The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: National Consultant: Population Dynamics, Adolescents and Youth Specialist – UNFPA, Nigeria 8th Country Programme (2018 – 2022) Evaluation – Abuja – NOC Job ID: 39298 Location: Abuja, Nigeria […]
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About United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
UNFPA works in partnership with the Government of Nigeria to implement development activities that provide universal access to sexual and reproductive health, promote reproductive rights, reduce maternal mortality and accelerates progress towards the achievement of the ICPD declaration.
The Fund began its operation in Nigeria in 1997. It works with the Government through a “Country Framework of Cooperation” (Country Programme) and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). We are present in all the thirty six (36) states of country, including the Federal Capital Territory (F.C.T), with three (3) sub-offices in Lagos, Kaduna and Cross Rivers states. The Fund’s intervention within the past eighteen years (18) has helped build structures for a potentially vibrant and strong health system in Nigeria and the West Africa Region. In 2015 for example, for the first time in the history of the country, a comprehensive bill on reproductive rights and gender based violence was enacted.
Our intervention in Nigeria is particularly significant in a country where population and reproductivehealth programmes compete with many other underserved sectors for allocation of funds amidst dwindling resources. For instance, for many years allocation to the health sector by the Government of Nigeria was undesirably less than the 5% of Gross National Product, recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although significant progress has been made in making the environment conducive for the implementation of sexual and reproductive health programmes, there is still a resistance to issues of family planning, sexuality education, reproductive rights and elimination of harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and other forms of gender based violence.
Gender inequality is still pervasive but progress has been made. According to the 2013 NDHS, 38% of women lack formal education compared to 21.% of men. Only 4 in every 10 women have higher education compared to 8 in every 10 men. About half of the women are unemployed compared to only 24% of men.
Maternal mortality is high at 576 per every 100, 000 live birth (this is due to the population size of the country). Contraceptive prevalence is low at 10%. Although the age at first sexual intercourse is 21 years for boys and 17.6 years for girls, there is a sharp contrast in regional variations; with the North West and North East averaging as low as 12 years. This reflects the prevalence of early marriages in these regions and is linked to the high incidence of vesico vagina fistula (VVF). In Nigeria, women remain more at risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS, particularly between the ages of 15-24 years than men. They bear most of the burden of reproductive health due to limited access.
There is therefore a need to strengthen the health system to redress the context using the strategic framework for adolescent reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and family planning as well as advocacy for the use of policy frameworks such as national policies on health, women, population, youth and poverty eradication.
UNFPA assists the Government of Nigeria at the state and federal levels through institutional capacity building and the network of stakeholders including donor agencies to create the right environment for addressing the nation’s population and reproductive health needs.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: National Consultant: Gender / Gender Based Violence Specialist – UNFPA 8th Country Programme (2018 – 2022) Evaluation – Abuja – NOC Job ID: 39296 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Full […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: International Consultant: Lead Consultant for the conduct of UNFPA, Nigeria 8th Country Programme (2018-2022) Evaluation – P4 Job ID: 39294 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is a leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: National Consultant: Integrated Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) – UNFPA 8th Country Programme (2018 – 2022) Evaluation – Abuja – NOC Job ID: 39297 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Full/Part […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: National Consultant: Young and Emerging Evaluator – UNFPA, Nigeria 8th Country Programme (2018 – 2022) Evaluation – Abuja – NOB Job ID: 39300 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Full / Part […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Technical Specialist: Maternal and Reproductive Health, P4 Job ID: 38515 Location: Abuja Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Post Designation: Non-Rotational Appointment Type: Fixed-Term Appointment Contract Duration: One Year (Initially) […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Programme / Administrative Assistant Job ID: 31583 Location: Lagos, Nigeria (West and Central Africa) Grade Level: SB3 Post Number: 00098898 Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Duration: One Year (Renewable […]
The UNFPA Internship Programme offers a small group of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNFPA operations. It is designed to complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various aspects of UNFPA work. Applicants should have expressed interest in the field of development; ability to adapt to new environments and work with […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development. Applications are invited for: Title: Internship Programme – Information and Computer Technology (ICT) Job ID: 29477 Location: UNFPA Country Office, Abuja, Nigeria Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular / Temporary: Regular Duration of Assignment: 6 months Contract Type: UNFPA Internship […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Driver Job ID: 25376 Locations: Bauchi, Sokoto, Oyo, Gombe and Akwa Ibom Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Duty station – Abuja, Lagos liaison office, Kaduna and Calabar sub-offices, […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Sexual Reproductive Health Analyst – NOB Job ID: 25374 Locations: Gombe and Akwa Ibom 3 Openings and Abuja Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Duration: […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Programme Analyst, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Job ID: 25377 Locations: Abuja, Osun and Ebonyi Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Duration: One year (renewable […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health/HIV (ASRH/HIV) Analyst – NOB Job ID: 23753 Location: Abuja Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment Duration: One Year (Renewable […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Administrative Assistant, Human Resources, Nigeria Country Office – ICS 05 Job ID: 23457 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment Duration: One […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Finance Associate – ICS 06 Job ID: 23151 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Country Office Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment Duration: One year (Renewable based on […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Admin/Finance Associate – ICS 07 Job ID: 21551 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Job Type: Full time Regular/Temporary: Regular Duration: One year (renewable based on availability of funds and satisfactory […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Representative Job ID: 19032 Location: Abuja Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Rotation: This post is rotational Duty Station Classification: C (4 years) Organizational Setting Under the guidance of the Regional […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: FP/RHCS Specialist, NOC Job ID: 17984 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Country Office – NOC Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Duration: One year (Renewable based on satisfactory performance) Organizational Setting […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Humanitarian Analyst/State Programme Officer Job ID:16072Locations: Borno, Yobe and Adamawa StatesDuration: One year (Renewable based on satisfactory performance and availability of funds) Organizational Setting Under the general supervision of […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the vacant position below: Job Title: Shipping and Logistics Associate Job ID:15890Location: LagosPost Level: ICS 06Duration: One year (Renewable based on Satisfactory Performance) Organizational Setting Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head, Lagos Liaision Office […]