Position Summary:
As UNFPA Egypt Representative, the incumbent is responsible for policy, programme, finance, staff and office administration. In this function the incumbent is supported by the national staff in the respective Regional offices. The Representative leads and motivates the UNFPA team in the development of innovative, relevant approaches for engagement on issues related to population and development, sexual and reproductive health and gender.
In the region of assignment, the UNFPA Representative plays the leading role in projecting the programme of the organization, promoting at the national level the goals of the programme and ensuring the integration of issues of reproductive health in the broader development agenda. Through empathetic engagement with national counterparts with effective advocacy on issues of population and development, sexual and reproductive health, and gender, and presentation of valuable, well managed programmes, the UNFPA Representative serves on the frontline of the organization projecting a credible programme and validating both the mandate of the organization and its ability to deliver high quality services.
Key activities include:
- Strategic direction, planning and management
- Programme leadership and representation
- Programme oversight and coordination
- Management of resources
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
- Post-graduate university degree in one or more 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:
- 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development of which at least 8 years in the field of population and development at the international level
- Job knowledge and technical expertise –up-to-date knowledge of issues of population and development, sexual and reproductive health, and gender, and their place in the development agenda
- Proven ability to lead and manage teams to achieve demonstrable results
- Excellent communication skills in speaking and writing in English
- Strong interest in development work, especially the mission of the United Nations Population Fund and dedication to the principles of the United Nations
- Field experience is essential.
Languages:
- Fluency in English and in Arabic.