Population and Development (P&D) Analyst

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Population and Development Advisor, the Population and Development Analyst will undertake the following tasks:

• Ensure the creation and documentation of knowledge about current and emerging population and development trends in the Arab region, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender issues.
• Contribute to the generation and analysis of evidence on population and development issues, specifically around the demographic dividend, population aging, climate change and other megatrends and development of policy guidance to national counterparts.
• Strengthen a multidisciplinary approach to population dynamics and sustainable development by analyzing linkages between sexual and reproductive health and rights, education, young people, ageing, gender equality, reduction of poverty, climate change and other relevant development issues.
• Support efforts to strategically embed demographic change and data within the Country Program Documents (CPDs) and other strategic documents such as the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and Country Common Analysis (CCA).

This role creates positive change by generating evidence and policy guidance on population and development issues in the Arab region, addressing critical areas like sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, poverty reduction, and climate change to support sustainable development.

• Experience in population and development analysis, demographic research, or related fields
• Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender issues, and sustainable development
• Ability to analyze linkages between population dynamics and development issues like education, poverty reduction, and climate change
• Experience with policy guidance development and strategic document integration

No benefits information provided in the job description.

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency with a mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA aims to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize reproductive rights, and reduce maternal mortality.