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UNDP Socio-Economic Policy Specialist || Apply Now
Under the supervision of the Project Manager, Sindh SDGs Plus programme Project, the Socio Economic Policy Specialist is to ensure the following deliverables.
Duties and Responsibilities of Policy Specialist
Policy Development, Research, and Strategy Enhancement Support for Inclusive and Informed Development Planning:
- Conduct in-depth socio-economic analysis to inform policy development and provide technical assistance and strategic visioning in line with the Project Document and close coordination with the Sindh Planning and Development (P&D) Board for crafting SDG-aligned and evidence-based policies, emphasizing priority sectors and marginalized demographics in development planning, budgeting, and implementation strategies, aimed at economic development, and poverty and inequality reduction.
- Assist and advise in harnessing technological innovations, particularly the potential of digital transformation for inclusive and area-based development.
- Prepare policy papers and briefs on issues related to socio-economic development, poverty and inequality reduction, and inclusion.
- Evaluate existing policies, frameworks, and project activities to ensure gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches aligned with SDGs for equitable development and social inclusion.
Capacity Building and Data Strengthening
- Engage with consultants to develop district profiling and curate gender-sensitive and inclusive district development plans, monitoring frameworks, and evaluations specifically tailored for underdeveloped or marginalized districts.
- Assist and advise in developing SMART indicators to monitor the gender inclusion, diversity, and social inclusion of project-supported initiatives and awarded consultancy services.
- Provide data strengthening support by developing a disaggregated data system at provincial and district levels, focusing on policy-oriented data collection to fortify SDGs monitoring and reporting.
- Provide top-quality and innovative policy advisory support to the Government and facilitate capacity development and knowledge building in support of pro-poor growth and the achievement in the priority policy areas.
- Address challenges related to suboptimal private sector partnerships for reducing the financing gap, while also focusing on innovative strategies to optimize limited fiscal resources.
Strategic Partnerships, Knowledge Management, and Dissemination
- Establish dynamic and diversified partnership platforms, ensuring effective inclusion of grassroots communities, movements, and marginalized groups to amplify voices and actions.
- Keep abreast of regional and global socio-economic trends and issues and analyze their implications for the realization of envisaged targets in the project’s priority policy areas.
- Develop policy briefs and conduct policy dialogues on the success stories, best practices, challenges, and opportunities for evidence-based social protection and inclusion.
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Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related disciplines is required, OR
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience in Policy Development, Research, Informed Planning, Capacity Building, and Data Analytics at the national or international levels is required.
- Organizational knowledge and experience including strategic planning, decision-making self-management, emotional intelligence, conflict management, delivery, communication, and negotiating skills are an asset.
- Experience in research, data management and analysis, economic forecasting, digital inclusion, monitoring, and implementation, and gauging meso and macro-level impact and needs assessments, delivery, and budget is an asset.
- Prior experience of SDGs, Agenda 2030, MAPS Approach, provincial policies and priorities, policy integration approach, and innovation, social protection, and inclusion. An understanding of the Sindh context would be of added advantage.
- Experience in working, liaising, and collaborating with governments, NGOs, civil society organizations, and public international organizations.
Required Languages:
- Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written English and Urdu.
- Knowledge of other local languages is an asset.
- Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.
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Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Internships |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 16 August,2024 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| City | Karachi |
| Organizer | UNDP |