Representative (D1), Kyiv, Ukraine

Overview

Lead and implement UNFPA country programme focused on humanitarian and development activities.

You have:

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management, or other related fields.
• 15 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development.
• At least 10 years of experience in population and development, sexual and reproductive health, or humanitarian at the international level.
• Field experience leading comprehensive humanitarian responses in a complex context.
• Knowledge of issues related to population and development, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and their place in the development and humanitarian agenda.
• Proven ability to lead teams to achieve demonstrable and high-quality results.
• Experience at national and international levels in advocacy and policy dialogue.
• Experience in media and communication with partners and public information.
• Experience in international development, particularly related to UNFPA's mandate and dedication to UN principles.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of any other UN Language is desirable.

Contract

This is a D-1 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 15 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 164,874 USD and 208,054 USD.

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Background:

As the ongoing conflict continues to impact millions of women and girls, UNFPA’s Country Programme for 2025-2029 (CPD) is emphasizing human capital development, demographic resilience, and social cohesion, integrating a comprehensive humanitarian response with recovery initiatives. The CPD underscores the importance of a nexus approach, ensuring that short-term humanitarian actions lay the groundwork for sustainable development and long-term recovery.

The Position:

The Representative leads a complex country programme and country offices’ teams in the design and implementation of population and development, gender based violence prevention and response and sexual and reproductive health programmes in a humanitarian-development-peace and security nexus context. Through alliances and partnerships with governments, UN and bilateral agencies, development partners, civil society, academia and the private sector, the programme aims to realize the 2030 Agenda in order to make a positive difference in the lives of millions of people; especially those furthest behind.

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. 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 who 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.

Qualifications and Experience:

Advanced university degree in any of the following disciplines: Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management, or other related field.

Education:

Advanced university degree in any of the following disciplines: Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management, or other related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 15 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development of which at least 10 years in the field of population and development, sexual and reproductive health, or humanitarian at the international level;
• Field experience is essential including relevant experience with leading comprehensive humanitarian responses in a complex context.
• Knowledge of issues related to population and development, sexual and reproductive health, gender based violence and their place in the development and humanitarian agenda;
• Proven ability to lead teams to achieve demonstrable and high-quality results
• Experience at national and international levels in advocacy and policy dialogue
• Experience in media/communication with partners, and public information
• Experience in international development, particularly in the mandate of UNFPA and dedication to the principles of the United Nations.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of any other UN Language is Desirable.

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