Re-advertisement - NATIONAL POST: Head of Office, Costa Rica Country Office (Grade: NOD)

Overview

Lead UNFPA efforts in Costa Rica for transformative results

You have:

• An advanced degree in a field relevant to the mandate of UNFPA
• At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in the field of international development
• Demonstrated ability to carry out programme design
• Experience in advocacy and policy dialogue
• Experience in resource mobilization
• Experience in partnership development
• Fluency in English and Spanish (spoken, read and written)

Contract

This is a NO-D contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 9,020 USD.

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PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy has been re-advertised in an effort to increase the applicant pool. Candidates who have previously submitted their applications need not re-apply.

Location: San Jose de Costa Rica (Full Time, Fixed Term one year renewable)

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 represents an ambitious call to action to all our development partners to scale up and speed up our actions to deliver, by 2030, a world with zero unmet need for family planning, zero preventable maternal deaths and zero gender-based violence and harmful practices.

The Head of Office leads the Costa Rica country team in implementing the Government-UNFPA country programme of cooperation. Reporting to the non-resident Country Director, the Head of Office ensures transformative and relevant results and contributing to Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). S/he is a principled leader with high ethical standards, who promotes and defends human rights in line with international norms and standards.

The Head of Office is responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of UNFPA Costa Rica activities, and actively supports the UN country team, strategically positioning UNFPA’s work by establishing a dialogue, promoting partnerships and strategic alliances with counterparts in government, UN system, multi/bilateral agencies, civil society, private-sector and other stakeholders.

The Head of Office in Costa Rica manages a team of technical, programme and operations personnel supporting country programme implementation, managing and leveraging resources for the achievement of high-quality results.

In order to qualify you would need:

An advanced degree in field relevant to the mandate of UNFPA[1], in combination with at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in the field of international development, with demonstrated ability to carry out programme design, and lead /manage teams to achieve results. In addition we need someone with experience in advocacy and policy dialogue, as well as resource mobilization and partnership development. Our ideal candidate is fluent (spoken, read and written) in English and Spanish.

If you meet the requirements, and would like to lead Costa Rica’s efforts in delivering zero unmet need for family planning, zero preventable maternal deaths and zero gender-based violence, please apply here by March 24, 2022.

[1] Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender Studies, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or closely related field.

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