Вакансія Development Coordination Officer, Partnerships and Development Finance у ПРООН. Контракт на 1 рік з можливістю продовження. Дедлайн - 20 травня 2019 року.

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Вакансія Development Coordination Officer, Partnerships and Development Finance у ПРООН. Контракт на 1 рік з можливістю продовження. Дедлайн - 20 травня 2019 року.

Title: Development Coordination Officer, Partnerships and Development Finance

Vacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 20/05/2019

Duty Station: Kyiv, Ukraine

Grade: NOC

Vacancy Type: FTA Local

Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension

Background. The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordination Office (RCO) in Ukraine and reports to the Senior Development Coordination Officer, Strategic Planning and RCO Team Leader.

Duties and Responsibilities. Responsibilities: Within delegated authority, the Development Coordination Officer, Partnerships and Development Finance will be responsible of the following duties:

Summary of Functions: provides substantive support for strategic planning for and coordination of UN Country Team (UNCT) partnerships; participates in joint resource mobilization for the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF); provides substantive support on financing for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); supports knowledge management and capacity development.

Description of Functions:

-Provides advice on the development and implementation of the UN Partnership Strategy in alignment with and support of the UNDAF in the country;

-Provides substantive support to the Resident Coordinator (RC) and the UNCT in identifying risks and opportunities related to specific partnerships, and suggests mitigation measures as relevant;

-Provides inputs on due diligence processes of potential investment and partnership opportunities, in accordance with UN regulations and procedures including working closely with OHCHR to support the application of the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy for security actors;

-Plans and facilitates liaison and coordination with UN entities at country, regional and HQ levels, to help package and define UN business strategies, including differentiated value propositions, to attract partners, both traditional and non-traditional.

Participates in joint resource mobilization for the UNDAF:

-Provides substantive support to RC/UNCT to develop and implement locally-tailored resource mobilization strategies and initiatives, and identify appropriate data and benchmarks to measure progress and success;

-Plans and facilitates the design, formulation, implementation, monitoring and reporting of joint programmes and programming processes for use in joint resource mobilization;

-Provides substantive support for the production and distribution of marketing materials to raise awareness about opportunities for working with the UN on SDG investment; contributes to building the UN brand via events.

Provides substantive support on financing for accelerating the achievement of the SDGs :

-Provides substantive support on financing for development options, instruments, modalities to the RC/UNCT/PMT, in alignment with the Common Country Analysis (CCA), UNDAF, MAPS (Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support) and similar processes;

-Provides inputs for briefing papers and discussion points on issues related to financing for development for consideration by RC/UNCT/PMT;

-Plans and facilitates engagements with external stakeholders - including the national government, international financial institutions and others - on financing for SDG acceleration;

-Undertakes the design and execution of innovative proposals to strengthen the UNCT engagement and reputation, and to generate greater financial resources in support of the SDGs;

-Supports review and decision making process of the establishment of, and possible management of a country-based SDG Fund, in close collaboration with UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund.

Supports knowledge management and capacity development:

-Plans and facilitates the development, maintenance and sharing of knowledge and intelligence, to ensure RC/UNCT are informed and positioned to effectively generate and harness opportunities to meet its resource mobilization targets;

-Undertakes activities to strengthen the capacity of UNCTs to mainstream and promote SDG investment partnerships;

Competencies

-Professionalism: Ability to apply sustainable development theories, concepts and approaches. Shows skill in developing sources for data collection.

-Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required;

-Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively;

-Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals;

-Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules;

-Creativity: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas;

-Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be «clients» and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect;

-Commitment to Continuous Learning: Keeps abreast of new developments in own occupation/profession; actively seeks to develop oneself professionally and personally;

-Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office;

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business or public administration, sustainable development, social sciences, education or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in providing strategic support to partnerships, project/programme management, resource mobilization or development finance in the context of development cooperation or related area is required.

Language: Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required;

Additional requirements: National Professional Officers are nationals of the country in which they are serving, and their functions must have a national context, i.e. functions that require national experience or knowledge of the national language, culture, institutions, and systems.

Disclaimer.The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process.

Application Instruction: If you wish to apply for this or other positions, please visit UNDP website, section jobs and apply only: https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html JobOpeningId=22235&hrs_jo_pst_seq=1&hrs_site_id=2

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: May 20, 2019 (Midnight New York, USA).