UNDP Jobs - 51950- Policy Analyst, Briefing Drafter

Policy Analyst, Briefing Drafter

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

FTA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

23-Dec-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-2

Duration of Initial Contract :

one year renewable

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan. BPPS’s staff provides technical advice to Country Offices; advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government and civil society dialogues, South-South and Triangular cooperation initiatives, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas. BPPS works closely with UNDP’s Crisis Response Unit (CRU) to support emergency and crisis response. BPPS ensures that issues of risk are fully integrated into UNDP’s development programmes. BPPS assists UNDP and partners to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links results based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working. BPPS supports UNDP and partners to be more innovative, knowledge and data driven including in its programme support efforts.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Briefing Drafter based with the BPPS Directorate at HQ is responsible for support to all the functions of the Briefing and Communications Team across its remit. Under the direction of the Policy and Programme Support Specialist for the Briefing and Communications Team and in collaboration with the Briefing Support Specialist as relevant, s/he will draft briefs, press releases, speeches, presentations, and support the development of substantive online content for the BPPS corporate webpages and social media profile. S/he will also be responsible for supporting preparation and planning for major events and ensuring fulfilment of requests through the corporate registry system.

S/he is responsible for performing and contributing to the following:

Drafting briefs, speeches, and advocacy/informational materials
Developing content for BPPS online presence including corporate web content and social media
Support to event planning and preparation
Ensures timely BPPS responses to correspondence received through the corporate registry system

Drafts briefs, speeches, presentations and advocacy/informational materials

Drafts and prepares briefs, speeches, presentations in coordination with other teams throughout BPPS; and
Develops advocacy materials relating to UNDP’s priority policy/programming areas such as Fast Facts, Results pages, Issue Briefs, media releases, op-eds, brochures, etc.

Develops content for BPPS online presence including corporate web content and social media

Produces BPPS content for the corporate website about UNDP’s achievements and successes in policy/programming areas including news stories, corporate blogs, and videos, in coordination with BPPS teams and BERA; and

Implements strategies for crowd-sourced donations for major crises, through click-to-donate pages and social media (Facebook, Twitter).

Support to event planning and preparation

Supports the planning and preparation for major events;

Liaison with participants and speakers and prepares invitations, RSVPs, and follow-up correspondence; and
Supports the rapporteur function through note-taking and drafting of relevant meeting reports.

Ensures timely BPPS responses to correspondence received through the corporate registry system

Ensures BPPS's timely response to correspondence (through the corporate registry system); and
Monitors fulfillment of follow-up on (non-correspondence) action items received through the registry system
Advises the Team Leader and Directorate Manager on resource mobilization trends, opportunities, and challenges relevant to key policy and programme support priorities.

Competencies

Core:

Innovation;
Ability to make new and useful ideas work;
Leadership;
Ability to persuade others to follow;
People Management;
Ability to improve performance and satisfaction;
Communication;
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform;
Delivery;
Ability to get things done.

Technical/Functional:

Primary:

Brief & Speech Writing;
Ability to prepare quality briefs and/or speeches;
Event, Meeting, and Workshop Facilitation;
Ability to plan and organize events;
Project Management;
Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals;
Analysis;
Ability to research, discover trends, and make recommendations pertaining to a particular topic.

Secondary:

Relationship Management;
Ability to engage with other parties and forge productive working relationships;
Report Writing;
Ability to prepare quality reports;
Internal Reporting and Accountability;
Ability to create internal reporting and accountability processes and standards.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in international relations, communications, economics, business administration, social sciences or related disciplines.

Experience:

2 years of professional work experience with the United Nations system. Proven writing ability;
Proven experience delivering on time against multiple deadlines;
Experience working in developing country settings is an asset.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English, both written and oral;
Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset.