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Job Title : SPRINT Technical Lead, Humanitarian

Type of Appointment : Humanitarian Director (dotted line to ESEAOR Regional Director)

Location : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a leading global service provider and advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all. A federation of 152 Member Associations, IPPF works in 172 countries and maintains more than 45,000 service delivery points worldwide. IPPF aims to ensure that all people are free to make choices about their sexuality and well-being, in a world free of discrimination.

Job Purpose

To provide technical leadership, strategic direction, coordination, and management to the humanitarian technical team in the Indo-Pacific region. To support the development, implementation, and monitoring of capacity building strategies for IPPF Member Associations (MAs) operating in fragile, vulnerable, and emergency contexts. The position will operate under the leadership of the Humanitarian Director and will help ensure the technical soundness of humanitarian programmes in the Indo Pacific region. In collaboration with the technical teams, programmes teams and partners, the position will support the design and implementation of service delivery strategies based on scientific evidence.

Key Tasks

Oversee and manage technical assistance provided by IPPF’s humanitarian team to MAs operating in fragile and humanitarian contexts in the Indo Pacific region to address service delivery gaps and needs by providing technical leadership and direction on capacity building strategies across key thematic SRH areas related to preparedness, emergency response and resilience.

Contribute to delivering the ambitious outcomes of IPPF’s new Strategic Framework (Locally Owned: Globally Connected: A Movement for Change) and oversee technical assistance and delivery of the sexual and reproductive health programme in crisis and post crisis situations (SPRINT), working collaboratively with the Deputy Director.

Collaborate closely with technical colleagues across the Secretariat to inform strategic, programmatic and technical direction and support development and rollout of technical guidance, tools and other products. This may involve participation in technical workstreams, action teams or task forces on specific thematic areas and technical priorities.

Provide technical leadership to development of humanitarian proposals, program design, work plans and budgets, implementation, reporting and M&E and compliance with the requirements and regulations of the projects with focus on Indo-Pacific region.

Work closely and collaboratively with the IPPF Humanitarian Capacity Development Centres to ensure successful design, implementation, and evaluation of Solutions 5 work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Staff responsibilities carried out by the job holder Management of a team of 3 senior humanitarian technical advisors and oversight of Global Surge Roster Team Members when deployed.

· Financial responsibilities carried out by the job holder Budget responsibility for the Technical Support elements of projects cost-shared with or managed by Humanitarian team.

· Advisory responsibilities carried out by the job holder-To advise the Humanitarian Director, Deputy Director, Humanitarian team, CO and RO Humanitarian Advisors on technical aspects of humanitarian integration and program implementation.

1. PERSON SPECIFICATION

For this technical leadership role, IPPF is seeking a senior technical expert with significant experience in health, rights and/or protection in humanitarian settings. The successful candidate will have:

Education

· Master’s Degree in a relevant field: international development, public health, health management, reproductive health, social sciences or equivalent.

Proven Ability

· Advanced experience in public health sector, including in senior technical leadership roles in the area of sexual and reproductive health

· Substantial experience in humanitarian settings, including preparedness, disaster response and recovery, fragility and conflict.

· Strong demonstrable experience in delivering outputs and outcomes, particularly as they relate to humanitarian settings, SRHR, or management in the context of crises that stem from health, natural or conflict situations.

· Experience working in the Asia Pacific region, familiarity with the context, key stakeholders and humanitarian actors.

· Previous experience in staff management a plus, including developing and inspiring performance of staff from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

· Extensive networks within the global humanitarian system/ extensive experience of international humanitarian coordination architecture, aid systems and agencies.

*Skills

· Strong representation, advocacy and influencing skills at regional and international levels with a proven ability to build consensus.

· Excellent networking and relationship-building skills, with the ability to command interest in, and liaise with, key stakeholders on SRHR issues.

· Substantial experience of working collaboratively with a range of partners and donors.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to express technical concepts clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences.

· Fluent in spoken and written English and proficiency in Spanish, French or Arabic is highly desirable.

Personal Competence

· Sound judgement, particularly in constrained and pressured situations and environments.

· Willing to travel internationally, up to 60 days per year and at short notice

· Awareness of and sensitivity to the multi-cultural and diverse environment in which IPPF operates.

· Understanding of and a commitment to safeguarding including child protection, in a local and international context.

· Supportive of a woman’s right to choose and to have access to safe abortion services.