Deadline: 20 October 2015
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Representative based in Niamey, Niger.
The UNFPA Representative in Niger plays the leading role in projecting the priorities and mandate of the organization at the national and area level.
UNFPA expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Representative will perform the following functions-
- Lead the positioning of UNFPA on strategic and substantive issues in the country on the basis of global and regional policies and strategies.
- Lead and direct the process of scanning the environment on country level issues and analyzing the implications for the work of the Fund and the Country Office.
- Identify and promote UNFPA’s comparative substantive role and specific contribution in the national development environment and agenda, and in the changing aid environment.
- Provide overall vision, direction and management for the work of UNFPA in the country.
- Act as the principal adviser on country level issues to the Regional Director and senior management of UNFPA.
- Act as senior advisor for the promotion of the organization’s capacity for effective delivery, including on the development of regional and global policies, positioning, strategies, and plans;
- Act as a leading spokesperson within the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), promoting effective coordination on development issues with integration of population and development and sexual and reproductive health issues in the larger development agenda.
- Oversee the implementation of the country programme using a results-based management approach and quality assurance frameworks and procedures for the work of the Country Office, including in the delivery of technical assistance.
- Ensure that all operational, financial, management and technical processes are in line with corporate guidelines and frameworks.
- Assume overall accountability for the financial and personnel of the Country Office.
- Direct the formulation and implementation of a resource mobilization strategy for the country, and mobilize, in coordination with relevant divisions and the RO, additional financial resources for the country.
- Ensure an ethics-based approach to management of all human and financial resources.
- Carry out any other duties as may be required by the Regional Director.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced university degree or equivalent in Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or other related field.
- 15 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development of which at least 8 years in the field of population and development at the international level.
- Job knowledge and technical expertise –up-to-date knowledge of issues of population and development, sexual and reproductive health, and gender, and their place in the development agenda.
- Proven ability to lead and manage teams to achieve demonstrable results.
- Strong interest in development work, especially the mission of the United Nations Population Fund and dedication to the principles of the United Nations.
- Successful management of country programmes in complex settings; Experience in fragile, post-conflict countries.
- Experience in a humanitarian setting.
- Fluency in English and in French is required.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit UNFPA.
