Job Identification : 10137
Locations : Mogadiscio, Somalia
Posting Date : 04/24/2023, 01:26 PM
Apply Before : 05/01/2023, 01:26 PM
Job Schedule : Full time
Grade : NOC
Vacancy Type : Fixed Term
Rotational/Non Rotational : Non-Rotational
Contract Duration : 1 Year with Possibility for extension
Education and Work Experience : Master’s Degree – 5 year(s) experience OR Bachelor’s Degree – 7 year(s) experience
Required Languages : Fluency in English both written and spoken is required.
Desired Languages
Fluency in Somali both written and spoken is required.
Vacancy Timeline : 1 Week
Job Category : Adolescent & Youth
Job Description
The Position
The Programme Specialist – Youth is responsible for developing and implementing the Youth Programme management and capacity development in Somalia, working closely with relevant partners and stakeholders. You will provide technical guidance, advisory services and coordination to the Youth Programme.
You will report to the Deputy Representative, under the technical guidance of the Representative.
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:
In a global organisation, where many of our people are based in challenging environments, you will play a vital role in ensuring the involvement of UNFPA as one of the pioneering agencies in working with young people and contributing to shaping the youth space in the UN system. As such, UNFPA’s work on youth leadership and participation provides a crucial backbone for its focus on young people across the board. Through its Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and the UNFPA’s Strategy on Youth, My Body, My Life, My World, UNFPA supports youth regional and national networks and organizations in their work on development issues, human rights, humanitarian affairs and peacebuilding.
You would be responsible for:
- Youth Programme management and capacity development
- Strengthening of CO’s strategic partnerships
- Youth Programme evidence and knowledge management and innovation;
- Youth Programme Coordination
- Youth Programme advisory and technical backstopping
Duties and responsibilities
● Manage the Youth programme thematic area in both the development and humanitarian context, including design, development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the whole programme components and interventions.
A key focus will be on the EU funded Social economic empowerment project;
⮚ Assess priority technical requirements of the programme
⮚ Provide technical and managerial support to UNFPA partners in the implementation of the programme
⮚ Organize and participate in periodic technical reviews as well as programme evaluation exercises.
● In collaboration with Government counterparts, NGOs and other partners, provides direct support and leadership in the implementation of activities in area of Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and social economic empowerment of youth in line with Government priorities and according to UNFPA programme policies and procedures.
● Supports and leads the CO’s Youth Peace and Security component and interventions.
● Strategically, analyses and interprets the political, social and economic environment relevant to adolescents and youth, and identifies opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention both in humanitarian and development context.
● Expedites and coordinates project implementation by establishing collaborative relationships with executing agencies, experts, government counterparts and other UN agencies facilitating timely and efficient delivery of project inputs and addressing training needs of counterparts.
● Helps create and document knowledge about current and emerging sexual and reproductive health and youth issues both in the development and humanitarian set up, by analysing programme, projects, strategies, approaches and ongoing experience for lessons learned, best practices, and shares with management for use in knowledge sharing and planning future strategies.
● Assists advocacy and resource mobilization efforts of Country Office by preparing relevant documentation, i.e. project proposals, project summaries, speeches, donor profiles, and participating in donor meetings and public information events.
● Work closely and systematically with key partners, other UN sister agencies and other relevant stakeholders to support coordination of UN Inter-Agency working group on Youth, joint UN team on AIDS and others.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Advanced university degree in Public Health, Medicine, Social Sciences, Sociology, Demography, Gender, Economics, International Relations, International Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, Management, Communications or other related fields.
OR
A Bachelor’s Degree in similar fields in addition to 7 years relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a Masters Degree
Knowledge and Experience:
- Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience with a minimum of 2 years of experience in humanitarian and relief operations;
- Strong technical knowledge in the youth programming and application of social and behavioral change in the area of youth
- Experience in project management
- Proven ability to produce demonstrable results
- Extensive network within the development and humanitarian community
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work in teams and in a multi-disciplinary, complex and multi-country programme environment.
- Previous work experience in UN system would be an advantage;
- Interest in the field of development and Humanitarian;
- Ability to adapt to new environments and to establish and maintain good working relations with individuals of different cultural backgrounds;
Other Desirable Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, creativity, strong project management skills, a positive and outgoing personality, and ability to interact successfully with people of different backgrounds and cultures.
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
Languages:
Fluency in English and Somali both written and spoken is required.
Required Competencies:
Values:
- Exemplifying integrity,
- Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
- Embracing cultural diversity,
- Embracing change
Functional Competencies:
- Advocacy/ Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
- Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/ building strategic alliances and partnerships
- Delivering results-based programmes
- Internal and external communication and advocacy for results mobilisation
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,
- Communicating for impact
Managerial Competencies:
- Providing strategic focus,
- Engaging in internal/external partners and stakeholders,
- Leading, developing and empowering people, creating a culture of performance
- Making decisions and exercising judgment
Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary, Annual leave, health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
UNFPA Work Environment
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, Embracing diversity in all its forms, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.
UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities
Note: UNFPA reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNFPA at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
