Gender, Culture and Human Rights Program Officer

Core responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and technical guidance for designing, planning, coordinating, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating interventions of the Gender and Human Rights Unit
• Develop evidence-based advocacy strategies and maintain partnerships with UN agencies, national and international partners, and the private sector
• Ensure systematic monitoring and evaluation of program implementation, including regular progress reporting and documentation of best practices
• Contribute to resource mobilization efforts and donor relationship management through CRM systems

This role contributes to UNFPA's transformative goals of ending preventable maternal deaths, unmet family planning needs, and gender-based violence while promoting gender equality and human rights in Côte d'Ivoire.

Required qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in social sciences (sociology, law, anthropology, political science, economics, etc.)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in gender-related work
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work under pressure in a multisectoral environment
• Fluency in French (required) and English (desired)
• Ivorian nationality required

Fixed-term contract for 1 year with possibility for extension, full-time position with NOB grade level, and a work environment promoting work-life balance and positive workplace culture.

UNFPA is the UN's lead agency for achieving a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled, focusing on ending preventable maternal deaths, unmet family planning needs, and gender-based violence.