Programme Specialist Team Leader Adolescents And

Post Title: Programme Specialist and Team Leader: Adolescents and Youth
Level: NOC
Duty station: Ha Noi
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment (FTA)
Full-time
Duration: Initial one year with possible extension
Closing date: 27 March 2024 at 18:00 (Ha Noi Time, GMT +7)
The Programme Specialist and Team Leader: Adolescents and Youth oversees project development and delivery including stakeholder management, monitoring, evaluation, joint programming initiatives and linkages with national development frameworks.You will lead the Adolescents and Youth Programme team collaborating with the Country Office's operations and administrative support staff and, where relevant, partnering with colleagues across the UN system.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a UN Country Office (CO) environment. You will ensure the effective management of UNFPA activities in the area of comprehensive youth development, including national and sub-national policy development/changes pertinent to adolescents and youth under the broad principles of human rights, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. You will work under the overall guidance of the UNFPA Country Representative and report directly to the Assistant Representative.
You will provide strategic advice, technical assistance and evidence-based advocacy for the development of youth related laws, policies, national strategies and plans, narrowing policy implementation gaps at all levels, and promoting meaningful youth participation in policy formulation and implementation.
Employing your programme management experience, you will oversee the work of the Adolescents and Youth Programme team as well as consultants, advisors, and experts. You will establish and maintain collaborative relationships with counterparts in government, multi-lateral and bilateral donor agencies, Viet Nam Youth Union, civil society and the private sector to address emerging issues on comprehensive youth development, and effectively influence diverse stakeholders to contribute to achieving UNFPA's mandate.