The Position:

The Programme Specialist, Data and Evidence is located in the Liberia Country Office. The position is responsible for leading UNFPA efforts in the generation, dissemination and utilization of data and evidence that will accelerate the achievement of the three transformational results in Liberia. The position will oversee programme formulation, implementation including an evaluation, joint programming initiatives in strengthening systems for data and evidence for development planning.

The position will support the country needs for population and development data, addressing needs across the development-humanitarian continuum, including tracking progress on SDGs, Leaving No-One Behind, the ICPD related indicators and indices demographic analysis, and track new developments in Mega Trends (Migration, Climate Change, etc) and their implications on the UNFPA transformative results. 

The position will contribute to population and development capacity strengthening in the country, coordinate censuses and surveys CRVS, population projections, SDGs tracking, gender data, migration, humanitarian data and needed expertise from a wide network of sources. You will lead on data deliverables in the Country Office and will liaise with the Regional Office Population and Development (PD) Advisers on technical matters and lead  UN inter-agency efforts  on Data including the UN Legal Identity agenda (CRVS), etc.

The position reports to the Deputy Representative and works closely with the Country Office Programme and Operations staff with support from the Senior Management Team. The position might also have the responsibility to manage a team of 1 or 2 individuals/consultants to support the thematic area.

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.

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