Historique
Within the context of SDG Financing, UNDP has launched the Finance Sector Hub, which is a finance and innovation platform that draws on a critical mass of UNDP expertise, initiatives, and partnerships to support the mobilization and leveraging of resources for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and lead the implementation of the new UNDP private sector strategy. As part of UNDP’s Finance Sector Hub, development finance has a central role to play in delivering support to our member-countries, in leveraging new sources of capital, offsetting high debt burdens, and in innovating for long term solutions to challenges around climate change, disaster resilience, and fragile ecosystems.
The Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) is the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global organization mandated to leverage the role of the private sector in development. The IICPSD was established in Istanbul, Turkey on the basis of the Partnership Framework Agreement signed between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the United Nations Development Program in March 2011. The Center is one of the five global thematic centers of UNDP, advocating and facilitating the contribution of the private sector to human development and inclusive growth through the following thematic priority areas:
- Private sector engagement through South-South cooperation for the SDGs.
- Role of the Private Sector in Skills Development.
- Impact Investing.
- Private Sector Resilience and Crisis Response.
Furthermore, the Center supports the UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) by leading UNDP’s strategic offer to partner and work with the private sector.
Under its impact investment thematic area, IICPSD and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) established the Global Islamic Finance and Impact Investing Platform (GIFIIP) in 2016 to position Islamic finance and impact investing as leading enablers of SDG implementation around the world. Bringing together the private sector, governments and key stakeholders operating in the Islamic finance and impact investing markets, the platform aims to promote market-based solutions to sustainable development challenges. It focuses on enabling the private sector, using Islamic finance in tandem with impact investing to achieve SDGs on a global scale.
Devoirs et responsabilités
UNDP IICPSD is looking for a Communications Assistant to support GIFIIP’s communication activities. The key function of the Communications Assistant will be the provision of support to the implementation of the GIFIIP’s communication strategy and increase the Platform’s visibility and outreach. The Communications Assistant is expected to perform the following tasks and duties as demonstrated below under the guidance of and reporting directly to the UNDP IICPSD Deputy Director and Islamic Finance Portfolio Manager.
Provides support to communications and advocacy outreach activities of GIFIIP, focusing on the achievement of the following results:
- Support the design and implementation of a communications strategy to increase the outreach and visibility of GIFIIP.
- Draft communication materials including press releases, articles, key messages, newsletters and other advocacy materials.
- Support the promotion and distribution of key GIFIIP knowledge management, research and reporting products.
- Provide logistical support to communications and advocacy efforts and campaigns, e.g., by supporting the organization of roundtable discussions, conferences, and other publicity events and providing inputs to briefing materials and press releases.
- Maintain library/database of reference materials and photos.
Manages GIFIIP website and social media campaigns, focusing on the achievement of the following results:
- Gather information for the development of content for the GIFIIP website and social media channels.
- Support the outsourcing process of designing an Interactive Matchmaking module for Islamic investors and impact creating enterprises to be provided through GIFIIP website.
- Manage, maintain, and update the GIFIIP website on a regular basis; ensure it is regularly updated with quality, creative multimedia content including new press releases, publications, events, reports, blogs, briefs.
- Manage the online interactions through GIFIIP website.
- Design and implement a social media strategy to increase audience volume and engagement with GIFIIP accounts on social media; ensure the social media accounts updated regularly with quality content highlighting the GIFIIP’s activities.
- Maintain files, databases, and systems relevant to the GIFIIP’s digital presence.
- Track and monitor social media and report relevant information to the GIFIIP team.
- Design and create social media content (infographics, videos, GIFs, social media cards etc.)
Provides media and communications support to events, focusing on the achievement of the following result:
- Provide communications support to GIFIIP events, including through outreach communications in the run-up and post-event; and generating media coverage of the events.
Provides effective support to the IICPSD programme and strategy, focusing on the achievement of the following results:
- Assist research activities for the private sector’s role in development, particularly in impact investing, Islamic finance and inclusive business areas.
- Support qualitative and quantitative background analyses.
- Research, synthesize, and draft briefs, background documents and provide programmatic support particularly in areas pertaining to the role of the private sector in development particularly inclusive business models and socially responsible investing.
- Assists in the development of tools and guidelines for leveraging the contribution of private sector in development via inclusive business and Islamic finance models and impact investing through research-based evidence.
- Other research and information collection tasks related to partnership building and resource mobilization as required by IICPSD.
Provides effective support to the IICPSD programme and strategy, focusing on the achievement of the following results:
- Provide organizational support to the events including identifying and securing the venue, speakers and guests; outreach and drafting-distribution of invitations; managing event registration; and other related tasks.
- Support preparation of the document set for event participants, i.e., press kit, logistics note, and any other document deemed necessary.
- Prepare the logistics plan for each event and ensure its proper implementation in coordination with the travel agencies, hotels and other partners.
- Provide research support in line with the subject topic of the events.
- Assist the arrangement of travel and hotel reservations, preparation of travel authorizations.
- Administrative support to organization of other national and international conferences, workshops, retreats.
- Preparation of informal translations.
Provides support to management coordination, focusing on the achievement of the following results:
- Assist in the preparation of notes, summaries for events and advisory activities.
- Support the senior management with collection and compilation of information.
- Write briefings for UNDP senior staff, in accordance with templates.
Compétences
Core
Achieve Result: | LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline |
Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements |
Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback |
Adapt with Agility:
| LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible |
Act with Determination:
| LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident |
Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships |
| Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
Business Direction & Strategy | Effective Decision Making | Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with authority, area of expertise and resources. |
Business Development | Knowledge Generation | Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for content, or responsive to a stated need |
Business Development | Knowledge Facilitation Collective | Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally. |
| Business Development | Intelligence Design | Ability to bringing together diverse groups of people, data, information or ideas, and technology to design services or solutions. |
| Business Management | Communication | Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media, and other appropriate channels. |
| Business Management | Customer Satisfaction/Client Management | Ability to respond timely\ and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. |
| Business Management | Working with Evidence and Data | Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. |
Qualifications et expériences requises
Min. Academic Education |
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Min. years of relevant work experience |
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Required skills and competencies |
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Desired additional skills and competencies
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Required Language(s) (at working level)
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Professional Certificates |
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