Background
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in more than 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. UNDP’s Nordic Representation Office (NRO) is located in Copenhagen with satellite offices in Norway and Sweden. It serves as a liaison and communication office, which works to share knowledge and raise awareness about UNDP’s mandate, work and results. NRO works both as a liaison office between UNDP’s headquarter in New York and the Nordic member states, and as a communication office, which focuses on reaching the public through the media, public events, presentations, field trips and cooperation with Nordic stakeholders, including civil society, private sector, and schools and research institutions. This position is placed within UNDP Nordic’s office in Stockholm Sweden. UNDP in Sweden works to strengthen the partnership between Sweden and UNDP and increase knowledge of the work of the UN and UNDP as well as global development, including the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. UNDP has a longstanding communications project in partnership Sida with a focus on communications activities in Sweden. |
Duties and Responsibilities
The consultant must be self-motivated, with the capacity to take initiatives and be results and solutions oriented. He/she must have a good sense of self-organisation, attention to detail and flexibility. With excellent communications skills, he/she should be able to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines. The consultant will perform the following tasks under the direct supervision of the UNDP Sweden Representative: Provide operational and administrative support to a communications project funded by Sida to increase awareness and knowledge of multilateral development cooperation and international development, including the Global Goals for sustainable development. Specific duties and responsibilities:
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Competencies
Core Values and Ethics
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Required Skills and Experience
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APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Submission of Application Interested candidates must apply through the UNDP Job site as follows:
Please note that the site accepts only one uploaded document; the above documents should therefore be scanned in one file and uploaded to the online application as one document. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification. Evaluation Process Applicants will be reviewed based on the required skills and experiences stated above. Applicants will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis methodology (weighted scoring method). Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The top 3-5 candidates after the desk review evaluation will be invited for interview. |