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Assistant Representative, Brasilia, Brasil, NOC, FTA

UNFPABrasília, Brazil
Category | Grade:Professional | NO-CDeadline:19 Jul 2026Job ID:35200Posted on:2 Jul 2026
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Overview

Operational support role providing health assistance, coordination and documentation for the assigned office or programme.

Languages

Required: Portuguese

Desired: English, Spanish

Job Functions

  1. Healthcare and Medical Services
  2. Protection, Safeguarding and Social Services

Minimum Experience

5 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • The Assistant Representative, in Coordination with the Representative, designs, develops, and manages an innovative and responsive country programme. You will lead the programme team, inspiring it to translate the regional and country goals into tangible solut
  • How you can make a difference:
  • UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a com
  • In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff who embody these international norms and standards and will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
  • UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact sustained results, ensuring effective external relations, communications, partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We nee
  • You will contribute to the management of UNFPA programme activities in the areas of population and development, reproductive health and gender. Working to advance the ICPD policy agenda in a politically sensitive environment, you will respond to changing prior
  • Reporting to the UNFPA Representative or Deputy Representative, you will act on their behalf as required.

Requirements

  • Reporting to the UNFPA Representative or Deputy Representative, you will act on their behalf as required.
  • Promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning including testing, evaluating and documenting innovative strategies and best practices internal and external to UNFPA, and integrating these as appropriate.
  • Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.
  • Qualifications and Experience
  • Master’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or other related discipline.
  • Knowledge and Experience:

Skills

Public HealthTechnical AdviceHealth SystemsProgramme SupportGender AnalysisGender MainstreamingStakeholder EngagementPolicy AdviceProject ManagementPartner Coordination

Additional info

Not available