Gender and Human Rights Advisor

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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 10/01/2026
  • Location: Egypt
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Human rights Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
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. The UNFPA Strategic Plan, 2026-2029 is a roadmap for resilience and renewal, aimed at ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realizing reproductive rights, and accelerating the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), more than 30 years after its historic adoption in Cairo in 1994. 


Job Purpose:
The Gender and Human Rights Advisor provides technical, policy and programmatic support across the region, to ensure the regional and country offices remain abreast of  UNFPA’s policies and programme strategies, as well as current thinking, innovation and academic advancement in the substantive area of gender equality and social norms change and human rights.

The Advisor analyses regional trends, and contributes to action in response to these, and ensures that gender and human rights are adequately addressed within regional and national development frameworks and programmes, including the achievement of the SDGs, ICPD Programme of Action, the African Union Agenda 2063 and relevant League of Arab States outcome documents / decisions.


In all activities, the Advisor works within an interdisciplinary team providing integrated policy, programme and technical support to the region and the respective country teams - working across humanitarian and development contexts. The Advisor also liaises with other regional teams, especially other Programme Advisors, ensuring the timeliness, adequacy, relevance and quality of support to UNFPA country offices. The Advisor also collaborates within the broader organization across other regions and with the Headquarters teams working on gender and human rights.



Qualifications and Experience:

  • Advanced university degree or equivalent in gender studies, anthropology, public health, medicine, sociology, human rights, law, cultural studies, international  development, or another field directly related to GBV prevention and response.
  • At least 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in GBV programming, gender mainstreaming, and/or rights-based programming, of which seven years at the international level;
    Knowledge and understanding of a Human Rights based approach essential;
  • Extensive experience in gender mainstreaming and programming for women’s development;
  • Experience in evidence informed policy advocacy for gender and human rights and development of national actions plans to address gender and social equity;
  • Demonstrated experience in leading capacity building initiatives in gender and human rights in development settings;
  • Knowledge and experience of working on social protection and Civil Society involvement in related security & protection;
  • Strong track record of technical leadership, and proven ability to produce demonstrable  results;
  • Demonstrated ability to network within the academic and development community;
  • Familiarity with UN systems and procedures, management and monitoring tools;
  • Fluency in English and Arabic is required; knowledge of French is highly desirable.

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