Senior Development Coordination Officer, Team Leader, DCO Regional Office for Arab States

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Org. Setting and Reporting The position is located in the United Nations Development Coordination Office, Regional Office for Arab States (DCO ROAS) in Amman, Jordan and reports to the DCO ROAS Regional Director.

Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Senior Development Coordination Officer and Head of Office will be responsible of the following duties:

•Coordinates regional efforts on policy/normative work and system coherence in the Resident Coordination System, including UN Sustainable Development Framework (UNSDF). •Leads the organization of regional fora and consultations with governments, UN (including ESCWA) and other partners (civil society, regional banks, private sector). •Leads and facilitates regional surge support to RCs/UNCTs. •Support to RCs/UNCTs to ensure quality and timely integrated support to Member States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including on quality assurance functions within the Regional Peer Group (RPG). •Supports RCs/UN Country Teams (UNCTs) in complex countries/integrated mission settings; addresses the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding (HDP) nexus where relevant. •Support DCO Arab States in its role in supporting the reform of the UN Development System at regional level. •Supports regional and country level engagement with human rights mechanisms (including the regional human rights group) and partners, focusing on the SG’s Call to Action, integration of HRs in the DCF checklist and sub-regional analysis of transborder concerns. •Oversees support to RCs/UNCTs/RCOs in programming and country business strategies in collaboration with the BOS Specialist. •Ensures capacity development of UN Country Teams on UNDCO guidance and policies. •Ensures the support to effective establishment and operationalization of the newly reformed UN Regional Collaboration Platforms and provides support to the Co-Chairs and the Regional Director as the Secretariat of the platform. •Supports the roll out of the regional knowledge management platforms, data collection and analysis for evidence-based results reporting and efficiency gains. •Supports RCs, RCOs and UNCT members in the performance appraisal process, and provides advisory support on the Assessment on Results and Competencies (ARC) including compliance with policies and deadlines and vetting of eligible participants. •Undertakes survey initiatives; guides design of data collection instruments; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions. •Undertakes expansion of partnerships, especially with non-UN entities (regional entities, private sector, South-South, etc.). •Coordinates resource mobilization efforts at the regional level for UNCTs and development of regional funding and financing strategies, strengthening the partnership between DCO and IFIs including Islamic Financing groups such as CIBAFI and the Islamic Development Bank. •Manages regional pooled funds, including leading on call for proposals and selects projects. •Keeps abreast of latest emerging trends and innovative approaches for policy/normative work and system coherence in the Resident Coordination System. Supervises preparation of various written outputs, e.g. background papers, analysis, substantial sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc. •Directs substantive support to regional events (workshops, conferences, regional planning meetings) including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations and concept notes. •Coordinates field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and draft mission reports. •Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares periodical reports. •Serves as Head of Office in ROAS, representing the regional level at the request of the RD. •Supports the management and supervision of ROAS staff. Work implies frequent interaction with the following: UNDCO Director and Deputy Director and Regional Director. UN Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams. UNSDG Principals, (including in UNESCAP) and senior staff in UN Secretariat. Managers and staff within UNDCO. Chairs and leadership of regional and sub regional inter-governmental regional bodies and regional directors of UN offices, funds, programmes and specialized agencies. Representatives of Governments and representatives of partners organizations, including private sector, academia and non-governmental organizations

Results Expected: Effective coordination support of the RC system in the region of service at the country and regional level; strategic coordination, and support to UNSDFs, and the building and implementation of a coherent and effective joint programme portfolio in the region; regional results, services and products are integrated in the overall contribution and effectiveness of UNDCO; proven strategic coordination support in the design and implementation of innovative development programmes and partnerships with significant impact on the overall effectiveness of the United Nations; professional leadership and team management for overall strategy, quality and delivery of results.

Competencies - Professionalism: Proven knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to sustainable development. Ability to identify key strategic issues, opportunities and risks. Ability to generate and communicate broad and compelling organizational direction. Ability to communicate clearly links between the Organization's strategy and the work unit's goals. Demonstrated ability to provide innovative technical leadership by performing and/or overseeing the planning, development, and management of operation. Demonstrated ability to negotiate and apply good judgment. Proven ability to analyze complex data and produce reports leading to sound policy recommendations for achieving sustainable development; Solid understanding of the political environment and the programmes and activities of the UN system in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals; Ability to think strategically, to identify key emerging sustainable development issues and related policy implications. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.

• Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

• Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be "clients" and seeks to see things from clients' point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client. Managerial Competencies

• Leadership: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow: empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.

•Judgment/Decision-making: Identifies key issues in complex situations, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.

Education Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, management, economics or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience A minimum of seven to ten years of progressively responsible experience in sustainable development related programme management is required. A minimum of three years of experience in partnership development in a development area is required. A minimum of three years of experience in development planning and policy formulation is required. Experience with inter-agency or interorganizational collaboration in the development sector is desirable. Field experience in development cooperation is desirable. Experience in the United Nations system or a comparable international organization is desirable. Experience at the regional headquarters of a development cooperation agency is desirable. Experience in being part of, interacting with, and managing large multicultural teams at the country, regional or global levels is desirable. At least three years’ experience in humanitarian coordination is desirable.

Languages Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English, (oral and written) is required. Working knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Assessment Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise.

Special Notice - This position is temporarily available for six months. If the selected candidate is a staff member from the United Nations Secretariat, the selection will be administered as a temporary assignment.

• While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post.

• Subject to the funding source of the position, the eligibility for this temporary job opening may be limited to candidates based at the duty station.

• This temporary job opening may be limited to “internal candidates,” who have been recruited through a competitive examination administered according to staff rule 4.16 or staff selection process including the review of a central review body established according to staff rule 4.15.

• Staff members of the United Nations common system organizations who will reach the mandatory age of separation or retirement within the duration of the current temporary need period are not eligible to apply. Submitting an application or selection for the current temporary job opening does not delay or increase the mandatory age of separation.

• Retirees above the mandatory age of separation who wish to be considered for the current temporary job opening must indicate the reason for their last separation as "retirement." Such retirees shall not be employed by the Organization, unless (a) the operational requirements of the Organization cannot be met by staff members who are qualified and available to perform the required functions; and (b) the proposed employment would not adversely affect the career development or redeployment opportunities of other staff members and represents both a cost-effective and operationally sound solution to meet the needs of the service.

  United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

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