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.
1. Background and Context
The UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO) operates in a complex environment marked by rapid demographic shifts, climate-related challenges, and ongoing humanitarian crises. To tackle these issues, UNFPA WCARO is enhancing its efforts to promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), gender equality, and youth empowerment in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin, Liptako-Gourma, and Gulf of Guinea regions. Central to our mission is the operationalization of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Continuum(HDP) and the effective implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agendas.
2. Purpose of the Call
UNFPA WCARO seeks to establish a pre-qualified Regional Consultant Roster of highly experienced experts. This roster will serve as a primary resource for the rapid deployment of technical expertise to support initiatives at the Regional Office and Country Offices across West and Central Africa.
Note: Inclusion in the roster provides eligibility for short-term and long-term consultancy contracts but does not guarantee an immediate offer of employment.
3. Expert Profiles & Technical Domains
We are looking for experts at various seniority levels, with a minimum of five years of experience, across the following key pillars:
# Profile Title Focus Areas & Level 1 Senior Peace & Security Expert Conflict analysis, mediation support, and YPS/WPS policy integration. (With a minimum of 7+ years of progressively responsible experience.) 2 Humanitarian-Development-Peace Strategy Specialist Nexus programming, resilience building, and anticipatory action/disaster preparedness coordination. (With a minimum of 7+ years of progressively responsible experience.) 3 Programme Manager (YPS) Design and leadership of youth-led peacebuilding initiatives and partnerships. (With a minimum of 5+ years of experience.) 4 Lead Evaluation Specialist OECD-DAC standard evaluations with a focus on conflict-sensitivity. (With a minimum of 7+ years of progressively responsible experience.) 5 Youth in Humanitarian Action Youth engagement in emergencies, SRH/GBV integration in fragile contexts. (With a minimum of 5+ years of experience.) 6 Governance & Rule of Law Institutional strengthening, accountability, and inclusive governance systems. (With a minimum of 7+ years of progressively responsible experience.) 7 Strategic Researcher Evidence generation, foresight analysis, and knowledge product development. (With a minimum of 5+ years of progressively responsible experience.) 8 Social Cohesion & Resilience Specialist (With a minimum of 7+ years of progressively responsible experience.) 9
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) (With a minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience.)
4. Functional Responsibilities
Depending on the assignment, consultants may be required to: