Assistant Representative
Category | Grade:Director | NO-CDeadline:9 Aug 2026Job ID:35609Posted on:23 Jul 2026
Overview
Lead UNFPA Colombia’s programme team from Bogotá, translating population, reproductive-health and gender priorities into country programmes, conducting government policy dialogue, overseeing results and experts, mobilising resources, coordinating humanitarian adaptation and positioning UNFPA in joint UN action.
Languages
Required: Spanish, English
Job Areas
- Executive Leadership
- Programme & Project Management
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Lead country programme design, implementation and oversight
- Conduct policy dialogue with government, UN and development partners
- Translate global strategies into national advocacy and programme approaches
- Coordinate technical advisers, consultants and programme monitoring
- Mobilise financing and develop donor proposals
- Adapt programming for humanitarian needs and displaced populations
- Lead interagency coordination, joint programming and knowledge sharing
Requirements
- Master's degree in a relevant health, social-science, development or management field
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible development and population-programme experience
- Demonstrated team leadership and programme-design ability
- Fluency in Spanish and English
Skills
Country programme leadershipReproductive health policyGovernment relationsResource mobilisationHumanitarian programme adaptationUN coordinationResults-based management
Additional info
- Fixed-term national post
- Position is pending downgrading