Country Liaison Adviser, FP2030 LAC Regional HUB

The Opportunity



The position could be based in: Panama, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, or Peru



Country Liaison, Adviser, FP2030 Latin America & Caribbean Regional Hub



ROLE PURPOSE

Context: Family Planning 2030 (FP2030) is a global partnership of governments, civil society, multilateral organizations, donors, private sector, and researchers committed to supporting the rights of women and girls who wish to use contraception. FP2030 vision is a future where women and girls everywhere have the freedom and ability to lead healthy lives, make their own informed decisions about using contraception and having children, and participate as equals in society and its development. The FP2030 Support Network includes five regional hubs: North, West and Central Africa; East and Southern Africa; Asia and the Pacific; and Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America and Europe, led by an Executive Director who reports to the Governing Board. The FP2030 LAC Hub will be headed by a Managing Director supported by a small team, of which the Gender Senior Advisor will be part. Save the Children and PROFAMILIA-Colombia working in a collaborative manner have been selected as the host of the FP2030 Latin America & Caribbean Regional Hub.

The Country Liaison Adviser promotes and manages engagements with country focal point structures and with non-governmental stakeholders.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Engagement with non-governmental partners and stakeholders at the regional and national level:

• Lead introductory sessions with non-governmental actors (NGAs) to present FP2030, explain what a commitment with FP2030 entails, and go through the NGA commitment form.
  
• Follow-up on NGAs to encourage the drafting of their FP2030 commitment and solve any doubts that may arise.
  
• As the point of contact (POC) for NGA commitments at the LAC Hub, follow the steps of the review and finalization process set up for all hubs to follow.
  
• Provide feedback to the NGA commitment drafts received.
  
• Submit the final version to the NAE Hub for publication.
  
• Maintain NGA commitment makers informed and engaged with the LAC Hub's activities.
  
• Development and roll-out of a partnership fund. A first call for proposals took place in Q2 2024 with a 6-month implementation period for the selected proposals. More calls for proposals to come.
  
• Co-coordination of a regional community of practice on family planning and contraception (members represent international cooperation and UN agencies, civil society, community and grassroot organizations, academia and research centers, government entities, private sector, NGOs, youth and adolescents, and other actors whose work is related to the sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda).
  
• Coordinate closely with the Hub's Advocacy Advisor to support the implementation of a regional advocacy strategy for FP2030 i, and to ensure that country activities are deeply grounded in a rights-based approach.
  
• Coordinate closely with the relevant staff supporting country and youth engagement and partnership, ensuring continued engagement of civil society and youth focal point networks in the region.
  
  Set up and management of country focal point structures:
  
• Communicate with and invite potential members to a country's focal point structure.
  
• Coordinate with the government institution (e.g. Ministry of Health) leading the FP2030 commitment process.
  
• Lead convenings (to include virtual and in-person convenings as appropriate) of focal points and country partners.
  
• Lead the process of developing a national action plan for the implementation of the commitment.
  
• Lead the process of developing an accountability and monitoring strategy.
  
• Identify, communicate, and oversee focused areas of support to advance progress in country commitments across key thematic areas, including data, adolescents and youth, rights, financing, High Impact Practices (HIPs) in FP, Emergency Preparedness and Resilience (EPR), FP integration.
  
• Contribute to country/regional sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and available tools, resources and up to date information across the designated countries.
  
• Support evidence-based dialogue and deepened engagement with key national governments, policy makers and country-level partners in the designated countries.
  
• Coordinate with relevant external partners to proactively identify opportunities for collaboration with new and emerging partners to advance the commitment goals of designated countries.
  
  
  
  Advancing engagement with government stakeholders for the development of State commitments with FP2030:
  
  Under the leadership of the LAC Regional Hub Managing Director, and the Senior Advocacy Advisor:
  
• Support engagement with new LAC countries and other key country partners in the region to secure political commitment to FP2030, as appropriate.
  
• Support FP2030 commitment-making countries in developing and advancing their FP2030 commitment-making process based on the commitment toolkit, country-specific analyses, and country requests.
  
• Coordinate closely with the Hub's Advocacy Advisor to support the implementation of a regional advocacy strategy for FP2030 i, and to ensure that country activities are deeply grounded in a rights-based approach.
  
  Program Management:
  
• Provide support to deliver on cross-cutting FP2030 priorities in the LAC 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 Data & Performance Management and Track20 teams to monitor country progress towards achieving and fulfilling country commitments.
  
• 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, manage regular meetings with key regional partners and participate in FP2030 external events, meetings and on task teams.
  
• In collaboration with the Managing Director, identify opportunities and events/conferences to highlight FP2030 and the accomplishments of the FP2030 movement, especially in 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.
  
• Collaborate with relevant FP2030 staff to develop content for internal and external communications for LAC 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 teams.
  
• Contribute to translation and localization of FP2030 products for LAC audiences including newsletters, briefs, webinars, announcements, and templates, collaborating with the Communications Officer, Communications and the NAE Communications Team, making use of external translation support as appropriate.
  
  
  
  Child Safeguarding
  
• Children who come into contact with Save the Children as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of child abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm.
  
  
  
  To be successful, you will bring/have:
  
  
  
  Essential
  
• At least 5 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 the LAC region.
  
• 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.
  
• Continuous learning skills and the ability to synthesize information.
  
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and cultural competencies.
  
• Strong attention to details.
  
• Excellent writing, editing, communications, and research capabilities, with advanced knowledge of and proficiency in the MS Office Suite (OneNote, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  
• Politically astute with a good understanding of the bigger picture; culturally sensitive and diplomatic.
  
  
  
  
  
  We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.
  
  
  
  Application Information:
  
  Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your salary expectations.
  
  
  
  We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
  
  
  
  All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
  
  Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
  
  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applications will have priority. Qualified candidates could be interviewed before de application closing date.