What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lusophone Transparency Network Coordinator (Home-based) Part-time 65% position at UNDP?
Job Description
Background
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Office / Unit / Project Description
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP's policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.
Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP's Strategic Plan. BPPS's staff provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government, and civil society dialogues, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas. BPPS works closely with UNDP's Crisis Bureau (CB) to support emergency and crisis response. BPPS ensures that issues of risk are fully integrated into UNDP's development programmes. BPPS assists UNDP and partners to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links results-based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working. BPPS supports UNDP and partners to be more innovative, knowledge and data driven including in its programme support efforts.
BPPS's Hubs on Nature, Climate, Energy and Waste, with the support of the Vertical Fund Programme Support, Oversight and Compliance Unit, works with governments, civil society, and private sector partners to integrate nature, climate, energy and waste related concerns into national and sector planning and inclusive growth policies, support country obligations under Multilateral Environmental Agreements, and oversee the implementation of the UN's largest portfolio of in-country programming nature, climate change, energy and waste.
The newly established UNDP Climate Hub is the arrowhead of UNDP's commitment to the "Climate Promise" that aims to support programming countries designing and implementing pledges under the Paris Agreement, including ambitious National Determined Contributions, with climate change mitigation and adaptation interventions fully embedded in the national development planning and budgetary processes. The Climate Hub will build on UNDP's existing over USD 4 billion country-level climate portfolio on Climate Change Policies and Strategies, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate and Forests, covering over 142 countries, as well as on UNDP's Nature portfolio, UNDP's Sustainable Finance Hub, UNDP's Digital offer and other relevant portfolios on youth, gender, health, climate security among others.
The UNDP Climate Hub is responsible for :
- Thought leadership on Climate and to be the custodian of UNDP policy positions on Climate;
- Strategy and vision formulation;
- Pipeline development in coordination with the other hubs and the Vertical Fund Programme Support, Oversight and Compliance Unit;
- Provision of integrated policy and programme support to Country Offices;
- Global engagement, advocacy in collaboration with BERA;
- Integration across thematic areas;
- Strategic Partnerships development and resource mobilization;
- Lead and Support global flagship initiatives and partnerships on Climate;
- Serve as focal point with relevant UN coordination mechanisms and Conventions (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change);
- Cross-organization knowledge and learning; and
- Innovation.
As part of this umbrella initiative, the Government of Belgium has approved a contribution of 1.2 million euros to provide capacity building support on transparency to lusophone and francophone countries and foster south / south exchanges. The project, "Enhancing climate transparency in developing countries - a contribution to the Climate Promise", has as a primary objective to provide targeted countries with effective governance and enabling environment over time, to accelerate and scale NDC implementation, by providing streamlined support and capacity building on data and transparency. This will be delivered at the country and regional level with a focus on francophone and lusophone countries.
In addition to this, the global CBIT Phase 2 project, implemented by UNEP and funded by the GEF, will also provide targeted technical support and training on reporting obligations to the Convention and ETF for developing country parties and south-south sub-regional networks, including the Lusophone network.
UNDP is recruiting a Lusophone Transparency Network Coordinator on climate data transparency, as it relates to Article 13 of the Paris Agreement, with significant field experience in Lusophone network participating countries to lead the activities expected to strengthen their technical capacities as described under the Belgium-funded project and the CBIT Phase 2 project.
Scope of Work
The Network Coordinator will have direct work experience in one or more of the Lusophone network participating countries, in the areas of climate policy, climate negotiations, climate transparency and / or climate finance . He / she will be fluent in the Portuguese language. He / she will work under the direct supervision of the Belgium-funded project manager at UNDP Climate Hub and of the CBIT Phase 2 project coordinator at UNEP-CCC (with matrixed reporting; only CBIT-related activities will be reported to the CBIT-GSP project coordinator).
Institutional Arrangement
The Network Coordinator will report to the project manager and technical advisor on Transparency (of the ECT project implemented by UNDP) in regards activities set under the Belgium-funded project; and to the project coordinator of the CBIT Phase 2 project (implemented by UNEP-CCC & DTU) in regards activities set under the CBIT-GSP project.
Competencies
Core Competencies
Achieve Results :
LEVEL 3 : Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
Think Innovatively :
LEVEL 3 : Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously :
LEVEL 3 : Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
Adapt with Agility :
LEVEL 3 : Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
Act with Determination :
LEVEL 3 : Think beyond immediate task / barriers and take action to achieve greater results
Engage and Partner :
LEVEL 3 : Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion :
LEVEL 3 : Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic Area
Name
Definition
Business Management
Communication
Communicate clearly, concisely and unambiguously through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
Business Management
Customer Satisfaction / Client Management
Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and / or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategies. Look for as to add value beyond clients' immediate requests.
Ability to anticipate clients' upcoming needs and concerns.
Business Direction & Strategy
System Thinking
Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Business Development
Knowledge Facilitation
Ability to animate individuals and groups, internally and externally, and to design and facilitate activities, to share and exchange knowledge, information and ideas. Knowledge of tools and approaches to stimulate active participation, contribution, and exchange.
Business Management
Partnerships Management
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
2030 Agenda : Planet
Climate
Climate Change Adaptation : Fostering Food Security and resilient Agricultural systems
2030 Agenda : Planet
Nature, Climate and Energy
Climate change adaptation policy and planning : National Adaptation Plans
Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA
Min. Academic Education
Min. years of relevant Work experience
Required skills and competencies
Desired additional skills and competencies
Required Language(s) (at working level)
Professional Certificates
Travel :
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Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
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