Programme Analyst Youth

The Youth Programme Analyst leads the design, planning, management, and implementation of the adolescent and youth component of UNFPA’s country programme in Gaza Strip. The role involves providing technical support to implementing partners, monitoring program results, and coordinating data analysis and foresight activities related to demographic change.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification and formulation of adolescent and youth related initiatives, country programme and component projects in Gaza Strip by compiling and analyzing information, project documents and work plans.
• Obtain and analyse data to inform overall UNFPA programming and policy advocacy.
• Provide technical support to UNFPA adolescent and youth implementing partners in Gaza to ensure delivery of quality programs and adherence to agreed standards and procedures.
• Support the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for adolescent and youth program in Gaza, implement mechanisms to systematically assess the achievement of results, conduct field visits, participate in planning and review meetings and evaluation missions and prepare regular inputs to status and progress reports.
• Analyse factors affecting the achievement of results, recommend corrective actions and follow-up on recommendations.
• Contribute to creation and sharing of knowledge by synthesizing and documenting findings and lessons learned, success stories and best practices, strategies and approaches of the Country Office, and drafting relevant materials for dissemination.
• Lead the management of adolescent and youth implementing partners based in Gaza including program reviews, work plan development and management, and accountability tracking in close collaboration with the Country Office IP management and operation teams.
• Support advocacy and resource mobilization strategy of the Country Office by compiling and synthesizing relevant background materials.
• Establish and maintain a network of adolescent and youth stakeholders in Gaza; donor and public information contacts and contribute to organizing and conducting donor missions and other adolescent and youth related missions and events.
• Engage with entities and partners to strengthen data and statistical system to inform sustainable strategies, policies and programmes with particular focus on SRH, Gender Equality/GBV and population dynamics.
• Undertake environmental scanning in Gaza and identify opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention.
• Keep abreast of new policy developments and strategies analyzing policy papers, strategy documents, national plans and development frameworks, and prepare briefs and inputs for policy dialogue, technical assistance coordination, and development frameworks.
• Coordinate with operations on provision of training, and support project personnel and staff on national execution, and programme policies and procedures.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor and Country Representative.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in social sciences, international relations, international law, human rights, public health, statistics, population or related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in the field of development and population and demography, reproductive health, GBV preferably in the UN system or INGO.
• Understanding of Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus and resilience building, development contexts and government system will be an advantage.
• Past experience in areas of adolescent and youth will be desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in programme/project planning design, monitoring and evaluation.
• Good analytical, communication, and writing skills including experience in drafting reports and technical guidelines.
• Excellent Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and database software.
• Knowledge and experience working with the UN system would be an advantage.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Arabic.

Skills

• Programme Planning
• Project Design
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Data Analysis
• Report Writing
• Technical Guidelines Development
• Youth Programme Management
• Adolescent Health
• Reproductive Health
• Gender-Based Violence Awareness
• Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus
• Resilience Building
• Population and Demography
• UN System Knowledge
• MS Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• Database Software

Languages

English, Arabic