Resident Coordinator System Development Coordination Officer, Head of Rco and Strategic Planner Jobs in Ghana

Resident Coordinator System Development Coordination Officer, Head of Rco and Strategic Planner Jobs in Ghana

Org. Setting and Reporting

The UN Secretary-General launched on 1 January 2019 a bold and new global reform which repositioned the UN Development System to deliver more effectively and efficiently with the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

As part of this reform, UN Resident Coordinator Offices (UN RCO), under the leadership of an empowered and independent UN Resident Coordinator - the highest-ranking official of the UN Development System and Representative of the UN Secretary-General at country level - support countries in the achievement of their development priorities and the attainment of the SDGs.

This position is located within the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator (Head RCO) in Accra, Ghana reports to the UN Resident Coordinator (RC).

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Development Coordination Officer, Head of RCO will be responsible of the following duties:

1. Provides Strategic Guidance to the Rc and Unct of Effective, Quality, and Timely Un Support for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda Through a New Generation Cca/unsdcf:

Leads and coordinates substantive support to the RC/UNCT in articulating and actively communicating a credible and convincing strategic vision for the UN, articulated through the UNSDCF, which is consistent with national development goals and priorities, UN values, aligned with the 2030 Agenda and committed to the principles of universality, equality and leaving no one behind;

In line with CCA/UNSDCF, provides strategic direction and develops recommendations to facilitate decision-making by the RC/UNCT to reposition the UN in country to advance the objectives of UN development system reform;

Develops policy recommendations to the RC/UNCT on the development, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the new generation CCA/UNSDCF as the primary instrument for the planning and implementation of UN development activities in country;

Ensures effective support to the RC/UNCT in asserting vision and accountability for the UN to operate as a nimble, innovative, and enterprising development partner, demonstrating characteristics of a knowledge-based organization and thought leader;

Designs strategic UN's policy and programmatic services, operational capabilities, and partnership mechanisms;

Promotes the engagement of all relevant agencies – with and without physical presence in country – from across the UN system, including at Headquarters and at the (sub-) regional level in inter-agency fora and in discussions with external partners;

Ensures quality control and oversight over strategic communications and advocacy activities related the implementation of the UNSCDF;

Ensures coherence across the different intra-agency coordination bodies, including with Humanitarian Country Teams and the Security Management Team.

2. Facilitates the Initiation, Establishment and Coordination of External Partnerships and Joint Resource Mobilization Efforts for the New Generation Unsdcf:

Facilitates the initiation, establishment, and coordination of effective working relationships with national and international public and private partners to ensure knowledge sharing throughout the UNSDCF cycle.

Provides substantive support for positioning the UN as a key provider of integrated services and as a platform in support of the SDGs, in consultation with a broad range of stakeholders;

3. Coordinates and Supports Roll-out and Implementation of the Efficiency Agenda (Business Operations Strategy, Common Premises and Local Shared Service Centers/common Back Office):

In collaboration with the Operations Management Team (OMT), provides substantive support to the RC/UNCT on business innovations for the UN in country;

Provides substantive support to the Resident Coordinator and UNCT in formulating, implementing, and monitoring the UN Country level Business Operations Strategy;

Supports the RC and the UNCT in their leading role in implementing common premises, and in establishing a common back office for location-dependent services;

Promotes a culture of continuous improvement and client-orientation in operational service delivery, including the implementation of high impact standardized common services, fostering the SDG impact through common operations;

Coordinates effective participation of entities at the country level

in operations management team and represents the RC in the OMT.

4. Manages Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Activities in- and Outside the Un System:

Creates an enabling environment for the knowledge generation, sharing, collaboration, as well as usage of existing good practices and lessons learnt within the RCO and in the UN Country Team. Leads by example.

Coordinates the effective communications within the RCO, in UN Country Team and among other stakeholders;

Coordinates the sharing of good practices and lessons learned on issues related to UN strategic planning frameworks, methodologies, and tools, among others, within the DCO (at regional and global levels), across the UN system and with external partners;

Facilitates the analysis of UN experiences, lessons learned and knowledge networking to contribute to strategic planning processes.;

Keeps abreast of emerging innovative approaches and encourages the RCO and UNCT to apply new ways of working, where relevant.

5. Coordinates Overall Management of the Rco to Ensure Efficient and Effective Substantive Coordination Support to the Rc/unct and Adherence to Organizational Policies and Procedures:

Coordinates the formulation and implementation of the substantive work programme of the UNCT; allocates and monitors RCO resources for delivery of outputs and reporting on results;

Supervises the activities undertaken by the RCO and manage performance of RCO staff, ensuring that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion;

Manages, guides and trains staff under his/her supervision; promotes teamwork and communications among staff in the RCO and across organizational boundaries; ensures staff complete mandatory trainings and UMOJA certifications;

Establishes and maintains a work environment in the RC Office and across UN entities that is conducive to innovation and engagement with a diverse set of stakeholders and delivers results in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting;

Performs other relevant duties as assigned.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in business or public administration, sustainable development, social sciences, education, or related area, is required.

A first level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Certification in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.

Work Experience

A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in strategic planning, sustainable development policy, project/programme management in the context of development cooperation or related area is required.

Experience with multi-stakeholder coordination in the context of development cooperation or related area, is required.

Experience in UN interagency coordination, is required.

Experience in team leadership and management is required.

Experience in designing and implementing partnership and resources mobilization strategies is desirable.

A minimum of two (2) years' experience in data analytics or data science, is desirable

Experience in promoting knowledge management in the context of development cooperation, is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

How to Apply

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