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This post will commence on 1 August 2024.The Position:The post will support UNFPA's work on ending child marriage and the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage by contributing to the smooth implementation and monitoring of HQ-led initiatives in the programme for Phase III (2024-2030). S/he will report directly to the Programme Adviser, Child Marriage of the Gender and Human Rights B...

Job PurposeSupport and lead evidence-based interventions for collective engagement of youth movements and visibility of youth coalitions and networks engaged in the efforts towards the elimination of female genital mutilation. The incumbent will report to the Coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to Eliminate FGM.Major Activities/Expected ResultsThe Youth Coordinator will be responsible...

Specific Objectives of the Consultancy The purpose of this consultancy is to: Adapt the qualitative research framework and toolkit to the country s context, ensuring participatory child-centred research methods are used Organise data collection in compliance with the set quality and ethical criteria Produce a country findings report Deliverables: Inception report including an updated country cont...

Job Purpose:This post will primarily provide project management support to HQ-led initiatives on ending child marriage and adolescent girls' programming including partnerships to advance comprehensive sexuality education for adolescent girls, engaging boys and young men to end child marriage, building the evidence base on child marriage, promoting the investment in feminist/women-led and youth-le...

Our Mission The Center for Reproductive Rights uses the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world. Our Vision We envision a world where every person participates with dignity as an equal member of society, regardless of gender The Role: The Manager, Global Institutional Funding will manage donor outputs for all grants in their portfolio across the gr...

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 expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives. Job Purpose Support and lead evidence-based interventions for collective engagement of youth movements and visibility of youth coalitions and ne...

The MEL Specialist will manage the monitoring, evaluation and learning activities, including developing and implementing the MEL framework, performance indicators, MEL tools, and data quality assurance processes.He/she will ensure the timeliness and validity of data entry and analysis and its effective use for decision-making and project learning.The MEL Specialist will oversee and coordinate all...

The Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) is an independent think tank,research and policy development centre. CHRIPS invests in the generation and dissemination of0 knowledge that facilitates the development of innovative and effective policy solutions to the pertinent security challenges in Africa. The MEL Specialist will manage the monitoring, evaluation and learning activities, ...

Objectives of the Consultancy UAF-Africa is seeking the services of a feminist researcher to support her Feminist Knowledge Leadership Team in conducting Registry data quality analysis, coding, and generating trends analysis reports. The consultant reports directly to the Knowledge Leadership Senior Programme Officer.Scope of ActivitiesThe Consultant will be expected to:Follow up with Registry pa...

Job PurposeThis position is responsible for the implementation of the organization's complaints strategy and to process complaints on human rights violations that falls within the Mandate of the Commission. The position focuses on the work of complaints' division.Operational responsibilitiesImplements complaints processing systems for efficient and effective management of human rights complaints....

The advent of the African Union (AU) can be described as an event of great magnitude in the institutional evolution of the continent. On 9.9.1999, the Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity issued a Declaration (the Sirte Declaration) calling for the establishment of an African Union, with a view, inter alia, to accelerating the process of integration in the continent ...

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is an independent National Human Rights Institution created by Article 59 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and established by the Government of Kenya through an Act of Parliament (the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Act, 2011) and under the United Nations Paris Principles Job Purpose This position is responsible for the implementati...

Urgent Action Fund-Africa provides rapid response grants and technical support to women s rights organisations, women s human rights defenders and activists who identify strategic and time sensitive opportunities to advance women s rights in Africa. Summary Objectives of the Consultancy UAF-Africa is seeking the services of a feminist researcher to support her Feminist Knowledge Leadership Team i...

Job Title: Manager, Global Institutional FundingDepartment: Development, Institutional Funding UnitCenter Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights around the world. With offices in New York City, New York; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; Geneva, Sw...

Objectives of the Consultancy UAF-Africa is seeking the services of a feminist researcher to support her Feminist Knowledge Leadership Team in conducting Registry data quality analysis, coding, and generating trends analysis reports. The consultant reports directly to the Knowledge Leadership Senior Programme Officer. Scope of Activities The Consultant will be expected to: Follow up with Registry...

Under the supervision of the Senior Adviser, Child Rights and Business, the Programme Specialist (Digital CRB) will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies, policies and programs that promote and protect the rights of children in the digital environment.The position supports UNICEF National Committees, Regional, and Country Offices to engage industry, policy makers, and other st...

How you can make a difference:UNFPA is the leading 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 fam...

The Position: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. Family planning is at the heart of UNFPA's mission. UNFPA promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.Through a new family planning strategy, , UNFPA is reframing its approac...

UNICEF is the world s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS Summary Under the supervision of the Senior Adviser, Child Rights and Business, the Programme Specialist (Digital CRB) will be respons...

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945. Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties: Plans and coordinates activities related to thematic and country mandates on human...

Within delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties: Plans and coordinates activities related to thematic and country mandates on human rights, including from a gender perspective. Conducts substantive research and analysis of human rights issues/events and assesses their impact on the human rights situation in assigned region or country. Collects and...

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 expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives. How you can make a difference: UNFPA is the leading UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, ...

Implements complaints processing systems for efficient and effective management of human rights complaints.Reviews research and preliminary investigations reports on alleged human rights violations and assesses if the complaint warrants further investigations.Undertakes investigations (including Rapid Response Missions and other investigations) of human rights violations, under the guidance of he...

Developing and implementing select sustainability initiatives under the Society 2030: Spirit of progress action plan. This will be critical in the delivery of positive impact on the society everywhere we live, work, source and sell collaborating with a wide range of teams to embed Must Do 5 (Inclusion & Diversity) and Must Do 6 (Grain to Glass Sustainability).Stakeholder Engagement the holder wil...