Education & Work Experience Master's Degree - 7 year(s) experience OR Bachelor's Degree - 9 year(s) experience
Develop partnerships with government institutions, UN Agencies, IFIs, private sector, academia, civil society and development partners around the INFF implementation and FfD project. Produce periodic updates and briefs on country development situation and emerging development challenges for the country office, HQ, and relevant partners. Make top-quality contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Identify areas of cooperations, analyze donors' priorities, and support resource mobilization for the INFF and further projects to expand the FfD portfolio. Ensure capacity building of national partners, and organize briefings and trainings as needed. Identify potential organizations to engage within the targeted areas and contribute to building a network. Establish and maintain a network of partners and relevant stakeholders for general information sharing, and to remain up-to-date on issues relevant to the implementation of the INFF and FfD project. Identify and document best practices and lessons learned from INFF initiatives in Jordan and in other countries. Conduct and support research, dialogue, and policy reviews on financing for development. Manage commissioning and contracting of external researchers for the FfD project and ensure quality of final research products. Develop and share technical material relevant to the country office’s programmes: advocacy papers, policy notes and knowledge products. Contribute to advocacy and policy dialogue on FfD and to positioning of UNDP including through identifying appropriate partners, fora for dissemination and policy advocacy, and knowledge networks at regional and global levels.
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Partnership management Emerging partnerships Ability to engage with emerging partners, develop and manage a strategy and develop approaches to developing and managing these new strategic partnerships Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
External Relations & Advocacy Private sector engagement Ability to identify, conduct outreach, and manage relationships with the private sector
Partnership management IFI partnership Knowledge and understanding of IFIs (strategies, approaches, processes and systems)
Min. Education requirements Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent ) in Economics, Finance or related area is required. Or
A first -level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, with additional 2 years of relevant experience will be given due consideration in lieu of a Master’s Degree.
Min. years of relevant work experience Minimum of seven (07) years (with a master’s degree) or nine (09) years (with a bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in research, economic policy analysis and implementation or design, implementation, and monitoring of economic development projects is required. Required skills
Experience and solid knowledge of result-based management and project implementation. Demonstrated experience analyzing and presenting economic data. Demonstrated experience in formulating policy recommendations. Experienced in the Project finance, especially for projects structured in complex environment. Experience in project preparation and/or in development of investment opportunities, especially for projects in developing countries.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
Experience from previous UN assignments and/or multilateral and bi-lateral aid organizations would be an asset. Experience in investing in developing countries and understanding of emerging market environments, opportunities and barriers to investing is an asset. Proven track record of excellent analytical skills and writing skills is desired.
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Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
- A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
- Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials
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