Apply for the Vacancy for Associate Development Coordination Officer at UNDP in UAE. The deadline for the application is 23rd June 2020.

Duties 

Within delegated authority, the Associate Development Coordination Officer, Data Management, and Results Monitoring/Reporting will be responsible for the following duties:

Provides substantive support for the development and implementation of UN Country Team (UNCT) data and research strategies

• Assists in the design and implementation of the UNCT’s data and research strategy, in alignment with or to support the preparation of the Country Common Analysis (CCA) and UN Sustainable Development Cooperation (UNSDCF);

• Likewise, the incumbent undertakes empirical analysis, data mining and visualization, as assigned, to assist the Resident Coordinator (RC) and UNCT, including results groups, in developing reports and working papers on sustainable development topics;

Assists in the development and expansion of strategic research and data partnerships

• Supports the UN’s work with national data and statistical systems, facilitating engagement with national entities and data systems;
• Additionally, he/she communicates and coordinates with existing partners and helps form new partnerships with UN agencies, academia,etc.

Undertakes monitoring and reporting of UNCT results

• Supports inter-agency efforts on results and progress monitoring and reporting on the UNSDCF and Joint Programmes;
• Also, the incumbent assists in preparing the UNSDCF monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework and reporting results at country, regional, and global levels.

Supports knowledge management and capacity development

• Advocates for knowledge sharing, inspiring others within the RCO and UNCT to contribute their expertise through internal and external platforms and tools, working closely with colleagues at the regional level to ensure usable knowledge is shared between and applied by UNCTs.
• Additionally, assists in the identification of good practices and lessons learned at the different levels of the UN System

Qualifications

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business or public administration, information management, statistics, sustainable development, social sciences, education, or related area. Additionally, the UNDP may accept a first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience: A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in providing strategic support to research and data analysis. Also, knowledge management, or project/program management in the context of development cooperation or related area is required.

Language: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of the Arabic language is an asset.

Additional requirements: National Professional Officers are nationals of the country in which they are serving.

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