Job title: Programme Associate
Level: GS-6
Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment
Closing date: 3 May 2021, 5:00 pm, Ulaanbaatar time
Duty Station: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Duration: One year (renewable)
This is the project funded position.
Call to Action
- Are you passionate about ensuring reproductive rights and helping people during times of crisis?
- Are you great at multi-tasking, prioritizing and are a talented project manager who continuously strives to improve business processes?
- Are you a team player capable of working with colleagues of widely diverse backgrounds?
If so, this might be the job for you.
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 (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
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:
UNFPA has received over 2.7 million USD investment from Swiss Development Cooperation for the second phase of Combatting Gender Based Violence (CGBV) Project (2020-2023). Under the CGBV, UNFPA is committed to leading the international community and supporting national stakeholders in addressing gaps in gender equality, improving sexual and reproductive health services, responding to and preventing gender based violence (GBV) and integrating gender equality and women's human rights perspectives into national policies, development frameworks and laws. Through these key outcomes, UNFPA will also be seeking to achieve improved and strengthened access to justice and increased participation of women in the peace process, through economic and political empowerment.
You will support the design, planning and management of UNFPA’s country programme by providing and managing data inputs, providing logistical support, monitoring project implementation and following up on recommendations, in the areas of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, particularly for Combatting Gender Based Violence Project Second Phase (2020-2023).
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Completed Secondary Level Education required. First level university degree desirable.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Six years of relevant experience in programme/ project management.
- Proficiency in current office software applications and corporate IT systems.
- Experience working in collaboration with the United Nations, government and development partners, civil society organizations and private sector is an asset.
Languages:
Fluency in oral and written English and Mongolian languages.
HOW TO APPLY:
If the above job opening sounds interesting to you, we suggest you view the detailed Job Description at the below weblink to learn more about our expectations before applying.
http://mongolia.unfpa.org/
UNFPA has established an electronic application management system. This allows applicants to create a candidate profile, which can be updated regularly and submitted for more than one vacancy. Apply by clicking at the below link:
Download the Step by Step Guide to Applying in the E-Recruit System of UNFPA at http://www.unfpa.org/resources/step-step-guide-apply. Please print out the Guide for your reference during the registration and application process.
Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
Post is advertised for Mongolian nationals only.
UNFPA Mongolia Country Office
UN House, UN Street 14, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 14201
Tel: 976-11-353503, extension 3314, Fax: 976-11-353502
