Antecedentes

Deberes y responsabilidades

• Support the implementation of the ‘New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States’ and the ‘compact’;
• Develop the capacity of government counterparts for aid management and aid coordination;
• Build partnerships with other UN agencies, donor agencies and INGOs;
• Provide support and assistance in the area of Development Planning and Capacity Development.

• Support the roll out of a ‘fragility assessment’;
• Ensure the conclusions of the ‘fragility assessment’ feed into the national plan and the compact;
• Develop the government capacities required for the implementation of the ‘compact’;
• Promote information and knowledge sharing with other New Deal pilot countries and UNDP headquarters.

• Develop government counterparts’ institutional and human capacity for improved donor-government coordination, internal government coordination, aid management and aid information management (DAD);
• Provide strategic advice and mentoring on the implementation of the ‘TRUST’ principles of the New Deal.

• Build partnerships with other international actors involved in aid effectiveness and New Deal implementation in Somalia;
• Participate in relevant working groups and task forces;
• Facilitate and coordinate the development of the capacity of UNDP national staff in aid effectiveness.

• As directed by the Development Planning and Aid Coordination Team Leader provide coordination assistance in relation to the support to the Government in development planning and capacity development;
• As required provide strategic advice in the area of development planning and capacity development;
• Provide support to relevant working groups and task forces;
• Provide support to the development of the capacity of UNDP national staff in development planning and capacity development.

• Development cooperation activities are better aligned with national development priorities and are managed to achieve targeted development results;
• DAD is continuously operational, managed by Somali authorities and is used across Somali and International stakeholders’ communities to regularly share of and benefit from development information, according to mutually agreed and adhered procedures;  
• Governments and donors work within an environment of partnership, mutual trust, and mutual accountability to maximize aid effectiveness. Additionally, the results will impact upon the overall success of the country programmes of the donor community and in the achievement of internationally agreed commitments.

Competencias

• Creates effective advocacy strategies;
• Performs analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses.

• Provides information for linkages across programme activities to help identify critical points of integration;
• Provides information and documentation on specific stages of projects/programme implementation;
• Provides background information to identify opportunities for project development and helps drafting proposals;
• Participates in the formulation of project proposals.

• Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UNDP’s mandate and strategic agenda;
• Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners;
• Promotes UNDP’s agenda in inter-agency meetings;
• Proven ability to build partnerships between donors and partner governments.

• Seeks a broad range of perspectives in developing project proposals;
• Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations;
• Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking;
• Makes the case for innovative ideas from the team with own supervisor.

• Analyzes information on potential bilateral donors and national counterparts to recommend a strategic approach;
• Identifies and compiles lessons learned;
• Develops a resource mobilization strategy at the country level.

• Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
• Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms;
• Effective presentation and report-writing skills; strong analytical and strategic skills as well as good written and oral communications skills.

• Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally;
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines;
• Up to date knowledge of best practices on issues of aid coordination, aid reporting, aid instrument choice and aid predictability;
• Substantial knowledge and experience with the OECD/DAC Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and associated monitoring requirements.

• Performed analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses;
• Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for global advocacy work and adapts it for use at country level.

• Anticipates client needs;
• Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider;
• Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective;
• Solicits feedback on service provision and quality.

• Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
• Building support and political acumen;
• Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
• Building and promoting effective teams;
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards;
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
• Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

• Advanced university degree in a development-related field, e.g. development planning, economics, public administration, or a related field in social-sciences, with 5 years experience;
• A bachelor’s degree in the above fields with 7 years’ experience may be accepted in lieu of Advanced University Degree.

• Minimum of 5 years of working experience in development related field, such as development planning, economics, public administration, with a masters degree; or 7 years experience with a bachelors degree preferably inclusive of the following;
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience of work on aid effectiveness and aid coordination, including aid information management systems, would be an asset;
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in post conflict or conflict contexts would be an asset;
• Experience of the Development Assistance Database (DAD) is desirable;
• Experience in the area of development planning and capacity development is desirable.

• Fluent written and spoken English.

• Applicants are requested to upload a copy of their latest updated and signed P11 Form instead of a CV which can be downloaded from this website: http://www.sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc;
• Internal candidates are requested refer to the Rank-in-Post Policy for the Minimum Time-in-Post requirement before submitting applications to ensure eligibility - http://content.undp.org/go/prescriptive/Human-Resources---Prescriptive-Content/download/?d_id=2069041;
• No time- in-post requirement for applicants in the same duty station;
• 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.