Senior SDG Advisor Lead

Provide consultancy on sustainable development strategies and policy support.

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Application deadline 4 years ago: Sunday 19 Sep 2021 at 23:59 UTC

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Overview

Provide consultancy on sustainable development strategies and policy support.

You have:

  • Master's degree in social policy, public policy, politics, economics, development studies or a related area.
  • A minimum of 10 years in conceptualizing and providing support to governments in developing national sustainable development strategies.
  • Strong knowledge in sustainable development concepts, familiarity with 2030 Agenda and SDGs.
  • Extensive experience in monitoring and evaluation.
  • Familiarity with gender mainstreaming and integrated approaches.
  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Knowledge of Statistical data analysis.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Proficiency in English and Arabic.

Contract

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Background

To apply for this consultancy assignment, please check below link to view the terms of reference and other related documents.

https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=83020

Duties and Responsibilities

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https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=83020

Competencies

  • Demonstrate integrity by modeling UN values and ethical standards.
  • Promote the vision, mission and strategic in goals of the UNDP
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualification:

  • Master's degree in social policy, public policy, politics, economics, development studies or a related area.

Required Experience:

  • A minimum of 10 years in conceptualizing and providing support to governments in developing national sustainable development strategies, strategic planning instruments
  • Strong track record in writing high-quality reports tailored to different audiences
  • Strong knowledge in sustainable development concepts, familiarity with 2030 Agenda and SDGs
  • Extensive experience in monitoring and evaluation
  • Familiarity with gender mainstreaming and integrated approaches
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Knowledge of Statistical data analysis
  • Strong communication skills

Languages

  • Proficiency in English and Arabic

Technical and financial proposals along with CV & 3 references should be submitted and attached as one file, and without such will not be considered).

(Only Short Listed Candidates will be contacted)

Potential interview questions

Describe a time when you had to contribute to a sustainable development project. The interviewer wants to understand your practical experience with sustainable projects. Provide specific examples that showcase your role and contributions.
How do you ensure gender sensitivity in your policy recommendations? This question assesses your approach to integrating gender considerations into your work. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of a high-quality report you wrote and its impact? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What challenges have you faced in monitoring and evaluation, and how did you address them? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Explain how you stay updated on the 2030 Agenda and SDGs. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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