UNDP Youth Empowerment Specialist Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
UNDP Ethiopia looking for “Youth Empowerment Specialist”.
Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before 07th May, 2024.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity. Based at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, it is the largest UN development aid agency, with offices in 177 countries. The UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states.
UNDP Youth Empowerment Specialist Jobs 2024
The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on 23rd April, 2024 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Youth Empowerment Specialist to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| Position | Youth Empowerment Specialist |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum of Seven (07) Year’s |
| Application Deadline | 07th May, 2024 |
UNDP Job Vacancy 2024
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support for policy advisory and programming services primarily to COs within the region, that respond to country office needs, including through the provision of capacity development and backstopping to COs and UNCTs;
- Work with the Regional Bureau’s Country Advisors and the HQ youth empowerment specialist to ensure relevant, timely and multi-disciplinary response to Country needs for policy services;
- Collaborate substantively with COs and Regional Programmes to achieve regional/CO strategic goals and plans by supporting relevant regional initiatives and promoting synergies with the regional programmes;
- Provide technical support to COs in project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and results reporting in line with RBM guidelines, and support quality assurance, risk management and due diligence processes;
- Provide technical support to COs in the development and implementation of projects funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund.
- Ensure risks are monitored across the portfolio of advisory engagements;
- Contribute to developing the capacity of national counterparts in support of achieving the Strategic Plan and other internationally agreed development goals as related to the youth and governance knowledge domains;
- Advise on resource mobilization and coordinate approvals, as required.
- Provide technical expertise in identifying tools, developing methodologies and producing knowledge management products linked to youth empowerment and the UN Strategy on Youth (Youth2030);
- Provide technical expertise on the content development for global/regional/CO knowledge products through the analysis of data, case evidence, and research findings in Africa, in accordance with corporate standards;
- Contribute to the identification and scoping of technical issues warranting collaboration with HQ and regional teams to research, develop and share knowledge-based tools, such as policy positions/practice notes/concept papers and other research-based products to influence/advance policy dialogue in the knowledge domain and present UNDP’s knowledge assets and capabilities at global and regional forums;
- Contribute to the continuous analysis, documentation, codification of regional results/lessons learned;
- Review regional data, case evidence and research findings to distill pivotal lessons for UNDP globally;
- Advocate and enable South-South facilitation of exchanges and experiences sharing where valuable;
- Coordinate the UNDP Youth Community of practice in Africa, and promote knowledge sharing and skills building across Country Offices, on youth empowerment and related issues;
- Contribute actively to inter-agency engagement and joint planning on youth empowerment.
- Represent UNDP in the region on partner engagements and interagency coordination in youth-specific policy areas;
- Provide technical advice on relationship management of regional partners and resource mobilization in line with BPPS priorities and corporate guidelines;
- Provide technical advice on mobilizing and fostering external partnerships behind regional initiatives;
- Manage the building of strategic alliances and partnerships, especially with key think tanks and non-governmental organizations, in particular with youth-led entities;
- Ensure UNDP/BPPS Representation at inter-agency meetings, academic conferences, donor consultations and other events.
Position in Organization:
- Job Title: Youth Empowerment Specialist
- Job Identification: 17280
- Locations: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Posting Date: 22/04/2024, 19:10
- Apply Before: 07/05/2024, 09:29
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Agency: UNDP
- Grade: P4
- Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
- Practice Area: Governance
- Bureau: Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
- Contract Duration: 2 Year with Possibility for extension
- Required Languages: English
- Desired Languages: French
- Vacancy Timeline: 2 Weeks
- Mobility required/no mobility: mobility required
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
- A Master’s degree in international development, law, international affairs, business administration, development economics, or other relevant fields, OR
- A first-level university degree (i.e. Bachelor’s or equivalent) in the said fields with two additional years of relevant work experience in lieu of the Master’s degree.
Experience:
- A minimum of 7 years (with Master’s degree) or 9 years (with Bachelor’s degree or first-level university) of relevant experience in either public sector (national or multilateral, including UN), or private (academia, non-governmental sector, corporate), with increasing level of responsibility.
- Proven track record and technical/advisory experience in the UN System related to youth empowerment and governance required.
- Proven experience participating in inter-agency activities on youth empowerment or related areas is required.
Language:
- English proficiency required.
- French highly desirable.
How to Apply UNDP Youth Empowerment Specialist Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it fully.
Then to apply, go to https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/requisitions/job/17280
The Closing Date: 07th May, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.undp.org |
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