS Office Suite (OneNote, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English essential. Fluency in Portuguese, French or another language a plus.