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

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

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.

The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office (RCO) in Nigeria. The incumbent reports to the Resident Coordinator. The Head of the RCO manages the resources of the Office in order to provide support to the Resident Coordinator and the UNCT on sustainable development analysis, strategic planning, programming, financing, communications, advocacy and partnerships. The Head of RCO serves as a key adviser to the RC in the pursuit of all their functions and is accountable for the overall quality and timeliness of the work of the office.

Responsibilities

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

Leads the Provision of Strategic Guidance to the Rc and Un Country Team (Unct) on Effective, Quality, and Timely Un Support for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda Through the Common Country Analysis (Cca) and Un Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF:

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;

Ensures effective guidance 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;

Leads the strategic design of UN's policy and programmatic services, operational capabilities, and partnership mechanisms;

Establishes and promotes close engagement across the humanitarian, development and peace domains, as required by the country context

Facilitates and Oversees the Initiation, Establishment and Coordination of External Partnerships and Joint Resource Mobilization Efforts for the New Generation UNSDCF:

Facilitates and oversees 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;

Oversees the implementation of the SDG Country Fund/country-level pooled fund (where relevant) in support of the UNSDCF and SDG acceleration.

Oversees strategic messaging and communication initiatives by RC/UNCT.

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), directs 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.

Manages and Directs 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 / Programme Management Team (PMT - reporting to the UNCT). Leads by example;

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

other stakeholders;

Leads and 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;

Working closely with the PMT, oversees 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.

Leads and 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 through the PMT; 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 reporting directly to him/her, ensuring that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion;

Assists RC in managing coherence between the work of the core RCO team on the one hand and the Senior Human Rights Advisor, Peace and Development Adviser and the Director of UNIS on the other;

In close collaboration with Service Providers, performs the role of certifying officer in the UNDP IRIS platform and performs the UMOJA approver role over processes related to human and financial resource management, procurement, general administration, security, time management, and information technology for the RCO;

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;

Education

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

A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.

Work Experience

A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in strategic planning, sustainable development policy and programme development, and management in the context of development cooperation or related area is required.

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

Experience in team leadership and management is required.

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

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

Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a second official United Nations language is an advantage.

How to Apply

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