Technical Analyst, Child Marriage and Adolescent Girls, Sexual and Reproductive Health Branch, Technical Division

Overview

Provide project management support on adolescent girls and child marriage initiatives.

You have:

• Post-graduate University Degree in public health, social science, public administration, population studies, geography, non-profits management, communications or other relevant field.
• 2 years relevant and progressively responsible experience in coordination and management of international development projects.
• Fluency in English required; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French, is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of adolescent girls, child marriage, gender, youth.
• Excellent written communications skills.
• Demonstrated experience in organizing webinars and meetings.
• Sound knowledge of the UN’s operational environment desirable.

Contract

This is a P-2 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 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 101,253 USD and 137,526 USD.

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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 new strategic plan (2022-25) identifies ending gender-based violence and harmful practices, including child marriage as one of three transformative results to be achieved by 2030.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody 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:

This post will primarily provide project management support to HQ-led initiatives on child marriage including a campaign and programmatic tools for adolescent boys, partnership with a grantmaker to young feminist organizations, and research production and dissemination partnerships. Under the supervision of the UNFPA lead for the Global Programme to End Child Marriage, the candidate will ensure project milestones are achieved and all deliverables are completed by partners on a timely basis. The candidate will also assist in various Global Programme-related events and communications, visibility and knowledge-management initiatives.

Education:

Post-graduate University Degree in public health, social science, public administration, population studies, geography, non-profits management, communications or other relevant field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 2 years relevant and progressively responsible experience in coordination and management of international development projects
• Knowledge of adolescent girls, child marriage, gender, youth;
• Excellent written communications skills;
• Demonstrated experience in organizing webinars and meetings;
• Sound knowledge of the UN’s operational environment desirable;

Languages:

Fluency in English required; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French, is highly desirable.

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