UNFPA SURGE RESPONSE ROSTER - CVA POSITIONS

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
 
We promote gender equality and empower women, girls, and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures. We work with partners in more than 150 countries to provide access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services. Our goal is ending unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal death, and gender-based violence and harmful practices including child marriage and female genital mutilation by 2030.  
 
Surge is the rapid scale up of humanitarian professionals and resources in emergency settings. Over the last few years, UNFPA has become very active in surging qualified personnel due to growing humanitarian needs. These needs are met by using UNFPA’s Surge Response Roster, a staffing modality that provides technical experts to surge.

Selected candidates will be added to UNFPA’s Surge Response Roster and contacted for any job opportunities that meet their profile.



What We Offer:


 

• The opportunity to make a direct impact during humanitarian emergencies, protecting the health and rights of women and girls.
• Deployment for short term (3 to 6 months) surge missions as part of UNFPA humanitarian response.
• A platform to utilize your expertise in Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA).

 
Experts selected for the roster will be deployed for emergencies to:
 

• support assessment, design, implementation, monitoring, and documentation of learning of CVA within UNFPA’s SRH and GBV in emergencies programming
• represent UNFPA CVA in the Cash Working Group, coordinate with protection and health clusters/sectors and UN sister agencies as appropriate
• work with implementing partners (IPs), the government as appropriate, UN partners and affected communities to determine the best implementation model(s) for UNFPA CVA
• build the capacity of local implementing partners (IPs) and collaborate closely with a multifunctional team of programme and operations colleagues to mainstream and increase the use of CVA in GBViE, SRHiE, access to dignity items and other relevant areas
• ensure that all CVA is aligned to both programmatic and operational guidance and policies (UNFPA CVA Guidelines, Guidance on Cash in GBV case management and Programmatic guidelines on CVA within SRH, financial policies and procedures)

What are we looking for:

Education: 

• Advanced university degree in public health, international development, social sciences, public policy, or any related field is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, gender studies, health or any related field is required.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum five years’ programme management and/or coordination in humanitarian, early recovery, or development settings.
• At least half of this experience should be focused on designing and implementing cash and voucher assistance (CVA) within other sectoral or multi sectoral programmes.
• Previous work with a UN agency is essential.
• Experience in cash programming in any of the following areas are desirable: health, sexual and reproductive health, protection, gender-based violence prevention and response, child protection, education, sectoral cash or “cash plus”.
• Demonstrated experience representing a UN agency or INGO in humanitarian coordination settings including familiarity with Cash Working Groups.
• Understanding cross-cutting gender, GBV and protection considerations across CVA is essential.
• Demonstrated experience in capacity-building and training of local teams is an asset.

Languages:
Fluency in oral and written English. Fluency in a second UN language and particularly  French, Arabic, and/or Spanish is a strong asset.

How Will You Be Assessed?


 

• Resume & Application Review: Our vetting committee will examine your resume, application, and supporting paragraph to determine if your experience and skills align with UNFPA's surge needs.
• Technical & Soft Skills Assessment:  You may be asked to complete a technical assessment tailored to CVA area of expertise to evaluate your knowledge and problem-solving abilities. You may also have to answer questions relating to soft skills.
• Video Interview: Candidate may be invited to a recorded video interview where you'll answer questions covering both technical and behavioral aspects relevant to humanitarian work.
• Reference Checks:  As a final step, we may request your professional references to gain further insights into your work ethic, performance under pressure, and suitability for surge deployments.

We look at the whole picture, considering your technical and soft skills, adaptability, commitment to UNFPA's mission, and potential to successfully contribute in crisis settings.

Selected candidates will be added to UNFPA’s Surge Response Roster and contacted for any opportunities that meet their profile.