The Position:

UNFPA Rwanda in collaboration with different implementing partners are implementing the Youth Empowerment Accelerator for Health (YEAH) programme from 2023 to 2025. This programme is within the Strategic Investment Facility (SIF) initiative, UNFPA’s flagship initiative to shift from “funding” to “financing” through which modest amounts of regular resources are used catalytically while bringing projects to scale by leveraging far greater sums of domestic government resources, IFIs, aligned external financing, in-country donor contributions, and investments from the private sector. In this line, the YEAH project aims to catalyze sustainable youth-led enterprises addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) challenges among adolescents and young people in Rwanda.

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.

Job Purpose:

The proposed study will evaluate the investment impacts in SRHR-focused entrepreneurship to inform evidence-based decision- making, strengthen program effectiveness, and ultimately contribute to improved health outcomes for adolescents and young people in Rwanda.

You would be responsible for:

• Assess the status of the selected youth led enterprises, then follow up during and after the investments.
• Assess the impact of YEAH’s financing model on SRHR outcomes within youth-led enterprises and identify any unintended consequences or positive spillover effects.
• Evaluate the extent to which the YEAH programme has contributed to improved outcomes in both SRHR and socio-economic among youth-led enterprises and identify factors contributing to what works and what does not work in achieving the intended objectives.
• Generate actionable insights and recommendations for program improvement and scaling based on findings, aiming to maximize the programme’s impact on SRHR.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

Advanced degree (Masters) in Public Health, development studies, Demography, social sciences, programme management and other related fields.

Knowledge and Experience:

• A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs, with a focus on youth empowerment and adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Advanced knowledge of research design, data collection methods, and evaluation techniques, with experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. This includes experience in conducting baseline assessments, impact evaluations, and data analysis.
• Proven track record of translating research findings into actionable policy recommendations. This includes producing policy briefs, engaging with stakeholders, and influencing policy decisions in the SRHR domain.
• Proven track record of meeting deadlines and delivering high-quality outputs within the specified timeframe.

Languages:

Ability to communicate fluently in English in both written and oral.

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,

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. 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.