National Programme Officer

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Job Description

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In the Philippines, UNFPA has developed its new five-year 9th Country Programme 2024-2028. The 9th CP is tightly aligned with the mid- and long-term development goals of the Philippines and Ambisyon Natin 2040, as well as the global Agenda 2030 including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Working within a complex development context, you as Programme Officer will support the effective management of UNFPA activities to advance gender equality and eradicate GBV, and mainstream gender in other UNFPA priority areas including population and development, sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth empowerment, and humanitarian action. Through substantive analysis and assessment of political, social and economic trends as well as data collection and evidence generation, you will contribute to project formulation, implementation, monitoring, results reporting, policy advocacy, and alliance building. You will monitor results achieved during implementation, guiding the appropriate application of systems and procedures, and developing enhancements as required.

Responsibilities:

You as Gender/GBV Programme Officer would be responsible for:

Contributing to the design and implementation of the UNFPA CO’s partnership and coordination efforts with government, non-government, inter-UN and multi stakeholders mechanisms (e.g. Clusters) in generating a wide array of support and investments in the rapid advancement of the UNFPA transformative result on GBV and Harmful Practices.
Developing results-based annual work plans and budgets related to the CO’s partnership and coordination efforts.
Under the guidance of the Assistant Representative, ensure the integration of gender/GBV outcomes with other UNFPA components (i.e., sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth empowerment, and population and development) in the CO’s coordination and partnership initiatives.
Capitalizing on UNFPA’s convening role by mobilizing various stakeholders from government, civil society, private sector, co-UN agencies and development partners around the GBV Transformative Result; ensuring that the policy and programmatic coordination mechanisms established for this purpose, particularly where UNFPA co-leads with government, are organized, functional, and able to jointly and proactively identify issues and formulate recommendations on how the protection of women and girls are recognized and fulfilled whether in development, humanitarian or peacebuilding contexts.
Ensuring the mainstreaming and integration of Gender, GBV and Harmful Practices initiatives in the CO’s humanitarian programming continuum (before, during and after an emergency) at the national and local levels.
Designing and implementing initiatives to better position Gender/GBV and Harmful Practices among the leading priorities of the UN Country Team through inter-UN coordination mechanisms.
Supporting the sustainable financing of the CO’s Gender initiatives through resource mobilization efforts.
Supporting the strengthening of the UNFPA brand as a leading voice and advocate for women and girls (e.g. communications).
Performing any other duties as requested by the UNFPA Representative.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

Advanced degree in gender studies, law, humanitarian law, anthropology, sociology, social science, political science, development studies, international studies and/or other related social science disciplines.

Knowledge and Experience:

Two (2) years of professional experience in the field of development assistance, with focus on gender/GBV programming
Practical experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and policy dialogue/advocacy
Field/community based experience is an asset
Initiative, passion and commitment to UNFPA’s mission and professional values
Knowledge of current developments in the fields of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Equality, Youth Empowerment, and Population and Development
Ability to research and analyze trends, opportunities and challenges on the organization’s interested areas, and synthesize information
Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form
Proven interpersonal skills and ability for relating, networking, persuading and influencing
Able to represent the organization in external relations with e.g. high ranking representatives from government, donors, private sector, foundation, etc
Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment
Willingness to travel to remote parts of the country
Experience using office software packages and web-based management systems