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UNFPA is looking for a highly experienced public health professional with substantive experience of working in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Govt. of Bangladesh (GoB) at a senior planning and decision-making level, with knowledge of health sector planning, budgeting and policies and experience of working with other ministries and government agencies, to advocate for addressing these challenges and concerns.   

Working under the direct supervision of the Chief of Health, the National SRHR Policy and Planning Consultant will be responsible for working with Senior / Secretary/Addl./Jt. Secretary of MoHFW and other decision-making officials in other ministries, offices and parliamentary committees viz., PM’s Office, Planning Commission, Finance Ministry,  MOLGRD, MOSW, MOWCA, MOCHTA, etc. for strengthening critical areas of health systems for delivering equitable, quality and comprehensive SRHR and HGBV services across different tiers of health systems: community, primary, secondary and tertiary.

Key Deliverables:

  • Detailed Plan of Action with timelines as per the tasks identified above
  • Policy, guidelines, ToRs, SoPs, Readouts, brief reports as relevant to the activities above
  • Monthly reports in a standard format of tasks accomplished in the month

For more information and on how to apply, please refer to the attached terms of reference.

Applicants with the required qualifications and experience stated above (required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements) should submit a copy of the curriculum vitae (CV) with a cover letter. Please submit your application electronically to the following email ID:  mbhuiyan@unfpa.org. In the subject of the email mention the name of the position.

The application deadline is 31 March 2022

Note: Only those candidates who meet all qualifications and experience will be contacted for further consideration. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.