UNECA Director Jobs 2023

UNECA Director Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

UNECA Ethiopia programme looking for ” Director”.

Applicants with a degree in Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 12th October, 2023.

Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN’s five regional commissions, ECA’s mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa’s development. Made up of 54 member States, and playing a dual role as a regional arm of the UN and as a key component of the African institutional landscape, ECA is well positioned to make unique contributions to address the Continent’s development challenges.

The UNECA has published a job vacancy announcement on 29th September, 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Director to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Recruiter	United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Position	Director, Private Sector Development & Finance Division
Location	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Country	Ethiopia
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Advanced University Degree
Experience Required	Minimum Fifteen years
Application Deadline	12th October, 2023

UNECA Job Vacancy 2023

Responsibilities:

Within delegated authority, the Director of the Private Sector Development & Finance Division will be responsible for the following duties:

Formulates and implements the substantive work programme of the Division under his/her supervision. Oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Division, ensures that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion and co-ordinates work in the different areas both within the Division and Department, and with other organizations of the United Nations System, as appropriate.
Provides support to Member States and intergovernmental organizations in designing and implementing gender sensitive programmes and policies to leverage the private sector role and resources and strengthening domestic capital markets in support of key drivers of Africa’s sustainable structural transformation, including strengthening human and institutional capacities of Member States.
Establishes research to improve capacities of policy makers in devising, analyzing and managing policies to improve the business enabling environment for private sector investments.
Increase access to financing for infrastructure development through public private partnerships and bilateral or multilateral arrangements with development partners; and accelerate the region’s integration with global value chains and support the adoption of land policy reforms, resilient and inclusive food systems, logistics systems and other infrastructure.
Enables research to support and enhance policy, legal and regulatory frameworks for mobilizing long-term investment for sustainable development and deepening of capital markets across the region.
Promotes the development of Africa’s general financial market, small and medium enterprise, and payment system, while advancing regional economic and financial integration to deepen trade.
Nurtures current strategic partnerships with the AUC, AUDA-NEPAD and AfDB, identifying new partnerships for the Division to leverage outputs and implement activities;
Leads, supervises and carries out the work programme of the Division under his/her responsibility. Co-ordinates the work carried out by different work units under the Division and by other agencies and bodies of the United Nations system; provides programmatic/substantive reviews of the drafts prepared by others.
Co-ordinates and oversees the preparation of reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget Questions, Committee for Programme Coordination, Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly and other policy-making organs, as appropriate.
Reports to intergovernmental bodies on budget/programme performance or on programmatic/ substantive issues, as appropriate, particularly those presented in biannual and/or annual reports.
Ensures that the outputs produced by the Division maintain high-quality standards; ensures that all outputs produced by the Sections under his/her supervision meet required standards before completion to ensure they comply with the relevant mandates.
Supports the Deputy Executive Secretary (Programme) in preparing the work programme of the Division, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
Undertakes or oversees the programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Division, including preparation of budgets, reporting on budget/programme performance, evaluation of staff performance (PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings, evaluation of candidates and preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting.
Manages, guides, develops and trains staff under his/her supervision.
Fosters teamwork and communication among staff in the Division and across organizational boundaries.
Leads and supervises the organization of meetings, seminars, etc. on substantive issues. Manages the substantive preparation and organization of such meetings or seminars.
Participates in international, regional or national meetings and provides programmatic/substantive expertise on an issue, in niche areas of work or holds programmatic/substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.

Position in Organization:

Posting Title: Director, Private Sector Development & Finance Division, D1 (Temporary Job Opening)
Job Code Title: Principal Programme Management Officer
Department/Office: Economic Commission for Africa
Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
Posting Period: 28 September 2023 – 12 October 2023
Job Opening Number: 23-Programme Management-ECA-218215-J-Addis Ababa (G)
Staffing Exercise N/A

Education Qualification and Experience:

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, business or public administration, finance, accounting, law, social sciences or related area. A Doctorate is an advantage. A first-level university degree in combination with 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 fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in the private sector or in energy, infrastructure or banking/ capital markets or financial institutions/ financial regulatory bodies or related field is required.

Languages:

English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat, For the position advertised, English or French is required. Knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

How to Apply UNECA Director Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=218215

The Closing Date: 12th October, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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