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Vacancy title:
Assistant Representative
Deadline of this Job:
10th March 2014
Job details:
LEADER IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Post Title: Assistant Representative
Type of Contract: Fixed-Term
Level: ICS 11 (NOD)
Duty Station: Kampala
Position Number: 00006632
Organizational Context:
Under the guidance of the UNFPA Representative,
the 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 bilateral
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.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Conducts substantive policy dialogue with
Government counterparts and UN and other
development partners to facilitate the incorporationof 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)
- Translates 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, subprogrammes
and projects based on strategic
priorities and responsive to the countries’ needs in
the areas of reproductive health, population and
development and gender.
- Facilitates the 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
strong technical and programme multi-sectoral
partnerships for advocacy for ICPD agenda through
national institutions, networks, alliances and
coalitions.- Coaches 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
Required Competencies:
Functional competencies:
- Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda
- Results-based programme development and
management
- Innovation and marketing of new approaches
- Leveraging the resources of national governments
and partners/Building strategic alliances and
partners
- Resource mobilization
Core Competencies:
- 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
Requirement:
Job Requirements: - Academic Requirements: PHD or Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Systems, Health Economics, Population studies, and/or other related fields. - Experience: 8 to 10 years professional experience preferably in programme/project management in the public or private sector.- Languages: Fluency in oral and written English (French and Spanish, depending on duty station). - Computer skills: Proficiency in current office software applications. Additional Information: • We will only be able to respond to those applicants in whom the Country Office has further interest. • UNFPA offers an attractive compensation package commensurate with experience • UNFPA is committed to maintain balanced gender distribution of the positions and therefore encourage women to apply
Job application procedure
Email applications:
1. Should be sent to vacancyug@unfpa.org
2. Applications should be less than 10MB.
(This includes the Cover letter and the P11 Form).
All applicants must fill the P11 Form.
3. The subject of the email should clearly reflect the
position you are applying for and include your full
names.
4. Only online applications will be accepted
Deadline for applications: 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.
NOTE:
There is no application processing or other fee at any
stage of the application process. UNFPA does not
solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or
AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/
AIDS status.
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