The position:
Under the direct supervision of the UNFPA Representative and in collaboration with the Deputy Representative, the Programme Specialist will be assisting the country office in reporting and strategic partnerships development in DRC. More specifically, he/she will perform tasks indicated below and thereby strengthen UNFPA’s capacity in improving donor relations and expending partnership especially with nontraditional donors and private sector.
Job purpose:
In line with UN/UNFPA policies and guidelines, the Programme Specialist will perform various tasks and provide vital technical inputs to all activities pertaining to strategic partnership development, resource mobilization and innovation.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
- Advanced degree(Master) in Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or other related discipline.
Knowledge and Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional working experience at national and international levels in programme planning, management, monitoring and evaluation, in a related field.
- Strong understanding of private sector partnership and resource mobilization
- Strong knowledge and understanding of innovation
- Good analytical skills and ability to interpret complex socio-cultural backgrounds as well as quickly obtain an overview of a variety of activities and approaches of national and international actors.
- Proven capacity in resource mobilization and leveraging of national partner resources
- Demonstrated leadership, facilitation, and team working skills and ability to establish harmonious working relations in an international and multicultural environment, both within and outside UNFPA
- Ability to transfer skills to national staff to further enhance existing skills
- Communication skills especially for transfer of knowledge
- Proven good experiences in report writing, both in French and English
- Fluency in spoken and written French and working knowledge of English
- Good experiences in working in humanitarian settings
- Experiences of the UN system or Development Banks is an added advantage
Languages:
- Fluency in French is required (both verbal and written); knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably English is desirable.
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