Expert in Governance

UN Development Programme - UNDP | Volunteer |
Closing: 15 Feb 2026 16 days remaining
Location: Praia

Overview

Support Joint Office’s Governance Portfolio initiatives, ensuring alignment with Cabo Verde’s SIDS Strategy, national priorities, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Assist in the design and implementation of public policies and strengthen institutional and stakeholder capacities for inclusive, transparent, and effective governance.

Tasks Summary
  • - Support Joint Office’s Governance Portfolio initiatives, ensuring alignment with Cabo Verde’s SIDS Strategy (2025–2034), national priorities, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to sustainable finance and governance.
  • - Assist Joint Office’s Governance Portfolio in the design and implementation of public policies that foster administrative modernization, integrating SIDS-specific priorities such as governance and sustainable development and financing.
  • - Support Joint Office’s Governance Portfolio strengthen institutional and stakeholder capacities (central administration, local authorities, civil society) for inclusive, transparent, and effective governance, embedding SIDS principles of vulnerability reduction, resource mobilization, and multilateral engagement into governance reforms.
  • - Assist Joint Office’s Governance Portfolio to facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue and South-South cooperation, leveraging SIDS platforms (AOSIS, COI, CARICOM, AIS) to exchange best practices in governance, rule of law, climate diplomacy, and digital innovation, and to prepare Cabo Verde for its leadership role in AOSIS (2027) and the SIDS5 Conference (2034).
Experience Requirements

7 years

Qualification Requirements

Master's degree in Economy, Governance, International Relations and Resource Mobilization, Administration, or Politics. A bachelor's degree + 10 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of master's degree.

Other Details

Languages Required: English, Level: Fluent, Required

Languages Preferred: Portuguese, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

Contract Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Work Modality: Onsite

Remuneration:

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