Regional Associate Programme Support Officer

Result of Service - Targeted cross-border chapter included in all 18 CCAs in ECA region. - Regional and sub-regional partnership mapping completed - Implementation of partnership strategies regularly monitored

Work Location Istanbul

Expected duration 15 April to 15 December 2022

Duties and Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Consultant will be responsible for the following duties: - Support to coordination, development and review of cross-border and sub-regional analysis, with a focus on of environmental governance (food, water, energy, and climate change). - Provide support to the coordination of preparation and review process for Common Country Analysis, Cooperation Frameworks and other planning instruments as needed. - Research, analyze and consolidate SDG related data, as well as information on best practices at the sub regional and regional level, with a specific focus on environmental issues. - Support data collection and qualitative data analysis for the office, participates in survey initiatives; assists with design of data collection tools; issues data collection tools, reviews, analyzes, and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares preliminary conclusions. - Support coordination and overview of VNR processes in region and sharing of best practices and information exchange across countries. - Supporting preparation of presentation materials, background information, drafting speeches for meetings and other events - Contribution to the preparation of regional as well as sub regional partnership mapping and strategy developments - Providing support to identify priorities on whom to partner with a focus on IOs, NGOs and private sector - Support to coordination and follow up of sub-regional partnership strategies - Support engagement of global compact office in development and engagement of the private sector as partners in achieving the SDGs in the region. - Provides administrative and substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying and proposed participants, preparation of background documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc. - Undertakes outreach activities; participates in the development of training workshops, seminars, etc.; participates in and makes presentations on assigned topics/activities - Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/special skills Skills: Strong drafting skills; Production of research papers; service minded and coordination experience Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (Master degree or equivalent) sustainable development, economics, public policy, public administration, finance, natural resources management, engineering, law, social sciences or related field. Experience: A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in project/programme management, administration or related area in Europe and Central Asia. Experience in drafting policy analysis for senior management required. Work experience with a UN development system entity and in coordination is highly desirable. Language: Fluency in English is required.

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