Liaison Specialist

Core responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of UNFPA's 2022-2026 and 2027-2031 Sub-Regional Programmes in support of national priorities in Suriname
• Design, develop, and manage innovative and responsive programmes for Suriname, ensuring they translate into tangible results
• Strengthen strategic partnerships and pursue resource mobilization opportunities at country and sub-regional levels
• Serve as sub-regional thematic focal point for cross-cutting developmental areas such as youth engagement to strengthen joint action in the Caribbean

This role ensures UNFPA's capacity as a reliable partner in advancing population and development goals, contributing to ending unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal deaths, gender-based violence, and harmful practices while adapting to demographic change through evidence-based policies.

Required qualifications:

• Master's Degree with 5 years of relevant experience
• Fluency in English and Dutch (required)
• Experience in policy advocacy, programme development, and partnership building in politically sensitive environments
• Ability to work with government counterparts, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and private sector partners

Fixed-term contract for 1 year with possibility for extension, full-time position with UNFPA, part of the United Nations system with associated benefits and professional development opportunities.

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled, focusing on population and development, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and gender equality.