Policy Specialist, RoLSHR (Community Security) at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Competencies

Core Achieve Results:

•  Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact.

Think Innovatively:

•  Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems.

Learn Continuously

•  Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.

Adapt with Agility:

•  Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.
• Act with Determination: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.

Engage and Partner:

•  Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration.

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

•  Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.
• Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies

Business Direction and Strategy - Strategic Thinking:

•  Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities;
•  Linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions;
•  Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends;
•  To demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

•  Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in development economics, business administration, social sciences or related disciplines.

Experience:

•  A minimum of 7 years of professional work experience providing policy advice and programme support in the area of community security in different development contexts.
•  At least 3 years of experience working in developing country settings is required.
•  Experience in crisis contexts is an asset.

Language Requirements:

•  Fluency in English, both written and oral;
•  Fluency in another UN language is an asset.