RAISE SRHR Project Coordinator

The consultant will provide dedicated technical and coordination support to the Ministry of Health and UNICEF Lesotho for implementation of the RAISE SRHR Project and the National SRHR Roadmap. The role involves coordinating implementation, tracking progress, strengthening accountability, improving data use, and supporting timely reporting within the Family Health Division.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate implementation of the National SRHR Roadmap and RAISE SRHR priority activities with the Family Health Division, UNICEF, development partners, civil society organizations and other stakeholders.
• Strengthen monitoring, reporting and accountability systems for tracking progress against project indicators, roadmap milestones and national or regional SRHR commitments.
• Support harmonization, integration, quality improvement and use of SRHR data across DHIS2, eRegister and other approved national health information systems.
• Generate and synthesize evidence to inform planning, policy dialogue, resource allocation, programme improvement and implementation of priority SRHR interventions.
• Strengthen stakeholder coordination, civil society engagement, learning and knowledge management to promote alignment, accountability and scale-up of effective approaches.
• Support tracking of SRHR financing, budgets, expenditures and implementation risks to improve financial accountability and evidence-based resource mobilization.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Monitoring and Evaluation, Epidemiology, Demography, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Health Systems Management, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Population Studies, or another closely related field.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in public health, SRHR, RMNCAH, HIV, adolescent health, monitoring and evaluation, health information systems, programme coordination or health systems strengthening.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-stakeholder health or development programmes, preferably in Lesotho or the Southern African region.
• Experience supporting monitoring, reporting, data analysis, accountability processes, technical working groups or donor-funded programme implementation.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Knowledge of Sesotho will be an added advantage.
• Experience supporting implementation of national strategies, roadmaps, accountability frameworks, scorecards, and action plans related to health, SRHR, or development programmes.
• Experience working with DHIS2, eRegister, digital health platforms, data visualization tools, dashboards, and health information systems strengthening initiatives.
• Experience in SRHR programming, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), HIV, gender-based violence, adolescent health, or health systems strengthening programmes.
• Experience supporting civil society engagement, social accountability initiatives, policy dialogue, advocacy programmes, and monitoring of national and regional commitments.
• Experience in resource mobilization, health financing, budget tracking, expenditure monitoring, and financial accountability mechanisms.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating technical working groups, stakeholder consultations, programme review meetings, workshops, and multi-sectoral coordination platforms.
• Experience developing technical reports, policy briefs, success stories, case studies, knowledge products, and lessons learned documentation.
• Proficiency in Power BI, STATA, R, SPSS, Tableau, Looker Studio, DHIS2 Analytics, and advanced Microsoft Excel.

Skills

• Public Health
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Epidemiology
• Health Informatics
• Biostatistics
• Health Systems Management
• Programme Coordination
• Public Health Systems Strengthening
• Data Analysis
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Donor Programme Implementation
• National Strategy Implementation
• Accountability Frameworks
• Scorecard Development
• Digital Health Platforms
• DHIS2 Knowledge
• eRegister
• Data Visualization
• Dashboard Development
• SRHR Programming
• RMNCAH
• HIV Programmes
• Gender-Based Violence Programming
• Adolescent Health
• Civil Society Engagement
• Social Accountability Support
• Policy Dialogue
• Programme Advocacy
• Resource Mobilization
• Health Financing
• Financial Tracking
• Expenditure Monitoring
• Financial Accountability
• Working Group Facilitation
• Multi-Stakeholder Consultation
• Programme Review Meetings
• Workshop Facilitation
• Inter-sectoral Coordination
• Technical Report Preparation
• Policy Brief Writing
• Knowledge Product Development
• Power BI
• STATA
• SPSS
• Tableau
• Looker Studio
• DHIS2 Analytics
• MS Excel

Languages

English, Sesotho