Instructions to Applicants: Click on the "Apply now" button. Input your information in the appropriate Sections: personal information, language proficiency, education, resume and motivation. Upon completion of the first page, please hit "submit application" tab at the end of the page. Please ensure that CV or P11 and the Cover letter are combined in one file. 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 UNDP Nordic Representation Office (NRO), which is one of seven representational offices in BERA, plays a critical role in managing and further expanding UNDP’s important partnerships with the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden). UNDP NRO is responsible for building strong relationships with strategic audiences in the Nordic countries to ensure strong core contributions to the organization and promote new collaborations in areas of mutual interest. UNDP’s cooperation with the private sector is a significant component of NRO’s work. The Private Sector Team works strategically to build up partnerships with companies, financial institutions, business networks, and other actors who want to work towards reaching UNDP’s goals and the SDGs. The Green Growth and Jobs Accelerator Project (GGJAP) is a result of NRO’s ongoing work with the private sector. The GGJAP is a project of UNDP in partnership with the Danish-Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’, delivering on the Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship objective of the DAPP. The GGJAP will be implemented in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan.
The objective of the GGJAP is to support established entrepreneurs and SMEs, of which a proportion will be youth-led, to accelerate green growth in their businesses and through this, support the local transition to a green and sustainable economy, and enable green jobs for youth. The support for the SMEs will be provided by the Country Office (CO) GGJAP staff in collaboration with consulting firms under the overall project management of the GGJAP team in the Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) with technical support from the GGJAP NRO team.
The Green Growth Expert will work under the supervision of the NRO GGJAP Private Sector Partnership Specialist. The Green Growth Expert will also work closely with a Liaison and Communication Support, and Admin and Planning Support, the Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) GGJAP team, as well as with the GGJAP Country Office teams in the four DAPP countries.
The Green Growth Expert will be responsible for the delivery of tasks from NRO to GGJAP on the technical elements of the project. This includes ensuring delivery from the consultants and close collaboration on project development with the consultants focusing on quality assurance.
Institutional Arrangement The incumbent of this post will report directly to the Private Sector Analyst (Private Sector Partnership Specialist of the Green Growth and Jobs Accelerator).
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