The Position:
Inclusion of People with Disability
UNFPA works to ensure persons with disabilities are leading efforts to make the world more inclusive and are championing equal rights and a life free from violence.
The UNFPA Disability Inclusion Strategy puts persons with disabilities at the very centre of everything UNFPA does.
In 2024 - 2025 UNFPA EECARO has the opportunity to set the programmatic direction for the Region on a transformative path that matches the ambition of the 3 Transformative Results within a Demographic Resilience framework. The strategic planning framework for the next 4-5 years will be significantly updated. 12 Country
Programmes, the new Strategic Plan, and the new Regional Programme enter into force on 1 January 2026 and the bulk of the formulation takes place in 2024.
Disability inclusion matters because it contributes to all UNFPA transformative results.
To realise the ambition on disability inclusion, UNFPA Regional Office seek, in collaboration with ‘We Decide’, the support of an international expert. The expert will
work with different countries and the regional office in the EECA region to ensure disability inclusion is well positioned in the mentioned strategic planning frameworks
to strengthen UNFPA’s work for people with disabilities.
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 unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
On-demand support
Under the supervision of the Regional Programme Coordinator UNFPA EECA RO and in collaboration with UNFPA country offices that need support, the International Consultant will:
Duration and Working Schedule:
Supervisory Arrangements and Monitoring:
The work of the Consultant at all stages will be monitored and coordinated by the Regional Programme Coordinator from UNFPA EECA RO in coordination with the country offices who will receive support from the Consultant. Monitoring of the Consultant’s work will be performed through regular communication via emails, online meetings, and other channels of communication. The consultant will keep a log of services proposed, accepted and provided.
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UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.
Disclaimer:
Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.
Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.