UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The Programme Management and Oversight Specialist provides quality assurance to programmes and CO performance under the purview of WCARO; produces management information analysis to guide new policies, programmatic interventions, and/or any remedial actions required. S/he ensures that Cos are provided with rapid and effective GPS support services in the programming process to ensure that country programmes are implemented in the context of the ICPD Programme of Action and UNFPA Strategic Plan, national development processes, and the process of UN reform and in line with UNFPA policies and procedures.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Advanced university degree in public health, medicine, sociology, demography, gender, economics, international relations, international development, public administration, management or other related fields.
Knowledge and Experience:
Seven years of increasingly responsible professional experience in developmental work, of which five years must be at international level;
Substantive knowledge and practical experience in population, sexual and reproductive health, and gender programming;
Strong communications and writing skills in English and French;
Field experience is required;
Excellent knowledge of issues pertaining to multi-donors funding, related reporting systems, especially within the context of large fiduciary funds administered by the United Nations system;
Excellent knowledge of computer standard applications (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint);
Ability to handle effectively multiple tasks without compromising quality, team spirit and positive working relationships;
Cultural sensitivity, inter-personal skills and ability to work smoothly under pressure;
Languages:
Fluency in English is required and French is desirable to enable effective communication with English speaking and French speaking country coordination groups and local organizations (West and Central Africa region).
