Sabah Programme Coordinator Consultant

Under the overall supervision of the Assistant Representative and guided by the Country Representative, the consultant will support the delivery of the following activities:

• Review relevant materials including UNFPA Country Programme Action Plan 2022-2025 and UNFPA, UMS and UM report on Demographic and Socioeconomic Changes in Sabah and its policy and programme recommendations.
• Mapping of existing SRHR, CSE, gender equality, GBV, and ageing programmes in Sabah.
• Engage and map relevant stakeholders in Sabah that have the potential to collaborate with UNFPA.
• Support strengthening of UNFPA strategic relationship and partnership with key stakeholders in Sabah including the Economic Planning Unit of Sabah.
• Organise a stakeholder consultation in Sabah to consult relevant stakeholders in developing proposed programmes and/or policies.
• Draft proposed programmes and partnerships for UNFPA in Sabah in a consultative manner. The proposed programmes should include:
  • • Proposed programmes and/or policies for the Sabah government and potential stakeholders including CSOs and, the private sector to implement guided by Malaysia’s commitment to ICPD, SDGs, CEDAW and linkages to policies set at the federal level.
    • Proposed programmes for UNFPA support guided by Malaysia’s commitment to ICPD, SDGs, CEDAW and linkages to policies set at the federal level.
    • Governance mechanism, action plan and monitoring framework for the Sabah state government to address UNFPA-mandated areas.
    • Proposed short-term and long-term planning.
    • Proposed solutions to address challenges and gaps of existing programmes and/or policies by relevant stakeholders e.g. LPPKN, Sabah Family Planning Association, Malaysian Red Crescent Sabah, etc.
• Utilise UNFPA technical resources to support initiatives.
• Public advocacy and/or representing UNFPA in technical committees/meetings providing technical support where required. Any other relevant tasks as requested by the Representative and Assistant Representative directly relevant to advancing SRHR, CSE and Population Dynamics and Ageing in Sabah.