Office/Unit/Project Description
Since 2013, UNDP has been at the forefront of the Syria crisis response through its Sub-regional Response Facility (SRF). The latter has been co-managing the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) with UNHCR since 2015. The 3RP brings together more than 270 humanitarian and development partners to work together under a single plan to address both the immediate and longer-term needs of refugees, host communities and host countries (Lebanon, Jordan, Turkiye, Iraq and Egypt). 3RP regional planning and monitoring efforts are coordinated by a UNDP-UNHCR Joint Secretariat (JS), hosted by the SRF at the RBAS Regional Hub in Amman. Within this framework, the SRF has lead responsibilities in guiding programming planning, monitoring, reporting and advocacy on resilience and solutions interventions.
The SRF will capitalize on its vast experience gained under the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) and will leverage relevant expertise in UNDP as needed, to address displacement-related needs, create early-on the pathways towards sustainable responses, strengthen local and national capacities to respond, and prevent, the impact of crises. SRF will ensure engagement with donors, private sector, IFIs, foundations and philanthropies, among others, before, during the onset of, and in protracted crises.
Over the coming year, SRF embarks on a strategic ‘Thought Leadership Series’ with the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation, to advance resilience-based development through strategic philanthropy in the Arab region. This initiative aims to address the complex socio-economic challenges faced by the youth, including education, employment, and self-reliance, through a series of strategic convenings, exchanges of lessons and experiences, and the production of knowledge, involving philanthropists, practitioners, researchers, policymakers, donors and other stakeholders from various sectors.
Scope of work
Under the overall supervision of the SRF Coordinator, and under the day-to-day supervision of the Policy and Resilience Specialist, the incumbent will perform below mentioned duties and responsibilities.
2. Provide research and programme management related support to the SRF team
3. Support knowledge building and sharing with stakeholders
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary by the head of unit.
Competencies
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Cross-Functional & Technical
Ethics
UN policy knowledge – ethics: Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity
Business management
Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Administration & Operations
Events Management: Support projects with event management including venue identification, accommodation, logistics, catering, transportation, and cash disbursements, etc.
Administration and Operations
Document and Records management: Overall document (hard or electronic) management; registry and retention policy including storing and archiving
Business management
Partnership Management: Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies
General, UN System Affairs, Communications, Public Partnerships
Public Relations: Ability to build and maintain an overall positive public image for the organisation, its mandate and its brand, while ensuring that individual campaigns and other communications and advocacy initiatives are supported in reaching the public
Business Direction and Strategy
Entrepreneurial Thinking: Ability to create clarity around UNDP value proposition to beneficiaries and partners and to develop service offers responding to client needs based on UNDP’s organizational priorities and mandate
Required Skills and Experience
Min. Education requirements and relevant work experience
Secondary Education is required.
University Degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Peace and Conflict studies and/or Development or relevant fields will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
Min. years of relevant work experience
Minimum of 5 years (with secondary education) or 2 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in providing technical and administrative support research, programme development and implementation in the UN, civil society, or in the private sector.
Required skills
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the competencies section
Required language(s)
Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.
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