Deadline: 04 May, 2021
Location: Niamey, Niger
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Coordination and Partnership Specialist.
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.
Responsibilities
- In partnership with the monitoring and evaluation specialist, develop and support a substantive framework for monitoring and evaluation, with functionalities for trend monitoring, early warning/alerts and rapid response
- Along with country office programme specialists, support programming for a better integration of the various projects and programmes
- Apply change, risk and resource management principles, when needed, and provide advice on how to enhance efficiency and productivity
- Formulate guidance and prepare reports to inform decision making by the representative and the deputy representative, and coordinate input from various units to inform corporate policies, technical reports and updates for the regional office and HQ
- Support the representative and deputy representative with management plans, annual reports and budget execution, and oversee the various commitments and deliverables
- Substantively contribute and support the formulation of communication strategies and events management for an improved advocacy and resource mobilisation across the region in close collaboration with the regional communication advisor
- Facilitate strategic linkages with various partners and identify key areas of potential cooperation
- Analyse existing practices for improvement or enhancement and brainstorm with the management and technical teams to bring up new solutions and approaches to old problems
- Support country office unit leads in their quest for strong and innovative concepts, tools and resources for a more vibrant and innovative approach towards communicating results and achievements
- Establish planning information and schedules of programme reviews
- Contribute to ensuring compliance with organisational guidelines, as well as with audits and evaluation findings by benchmarking programme and project performance and transmitting information to the programme specialists for corrective actions
- Design and manage specialised databases on programme/project profiles for development, implementation and evaluation purposes, and best practices in programme design/implementation for knowledge sharing
- Consolidate and maintain the inventory of pipeline projects for submission to donors for financing
- Carry out research assistance duties including bibliographic and database searches
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management, or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of relevant professional experience
- Knowledge and experience in data collection, analysis and dissemination
- Solid understanding of results-based management
- Strong communication and excellent coordination skills
- Strong people management skills, and ability to develop team commitment and management of conflict and stress
- Ability to build alliances and partnership with stakeholders
- Experience in providing leadership-level advice, maturity and sensitivity to handle complex stakeholders in difficult environments
- Knowledge of United Nations development programmes and working procedures, in particular, UNFPA programming policies and procedures, will be an asset
- Fluency in French
- Working knowledge of English (desirable)
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: UN Mozambique/Helvisney Cardoso
