Overview
This position leads and directs the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programmes and activities to accelerate SDG implementation and inform future global sustainable development agenda negotiations.
Key Responsibilities
- Leads the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects on sustainable development issues.
- Leads review of relevant documents and reports; identifies priorities, problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions.
- Leads research on the identification of new and emerging sustainable development issues and presents analysis of information gathered and reviewed from diverse sources with plausible recommendations.
- Coordinates policy development; reviews the assessments of sustainable development issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or research activities and studies.
- Undertakes survey initiatives; guides design of data collection instruments; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
- Leads in the preparation of various written outputs, including background papers, analysis, substantial sections of reports and studies, and inputs to publications on sustainable development issues.
- Provides direct substantive support to consultative and intergovernmental meetings, where Member States will prepare consultations and negotiations on a future agenda.
- Prepares speeches for senior staff and make presentations on sustainable development issues at various forums.
- Manages and leads outreach activities to gather views, perspectives, and priorities from a broad cross-section at national and regional levels.
- Oversees web contents and structure for the areas of his/her responsibilities.
- Provide guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties on sustainable development issues.
- Develops and maintains relations with senior officials of member governments and ensures a response to request for advice and/or capacity development on sustainable development issues and policies.
- Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and ensures preparation of related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.) on sustainable development issues.
- Serves as an effective spokesperson and establishes collaboration and partnerships with key officials at all levels inside and outside the organization.
- Ensures effective utilization, supervision and development of personnel; Guides, evaluates and mentors staff.
- Takes the lead in task forces, working groups, inter-agency groups, as needed on sustainable development issues.
- Ensures gender mainstreaming, including in legislation, policies or programmes.
- Represents the Branch/Division at international, regional or national meetings on sustainable development issues.
- Manages unit/section both substantively and administratively, as appropriate.
- Leads in collection and analysis of data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
- Ensures that staff in the division can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in policy development, formulation and implementation of initiatives related to sustainable development issues and the 2030 Agenda, including at least five years at the international level, is required. Experience in policy-oriented research and preparation of reports on sustainable development issues is required. Experience in programme development and management in the area of economic and social development is desirable. Experience in intergovernmental processes, including the coordination of intergovernmental deliberation processes is required. Experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder engagements and processes is required. Experience working with senior government officials is desirable. Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in sustainable development, economics, public policy, public administration, finance, natural resources management, engineering, law, social sciences or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.
