Deputy Representative, Haiti, P-5

The Position:

UNFPA has been operating in Haiti since the 1970s. It contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including good health and well-being, the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women and adolescent girls, with an emphasis on poverty eradication. Its objective is to "achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights and reduce maternal mortality with a view to accelerating progress in the implementation of the Program of Action resulting from the International Conference on population and development, in order to improve the living conditions of women, adolescents and young people, based on population dynamics, human rights and gender equality”.

In Haiti, UNFPA works in concert with national authorities, civil society - including the private business sector, academia, religious leaders and human rights organizations.
 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff who embody these international norms and standards and will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact sustained results, ensuring effective external relations, communications, partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results

Job Purpose:

In close collaboration with the UNFPA Representative, the UNFPA Deputy Representative plays a leading role in strengthening the Country's capacity to implement the ICPD Programme of Action within the context of its national development efforts for the achievement of the MDGs, thus ensuring national ownership.   S/He is primarily responsible for the formulation and delivery of the UNFPA Country programme, projecting the programme of the organization, promoting at the national level the goals of the programme and ensuring the integration of issues of population, sexual and reproductive health, and gender in the broader development agenda.  The Deputy Representative plays a leadership role also within the UNFPA country team, providing an example of creative programme development and sharing knowledge and insights with staff to facilitate broad country programme management. Key activities include:

• Programme Leadership 
• National Capacity Development
• Partnerships and Advocacy
• Resource Management

The Deputy Representative serves as OIC in absence of the UNFPA Representative; s/he serves on the Country Management Team, with the OM or other senior staff in programme and operations management

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

• Master's degree in any of the following disciplines: Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Demography, Gender, International Relations, International Development, Economics, Public Administration, Management or other related field.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public administration and international development at the international level.
• Experience leading and managing complex development and humanitarian programmes in civil society organizations and/or the United Nations
• Good understanding of human rights, population and development, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality, and their place in the development agenda;
• Strong high-level negotiation skills;
• Good knowledge and understanding of UN and International development frameworks and the sustainable development goals;
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams to achieve demonstrable results;
• Identify strongly with the United Nations values and principles, and the Mandate of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in particular;
• Demonstrable management and field experience is essential, specifically in complex countries or humanitarian situations.
• Demonstrated ability to sustain and advance current partnerships and to develop new partnerships with untraditional partners.
• Demonstrated innovative thinking, creativity and calculated risk taking.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic vision and focus by successfully communicating and implementing priorities based on clear deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate obstacles and successfully adapt team priorities in order to develop alternative plans.
• Demonstrated ability to take responsibility for team decisions, providing the rationale as appropriate.
• Demonstrated successful management of a complex and uncertain environment negatively affecting colleagues’ well-being.
• Demonstrated ability to provide team managers with the needed direction to achieve results and hold them accountable.
• Accepts hardship of living and working in substandard conditions (container based) in “E” duty station.
• Handles high level work pressure and stress positively, is a strong team player.
• Adopts humanitarian/emergency work modes in case of disasters and political crisis.
• Coaches national staff. 
   

Languages: 

• Fluency in French and English is required.

Required Competencies: 

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,

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.