Candidates who have already applied to this position in the previous advertisement round do not need to do so again. 

The Position: 

The SWEDD Project Director reports to the UNFPA WCA Regional Director and oversees all project activities under UNFPA’s responsibility and serves as focal point for interface with the Regional and Continental Governing bodies and key partners. She/He manages and oversees UNFPA’s Technical Assistance to member countries and regional/continental partners.

The incumbent will actively contribute to the integration of the SWEDD initiative with all other relevant functional units within the Regional Office to ensure coherence and maximize program impact

The SWEDD project seeks to improve women and adolescent girls’ empowerment and their access to quality reproductive, child and maternal health services in selected areas of the participating west and central African countries, through improving regional knowledge generation and sharing as well as regional capacity and coordination. Initially targeting Sahelian countries, it has now expanded to include other countries in West and Central Africa. 

The project Director will work closely with UNFPA representatives of participating countries, UN partner agencies, the World Bank, WAHO and the African Union Commission. 

The primary functions of the Project Director are: 

• Effective program coordination 
• Building and nurturing high-level relationships with implementing partners and participating governments 
• Provision of high quality technical advisory services 
• Management of Regional Technical Secretariat 
• Management of financial resources 
• Knowledge management 
• Managing SWEDD ‘s regional human resources. 

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