Deputy Representative

Lead the design, management and delivery of UNFPA's Niger country programme, strengthening national capacity for population data and sexual and reproductive health while advancing advocacy, partnerships and humanitarian preparedness. The post also directs staff, resources, monitoring and programme quality.

• Develop, manage and monitor the country programme in line with national priorities and UNFPA strategy
• Strengthen national capacity for population data, sexual and reproductive health and rights-based policy
• Lead programme quality assurance, monitoring, evaluation, learning and corporate reporting
• Build government, United Nations, donor, civil-society, academic and private-sector partnerships
• Advance advocacy, policy dialogue, communications and resource mobilisation for the ICPD agenda
• Guide humanitarian preparedness and integrate UNFPA priorities into national and inter-agency plans
• Manage staff, budgets and programme resources with transparent performance standards

• Postgraduate degree in public health, medicine, sociology, demography, gender, international relations, development, economics, public administration, management or a related field
• Ten years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development
• International experience in population and development, sexual and reproductive health or humanitarian programming
• Experience in advocacy and policy dialogue at national and international levels
• Proven ability to lead teams and deliver high-quality results
• Field experience
• Fluency in English and French

• Supports the UNFPA Representative in managing the Country Office