Governance Specialist- NPSA10 at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): (Deadline 13 January 2022)

3. Ensure effective contribution to the two NST governance sector working groups (justice, Reconciliation, Law and Order Sector, and Decentralisation and Governance Sector), the One UN result group on transformational governance, and the Delivering as One initiative as required:

• Provide quality technical and advisory support for UNDP contribution to the justice rule of law-and-order sector working group and support UNDP management in their role as sector co-chair;
• Ensure strategic contribution to the governance and decentralization sector working group and set performance targets towards enhancing transformational governance from the local to the central level;
• Effective contribution to the ‘Delivering as One initiative and provision of substantive inputs to the One UN transformational Governance Results Group;
• Regularly apply critical thinking to identify emerging challenges and opportunities requiring immediate attention including advocacy and strategic partnership.

4. Strengthen Strategic partnerships and support resource mobilization for the Transformational Governance Unit:

• Effective contribution to ongoing strategic thinking and planning exercise particularly in the four thematic areas related to transformational governance;
• Work closely with the transformational governance team to draft project proposals and implement resource mobilization activities;
• Contribution to UNDP’s strategic engagement with potential partners including development partners, philanthropic organizations, and private companies;
• Promote communication for development through the production of various communication materials;
• Ensure compliance with partnership requirements including donor reporting and visibility requirements.

4.     Institutional Arrangement

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative,  the Governance specialist is responsible for advising and providing technical assistance and leadership for the strategic direction, new initiatives and support to the management of the transformational governance portfolio.

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality.

Functional Competencies:

Strategic Policy Direction  

• Be able to lead the strategic planning, formulation, and monitoring of programmatic issues;
• Ability to identify governance structural opportunities and challenges and provide policy advice based on best local and global experiences and practices;
• Demonstrates capacity to provide substantial advice in formulating policy options for Rwanda Government on transformational governance particularly within a national recovery context.

Development and Operational Effectiveness  

• Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management, and reporting.
• Ability to lead formulation and implementation of strategies;
• Ability to formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of development programmes/projects and mobilize resources;
• Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery;
• Excellent knowledge of national planning, policy, and programming framework;
• Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/attitudinal change;
• Excellent IT skills.

Management and Leadership 

• Focuses on impact and results for the client and responds positively to critical feedback;
• Encourages risk-taking in the pursuit of creativity and innovation;
• Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors.

• Master’s degree in Development Studies, Law, Political Science, International Relations, or other development-related fields with 5 years of experience.

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing technical and advisory services, within international organizations and national institutions;
• Minimum of five years of experience in coordinating and providing technical and advisory support to governance programme portfolios within national, regional and international organizations;
• Experience in working, liaising, and collaborating with governments’ representatives, civil society organizations, and international organizations within the framework of establishing and implementing governance projects or developing policy and legislative frameworks;
• Experience in research and policy-level analysis;
• Hands-on experience in design, monitoring, and evaluation of development projects;
• Proven experience in managing multi-stakeholder projects;
• Demonstrated experience in building strategic partnerships and resource mobilization.

Desired additional skills and competencies:

• Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work;
• Results-Based Programme Development and Management;
• Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing – Developing tools and mechanisms;
• Resource Mobilization – Implementing resource mobilization  strategies;
• Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise – In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter.

Language:

• Fluency (both verbal and written) in English is required;
• knowledge of French will be an added value.

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