United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Career Jobs - Assistant Representative

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Job Title: Assistant Representative

Organisation: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: UNFPA Representative

Grade Level:           ICS 11 (NOD)

Position Number: 00006632

About UNFPA:

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, delivers a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA partners with governments, other agencies and civil society to advance UNFPA's mission. Two frameworks guide its efforts: the Programme of Action adopted at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development and the Millennium Development Goals, eight targets to reduce extreme poverty by 2015. Since the date for achieving these goals and targets is fast approaching, work is being accelerated to analyze successes, to galvanize support and to redouble efforts. UNFPA is involved in the Beyond 2014 Review to engage world leaders from governments and civil society in the creation of a renewed consensus and global commitment to create a more equal and more sustainable world.

Job Summary: The UNFPA Assistant Representative designs, develops and manages an innovative and responsive country programme. He/she responds creatively to complex challenges and frequently changing demands in terms of a fluctuating resource base, multiple funding arrangements and donor contacts, and complex programme/project execution modalities. The Assistant Representative advances the ICPD policy agenda in a politically sensitive environment responding to changing substantive priorities of Governments and in line with Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness. The Assistant Representative facilitates and coordinates technical advisers and experts and promotes partnership, synergy and strategic alliances with counterparts in government, multi-lateral and bi¬lateral agencies and civil society. He/she contributes to. UN systems coordination through participation in policy dialogue and provision of inputs into joint common system initiatives, including delivering as one. The Assistant Representative leads the programme team, inspiring it to translate the regional and country goals into specific solutions and results.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Carries out substantive policy dialogue with government counterparts and UN and other development partners to facilitate the incorporation of UNFPA programme priorities and ICPD agenda into national plans and strategies, UN systems initiatives and development frameworks (such as CCA, UNDAF, , NDPs, SWAPs, CAPs, MDG)
• Endeavours to translate global strategies into country specific advocacy strategies, creates and delivers effective evidence-based advocacy messages to promote UNFPA programme goals taking into account political and social sensitivities.
• Promotes a results based approach and integrates innovative policies and strategies into the design and formulation of country programmes, sub- programmes and projects based on strategic priorities and responsive to the countries' needs in the areas of reproductive health, population and development and gender.
• Assists of the UNFPA achievement of programme results by identifying, providing and coordinating substantive and technical inputs into programme development and implementation, ensuring substantive monitoring and oversight and coordinating and evaluating the inputs of consultants and technical experts.
• Promotes knowledge sharing and continuous learning, testing, linking and documenting innovative strategies, approaches, lessons learned and best practices inside and outside UNFPA and replicating these strategies and approaches.
• Ensures that programme staff integrate new substantive policies, methodologies and tools (RBM, gender concepts etc)
• Mobilizes co-financing resources for support to the country programme recommending a strategic approach and encouraging Country Office action. Assists the government and other executing agencies in the coordination of assistance for population programmes. Advises on building
• Prior excellent technical and programme multi-sectoral partnerships for advocacy for ICPD agenda through all national institutions networks, alliances and coalitions.
• Coaches, mentors and supervises national professional and support staff; responsible for staff performance and advises on development needs; undertakes capacity building among UNFPA staff and first-line counterparts for issues pertaining to programme management and advocacy towards ICPD goals

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

The UNFPA Assistant Representative must hold a PHD or Master's degree in Public Health, Health Systems, Health Economics, Population studies, and/or other related fields

At least eight years’ experience preferably in programme/project management either private or public sector.

Language proficiency: Fluency in oral and written English (French and Spanish, depending on duty station).

Computer literacy skills: Proficiency in current office software applications.

Personal Competencies:

Functional Competencies:

• Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda
• High results-based programme development and management skills
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/Bui Iding strategic alliances and partners
• Excellent resource mobilization skills

Core Competencies:

UNFPA Values: Integrity/Commitment to mandate, Knowledge sharing/Continuous learning, Valuing diversity

Managing Relationships: Working in teams, Communicating information and ideas, Conflict and self management

Working with people: Empowerment/Developing people/Performance management

Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Strategic and analytical thinking, Results orientation/ Commitment to excellence, Appropriate and transparent decision making

How to Apply: 

All candidates who desire to work in the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) should send their applications including a cover letter and a UN P11 Form, Download Here to vacancyug@unfpa.org.

NB: All applications should be less than 10MB.The subject of the email should clearly reflect the position you are applying for and include your full names.

Deadline: 10th March 2014

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity, and a healthy work life balance.