Value Chain & Insurance Analyst (Home-based, SHORT-TERM)

Entry Mid Finance & Economy

Overview

Support UNDP's Insurance and Risk Finance Facility in agricultural insurance.

You have:

• At least 1 of the below examples needs to be uploaded to the Skills and Qualifications Section: 1 report presenting field research findings on agriculture, 1 report presenting guidelines to optimize an insurance product delivery in the field for smallholder farmers, or 1 report on agriculture value chains analysis.
• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in agriculture, rural agricultural development or agribusiness is required.
• Minimum of 2 (two) years (with Master's degree) or 4 (four) years (with Bachelor's degree) of relevant field experience in international agricultural value chains in Africa working directly with smallholder farmers.
• A minimum of 1 year in the implementation of inclusive insurance initiatives developing solutions and tools for projects.
• Written and spoken proficiency in English and French.
• Working Knowledge of Spanish is desired.

Contract

This is a IPSA-9 contract. This kind of contract is known as International Personnel Services Agreement. It is normally internationally recruited only. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education. More about IPSA-9 contracts.

Background

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.

UNDP's Sustainable Finance Hub

The Sustainable Finance Hub, a finance and innovation platform, draws on a critical mass of UNDP expertise, initiatives, and partnerships to leverage and align resources for the SDGs and support the implementation of UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2022-2025. The Hub is an integral part of both the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) and the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA), as well as part of the GPN. Through regional focal points, it supports sustainable finance work in UNDP’s Country Offices and works in close collaboration with the Regional Bureaus. The Hub serves as a connector, broker and global coordinator among internal and external actors; curates and manages UNDP’s catalogue of service offers on SDG financing to governments, investors and companies. The Hub has five interconnected service offers: 1) Public finance for the SDGs; 2) Unlocking private capital and aligning business operations for the SDGs; 3) SDG impact management and finance tracking; 4) Integrated National Financing Frameworks and Portfolios; and 5) SDG Finance Academy.

UNDP’s Insurance and Risk Finance Facility

UNDP’s Insurance and Risk Finance Facility is charting new pathways to build resilience, incentivize growth and safeguard development. Housed within UNDP’s Sustainable Finance Hub, the Facility is using insurance and risk transfer to increase the financial resilience of countries, communities, households, businesses, nature and food systems. Learn more at www.irff.undp.org

Value Chain & Insurance Analyst

The overall objective of this short-term IPSA assignment is to support the UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) under the Sustainable Finance Hub in advancing its work on inclusive and agricultural insurance. The Value Chain & Insurance Analyst will contribute on an on-call basis to the Innovation Models building block of the Financial Resilience in Agriculture (FRA) Global Programme.

Duties and Responsibilities

The outputs for each specific assignment will depend on the scope of work engaged by the hiring unit.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Development of tools and frameworks: Design and develop practical tools and guidance for value chain practitioners and investors to integrate agricultural insurance into value chain business models, operations and strategies.
2. Stakeholder engagement and capacity building: support the design and facilitation of targeted workshops with national, regional, and global value chain actors to promote the adoption of insurance-linked solutions.
3. Field implementation support: Provide technical inputs and guidance for the implementation of bundled insurance programmes in coordination with key partners and other stakeholders.
4. Technical inputs for Resource Mobilization opportunities: Contribute to the identification and preparation of proposals and concept notes aligned with food systems resilience and financing opportunities.

Institutional Arrangement

The contractor will work in close collaboration with the IRFF Technical Team based in Geneva and Rome, under the direct supervision of the IRFF Value Chain Resilience Specialist. The contractor will be required to have his/her own technical and software-based equipment to deliver the services.

Competencies

Core competencies:

Achieve Results:

LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively:

LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements

Learn Continuously:

LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility:

LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible

Act with Determination:

LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner:

LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Technical and Cross-functional competencies:

Business direction and 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.

• Effective Decision Making

Take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one's authority, area of expertise and resources and take into consideration potential wider implications.

Business Management

• Working with Evidence and Data

Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making

Project Management

Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making

2030 Agenda: Partnerships

• SDG Finance

Insurance for the SDGs

Digital & Innovation

• Creative facilitation

Ability to design workshops that considers and addresses multiple interests, agendas, worldviews; set out clear objectives and engaging activities; select appropriate tools, materials, resources that are needed to enable or support the activities.

Ability to swiftly build rapport with participants and create a safe space (on- and offline) where they feel comfortable to share their views, concerns, experiences and reflections; supporting this with a range of tools to stimulate active participation.

Ability to facilitate inclusive conversations, ability to work with a diverse set of people with different backgrounds, seniority and expert levels, using different approaches tailored to fit the people in the room, drawing out the perspectives and ideas of each individual and making decisions through deliberation and discussion across a group.

Ability to pace a session, adjust to the abilities and energy levels of attendees and the nature or purpose of an exercise. Being flexible and able to improvise; adapting and changing approaches in response to the needs, while staying true to the intent and objectives of the session.

Required Skills and Experience

ATTENTION TO THE APPLICANTS:

1. This is a short-term IPSA assignment. The contractor will be requested to work no more than 130 working days in a calendar year.
2. The payments will be based on a daily fee and the number of days worked.
3. UNDP does not warrant that any quantity of services will be utilized during the term of the agreement as this will depend on forthcoming needs.
4. At the time of application, the candidates will need to share an open link to the examples of previous works. The applications without the examples of works will not be considered:

At least 1 of the below examples needs to be uploaded to the Skills and Qualifications Section / Section Attachments / choose ‘add a link’ .

• 1 report presenting field research findings on agriculture.
• 1 report presenting guidelines to optmize an insurance product delivery in the field for smallholder farmers.
• 1 report on agriculture value chains analysis.

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in agriculture, rural agricultural development or agribusiness is required. OR

A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the above-mentioned field of study, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 (two) years (with Master’s degree) or 4 (four) years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant field experience in international agricultural value chains in Africa working directly with smallholder farmers.
• A minimum of 1 year in the implementation of inclusive insurance initiatives developing solutions and tools for projects.

Desired experience:

• A minimum of 2 year experience in engaging with global value chain players at HQ and field level is desired.
• Experience with upcoming EU Regulations on zero deforestation and due diligence is desired.
• Experience in research projects on family farming value chains is desired.
• Experience in engaging with governments on national sustainability cocoa or coffee initiatives in Africa and/or Sout East Asia is desired.
• Experience in designing and facilitating multi-stakeholder consultation processes is desired.
• Previous working experience with the UN or other international organizations is an asset.

Languages:

• Written and spoken proficiency in English and French
• Working Knowledge of Spanish is desired.

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.

UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.

Right to select multiple candidates

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.

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