How you can make a difference:

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 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.

Job Purpose:

The Programme Assistant contributes to the development and implementation of the UNFPA Country Programme and in particular activities within the Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit by providing administrative and programmatic support.  As appropriate and under the direction of Midwifery Specialist, The Programme Adviser/ SRH and the International Operations Manager, the Programme Assistant will also contribute to research, financial management and operational and procedural guidance.

The Programme Assistant works with and provides support to the members of the Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health, as well as the team under the IOM. Contacts with staff and other personnel promote achievement of common goals and shared objectives and demonstrate personal commitment to UNFPA’s mandate and organizational vision.

Both internal and external contacts include exchange of information on broader aspects of the work area which may include providing clarification of non-routine matters involving some technical input.

Apply Before

12/12/2023, 04:31 PM

You would be responsible for:

•   Provide administrative and secretarial support to the Country Office and personnel at field offices. 
•   Facilitate incoming missions.
•   Administer travels for programme staff and partners.
•   Maintain filing system for the Country Office programmes and projects. Drafts correspondences on