Overview
Support UNHCR's engagement with UN partners to advance sustainable responses and solutions for forcibly displaced and stateless populations. The role provides strategic, analytical, coordination, and advisory functions.
Tasks Summary
- Support technical leads in advancing collaboration with UNDP, ILO, WFP, FAO, UNICEF and other UN entities.
- Serve as internal focal point for consolidating and maintaining an overview of engagement with UN partners.
- Coordinate and support technical teams in the development, monitoring and reporting of joint strategies, action plans, memoranda of understanding and collaboration frameworks.
- Consolidate technical and advisory inputs to Regional Bureaus and Country Operations to support effective engagement with UN Country Teams.
- Engage with PCS and the New York Office to monitor UN policy developments and UN reform initiatives.
- Prepare briefing notes, background papers and analytical inputs for senior management.
- Contribute to guidance, tools, knowledge products, capacity-building initiatives and knowledge exchange.
- Support knowledge management, including documentation and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned.
- Support efforts to elevate visibility for refugee inclusion and self-reliance in global UN fora.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Experience Requirements
- At least 6 years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree; 5 years with Master’s degree; or 4 years with Doctorate degree.
- Experience with UN agencies and development processes required.
- Demonstrated experience in inter-agency coordination, particularly with UN agencies.
- Experience in inter-agency coordination, joint programming and partnership development.
- Sound knowledge of UNHCR’s mandate, policies and operational approaches related to durable solutions and sustainable responses.
- Proven experience in supporting or contributing to development-oriented programming.
Qualification Requirements
• Advanced university degree in economics, development studies, political science, policy studies or a related field. A first level degree together with additional relevant work experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
