Overview
Support evidence-based policy dialogue on adolescent and youth issues, including adolescent pregnancy, lack of youth empowerment, and harmful practices. Enhance UNFPA's leadership and visibility as a key partner on adolescent and youth development and the elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriages (CEFM).
Tasks Summary
- Support evidence-based policy dialogue with parliamentarians on adolescent and youth issues, including adolescent pregnancy, lack of youth empowerment and engagement opportunities, and addressing harmful practices (such as Child, Early and Forced Marriages - CEFM).
- Contribute substantive policy inputs on Adolescents and Youth (AY) and CEFM to UN coordination processes, particularly through the UNSDCF and inter-agency mechanisms on harmful practices.
- Support the visibility of UNFPA's leadership on adolescent and youth programming and the TUSIP CEFM programme in relevant strategic forums.
- Identify and provide evidence-based, substantive policy advice on UNFPA’s role in advancing the AY agenda, ensuring the centrality of investing in youth for harnessing the Demographic Dividend is integrated into national youth policies and sectoral development plans.
- Enhance UNFPA's leadership and visibility as a key partner on adolescent and youth development and the elimination of CEFM agenda.
- Maintain collaborative relationships with government counterparts, TUSIP programme partners, development partners, and other stakeholders.
- Actively participate in UNSDCF technical working groups and national coordination mechanisms for AY programming and the elimination of CEFM.
- Lead the preparation of donor reports, project briefs, and visibility materials for the entire AY-portfolio, including the TUSIP CEFM programme.
- Lead the development of funding proposals for the AY-portfolio, aligning with the Country Programme's resource mobilisation strategy and the ongoing joint resource mobilisation initiatives.
- Pursue innovative partnerships, including with youth-led organisations, CSOs, and the private sector, to advance the AY-SRH, CSE, MHPSS and CEFM agendas.
Experience Requirements
Experience in policy dialogue, advocacy, strategic partnerships, and resource mobilisation.
Qualification Requirements
