Job Identification : 13975

Locations : Home Based

Posting Date : 10/04/2023, 02:45 PM

Apply Before : 10/19/2023, 03:59 AM

Job Schedule : Full time

Agency : UNDP

Grade : IPSA-9

Vacancy Type : International Personnel Service Agreement

Practice Area : Management

Bureau : Bureau for Policy and Programme Support

Contract Duration : 1 Year

Education & Work Experience : Master’s Degree – 2 year(s) experience OR Bachelor’s Degree – 4 year(s) experience

Required Languages : English

Desired Languages : Spanish, French, Portuguese or Bahasa Indonesia

Vacancy Timeline

2 Weeks

Job Description

Background

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Office/Unit/Project Description

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) serves as the integrator in the UN Development System, to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP has a Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise supporting delivery of the signature solutions in UNDP’s Strategic Plan.

Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) develops all relevant policy and guidance to deliver on UNDP’s Strategic Plan, providing technical advice to Country Offices, representing UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora and engaging in UN inter-agency coordination.

Climate change is the single greatest challenge humanity has ever faced. Climate change mitigation – or reducing greenhouse gas emissions – is essential to fulfilling commitments to the Paris Agreement and limiting the global mean temperature increase to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. UNDP, with more than 280 climate change mitigation projects and programs in over 110 countries, is a key actor supporting countries in their emission reduction plans, contributing to ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions. Activities in energy, as well as forests and agriculture, will be critical to meeting global mitigation objectives.

UNDP’s approach to forestry aligns with the SDG 15 and contributes to UNDP’s ‘signature solution’ on environment and nature-based solutions for development. Deforestation and forest degradation accounts for more than 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and it is clear that the stabilization of global temperatures cannot be achieved without reducing emissions from the forest sector. UNDP’s Climate and Forests programme supports countries to conserve and sustainably manage forests and ensure sustainable and equitable development paths that lead towards carbon neutrality. More information here: www.climateandforests-undp.org.

In 2021, at UNFCCC COP26, over 140 world leaders committed to “halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 while delivering sustainable development and promoting an inclusive rural transformation” through the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land-Use (GLD). The Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP), was launched the World Leaders Summit at COP27 to maintain high-level political leadership on forests, land-use and climate, to rapidly scale action, and to ensure accountability for the Glasgow Leaders Declaration and linked initiatives. The FCLP will include a focus on strategically targeted voluntary initiatives where combined political attention and complementary approaches from multiple countries, partners and other alliances will make the greatest difference globally at delivering the systemic shifts required. It will be capped each year by a high-level ambition moment, held in the margins of the UNFCCC COP, allowing countries and partners to publicly showcase both national progress and the advancement of collective solutions to this global challenge. NDP has been asked to manage the funding for the FCLP Secretariat.

Duties and Responsibilities

Working as part of the FCLP Secretariat, the Engagement Analyst will have a core support role to engage with FCLP members, track their participation and involvement across FCLP action areas and to support FCLP meetings and high-level events. The tasks include:

•  Manage communication with FCLP members, in collaboration with the Communications Analyst, including developing monthly newsletters with regular updates for FCLP membership on policy content, governance documents and forward looks to upcoming milestones and meetings.
•  Track and monitor engagement with FCLP members, in collaboration with policy leads and Senior Engagement Lead to consult and facilitate the participation of forest countries.
•  Supporting the delivery of FCLP events, including high-level meetings, collaborating with policy teams, events and communications managers as needed.
•  Manage and deliver FCLP engagement strategy, with regular forward planning to identify opportunities for engagement with FCLP members and other stakeholder groups.
•  Provide central point of contact for member engagement which includes tracking all correspondence, ensuring timely response and coordinating wider team inputs to avoid duplication and maximise synergies with FCLP members across policy areas.
•  Manage FCLP mailbox and general correspondence in collaboration with relevant members of Secretariat.
•  Maintaining core FCLP brief and providing support on briefing requests, including lines for the engagements of FCLP co-chairs and drafting correspondence on behalf of the co-chairs sherpas.
•  Support FCLP Secretariat to manage meetings, including preparing agendas, sending invites and tracking responses, and taking notes and sharing readouts as requested.
•  Supporting the FCLP in other tasks as required.

Institutional Arrangement

The Enagegement Analyst will be supervised by, and report to the Principal Technical Advisor for the Climate & Forests Programme. For the purposes of the FCLP Secretariat S/he will be managed by the Programme Manager and closely collaborate with the Secretariat Director, Communications Analyst, Policy Coordinator and other staff members. S/he will collaborate with policy leads and FCLP members as appropriate, as well as external communications partners as needed.

The assignment is home-based. If travel is required, such travel shall be at UNDP’s expense and processed in accordance with UNDP’s travel guidance and policy.

Competencies

Core

Achieve Results:

LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work

Think Innovatively:

LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking

Learn Continuously:

LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning

Adapt with Agility:

LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process

Act with Determination:

LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously

Engage and Partner:

LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Thematic Area

Name

Definition

Business Management

Communication

Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both 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

Monitoring

Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme

performance and results.

Partnership management

Relationship Management

Ability to engage with a wide range of public and

private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen

working relations, trust and mutual understanding

2030 Agenda: Planet

Nature, Climate & Energy

Climate and Forests: Reduced emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Education requirements

Advanced degree in international affairs, media studies, political science or other relevant field. First degree with four (4) years of relevant professional experience is acceptable.

Min. years of relevant work experience

A minimum of two (2) years with advanced degree and/or a minimum of four (4) years with the first degree of relevant professional experience in a communication and/or engagement focused role.

Required skills

•  Excellent writing and editing skills with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging and inclusive content.
•  Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
•  Influencing skills and the ability to build effective relationships quickly with stakeholders in an international context.
•  Ability to effectively understand the strategic drivers of the different FCLP member countries, to help shape the wider policy strategy for FCLP.
•  Excellent organisation and planning skills, including ability to meet conflicting work demands and priorities.
•  Proficient in MS Office Suite, including Excel and Powerpoint.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

•  Experience of or an understanding of forests, supply chains, international climate change agreements, or Official Development Assistance (ODA) would be an advantage.
•  Analytical capabilities and experience with applying evidence to improve policy design and delivery would be an advantage.

Required Language(s)

•  Proficiency in written and spoken English is required
•  Proficiency in one of the following languages would be an advantage: Spanish, French, Portuguese or Bahasa Indonesia.

Professional Certificates

None

Disclaimer

Important information for US Permanent Residents (‘Green Card’ holders)

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UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

Applicant information about UNDP rosters

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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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