Deadline: 06 January, 2021
Location: Kampala, Uganda
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Deputy Representative.
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
- Under the direct supervision of the UNFPA representative, coordinate, plan and monitor delivery of the UNFPA country programme
- Manage the activities, the budgets and staff under the country offices’ integrated field support, and the monitoring and evaluation of its activities
- In close collaboration with the international operations manager, act as chief fund code manager and oversees budgets as they relate to programme implementation
- As second most-senior officer in the country office, provide supervision, coaching and strategic guidance to a number of senior international and national staff
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, Development Studies, Economics, Management and Public Administration or a related field
- Ten years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development including programme designing, appraising and management
- Ability to refine programme design to ensure alignment of organisational programme objectives to national priorities/capacities
- Experience at national and international level in advocacy and policy dialogue
- Excellent media/communication skills to foster engaged partnerships and to maintain political partnerships in the assigned country
- Ability to lead teams to achieve demonstrable and high quality results
- Experience in international development, particularly in the mandate of UNFPA and dedication to the principles of the United Nations
- Field experience is essential
- Fluency in spoken and written English is essential
To apply and for more information, click here.
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