UNDP Jobs - 105073- Reporting specialist

Reporting specialist

Location :

Geneva, SWITZERLAND

Type of Contract :

IPSA (Regular)

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

21-Mar-22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

IPSA-10

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English French

Expected Duration of Assignment :

1 year with possibility of extension

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

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The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.

A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.

Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

Office/Unit/Project Description:

The Central African region is home to the second largest tropical rainforest in the world, is sucking out about 1.5 billion tons of CO2 of the atmosphere or 4% of the world’s emissions every year and provides a habitat to more than 10,000 plant and animal species. Forest loss is accelerating despite ongoing efforts, as government action alone has not been enough to establish an effective balance between the interests of the forest and of economic development. On this basis, a coalition of donors – the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Korea – together with Central African partner countries – Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Gabon – have decided to enter into a collaborative partnership to establish the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI).

CAFI’s objective is to recognize and preserve the value of the forests in the region to mitigate climate change, reduce poverty, and contribute to sustainable development. This objective will be attained through the implementation of country-led, national scale REDD+ and Low Emissions Development (LED) investment frameworks that include policy reforms and measures to address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and promote sustainable development. The CAFI Trust Fund is the principal means to implement the Central African Forest Initiative. It is administered by the MPTF-O, that also provides the Secretariat services.

The objective of this consultancy is to support the CAFI Secretariat in its reporting requirements across the CAFI portfolio (Available here : https://www.cafi.org/node/779 ).

Institutional Arrangement:

The reporting specialist will report to the M&E Technical specialist of the CAFI Secretariat.

Duties and Responsibilities

The reporting specialist will assist the M&E Technical specialist in all reporting requirements and contribute feedback to overall improvement of the portfolio management, reporting to donors and stakeholders and assist in implementing corrective actions and solutions.

Narrative Reporting:

Track and compile the conformity of annual and semi-annual reports against the CAFI reporting template, and support in liaising with implementing agencies to improve these, as needed;
Draft CAFI Secretariat annual report;
Draft the CAFI consolidated annual report;
Develop a system to track against time the indicators and targets for each programme framework in the CAFI portfolio;
Systematize the tracking of CAFI-funded programmes and agencies performance;
Synthetize main programme results to update programme fact sheets and Gateway;
Compile spending per programme outcome and outputs, as per annual and semi-annual reports;
Support the update of the CAFI monitoring framework at the impact, outcome and output levels.

Competencies

Core:

Achieve Results: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
Think Innovatively: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
Adapt with Agility: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
Act with Determination: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
Engage and Partner: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

Communication and relationship management - Gain trust of peers, partners, clients by presenting complex concepts in practical terms to others:
- Persuades others to embrace new ideas, even when controversial;
- Empathizes with client perspectives and needs and communicates messages with the clients’ experiences in mind;
- Creates opportunities for developing new client relationships.
Innovation - Create new and relevant ideas:
- Integrates diverse contributions to formulate coherent approaches;
- Aligns innovation to service delivery components;
- Manages prototype / pilot efforts and seeks feedback.
Delivery - Critically assess value and relevance of existing policy / practice and contributes to enhanced delivery of products, services, and innovative solutions:
- Anticipates constraints and identifies solutions;
- Ensures high quality of work in terms of both substantive depth and adaptive relevance to client needs;
- Exhibits sound judgment and the ability to make reasonable decisions in complex situations.

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Education requirements:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in development studies, impact evaluation, or evidence-based policy intervention;

Minimum years of relevant work experience:

5 years of work experience in results-based reporting, monitoring and evaluation;
Experience working in teams managing large portfolio across different countries;
Experience with various platforms establishing systems and process to track results.

Required skills:

Technical Abilities - Originate:
- Catalyzes new ideas, methods, and applications to pave a path for innovation and continuous improvement in professional area of expertise.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section:

Knowledge of forest & climate issues;
Familiarity with the region is an asset;
In-depth and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the UN system and the mandates of constituent agencies, including with UN corporate standards and language requirements will be an asset;
Knowledge of systems of other international development organizations, including multi and bilateral development banks, international NGOs and others will be an asset.

Required Language(s):

Fluency in French and English.