NATIONAL POST: Programme Analyst-SRHR, Butwal, Nepal, NOB [1 position]

Job Opening ID: 33303
Level: NOB/Fixed-Term Appointment (FTA)
Duty Station: Butwal, Nepal
Duration: 1 year initially, with the possibility of extension
Education & Work Experience: Master’s Degree with 2 years of experience
Application Deadline: 4 May 2026 by 11:59 PM NPT

The Position

UNFPA works to ensure that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) remain at the center of development. The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action (PoA) links reproductive health, human rights, and sustainable development. When these needs are not met, individuals lose the right to make choices about their bodies, impacting family welfare and future generations. Because women usually bear the responsibility for nurturing children, SRHR issues are inseparable from gender equality. Denial of these rights exacerbates poverty and inequality.

UNFPA collaborates with governments, UN agencies, and civil society to promote universal access to SRH care. This includes strengthening health systems, improving care quality, and ensuring the availability of reproductive health commodities like contraceptives and life-saving medicines through functioning logistics systems. UNFPA supports programs across the life cycle, including family planning, safe delivery, and HIV prevention.

The Programme Analyst, SRHR provides technical leadership for SRHR/FP/RHCS to accelerate the ICPD PoA and Agenda 2030 in the province. They will engage in policy advocacy, manage UNFPA supplies activities, and prioritize work strategically within the health sector. The position is based in the Provincial Office under the technical guidance of the SRHR Specialist in Kathmandu and the direct supervision of the UNFPA Provincial Head of Office.

How You Can Make a Difference

UNFPA aims for a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. The strategic plan focuses on three transformative results:

• Ending preventable maternal deaths.
• Ending the unmet need for family planning.
• Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices.

UNFPA seeks principled, ethical staff who uphold the UN Charter and deliver high-impact results with transparency.

Job Purpose

While Nepal’s 2015 Constitution and the 2018 Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Rights Act protect SRHR, the country has a high maternal death ratio (239 per 100,000 live births), signaling a weak health system. Marginalized groups suffer disproportionately from unintended pregnancies, maternal death, and violence.

UNFPA has partnered with the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) for four decades to establish progressive policies, SRH protocols, and supply chain management. Since 2018, efforts have focused on enabling the new federal structure to strengthen SRH service delivery for marginalized groups. This includes advocacy for political/financial support, policy environment assistance, and oversight of local implementing partners.

The Analyst will engage in advocacy and policy dialogue with provincial and local counterparts. They will provide technical leadership, manage SRHR interventions (including RHCS and family planning), and analyze political and social trends to guide program implementation and resource mobilization.

Main Responsibilities

A. Policy Dialogue and Technical Support

• Facilitate engagement in high-level dialogue with government and partners to position SRHR/FP/RHCS at provincial levels.
• Promote awareness of the ICPD PoA’s role in achieving SDGs 3 and 5.
• Prioritize FP/RHCS programs in provincial and local budgeting and planning.
• Identify policy gaps and support the inclusion of SRHR in local strategies and guidelines.
• Strengthen civil society alliances to promote accountability.
• Plan and support life-saving SRHR humanitarian responses.
• Integrate research findings into policies and guide rights-based, gender-centric interventions for vulnerable groups.

B. Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

• Maintain relationships with government counterparts to advance SRHR and supply chain management.
• Advocate for increased provincial and local budgetary allocations for SRH and RHCS.
• Support strategic partnerships and resource mobilization through innovative project proposals and communication materials.
• Lead the tracking and analysis of commodity availability and financing for evidence-based decision-making.
• Ensure safe program implementation using a “Do No Harm” approach.

C. Programme Management and Coordination

• Manage the SRHR programme, including work plans with partners and quality assurance.
• Conduct monitoring visits to assess effectiveness and address barriers to sustainability.
• Monitor stock levels using Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS).
• Provide technical assistance to expand contraceptive method mix and new maternal health commodities (e.g., heat-stable carbetocin).
• Build stakeholder capacity in forecasting and distribution of RH commodities.
• Ensure results-based reporting and documentation of best practices.
• Ensure completion of the Last Mile Assurance (LMA) process.
• Strengthen coordination mechanisms and produce high-quality communication materials/briefs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Advanced Degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Medicine/Health Sciences, or related discipline.

Knowledge and Experience:

• At least two years of clinical experience as a public health professional.
• Practical experience in emergency health, maternal health, and family planning program management.
• Knowledge of UN/UNFPA humanitarian/development programming and human-rights based approaches.
• Proven ability in high-level policy dialogue and advocacy.
• Experience in design, management, and monitoring of SRHR projects.
• Extensive knowledge of supply management (forecasting, warehousing, distribution).
• Experience coordinating with government counterparts, NGOs, and UN agencies.
• Understanding of Nepal Government health policies and making processes.
• Proficiency in office software and web-based management systems.

Languages: Proficiency in English and Nepali is required.

Required Competencies

Values	Functional Competencies
Exemplifying integrity	Advocacy/ Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
Commitment to UNFPA/UN system	Leveraging provincial/local resources and alliances
Embracing cultural diversity	Delivering results-based programmes
Embracing change	Internal and external communication for results

Core Competencies	Managerial Competencies
Achieving results	Providing strategic focus
Being accountable	Engaging partners and stakeholders
Developing professional expertise	Leading and empowering people
Thinking analytically and strategically	Making decisions and exercising judgment
Working in teams/managing relationships
Communicating for impact

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Compensation, Benefits, and Environment

• Remuneration: Competitive net salary, health insurance, and pension.

• Work Environment: UNFPA promotes gender equality, diversity, and work-life balance. Women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, minority groups, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

• Disclaimer: Selection is subject to background checks and medical clearance. UNFPA does not charge any fees during the recruitment process

How to apply

Full job description of the position can be accessed via UNFPA External Career Site and only online applications using this link will be accepted.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.