Planning and Coordination Consultant at UNDP

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of the assignment:

• To provide support to the CISPP unit on strategic planning, knowledge management, operations, partnership building, coordination as well as advocacy and communication;
• To coordinate the ESARO Youth engagement work.
• Scope of Work: Reporting to the Regional Planning and Coordination Specialist, the consultant will work in the CISPP unit providing support on strategic planning, knowledge management, operations, partnership building, coordination as well as advocacy and communication.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the collation of comments from Regional Office reviews of Strategic Notes for 2 country offices;
• Review program and project proposals sent for the Regional Level Project Approval Committee’s processing;
• Convene at least 2 youth Community of Practice meetings and follow up the agreed on actions;
• Finalize the regional Youth Engagement Strategy and coordinate its dissemination to RO and M/Cos;
• Coordinate the establishment of the ESA regional Youth Steering Committee;
• Ensure the Unit’s Q3 RMS reports include work on youth engagement;
• Update unit budgets, liaising with Finance colleagues to ensure all new funds are reflected in ATLAS;
• Provide logistical support for meetings the unit leads on including but not limited to: the Regional Gender Working Group (RGWG) work planning meeting; Regional Office Q3 review and planning meeting;
• Contribute content on youth engagement to proposal documents and briefing notes on request.

Deliverables

• (A clear and unequivocal definition of the final product)
• A final Youth Engagement Strategy;
• Minutes of the Youth Community of Practice meetings;
• Draft workplan of the Youth Steering Committee and meeting minutes;
• Results of Youth initiatives reflected in Q3 RMS reports;
• Practices from ESA included in monthly global UN Coordination Community of Practice newsletters;
• Q3 review and planning meeting notes;

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity;
• Integrity;
• Professionalism.

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Deadline: 30-May-22