The purpose of the part-time consultancy is to oversee the management, communications and advocacy of Menstrual Health issues, as the coordinator of the Secretariat of the African Coalition for Menstrual Health.
The Coordinator will support the management of the Coalition Secretariat and oversee all communication, advocacy, and resource mobilisation tasks. In consultation with the leadership of the Africa Coalition on Menstrual Health, at an operational level, the Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing all activities associated with the coalition including providing support for coordination, advocacy, communications research and knowledge management, as well as overall leadership and support for MH issues. During this consultancy assignment, the consultant will also mainly work to mobilize resource mobilization, strengthen the coalition, and organizing the roundtable discussion.
Duration
1 April 2024 – 31 December 2024 – Part-time online
Scope of work
Advocacy, policy and strategy development and implementation
- Support the development periodic newsletter and annual report;
- Support the WCARO expansion
- Strengthening the African Coalition for Menstrual Health leadership and its members ;
- Support the selection of the Co secretariat to co-technical and financial support;
- Work with UNFPA and the Coalition leadership to finalise and implement a 5-year strategy, action plan and a joint advocacy strategy for the ACMH;
- Lead the contribution of ACMH to a global review of MH related policies;
- Guide Coalition member’s efforts to advocate for policies, legislation and guidelines at regional/national levels;
- Represent the Coalition in global, regional and national policy dialogues and high-level discussions;
- Conduct media outreach and act as the media spokesperson in all matters related to menstrual health.
Research and knowledge management
- Continually broaden expertise in the area of Menstrual Health and serve as a resource person for the Coalition members across Africa;
- Conduct literature/resource reviews to identify and document best practices on MH for the African Coalition for Menstrual Health;
- Working closely with private sectors to support the development and implementation of knowledge products, such as the application of instruments and tools for testing effectiveness of coalition strategies;
- Liaise and broker TA between global, regional and national partners for knowledge management, capacity building and South-South collaboration within and beyond the Coalition; and
- Partnership and resource mobilization
Writing and Working closely with partners to mobilise funds by writing funding proposals for the ACMH management and technical support
- Seeking strategic partnerships and discussions with different stakeholders such as The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF), Water Aid, Amplify Change, GIAZ, AFDB, FIFA, etc;
- Represent the coalition in relevant global, regional and national advocacy events as deemed necessary;
- Recruit and maintain a diverse Coalition membership with African, regional and national partners;
- Working closely with private sectors to support the Menstrual Health agenda across Africa.
Communications
- Compile, analyse and document findings and progress of Coalition activities in written quarterly reports to UNFPA, other funding agencies, and Coalition members;
- Co-ordinate the various internal communications initiatives of the African Coalition for Menstrual Health, including, but not limited to:
- Collate information, writing, editing and designing quarterly newsletters;
- Manage the Coalition list-server and database;
- Lead and coordinate the branding and visual identity of the Coalition;
- Social media - lead the development of content for various media platforms and manage related social media accounts; and
- Report and present coalition progress and program findings through online and face-to-face communication with Coalition members and external partners.
Work Relations
The part-time IC will work under the overall supervision of the Regional Director, UNFPA East and Southern Africa with daily supervision by the Adolescent and Youth Programme Specialist. This requires close collaboration with African Coalition for Menstrual Health members, other key partners and UNFPA Country Offices.
Qualifications and Experience
Education
A Master's degree or equivalent in health education, public health, social sciences, or other field directly related to the substantive areas of this position.
Experience and skills
- 5 years’ relevant work experience with government, UN or NGOs on issues related to sexual and reproductive health, health education, adolescent health or related areas;
- Experience in strategy and action plan development;
- Strong advocacy and networking skills with the ability to liaise with and engage government, UN agencies, CSOs and other stakeholders in a professional and friendly manner;
- Experience in M&E, including development of indicators and tools;
- Excellent administration, coordination and organizational skills;
- Strong communication skills and proven experience with the use of social media and other channels for effective advocacy, knowledge sharing and campaigning;
- Strong writing and analytical skills;
- Ability to work with and within inter-disciplinary and multicultural groups;
- Good computer skills, including for the establishment and maintenance of online databases; and
- Experience with resource mobilization and grant/proposal development is an asset.
