The Ugandan Jobline

• Manage the positioning of UNFPA on strategic
  and substantive issues in the country on the basis of global and regional
  policies and strategies;
• Lead and direct the process of scanning the
  environment on country level issues and analyzing the implications for the
  work of the Fund and the Country Office;
• Identify and promote UNFPA’s comparative
  substantive role and specific contribution in the national development
  environment and agenda, and in the changing aid environment;
• Provide overall vision, direction and
  management for the work of UNFPA in the country;
• Establish priorities for the work of the
  Country Office in line with UNFPA priorities and substantive global,
  regional and country level priorities;
• Establish processes to ensure that policies
  and procedures, programming tools and mechanisms, and sound business
  practices are incorporated into UNFPA country and regional operations;
• Establish processes to ensure that
  state-of-the-art knowledge incorporated into the UNFPA knowledge sharing
  mechanism is available for use in country and regional operations; and
• Manage the process of establishing, building
  the capacity of and maintaining partnerships, alliances and networks in
  the region.

• Serve as the principal adviser on country
  level issues to the Regional Director and senior management of UNFPA;
• Act as senior advisor for the promotion of
  the organization’s capacity for effective delivery, including on the
  development of regional and global policies, positioning, strategies, and
  plans;
• Provide leadership in the substantive
  development and execution of the organization’s country level policy
  dialogue and country programme, assessing and addressing implications of
  national trends on UNFPA’s work in the country;
• Manage the process of developing strategies
  and plans for the implementation of the Country Programme, including for
  the delivery of technical assistance for capacity development and for humanitarian
  and emergency situations, and guide the implementation of these strategies
  and plans;
• Represent UNFPA at the country level and
  provide its perspective in high level national, UN, and other initiatives
  and events;
• Act as a leading spokesperson within the
  United Nations Country Team (UNCT), promoting effective coordination on
  development issues with integration of population and development and
  sexual and reproductive health issues in the larger development agenda;
• Advocate and engage in policy dialogue for
  concerted action by the international community, the UN and national
  counterparts on issues related to sexual and reproductive health,
  population and development, and gender, human rights and culture, and
  creates awareness of the critical role of ICPD issues in the overall
  development agenda and the achievement of the MDGs, including in the
  development of CCA, UNDAF and other national development frameworks;
• Actively promote and support participation of
  civil society and private sector in development process at national and
  sub-national levels;
• Assist the Resident Coordinator (RC) system
  and is an active member of the UNCT promoting inter-agency coordination
  and consultative processes;
• Proactively contribute to and promote the UN
  reform process within the country UNCT context; and
• Initiate opportunities for South to South
  collaboration, especially for programme and technical support to countries
  in the region.

• Manage the implementation of the country
  programme, ensuring that they reflect country priorities;
• Ensure the application of results-based
  management and quality assurance frameworks and procedures for the work of
  the Country Office, including in the delivery of technical assistance;
• Ensure the application of financial and
  substantive monitoring processes, and the evaluation of the country
  programme;
• Establish processes for the incorporation of
  evaluation results in the work of the country office;
• Promote and support national execution
  modalities through appropriate UN, sectoral or direct budget support
  modalities, based on a risk based approach;
• Establish processes to ensure the Country
  Office complies with Audit recommendations; and
• Ensure UNFPA accountability for UNDAF
  results.

• Assume overall accountability for the
  management and work of the Country Office;
• Propose and secure annual allocations for the
  country programme, and ensure the efficient and effective use of such
  resources in compliance with UNFPA financial rules, regulations, and
  procedures;
• Direct the formulation and implementation of
  a resource mobilization strategy for the country, and mobilize, in
  coordination with IERD and the RO, additional financial resources for the
  country;
• Develop and guide an integrated and systems
  approach to the work of the Country Office;
• Oversee staff accountability, learning and
  career management within the office;
• Supervise the Deputy Representative and other
  international and national staff, provide them with managerial direction
  and motivation;
• Significantly contribute to the appraisal of
  RC performance; ensure RC in the country is adequately briefed on UNFPA
  mandate and organizational strategies and priorities;
• Communicate standards of performance, and
  assign responsibilities for achieving results according to the Country
  Office OMP and the PAD system;
• Uphold standards for the recruitment and
  selection of the highest quality of staff for the Country Office;
• Establish and maintain a harmonious working
  environment; seek to strengthen team-building by encouraging active
  participation and interaction at all levels; foster staff motivation,
  development and empowerment; and lead by example;
• Establish a CO security strategy and plan in
  line with UN procedures and requirements;
• Ensure an ethics-based approach to management
  of all human and financial resources; and
• Carry out any other duties as may be required
  by the Regional Director

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNFPA
  Representative career opportunity should hold a Post-graduate university
  degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Public Health,
  Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations,
  International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or
  other related field.
• A minimum of fifteen years of increasingly
  responsible professional experience in public administration and
  international development, eight of which in the field of population and
  development at the international level;
• Job knowledge and technical expertise
  –up-to-date knowledge of issues of population and development, sexual and
  reproductive health, and gender, and their place in the development
  agenda;
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams to
  achieve demonstrable results;
• Excellent communication skills in speaking
  and writing in English;
• Strong interest in development work,
  especially the mission of the United Nations Population Fund and
  dedication to the principles of the United Nations; and,
• Field experience is essential.
• Languages: Fluency in English.  Depending on the duty station, another
  UN language such as French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian may be
  required. 

• Organizational Leadership and direction;
• Ensuring Operational Effectiveness and
  accountability for results;
• External and internal relations and advocacy
  for results mobilization;
• Strategically positioning UNFPA programmes in
  the country;
• Providing conceptual innovation to support
  programme effectiveness;
• Strengthening 
  the programme and technical capacity of country offices;
• Facilitating quality programmatic results;
• Aligning Human Resources with the
  organization’s strategic direction.

• Exemplifying integrity;
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN
  system;
• Embracing cultural diversity;
• Embracing change.

• Achieving results;
• Being accountable;
• Developing and applying professional
  expertise/business acumen;
• Thinking analytically and strategically;
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our
  relationships;
• Communicating for impact.

• Providing strategic focus;
• Engaging in internal/external partners and
  stakeholders;
• Leading, developing and empowering people,
  creating a culture of performance;
• Making decisions and exercising judgment.

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