Population and Development Advisor

Position Summary:

The Population and Development Adviser post is located in the Pacific Sub-Regional Office (PSRO) in Suva, Fiji and is under the overall supervision of the Sub-Regional Director and reports directly to the Sub-Regional Director.  S/he is the principal adviser at the sub-regional level for integrated technical and programme advice in population development. The Technical Adviser works in an integrated manner with the Technical staff in the Regional Office and the Sub-Regional Office under the coordination of the PSRO Deputy Sub-Regional Director.

Requirements:

Education

• Advanced university degree (preferably Ph.D.) in demography, statistics, population studies,economics,or other field directly related to the substantive area identified in the title of the post.

Qualifications and Experience

• 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the substantive area, of which seven years at the international level;
• Population Research, Census DHS and civil registration experience is essential
• Experience of linkages between population, migration, climate change, poverty and Big data , an asset
• Experience in population related policy development, an asset
• Understanding of Direct Budget Support, an asset
• Experience of PRSPs and MTEF analysis, an asset
• Understanding of Human Rights dimensions of Population and Development, an asset
• Demonstrated expertise in the substantive area of work; and programme experience;
• Strong track record of technical leadership, and proven ability to produce demonstrable results;
• Demonstrated ability to network within the academic and development community;
• Familiarity with management and monitoring tools is desirable;
• Familiarity with ICT/ERP is an asset;
• Field experience is strongly desirable

Languages

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of other languages spoken in the region is an asset.

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