Overview
Provide programme coordination and country-level pooled fund support to enhance the implementation of the UNSDCF and advance joint programming across the UNCT.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide effective operational and coordination support to the Emai Fund, including governance meetings, reporting processes and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Achieve progress on the closure of the Ezingo Fund, including follow-up on outstanding reporting requirements and closure actions with participating organizations.
- Provide coordination and implementation support to UNSDCF joint programmes and joint initiatives, including preparation of relevant programme and reporting documents.
- Provide effective secretariat support to assigned UNCT coordination mechanisms, including agendas, meeting reports, action trackers and follow-up on agreed actions.
- Prepare briefing packages, presentations, talking points, background notes and information products for the Resident Coordinator’s Office.
- Document lessons learned, good practices and results related to joint programming, pooled fund management and UNCT coordination.
- Submit a final consultancy report, summarizing activities undertaken, results achieved, lessons learned and recommendations for future action.
Required Experience
- Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in programme coordination, partnerships, development cooperation, project management, resource mobilization or related fields;
- Experience in organizing and supporting high-level partnership and resource mobilization events engaging government authorities, donors, international financial institutions and other key stakeholders, preferably in the context of donor roundtables and financing initiatives;
- Experience providing coordination support to multi-stakeholder platforms and governance mechanisms, particularly in the context of the UNSDCF/UNCT;
- Experience working with the United Nations, international organizations, government institutions or development partners in fragile contexts, particularly in Africa;
- Experience in drafting reports, concept notes, talking points, and briefing materials.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master's degree) in International Relations, Development Studies, Economics, Public Administration, Political Science, Social Sciences or a related field is required. A first-level university degree, combined with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
