Representative, The Gambia, P-5

Senior UNFPA representative leading The Gambia country programme on population and development, sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal health, gender and youth, while directing staff and resources, mobilising partnerships and representing the agency in development and humanitarian settings.

Department: The Gambia Country Office

• Set strategic priorities for the country programme and office operations
• Lead policy dialogue on population, development and reproductive health and rights
• Build alliances with government, civil society, donors, academia and the private sector
• Direct staff performance, learning, recruitment and organisational accountability
• Drive resource mobilisation, donor relations and efficient use of programme funds
• Represent UNFPA in the UN Country Team and humanitarian coordination structures
• Oversee results-based management, financial controls and audit compliance

• Advanced university degree in public health, medicine, sociology, demography, gender, international relations, development, economics, public administration, management or a related field
• At least ten years of progressively responsible public-administration and international-development experience
• At least seven years of international experience in population and development, sexual and reproductive health or humanitarian work
• Proven ability to lead teams to high-quality results
• National and international advocacy and policy-dialogue experience
• Essential field experience
• Fluency in English

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