UNDP Regional Coordinator Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNDP Kenya looking for “Regional Coordinator”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 24 December 2022.
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UNDP Regional Coordinator Jobs 2022
The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on 13 December 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Regional Coordinator to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| Position | Regional Coordinator for Africa (Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery) |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least 10 years |
| Application Deadline | 24 December 2022 |
UNDP Job Vacancy 2022
Job Purpose: The Regional Team Coordinator is based in the UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa in Nairobi and reports to the Resilience Hub Manager in Nairobi, with a secondary reporting line to the Head of the Team for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery for Building Resilience in Geneva. The incumbent is the lead expert in the thematic area of disaster risk reduction, recovery and resilience in the region and manages a team of Specialists in this area.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the regional GPN team in the thematic area of disaster risk reduction, recovery and resilience in the Resilience Hub for Africa for the provision of programme support to Country Offices, helping them to ensure relevance of the services provided to country and regional context including crisis situations;
- Deliver technical policy advice and programme support, and provide integrated solutions in collaboration with cross-thematic teams in the Regional Hubs and HQ, that responds to country office needs, including through the provision of capacity building and backstopping;
- Lead the management and implementation of the RBA Regional Programme components pertaining to disaster risk reduction, recovery, and resilience in Africa;
- Provides oversight function to the Sahel Resilience Building programme in the ECOWAS region;
- Strengthen and lead integrated multi-disciplinary approaches, including through Community of Practices (COPs), to deliver advisory services / programming needs in line with emerging client needs;
- Identify and recommend to management new opportunities for policy advisory directions and roles;
- Lead UNDP’s engagement with the African Union Commission, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Development Bank and others regional bodies on disaster risk reduction, recovery and resilience;
- Contribute to UNDP’s work and engagement with other stakeholders on the Humanitarian-Development Peace nexus agenda, in particular through the lens of resilience;
- Identify mission-critical roles for the thematic area in disaster response and recovery, and provide timely technical policy and programme advice for crisis situations coordinated by the Crisis Bureau;
- Provides leadership on the Resilience Hub for Africa’s resilience building approach;
- Liaise with the HQ Crisis Bureau colleagues to provide related contributions to UNDP SURGE for country offices; and
- Ensure proper coordination with the RBA Country Support and Country Oversight teams in the Regional Hubs and HQ.
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master or equivalent) in Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change, Economics, Public Administration, social sciences or related disciplines.
Experience:
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional development experience in the related areas, notably in Africa.
- Experience in designing and delivering disaster risk reduction and recovery related policy and programme support that fosters linkages with resilience, climate change and other themes.
- Knowledge of disaster risk reduction methodologies and concepts and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.
- Team supervision experience.
- Ability to establish networks and partnerships with knowledge and experience of UNDP and UN system policies and programming.
- Strong and relevant experience working in developing country settings and disaster-prone regions is required, including experience in disaster/crisis contexts.
- Experience working in the Africa region.
Language Requirement:
- Fluency in English, both written and oral is required;
- Fluency in French is strongly desirable;
- Working knowledge of another UN language, in particular Portuguese, is an asset.
Other Details
- Job Identification: 6630
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Grade: P5
- Contract Duration: 2 Year with Possibility for extension
How to Apply UNDP Regional Coordinator Jobs 2022
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The Closing Date: 24 December 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.ke.undp.org |
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