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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. It works in more than 150 countries to advance reproductive health and rights.

Last reviewed: 19 July 2026

Why it matters

UNFPA staff help strengthen reproductive health services and protect the rights of women, girls and young people. Its work spans development and humanitarian settings.

Career tracks

  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • Gender equality and protection
  • Population data and policy
  • Humanitarian response
  • Programme and country operations

Common job levels

  • Professional staff: P-1 to P-5
  • Directors: D-1 and D-2
  • National Professional Officers
  • General Service staff

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Updated through 21 July 2026 · 11 roles

  • Consultant International pour la Conduite de l'Enquête sur la Disponibilité des Produits et Services SR au Niger

    NECloses 24 Jul

    Le consultant international conçoit, coordonne et supervise une enquête nationale sur la disponibilité des produits et services de santé reproductive au Niger, en assurant la méthodologie, la collecte, l'analyse et la production de rapports conformes aux standards de l'UNFPA Supplies Partnership.

  • Programme Analyst RHCS

    Johannesburg, ZACloses 1 Aug

    The Programme Analyst, RHCS, based in the UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) in Johannesburg, provides operational, technical, and analytical support to strengthen reproductive health commodity security in targeted countries across the region. Under the direct supervision of the regional Family Planning Specialist, this position serves as a key support function, providing technical, program management, and coordination assistance.

  • International Consultant: Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Specialist for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate, &

    Suva, FJCloses 23 Jul

    The consultant will lead key initiatives to integrate SRH and GBV response into DRR, Climate Change, and AA frameworks in the Pacific, aiming to improve service continuity and risk mitigation for 2.6 million people in hazard-prone areas.

  • Programme Intern, Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Unit

    Beirut, LBCloses 30 Jul

    The intern provides data-driven analytical and coordination support to the SRH team, assisting in monitoring programmes and coordinating field visits and training sessions in Beirut, Lebanon.

  • Programme Specialist for Humanitarian Coordination and Gender Based Violence (GBV)

    Yangoon, MMCloses 21 Jul

    The Programme Specialist provides technical, operational and coordination support to UNFPA’s Humanitarian Response and GBViE programming in Myanmar, ensuring effective coordination and programmatic leadership, while managing a team to deliver quality GBV services and SRH access during emergencies.

  • Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Specialist

    Kabul, AFCloses 21 Jul

    The Resource Mobilization and Partnership Specialist leads office resource mobilization efforts to ensure quality of funding proposals and donor reporting. The role supports the Country Office to mobilize resources for UNFPA’s Afghanistan humanitarian response to meet health and protection needs of women and girls. The specialist contributes to external communication materials to optimize resource mobilization capacity and demonstrate value for money to donors.

  • Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) Consultant

    MultipleCloses 1 Jan

    The consultant supports UNFPA WCARO in promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, gender equality, and youth empowerment in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin, Liptako-Gourma, and Gulf of Guinea regions. The role contributes to operationalizing the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Continuum and implementing the Youth, Peace and Security and Women, Peace and Security agendas. The consultant provides rapid technical expertise for initiatives at the Regional Office and Country Offices across West and Central Africa.

  • HR Business Partner

    Cairo, EGCloses 1 Sept

    The HR Business Partner manages the interface between business units and the Human Resources function in UNFPA by providing strategic HR Client services and driving HR programs and initiatives in the client area.

  • Supply Chain Internship Roster 2026, Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU)

    Copenhagen, DKCloses 1 Jan

    The Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) ensures UNFPA can effectively deliver life-saving reproductive health products and other programme supplies to end users. This internship roster supports SCMU's operational needs across multiple functional streams including data, logistics, procurement, and communications.

  • Global Internship Roster 2026

    MultipleCloses 1 Jan

    The internship supports UNFPA's mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The role contributes to the UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029, focusing on ending unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal deaths, gender-based violence, and adapting to demographic change.

  • UNFPA Consultant Roster

    MultipleCloses 31 Dec 2069

    The UNFPA Consultant Roster serves as a pool of pre-qualified consultants for future assignments. Consultants will be deployed to support UNFPA's thematic areas in international development settings.

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