Representative, Cote d'Ivoire

The Representative leads the UNFPA country office in Cote d'Ivoire, overseeing population and development and sexual and reproductive health programmes in complex humanitarian-development-peace contexts. The role involves strategic leadership, partnership building, resource mobilization, and ensuring the integration of sexual and reproductive health and rights into national development agendas.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic positioning of UNFPA in Cote d'Ivoire based on global, regional and national policies and strategies.
• Build institutional relationships with government, civil society, private sector, UN community, international organizations, academia and bilaterals to support UNFPA's mandate.
• Promote UNFPA's role in the national development agenda and changing aid environment.
• Establish priorities for the Country Office aligned with UNFPA corporate priorities.
• Incorporate policies, programming tools, knowledge and business practices into country operations.
• Lead development of strategic plan for humanitarian and preparedness actions.
• Manage international and national staff, fostering empowerment, learning and career management.
• Implement performance appraisal and leadership approaches supporting growth and accountability.
• Attract and retain high calibre staff.
• Set performance standards and assign responsibilities according to strategic information system.
• Formulate and implement resource mobilization and partnership strategy including donor relations and fund management.
• Ensure staff safety and security compliance with MOSS and MORSS.
• Advise senior UNFPA management on country issues.
• Lead development and execution of country level policy dialogue and programmes including technical assistance and humanitarian support.
• Engage national counterparts through advocacy and build support for programme objectives.
• Represent UNFPA in UN Country Team and Humanitarian Team; support UN Resident Coordinator and contribute to UN reform processes.
• Drive UNFPA accountability for UN Flash Appeal and contribute to UNDAF results.
• Initiate South to South collaboration opportunities.
• Apply results-based management and quality assurance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with UNFPA policies, procedures and audit recommendations.
• Perform other duties as required by Regional Director.

Requirements

• Postgraduate university degree in Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or related field.
• 15 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development, including at least 10 years in population and development, sexual and reproductive health or humanitarian work at the international level.
• Current knowledge of population and development, sexual and reproductive health, and their role in development and humanitarian agendas.
• Proven ability to lead teams to achieve high quality results.
• Experience at national and international level in advocacy and policy dialogue.
• Experience in media/communication with partners and public information.
• Experience in international development, particularly related to UNFPA's mandate and UN principles.
• Field experience is essential; experience in developing, humanitarian or crisis contexts is an asset.
• Fluency in English and French; knowledge of other UN languages is desirable.

Skills

• Public Health Expertise
• Population and Development
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Humanitarian Work
• International Development
• Public Administration
• Policy Dialogue
• Advocacy
• Media Relations
• Strategic Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Partnership Building
• Resource Mobilization
• Programme Management
• Crisis Context Experience
• Bilingual Communication French-English

Languages

English, French