Programme Associate

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in Rwanda began around 1975. UNFPA Rwanda is currently implementing its 9th Country Programme (2025–2029). The 9th country programme aims to galvanize targeted efforts that will accelerate progress in addressing the underlying structural and systemic causes of preventable maternal deaths, unmet need for family planning, gender-based violence and harmful practices, in identified hotspots and underserved population groups across the humanitarian-development-peace contexts in the country. It is guided by the Rwanda Vision 2050, the second National Strategy for Transformation (NST 2), the 5th Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP 5: 2024-2029), the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), 2025-2029, and the UNFPA Strategic Plan, 2022-2025. It is also informed by consultations with representatives of the national and subnational governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, development partners, the United Nations system, academia and youth networks

The UNFPA Rwanda Country Office is in the inception and scale-up phase of the KURA NAWE program (2025–2029), which empowers young people by integrating Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services into Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) care centers. This integration promotes inclusion, facilitates school reintegration, and reduces teenage pregnancies, ultimately unlocking young people’s potential and improving their quality of life. To ensure smooth implementation, the UNV will support multi-sectoral coordination by serving as secretariat to the technical and steering committees and assisting in monitoring Annual Work Plans from implementing partners. This contribution strengthens governance structures and ensures that KURA NAWE delivers on its commitments to foster a more empowered and productive generation.

Under the direct supervision of Programme Specialist - Reproductive Health and Rights, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: A. Support to Programme Management & Coordination - Serve as the secretariat support for the Kura Nawe technical and Steering Committee; draft agendas, take meeting minutes, and track action points to ensure the multi-sectoral coordination mechanism functions smoothly. - Assist in monitoring the implementation of Annual Work Plans from different Implementing Partners, ensuring that Kura Nawe Implementation plan is smoothly executed within budget. B. Innovation, Technology & Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Knowledge Management support - Support the "innovation and technology" component of Kura Nawe by assisting in the design and rollout of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights information platforms for Technical and Vocational Education and Training students. - Assist in maintaining the database for scholarship beneficiaries and the tracking system for school reintegration cases to ensure no beneficiary is left behind. -Document lessons learned and success stories to support the program’s scale-up strategy. - Assist in collecting and cleaning data regarding Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights service uptake in Technical and Vocational Education and Training care centers, translating that information into a knowledge-sharing product - Participating in field visits to Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions to verify the quality of Comprehensive Sexuality Education integration and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights service delivery; draft field reports highlighting bottlenecks and recommendations. - Contribute to the drafting of quarterly and annual donor reports by consolidating data and narrative inputs from partners. C. Administrative and Logistical support - Coordinate the logistics for training sessions, workshops, and stakeholder review meetings (venue booking, participant travel, and materials preparation). During the first month of the assignment, the UN Volunteer will work with his/her direct supervisor to finalize an agreed-upon work plan. This plan will include regular meetings with the supervisor to review progress and receive feedback on performance against agreed objectives. The final work plan will be discussed and mutually endorsed by both the UN Volunteer and the supervisor.