Development Coordination Officer Partnerships And Development Finance

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Development Coordination Officer Partnerships and Development Finance, Partnerships and Development Finance will be responsible for the following duties:

Provides substantive support for strategic planning for and coordination of UN Country Team (UNCT) partnerships:

• Provides guidance on the development and implementation of the UN Zimbabwe Joint Partnership and Resource Leveraging Strategy in alignment with and support of the ZUNDAF;
• Coordinates the monitoring and assessment of the strategy at regular intervals to harness new emerging opportunities, to anticipate changes to the internal direction and external environment, and to make mid-term adjustments;
• Advises the Resident Coordinator (RC) and the UNCT in identifying risks and opportunities related to specific partnerships, and suggests mitigation measures as relevant;
• Provides analysis and recommendations on due diligence processes of potential investment and partnership opportunities, in accordance with UN regulations and procedures;
• Advises the RC/UNCT on developing and implementing locally-tailored partnerships and resource mobilization strategies and initiatives;
• Plans and facilitates dialogues with partners to improve development assistance policies and practice;
• Conducts liaison and coordination with UN entities at country, regional and HQ levels, to help package and define UN business strategies, including differentiated value propositions, to attract partners, both traditional and non-traditional.

Position in Organization:

• Posting Title: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION OFFICER, PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE (Temporary Job Opening), P4 (Temporary Job Opening)
• Job Code Title: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION OFFICER, PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
• Department/Office: Resident Coordinator System
• Duty Station: HARARE
• Posting Period: 20 October 2022 – 26 October 2022
• Job Opening Number: 22-Sustainable Development-RCS-193444-J-Harare (X)
• Staffing Exercise: N/A

Qualification:

• 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.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in providing strategic support to partnerships, project/programme management, resource mobilization or development finance in the context of development cooperation or related area is required.
• Working experience at the country-level in development cooperation is desirable.
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Working knowledge of other UN official languages is an advantage.

How to Apply United Nations Secretariat Development Coordination Officer Partnerships and Development Finance Jobs 2022

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