UNDP Jobs - 61334- Coordinator, United Nations Non-Governmental Liais

Coordinator, United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

TA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

03-Nov-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

3 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

3 months

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.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been launched at the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda in September 2015. The United Nations has played a facilitating role in the global conversation on the post 2015 development agenda and supported broad consultations, in particular with civil society. It also has the responsibility of supporting Member States by providing evidence-based inputs, analytical thinking and field experience. UNDP, along with UNDG has played a key role in facilitating this dialogue across countries, regions and globally.

The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is an inter-agency programme of the United Nations mandated to promote and develop constructive relations between the United Nations and civil society organizations. With broad procedural and substantive expertise, UN-NGLS provides strategic information, analysis and support to both the UN system and civil society, and facilitates dynamic partnerships. UN-NGLS uses its unique convening and networking capacity to strengthen multi-stakeholder dialogue and alliance building on core UN issues, and thereby fosters coherence around cross-cutting and emerging issues on the UN’s agenda. UN-NGLS has offices at UN Headquarters in New York, and at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Strategic Policy Unit (SPU) of BPPS, and in close collaboration with the Director of the Global Campaign, the candidate will be responsible for managing the New York Office of UN-NGLS.

Duties and Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Head of the New York Office of UN-NGLS, administered by UNDP, will include:

Defining, building and managing project partnerships with UN system entities, including the Office of the President of the General Assembly, the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, and UN Conference Secretariats;
Designing and implementing the UN-NGLS New York programme of work, in an agile manner, as the New York office regularly receives urgent requests for service from various UN entities;
Hiring and managing all New York UN-NGLS staff and interns;
Resource mobilization as a contribution to overall UN-NGLS fundraising activities*;
Leading the communications strategy and implementation for UN-NGLS as a whole, to include the web site, social media, and lists, usage and content; obtaining translations of content; and occasional press work;
Serving as the content editor for all written material produced for all UN-NGLS communications and outreach;
Managing the relationships between UN-NGLS and civil society organizations;
Leading the strategy and implementation of the UN-NGLS civil society speaker nomination process; and educating partners across the UN system to expand the use of this proven method;
Leading bi-monthly UN system civil society focal point coordination meetings;
Continually exploring methods to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the programme.
Monitoring/Progress Control: Progress control will take place through regular phone calls between the Officer in Charge of NGLS and the UN entities partnering with UN-NGLS.

* Principal responsibility for fundraising, budgeting and accounting for UN-NGLS rests with the Geneva office of the programme.

Competencies

Core Competencies:

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 / Funcitonal Competencies:

Primary

Project and Programme Management:

Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals:

Partnerships:

Ability to engage with other agencies, donors, and other development stakeholders and forge productive working relationships.

Knowledge Management:

Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information and knowledge.

Secondary

Resource Mobilization:

Ability to identify and organize programmes and projects to implement solutions and generate resources.

Coordination:

Ability to manage complex relationships through pathways of knowledge exchange, capacity development, funding relationships and strategic engagement.

Trends and emerging areas analytics:

Ability to scan the horizon and identify approaches and initiatives to bring into policy and programme design.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in development studies or Arts/Science. Bachelor degree in the same field(s) may also be accepted.

Experience:

5 years of progressively responsible work experience, including with international relations, programme planning and management, development policy, non-governmental organizations and communications. Applicants who do not posess a Master degree, must have two additional years of such experience;
Experience with the content of the post-2015 agenda is required;
Having previously worked as civil society liaison for the UN would be an asset.

Language Requirements:

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