Programme Analyst - Youth Participation and Leadership

Job Title: Programme Analyst - Youth Participation and Leadership

Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host entity: UNFPA

Assignment country: Senegal

Expected start date: 01/09/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 3. Good health and well-being

Volunteer category: National UN Volunteer Specialist

DoA reserved for persons with disabilities: No

Accessibility measures in place: -

Type: Onsite

Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Dakar

Reasonable accommodation: No

Additional accessibility info: -

Details

Mission and objectives

UNFPA is formally named the United Nations Population Fund. The organization was created in 1969, the same year the United Nations General Assembly declared “parents have the exclusive right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children.”UNFPA calls for the realization of reproductive rights for all and supports access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services – including voluntary family planning, maternal health care and comprehensive sexuality education. Since UNFPA started its work, the world has seen progress: The number and rate of women dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth has been halved. Families are healthier. Young people are more connected and empowered than ever before. But too many are still left behind. More than 760 million people are mired in extreme poverty. Sexual and reproductive health problems are a leading cause of death and disability for women in the developing world. Young people bear the highest risks of HIV infection and unintended pregnancy. Many millions of girls face the prospect of child marriage and other harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM). Much more needs to be done to ensure a world in which all individuals can exercise their basic human rights, including those that relate to the most intimate and fundamental aspects of life. In 2018, UNFPA launched efforts to achieve three transformative results, ambitions that promise to change the world for every man, woman and young person:

Context

Adolescents and youth participation and leadership are at the core of UNFPA’s mandate. Through its Strategic Plan 2022-2025, UNFPA leads efforts on youth agency and participation and supports youth networks and organizations in their work on development issues, humanitarian affairs, and peacebuilding. Youth leadership and participation is also a crucial dimension of UNFPA’s Strategy on Youth, My Body, My Life, My World. In the West and Central Africa region, where 66% of the population is under 25 years old, partnerships with youth networks are crucial for implementing adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights programmes. Strengthening youth leadership to fulfil their potential for transformative change is one of the objectives of the UNFPA 2022-2025 West and Central Africa regional program. The position of Programme Analyst – Youth Participation and Leadership is located within the West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO). The post holder will be part of the Gender and Human Rights Team, which leads regional activities related to gender and human rights and oversees the programmatic work of country offices engaged in important regional programmes, such as the Spotlight Initiative for Africa, the joint program on ending female genital mutilation, the joint program on ending child marriage. The Programme Analyst will work under the guidance and supervision of the Gender & Human Rights Advisor and in close collaboration with the Adolescent and Youth Specialist and other program and thematic units of the Regional Office.

Task description

The post will play a central role in ensuring that diverse youth networks and leaders are meaningfully engaged in the work of UNFPA in West and Central Africa. The position will include: ● Supporting independent, effective, and sustainable organizations led by young people, especially marginalized adolescent girls, to advocate for their human rights and development priorities in the West & Central Africa region. ● Building the skills of young leaders and involving young people and youth-led organizations in policymaking and programming. ● Working with different teams in the regional office and with country offices to support their engagement with youth leaders and networks. ● Coordinating youth-focused initiatives in the region, ensuring timely and quality delivery of the program activities.● Contribute to developing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on interventions related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, harmful practices, peace, and security, with a focus on youth participation and leadership. ● Contribute to organizing and sustaining youth-led advocacy campaigns, promoting youth-led accountability, and conducting capacity-building events for young people. ● Provide technical advice on the practical application of youth participation and leadership approaches in regional program delivery of adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. ● Participate in regional youth leadership and participation coordination mechanisms. ● Analyze youth leadership knowledge and trends to contribute to knowledge products such as policy briefs and recommend programming opportunities and policy actions. ● Carry out any other duties as may be required.

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in ●in adolescent and youth program planning, monitoring, and evaluation, ideally either in the Public Health, sexual and reproductive health, rights, and development field. ● Being under 30 years old is considered an asset. ● Two years’ experience at the national or international level in project cycle management ● Demonstrated experience as a trainer is of added advantage. ● Hands-on experience leading a Youth-led organization or network. ● Excellent written and oral communication skills. ● Creative problem-solving and ability to work under tight deadlines. ● Team player with a positive attitude.

Area(s) of expertise

Health, Communication, Community development

Driving license

-

Languages

French, Level: Working knowledge, Required English, Level: Working knowledge, Required

Required education level

Bachelor degree or equivalent in Adolescent and youth program planning, Public Health, sexual and reproductive health, rights, and development field.

Competencies and values

Values: • Exemplifying integrity, • Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, • Embracing cultural diversity, • Embracing change Core Competencies: • Achieving results, • Being accountable, • Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen, • Thinking analytically and strategically, • Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

Senegal is a unique country and UNFPA conducts a unique humanitarian operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

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