• Advocates for the inclusion of UNDP’s focus areas in the public policy agenda;
• Brings visibility and sensitizes decision makers to relevant emerging issues;
• Builds consensus concerning UNDP’s strategic agenda with partners on joint initiatives;
• Leverages UNDP’s multidisciplinary expertise to influence the shape of policies and programmes;
• Demonstrates political/cultural acumen in proposing technically sound, fact based approaches/solutions
• Dialogues with national counterparts and other stakeholders to strengthen advocacy efforts, incorporating country, regional and global perspectives;
• Demonstrates cultural sensitivity, political savvy and intellectual capacity in handling disagreements with UNDP’s policy agenda in order to promote and position UNDP in complex environments.

• Anticipates constraints in the delivery of services and identifies solutions or alternatives;
• Proactively identifies, develops and discusses solutions for internal and external clients, and persuades management to undertake new projects or services;
• Consults with clients and ensures their needs are represented in decision-making processes
• Advises and develops strategic and operational solutions with clients that add value to UNDP programmes and operations.

• Conducts programme assessments to improve development of models and methodologies;
• Designs policy models to support comprehensive interventions linking UNDP’s policy objectives to programme delivery and capacity development objectives;
• Ensures that the design of policies are appropriate to regional and country social and development context;
• Demonstrates the ability to engage development partners at all levels in conceptual and methodological innovation that is pertinent to the global, national and local context.

• Collaborates with regional, national and local partners to create and apply knowledge and concepts that will help partners achieve UNDP’s development objectives within the country and regional context;
• Focuses on tasks/activities which have a strategic impact on programme and capacity development activities
• Promotes a supportive environment to enhance partnerships, leverages resources and build support for UNDP’s strategic initiatives;
• Provides evidence-based guidance to policy that woke.
  

• Formulates strategy for the implementation of promotional activities and materials;
• Develops strategies for improved and expanded coverage in the mass media and;
• Designs and initiates assessments of activities to improve impact and effectiveness;
• Developed relationships and contacts with professional networks and high profile advocates.

• Advocates for the inclusion of development and concerns in the public policy agenda;
• Brings visibility and sensitizes decision makers to relevant emerging issues;
• Advocates for increased priority given to human development issues internationally and in national planning frameworks;
• Advocates for increased resources at international and national level;
• Develop strategies to counter challenges to UNDP’s principles and goals.

• Actively seeks and promotes innovative methodologies and leads the development of supporting policies/tools to encourage learning and knowledge sharing;
• Develops and/or participates in the development of policies and new approaches and participates in training of staff in their application throughout the organization;
• Promotes UNDP as a learning/knowledge sharing organization.

• Possesses expert knowledge of advanced concepts in primary discipline, a broad knowledge of related disciplines, as well as an in-depth knowledge of relevant organizational policies and procedures;
• Applies knowledge to support the unit/branch’s objectives and to further the mandate of the organization(s);
• For managers: applies a broad knowledge of best management practices; defines objectives and work flows, positions reporting relationships in such a way as to obtain optimum effectiveness for the unit/branch;
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself personally;
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the current programme guidelines and project management tools and manages the use of these regularly in work assignments.

• Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
• Building support and political acumen;
• Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
• Building and promoting effective teams;
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards;
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
• Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking;
• Excellent communication, organization, and facilitative skills.

Education:

• Advanced University degree in Trade Economics or a related discipline;
• Post-graduate research specialization in trade in post-crisis / transition countries is an asset.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience in applied trade economics gained through work in a government, consultancy or international development agency context;
• Excellent working knowledge of current international trade frameworks, trade institutions and policies, preferably with respect to East Africa / Somalia;
• First-hand experience of EIF and Aid for Trade procedures and policies;
• Demonstrable experience working at senior government level in an advisory and / or mentoring capacity;
• Experience working in and on crisis and post conflict countries is an advantage.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Proficiency in another UN language an asset.