Programme Advisor and Team Leader Inclusive Growth

Programme Support and Policy Advice:

• Lead the BPPS team working in the thematic area of sustainable development in the Regional Hub in the provision of programme support to Country Offices, helping them to ensure the relevance of the services provided given the country and regional context.






• Deliver technical policy advice and programme support, in collaboration with other teams in the Regional Hubs and HQ, that responds to country office needs, including through the provision of capacity building and backstopping;






• Develop and manage regional programmes and initiatives;






• Identify and recommend to management new opportunities for policy advisory directions and roles;






• Identify mission-critical roles for thematic area in crisis and conflict responses and, provide timely technical policy and programme advice for crisis situations in response to requests coordinated by CRU; and






• Ensure proper coordination with the country support team in the Regional Hub.

 Support Policy Development

• Lead the integration of UNDP’s work on sustainable development within the region into a coherent policy and programming framework in support of the implementation of the UNDP Strategic Plan;






• Advise the Chief of Profession for Sustainable Development, the Regional Director and relevant Team Leaders in HQ on policy gaps and opportunities for development of overall team priorities and workplans;






• Design  policy  initiatives for relevant  contexts on  emerging policy agendas  collaborating with policy teams in HQ and communicating and representing perspectives and knowledge from Country Offices and the regions;






• Critically assess and measure policy services in the designated area and recommend to COs, HQ and Hub Management new policy and strategic alignment options; and






• Foster policy innovation in the specific thematic areas to enhance programme delivery.

Overall Management and Resource Mobilization:

• Set the direction for the team including roles and responsibilities, accountability and reporting;






• Lead and manage staff in the team in the formulation and implementation of the substantive work plan of the team and oversee staff accountability;






• Ensure that the technical capacity of the policy advisors and specialists managed is optimally aligned with business needs and that team members are encouraged to seek new client opportunities and amplify the value and reputation of BPPS in the thematic area;






• Ensure that the work of the team is conducted in accordance with relevant business processes and that high-quality outputs are delivered on time;






• In collaboration with BERA, the Regional Hub Director and the Chief of Profession for Sustainable Development, seek and identify partnership and funding opportunities; and oversee the preparation of funding proposals, donor briefings and presentations in support of resource mobilization efforts;






• Establish and maintain an enabling environment for harmonious working relationships and team-building, by promoting consistent and constructive communication, open information sharing, and coordination among all staff.

Partnerships, Representation and Advocacy

• Mobilize, foster and strengthen strategic partnerships with UN entities and other relevant regional bodies, including UNECA, AU, ILO, World Bank and the AfDB, as well as Regional Economic Communities, as relevant, and provide substantive inputs to those partnerships in support of UNDP initiatives;






• Represent UNDP and engage in UN interagency coordination as well as in other fora with the aim to advance UNDP’s strategic agenda in the thematic areas; and






• Advocate policy and positioning of this thematic area in various fora and through programme efforts, including academia and civil society.

Knowledge Management

• Oversee the knowledge extraction, analysis, documentation, codification of results/lessons learned in the specific thematic areas (development planning, economic recovery and livelihoods and natural capital and the environment) ensuring that knowledge sharing and content management is in line with guidelines and performed using corporate tools; and






• Guide and coordinate cross-regional exchange of knowledge by collaborating with policy teams in HQ to research, develop and share knowledge-based tools and guidance to help influence/advance policy dialogue in the thematic area and present such material at various fora.

 

Core Competencies

Innovation:

• Ability to make new and useful ideas work.

Leadership:

• Ability to persuade others to follow.

People Management:

• Ability to improve performance and satisfaction.

Communication:

• Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform.

Delivery:

• Ability to get things done.

Technical/Functional

Primary

Social Inclusion:

• Knowledge of inclusive growth, decent employment and social protection concepts, principles and issues and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.

Sustainable Development:

• Knowledge of sustainable development concepts, principles and issues and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations, covering the economic, social and environmental dimensions;






• Natural Capital and Environment Knowledge of environment management processes at the national and local level and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.

Representation:

• Ability to productively share UNDP knowledge and activities (at UN and other venues).

Resource Mobilization:

• Ability to identify and organize programmes  and projects to implement solutions and generate resources.

Partnerships:

• Ability to engage with others and forge productive working relationships.

Secondary

• Trends and emerging areas analytics;






• Ability to scan the horizon and identify approaches and initiatives to bring into policy and programme design.

Programme Management:

• Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.

Knowledge Management:

• Ability to efficiently handle and share information and knowledge.

 

Education:

•  Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in development economics, business administration, social sciences or related disciplines.

Experience:

• 10 years of professional work experience, including leading teams, providing policy advice and pioneering approaches on multidimensional poverty and inequality measurement and targeting, in different development contexts.






• Strong analytical skills in economic and social dimensions of sustainable development.






• Experience working in developing country settings is required and experience in crisis contexts is an asset.

Language Requirements:

•  Fluency in English, both written and oral required;






• Working knowledge of French an asset.

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