UNDP Round Table Process (RTP) Secretariat Coordinator || Apply Now |

The Round Table Process Secretariat Coordinator will assist DIC-MPI as the RTP secretariat to perform its role and responsibility.

Duties and Responsibilities of Round Table Process

Facilitate and review Sector Working Group (SWG) work plans

• Facilitate and provide support to the formulation and review of SWG work plans.
• Ensure key developments and changes in development directions are communicated to SWGs and reflected in their work plans.
• Align SWGs’ work plans with national priorities and sectoral development plans under National Developent Planning process, and the RTP process.
• Support the implementation of NSEDPs at the sectoral level through meaningful engagement with SWGs.
• Facilitate the seamless integration of SWG priorities and strategies into broader national development agendas in collaboration with DOP-MPI.
• Consolidate annual SWG progress report.
• Collect Sector and Sub-Sector Working Group meeting materials for RTP secretariat to upload on the RTM website.

Stakeholder engagement within SWGs

• Facilitate stakeholder engagement within each SWG, including attending Sector and Sub-Sector Working Group meeting, to ensure effective cooperation between the government counterpart and development partners.
• Provide support to the RTP secretariat to enhance coordination between different actors within each SWG, particularly between chairs and co-chairs.
• Develop and implement action plans to leverage financial and technical support from development partners within each SWG.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Develop monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to track the progress of SWGs in achieving their work plans.
• Regularly assess the alignment of SWGs’ activities with national priorities and development plans.
• Provide feedback and recommendations for improvement to enhance the effectiveness of SWGs and the RTP mechanism.

Capacity building and knowledge sharing

• Organize capacity-building activities for SWG members to enhance their skills and knowledge in development coordination, including capacity building on preparation of the SWG’s workplan.
• Develop and promote knowledge sharing and best practices among SWGs to foster collaboration and innovation.
• Facilitate the dissemination of information and resources to support the implementation of SWGs’ work plans.

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Required skills 

• Experience with development planning and supporting stakeholder consultations.
• Experience in fostering networks and partnerships and ability to provide coordination with government entities, UN agencies and other development partners.
• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

• Experience in providing policy and / or programme advice and leading policy dialogues and actionable development plans.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Required Language(s) 

• Fluency in English and Lao is required.

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