The Position:
UNFPA is one of the pioneering agencies in working with young people, whose work contributed to shaping the youth space within the UN system.
Adolescents and youth policy underpinned by enabling laws, youth participation, leadership and accountability are at the core of UNFPA’s mandate and its three transformative results. Through its Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and the UNFPA’s Strategy on Youth, known as My Body, My Life, My World, UNFPA supports global, regional and national youth networks and organisations in advancing youth development issues, humanitarian action and peace building efforts. S/He will substantially contribute to country level youth programming while working across the team of regional Technical Advisors through integrated programming and thought leadership towards achievement of the UNFPA’s transformative results.
UNFPA is seeking leaders to manage and motivate the youth team that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results. We need staff who commit to deliver excellence in programme results through traditional and innovative approaches.
How you can make a difference:
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 Adolescent and Youth Programme Advisor will lead UNFPA ASRO youth programming, contribute to the coordination and management of innovative, quality, timely and integrated technical advancing the Regional objectives in the context of the ICPD Programme of Action, Agenda 2030 and UNFPA Strategic Plan 2022-2025. S/he provides strategic direction and thought leadership to the adolescent/young people agenda by leading and supporting a holistic approach to adolescent and youth development, civic engagement and participation. S/he also contributes to the integrated nature of country programme documents ensuring that they are fully reflective of the key UN system documents - CCA, CF, UNSDF, others - as well as national development processes, frameworks and UN reform.
You would be responsible for:
- Youth Policy Advice in the context of the ICPD PoA
- Quality Technical Support to Country Offices
- Youth in humanitarian programming, and youth, peace and security agenda
- Leadership, Strategic Positioning
Qualifications and Experience:
Education
Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Sociology, Gender, Economics, International Relations, Political Science, Public Administration, Management, or other related fields.
Knowledge and Experience
- At least 10 years of professional experience at national and international levels in the formulation, design and management and evaluation of policies and programmes for and with adolescents. At least five of those years should be in a developing country context;
- Proven international – “hands-on” programme management experience in different regions and countries is highly desirable with a minimum of 5 years directly related to the listed thematic areas. Field experience is required.;
- Demonstrated experience managing a high-performing team in a multicultural structure to include professional development and mentorship.
- Experience in engaging in and facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogues, including government counterparts for strategic planning and shaping agenda is desired.;
- Full understanding and ability to articulate the implications/resulting implementation mode in light of the UN reform.
- Experience in programme and/or technical assistance within the UN System and in engaging with Resident Coordinators Offices is highly preferred;
- Management experience and demonstrated ability to motivate others and create and encourage a climate of teamwork and collaboration in a multicultural environment;
Languages
Fluency in English is required.
Working knowledge of Arabic and / or French is highly preferred.
Required Competencies:
Values:
- Exemplifying integrity,
- Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
- Embracing cultural diversity,
- Embracing change
Core Competencies:
- Achieving results,
- Being accountable,
- Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
- Thinking analytically and strategically,
- Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
Functional Competencies:
- Advocacy/Advancing a policy-oriented agenda;
- Delivering results-based programmes;
- Providing conceptual innovation to support programme effectiveness;
- Providing a technical support system;
- Strengthening the programming capacity of Country Offices;
- Facilitating quality programmatic results;
- Internal and external relations and advocacy for resources mobilization
- Job/knowledge and technical expertise.
Managerial Competencies:
youth organizations, international and national NGOs, academic institutions, professional networks, and others for the purpose of strengthening attention to and investment in adolescents and young people within the national, regional and global development architecture.
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