Population Dynamics Policy Adviser

3 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa UNFPA Full time

**The Position**:
The Population Dynamics Policy Adviser position is located in the East and Southern Africa regional office (ESARO) of UNFPA. It is under the overall guidance of the Regional Director with direct supervision and reporting to the Deputy Regional Director. S/he is the principal adviser at the regional level for evidence-based policy advocacy and advice in the area of population dynamics and related development implications. S/he works in an integrated manner with the technical, policy, programme and operations staff in the ESARO.

UNFPA is charged with facilitating the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action, a touchstone in the paradigm shift of development that mandates the protection and fulfillment of human rights, including sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights (SRHR) for all, especially women, young people and adolescents. While considerable progress has been made since its adoption in 1994 towards improving universal access to family planning, reducing maternal mortality, and eliminating gender-based violence and harmful practices, significant gaps remain across and within countries, particularly in light of economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes. The current pace of progress and the unfinished business of the ICPD PoA calls for acceleration towards 2030 and the post-2030 development agenda. Enabled by thought leadership and evidence-based policy advice, the position will ensure UNFPA, member states and partners promote the quality of life, well-being, and SRHR outcomes of present and future generations through tailored pathways that respond to the demographic, political, economic, social and environmental contexts across countries. The centrality of adolescents and youth, who shape and define the future prospects of nations will be critical.

In the East and Southern Africa region, megatrends are reshaping country contexts and prospects, including population change, inequalities, migration, aging, innovation, and digital technology, to mention a few. These trends impact societies and are a defining factor for the socio-economic transformation of nations, quality of life, well-being, and human rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Increased frequency of climate change and humanitarian situations increasingly impact lives, livelihoods and economies in East and Southern Africa, with exacerbated effects deepening inequalities, vulnerabilities, and unequal power relations. Collective actions are required to understand and address the impact of megatrends on SRHR outcomes of the population in order to accelerate towards achieving sustainable development and the ICPD Programme of Action in the region.

Evidence-based policy advocacy and advice, capacity development, evidence generation, systematic analysis of population dynamics and use for decision making, knowledge management, leveraging resources and partnerships is required to ensure delivery of the ESA regional programme action plan aligned with UNFPA Strategic Plan (2022-2025) and beyond. This will ensure people-centered development, realization of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, gender equality and empowerment of women and youth. to mention a few

**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.

**Job Purpose**:
The Population Dynamics Policy Adviser position provides strategic technical and programmatic leadership for the region in the area of expertise to ensure that the ESA region (regional and country offices) remains abreast of the corporate policy and programmes, as well as current and emerging thought leadership on population dynamics, and implications for sustainable development and environmental sustainability as guided by the ICPD Programme of Action. S/He maintains primary responsibility for the provision of policy advice, technical assistance, and programme support

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