Antecedentes
- Draw attention to the importance of investments on productive capacity of the poor for poverty alleviation through presenting real experiences of the member countries and sharing lessons learned on this topic.
- Investigate the latest trends and policies on improving human capital for enhanced productive capacity of the poor, using the data from member countries and global information that could be relevant for the member countries, with recommendations for planning and implementation of such policies in COMCEC countries in general.
In this connection, this support will contribute to the COMCEC Strategy (http://www.comcec.org/UserFiles/File/28.isedak/Tum%20dokumanlar/Strategy/STRATEJI%20RAPORU-finallll%207%20kas%EF%BF%BDm.pdf) that aims at increasing the cooperation of member countries. The Strategy is based on three core principles. These principles are:
- Enhancing Mobility
- Strengthening Solidarity
- Improving Governance
As such, the findings and recommendations of this study will also link with the above principles to the extent possible. In addition to explicitly linking with the above core principles, the study will also give due consideration to the topics such as inclusive growth, reducing inequalities, sustainable growth and continued prosperity for all, while selecting successful practices and developing recommendations.
Deberes y responsabilidades
- Will be responsible for preparing the sections on the OIC countries in the Africa group. S/he will cover the following 17 countries in the Africa Region: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda
- S/he will provide inputs to the questionnaire prepared by the Team Leader to result in the most useful format to receive information on the countries.
- S/he will conduct desk review on regional experiences as well as individual country experiences on the topic, i.e. poverty reduction experiences through investment in human capital and capabilities. S/he will collect relevant information on the country facts including poverty rates, unemployment rates and other relevant indicators according to official figures, disaggregated to the extent possible for gender, different population groups, etc. as well as the trends (e.g. 5 years) in such statistics. S/he will collect information on the major policies and projects which present a good example for the rest of the OIC member countries as well as lessons learned. In doing so, s/he will mainly use the official publications, web sites and information sources.
- S/he will use the prepared questionnaire, to collect country information sharing with relevant contacts including UNDP Country offices and other line ministries/government authorities to collect relevant information. In cases where it proves difficult to access such information, he will inform UNDP Turkey to find a solution.
- Using the 17 country reports that provide information on the poverty data of the country as well as the prominent policies and programmes that yield results in terms of enhanced capability of the poor to produce; s/he will identify any common trends and patterns in the region, with policy implications
- S/he will revise the relevant sections of the reports in line with the comments received from UNDP (reflecting various comments from Ministry of Development and relevant contacts in UNDP)
- S/he will be in direct contact with the Team Leader to provide instant inputs to the relevant sections of the report as needed
- S/he will deliver the country reports (2-3 pages each) for each country as well as a consolidated assessment of the experiences on human capital investment and poverty reduction in the region.
Competencias
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
- Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment
Functional Competencies:
- Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations, strong adherence to deadlines;
- Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize/process information from various sources
- Familiarity and openness to multicultural values
Habilidades y experiencia requeridas
- Minimum Master Degree in Economics, International Relations, Public Administration or related field.
Experience:
- At least 7 years of proven international consultancy experience in topics including income generation, poverty reduction and research on development cooperation issues.
- Good level of knowledge in regional/global trends and understanding of development topics and particularly poverty reduction.
- Good level of knowledge and experience in the development challenges and experiences of the 17 countries in the Africa group.
- Good level of knowledge on various international and multi-national platforms, particularly active in the Africa Region.
- Prior experience with OIC and its member countries is an asset.
- Prior experience in policy oriented research is an asset.
Language skills:
- Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills in English as well as a working language of French.
- Good command of other African languages will be an asset.