UNECA International Consultant Jobs 2023 – Zambia NGO Jobs. UNECA Zambia looking for “International Consultant“. Applicants with a degree in Master’s Degree may apply on or before 09th October, 2023.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its member states following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly. It is one of five regional commissions.
UNECA International Consultant Jobs 2023
The UNECA has published a job vacancy announcement on 27th September, 2023 for qualified Zambians to fill in the vacant post of International Consultant to be based in Lusaka, Zambia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) |
| Position | International Consultant – Consultancy assignment for the production of a “A handbook on ‘Innovative Finance for Industrialization and Private Sector Development in Zambia’ |
| Location | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Country | Zambia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master’s Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | 09th October, 2023 |
UNECA Job Vacancy 2023
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the general supervision of the Chief of the Subregional Initiatives Section of the Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa, and the direct supervision of the Associate Economic Affairs Officer of the Section; the successful candidate shall work in collaboration with a dedicated national/secondary consultant, to accomplish the following tasks:
- Prepare an inception report detailing among other things, the work to be undertaken, the conceptual framework, the methodology, work plan task division across the international and national consultant and annotated outline of the report;
- Oversee the work of the national consultant as it feeds into the main study report;
- Review past and current literature, key analytical frameworks, methodologies and other documents relevant for the innovative financial instruments landscape;
- Establish an effective methodology and present an appropriate analytical framework to identify, categorize and describe the key innovative finance instruments for industrialization and private sector development, and a methodology for selecting innovative finance instruments which could be applied in Zambia;
- Review and analyse best practice and case studies of successful innovative financial instruments undertaken in other countries across Africa and other developing regions which could be applied for the specific financing challenges encountered in Zambia;
- Prepare data collection tools, including a survey questionnaire, undertake a desk review, as well as compilation of data from databases to collect data and information relevant to the assignment, and oversee the national consultant in carrying out interviews and other necessary consultations as required;
- Analyze data and information gathered from different sources to inform the drafting of the report using appropriate methodologies and tools;
- Engage on an ongoing basis with the ECA-SRO-SA and the focal point in the Ministry of Finance and National Planning of Zambia to ensure relevance of the findings with regard to planned implementation of innovative financial instruments;
- For the innovative financial instruments identified as most promising for Zambia (see point 3), prepare step-by-step guidance on implementation of the instruments (see for instance IFC (2022));
- Prepare and submit for review by ECA-SRO-SA, a robust, analytical and well-informed Handbook on ‘Innovative Finance for Industrialization and Private Sector Development in Zambia’
- Provide substantive support to the dissemination and capacity building based on the findings, including (tentatively) to a workshop/validation meeting.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: SRO-SA International consultant – Consultancy assignment for the production of a “A handbook on ‘Innovative Finance for Industrialization and Private Sector Development in Zambia’
- Department/Office: Economic Commission for Africa
- Duty Station: LUSAKA
- Posting Period: 25 September 2023 – 09 October 2023
- Job Opening Number: 23-Economic Commission for Africa-217977-Consultant
- Staffing Exercise N/A
Education Qualification & Experience:
- Advanced university degree (at least a Masters Degree or equivalent) in economics, finance, international development, public policy or related discipline is required. A first degree with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advance degree
- A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience at the national and/or international level in international development, international finance and/or fiscal policy work. Experience in research/analytical work on innovative financial instruments in Africa, either in the academia or in private, public or civil society organizations is an advantage. Professional experience in finance, public development bank or other relevant policy field is an advantage.
Language:
- English and French are the working languages of the UN. For this consultancy Fluency in English both written and spoken are required
How to Apply UNECA International Consultant 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=217977
The Closing Date: 09th October, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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| Official Website | www.uneca.org |
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