Overview
Leads complex business units and country offices’ teams in the design and implementation of population and development and sexual and reproductive health country programmes in humanitarian-development-peace and security nexus contexts. Aims to realize the 2030 Agenda through alliances and partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the positioning of UNFPA on strategic issues related to the ICPD Agenda.
- Build institutional relationships with government counterparts, civil society, the private sector, the UN community, other international/national organizations, academia and bilaterals.
- Promote UNFPA’s role in national development agendas and establish priorities for the Country Offices.
- Ensure policies, programming tools, state-of-the-art knowledge and sound business practices are incorporated into UNFPA country programme delivery.
- Lead and coordinate the development of strategic plans for UNFPA’s humanitarian and preparedness actions.
- Manage international and national staff, providing them with strategic direction and motivation.
- Demonstrate transparent leadership and undertake effective performance management approaches.
- Facilitate UNFPA’s ability to attract and retain expertise and talent.
- Set standards of performance, and assign responsibilities for achieving results.
- Drive the formulation and implementation of comprehensive resource mobilization and partnership strategies.
- Ensure the safety, security and wellbeing of staff.
- Provide UNFPA senior management with relevant advice to guide UNFPA country programming.
- Provide leadership in the development and execution of the organization’s country level policy dialogue and programme.
- Engage national counterparts through effective advocacy on UNFPA’s agenda.
- Represent UNFPA within the United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) and the UN Humanitarian Teams.
- Drive UNFPA accountability for the UN Flash Appeal/ Humanitarian Response plans and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCF) results.
- Initiate programme and technical support opportunities for South-to-South collaboration.
- Drive the application of results-based management and quality assurance frameworks.
- Enforce financial and monitoring processes to ensure compliance with UNFPA policies and procedures.
- Carry out any other duties as may be required by the Regional Director.
