Overview
The Head of Office leads a country team in developing and managing a Government-UNFPA country programme of cooperation to achieve UNFPA’s strategic plan goals and the ICPD PoA, contributing to Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The role involves day-to-day management and coordination of UNFPA activities, supporting the UN Country Team, and fostering partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducting policy dialogue with Government, UN System and other development partners.
- Translating global agreements into country-specific advocacy strategies.
- Ensuring application of Results Based Management principles.
- Identifying, providing and coordinating inputs into programme development and implementation.
- Promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
- Coordinating the development and implementation of UNFPA's humanitarian and preparedness actions.
- Representing UNFPA at technical and high-level meetings.
- Managing strategic partnerships with key national and international stakeholders.
- Leading resource mobilization efforts.
- Actively supporting the RC within the context of the UNSDCF results framework.
- Ensuring that the ICPD Agenda and UNFPA’s transformative results are integrated in UNSDCF development planning.
- Representing UNFPA at UNCT and Security Management Team (SMT).
- Participating in the Common Country Analysis and UNSDCF planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
- Supporting the RC in coordinated resource mobilization efforts for joint UN efforts.
- Managing country team staff, fostering motivation, empowerment, learning and career management.
- Setting standards of performance and assigning responsibilities.
- Managing resources to ensure effective achievement of results.
- Ensuring Country Office compliance with UNFPA policies and procedures.
- Ensuring security risk management is integrated into programme planning and operations.
- Ensuring a work environment free from harassment, sexual harassment and abuse of authority.
- Ensuring beneficiaries are protected against sexual abuse and exploitation.
- Ensuring timely and appropriate action is taken in response to reports of sexual abuse and exploitation.
- Ensuring the daily functioning of the Country Office.
Required Experience
Seven years of progressively responsible professional experience in the field of international development, preferably in the area of gender, population and/or Reproductive Health, including programme design, and management. Demonstrated ability to refine programme design to ensure alignment of organizational programme objectives to national priorities/capacities. Proven ability to lead and manage teams to achieve demonstrable results. Experience in high-level advocacy and policy dialogue, as well as Resource Mobilization and Partnership development. Ability to effectively influence partners to engage with UNFPA’s mandate. Interest in leading changes in achieving national results towards the ICPD PoA and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Qualifications
Advanced degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender Studies, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or other related field.
