Deadline: 02 June, 2021

Location: Cairo, Egypt

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme 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

• Ensure successful planning, implementation, management and monitoring of the gender and human rights components of the regional programme under the  supervision of the Gender, Human Rights and Culture (GHRC) advisor and guidance of the deputy regional director
• Lead development of regional and sub-regional knowledge products, including research, policy briefs, and reports on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights,  gender-based violence, including harmful practices, and mainstreaming a human rights-based approach into programmes.
• Coordinate the joint UN Gender Justice Programme and oversee finalisation of country reports and national validation processes
• Coordinate and oversee all activities related to implementation of essential services package for women survivors of violence
• Coordinate provision of capacity building and technical support to NHRIs, COs and civil society organisations on the follow up to the universal periodic review recommendations
• Coordinate activities related to the 16 days of activism to combat violence against women and other relevant international days and campaigns
• Contribute to various joint UN statements, policy briefs and reports on GBV and harmful practices
• Coordinate UNFPA/ASRO efforts in launching campaigns to end harmful practices (female genital mutilation and child marriage) together with the programme analyst
• Coordinate development of research on the situation of child marriage in selected countries of the region, including development of methodology for the child marriage costing
• Coordinate  knowledge production pertaining to female genital mutilation and social norms including a communications campaign and production of a documentary
• Update the Regional Y-Peer manual to include female genital mutilation jointly with youth unit
• Provide analysis and feedback to incoming documents, draft statements, talking points, correspondence, annual workplans and briefing notes on gender, GBV and human rights
• Draft background papers/briefing documents, concept notes and project proposal documents including budgets and performance indicators
• Provide technical and operation support to country offices in the gender and human rights arena
• Monitor performance indicators and provide assistance and support in operations, programme development and implementation to assigned countries in the region as desk officer including provision of feedback to strategic UN documents
• Under the overall guidance of the regional advisor, manage and supervise a team of three staff – two analysts and a programme associate

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in International Development, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Public Health, International Relations, or a related field
• Five years, minimum, of increasingly responsible and demonstrable professional experience in development work
• Substantive knowledge and proven practical experience in programming on cross-cutting issues, sexual and reproductive health, and gender programming
• Fluency in English
• Knowledge of Arabic (highly desirable)
• Knowledge of French is an asset

To apply and for more information, click here.

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