Representative

Lead UNFPA's Burundi country programme, positioning population, sexual and reproductive health, gender and youth priorities in national and United Nations agendas. The Representative directs staff and resources, builds political and donor partnerships, mobilises financing and assures programme quality and compliance.

• Set strategic direction for the country programme and position UNFPA priorities in national development agendas
• Lead policy dialogue and advocacy on population, sexual and reproductive health, gender and humanitarian issues
• Build alliances with government, United Nations, donor, civil-society, academic and private-sector partners
• Represent UNFPA in country and humanitarian teams and wider inter-agency planning mechanisms
• Direct programme delivery, results-based management, quality assurance and compliance
• Mobilise resources and manage donor relationships, budgets and country-office assets
• Lead international and national staff, performance management, organisational learning and duty of care

• Advanced university 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, policy dialogue and high-level representation
• Proven ability to lead teams and achieve high-quality results
• Field experience
• Fluency in English and French

• Reports to the Regional Director