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Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Director, the EU Engagement Specialist leads a team which supports UNDP in the EC contribution management cycle by providing advice to Country Offices and the organization at large, on initial engagement, implementation, reporting, visibility, monitoring and evaluation, verification and training on the same. Furthermore, the team facilitates the clearance of all EC contribution agreements and supports overall UN FAFA coordination through close coordination with the UN Controller’s office.
Duties and Responsibilities of EU Engagement Specialist
Advise in the creation, development and solidification of strategic partnerships with the EU institutions and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy:
- Provide critical support on developing more tailored communications, outreach, resource mobilization and other strategies to deepen and broaden UNDP’s existing partnership with key EU interlocutors. Identifying funding opportunities, calls for proposals by scanning relevant EU websites, information gathering etc.
- Analyse donor trends and funding landscape and provide input into RO policy recommendations and corporate strategies tailored to specific donors.
- Networking and building constructive relations with EC counterparts involved in programming and contractual matters.
Provide high quality contractual advisory services and guidance to the UNDP Offices with respect to the implementation of EU-funded actions:
- Lead and coordinate administrative contract management activities in the Representation Office (RO), including support to the EU/UN FAFA Working Group.
- Provide wholistic programme and project management guidance and support services to HQ, Country Offices and the Regional Hubs on the execution of EU funded programmes and projects in accordance with applicable contractual frameworks and established regulations, as well as, verification, monitoring and reporting activities, problem solving and risk and reputation management.
- Lead the “early warning” mechanism, alerting UNDP Offices and implementing units to new requirements, approaching deadlines etc.; prevent problematic cases to negatively affect the EC-UNDP partnership.
Facilitate and lead in knowledge building and sharing:
- Facilitate knowledge building and sharing on contractual aspects of the UNDP-EU partnerships, implementation modalities and contractual requirements, through the dissemination of information, preparation and conduction of briefings, presentations and training.
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Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Public Administration, Law, European studies, Political Sciences or related field of studies is required, or
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years (with Master’s degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience in providing management advisory services at the national or international level is required.
- Deep knowledge of the EU’s policies and implementation modalities for external development and humanitarian assistance is required.
- Proficiency in the usage of software packages (MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and handling of web-based management systems is required.
- Deep knowledge of the existing UN-EU contractual frameworks is desirable.
- Experience in representing entity in cross-organizational partnership teams (EU-UN) is desirable.
- Project management experience/expertise (in particular EU projects), including experience in verification and audit exercises is desirable.
- Proven track record of strong English writing skills, proposal framing and visual thinking to articulate new offers is desirable.
- Familiarity with the UN/UNDP system and UNDP-EU partnership is desirable.
- Experience in organizing events to engage network partners and managing partnership pipelines is desirable.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English and French (written and spoken) is required.
- Working knowledge of Spanish is an asset.
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