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 UN Volunteer will support Operations and Programme Officers to deliver the 9th Country programme which endeavours to support upstream interventions focusing on policy dialogue, advocacy, evidence generation and capacity development while ensuring that no one is left behind. This will be done by supporting the programme to use its comparative advantage to support data collection and analysis to identify the most vulnerable populations and prioritise these in advocacy interventions. UNFPA supports evidence generation and the effective delivery of integrated sexual and reproductive health services, including in humanitarian situations. The programme also ensures young people are equipped with knowledge and skills to make informed decisions on reproductive health and rights and fully participate in development and humanitarian actions. All these will be achieved through a mix of strategies and interventions supported by the Logistics Associate

Under the direct supervision of the Operations Manager, the UN Volunteer will support UNFPA Rwanda’s Operations team in enhancing the organization's logistics hand in hand with the Procurement Associate. The role is key to amplifying UNFPA’s mandate, activities, and impact programme interventions by ensuring the timely and effective logistics and supply chain support especially in the areas of Reproductive Health Commodities and Humanitarian support through:
Logistics Planning and Coordination Support
● Assist in preparing and implementing logistics and supply plans.
● Assist the logistics associate in coordinating transportation and distribution of reproductive health commodities and emergency supplies.
● Track and monitor shipments and deliveries, ensuring timely and cost-effective logistics operations.
● In close coordination with the Humanitarian and Operations team on the ground, ensure UNFPA goods and supplies are secured and properly stored.
Documentation and Reporting:
● Assist the logistics associate in maintaining up-to-date records on all logistics transactions, contracts, and inventory reports.
● Generate timely and accurate logistics reports, including stock status reports and distribution summaries.
● Ensure documentation complies with audit and accountability requirements
● Assist the logistics associate in ensuring distribution of UNFPA goods and supplies are effectively managed, monitored, controlled and registered in the system, backed up with a manual copy as needed.
Coordination and Capacity Building:
● Assist the Logistics associate in coordination with UN agencies, government institutions, and implementing partners on logistics and supply chain matters.
● Establish partnerships with agencies that have broader logistics capacity than UNFPA (WFP, UNICEF, etc.) to facilitate movement of UNFPA commodities.
● Support logistics capacity building for implementing partners and counterparts.
● Participate in relevant logistics working groups or coordination platforms.
Compliance and Risk Management:
● Ensure compliance with UNFPA policies and SOPs on logistics and asset management.
● Identify potential risks in the logistics process and propose mitigating actions