Job Title: Policy Analyst, Effective Development Cooperation
Scheme: Junior Professional Officer's Programme (JPO-P)
Recruiter: Federal Ministry of Youth Development
State: TARABA
Agency: UNDP
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Sector of assignment: Capacity Development
Country and Duty Station: Egypt, Cairo
Duration of assignment: One-year fixed-term appointment, renewable at least once subject to satisfactory performance
Content and methodology of supervision:
As part of the UNDP JPO programme overall framework, the JPO will benefit from the following supervision modalities:
• Structured guidance provided by the supervisor, especially in the beginning of the assignment, with the purpose of gradually increasing the responsibilities of the JPO
• Establishment of a work plan, with clear key results
• Effective supervision through knowledge sharing and performance/development feedback throughout the assignment
• Easy access to the supervisor
• Participation in Unit/Team/Office meetings to ensure integration and operational effectiveness
• Guidance and advice in relation to learning and training opportunities within the field of expertise
• Completion of the yearly UNDP Results and Competency Assessment (RCA)
• If more than one supervisor; clear agreement of the roles and responsibilities between the relevant parties
In addition, the following specific supervision arrangements will apply:
Supervision will be direct and will take the form of mentoring and coaching. There will be an agreed workplan – which contributes to the annual workplan of UNDP's global project on capacity development for effective development cooperation and to the regional KICG workplan – against which targets and progress will be monitored and evaluated. Regular meetings and feedback will be important features of the supervisor/supervisee relationship.
Duties, Responsibilities and Output Expectations:
This post is critical for strengthening UNDP's engagement and outreach in the Arab region to support the effective functioning of the Global Partnership (GP) for Effective Development Cooperation, strengthen linkages with the UN Development Cooperation Forum (DCF), engaging with countries in the region on the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), and facilitate knowledge sharing and peer learning for development, including South-South and triangular cooperation.
1. Support to country level work: As requested by UNDP country offices, provide effective and timely advice and capacity development support services to governments in the sub-region on effective development cooperation issues. Specific areas of attention will country offices' support to country-led: (a) inclusive coordination and mutual accountability mechanisms between all development stakeholders; (b) transparency and information management of aid flows and other sources of development finance;