Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 06, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Mission and objectives
UNDP works with the Government and people of Zambia to achieve the Vision 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and implementation of the National Development Plans. UNDP focuses on areas that have a multiplier effect through a targeted build-up of capacities, policies, the creation of dialogue space, and scalable downstream interventions. Proposed downstream interventions seek to provide platforms for citizen engagement in democratic processes and facilitate access to skills, knowledge and new technologies for increased income generation. Through this support project, UNDP aims at strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MoFNP) systems for planning, monitoring and reporting. The project pays special emphasis on the 8NDP and the SDGs. This year’s key deliverables include conducting the SDGs Rapid Integrated Assessment (RIA) of the 8NDP, formulating background papers for the 2023 Zambia Human Development Report, undertaking the Development Finance Assessment for Zambia, conducting SDG Investor Maps, supporting ZAMSTATS to undertake the Living Conditions Monitoring Survey (LCMS), and the General Population and Housing Census. This assignment is part of UNDP’s project/flagship programming initiative for effective support to the Government.

Context
UNDP Zambia is strategically repositioning its country programme implementation based on emerging opportunities and UNDP’s comparative advantages that maximizes partnerships, resource mobilization and impact in keeping with UNDP’s mandate and its current Country Programme Document (CPD) and embarking on the support the Government of Zambia through its 8th National Development Plan (8NDP). In addition, the review of the programme portfolio also showed a pressing need to recalibrate the programme implementation in Zambia through a more integrated vision aligned with the current CPD, the signature solutions of the Strategic Plan and the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa’s (RBA’s) strategic offer and where UNDP will fully play its integrator role for accelerating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Zambia. As the development world and UNDP Zambia deliver during the Decade of Action, it is more pressing that UNDP Zambia revisits its approach to programming to ensure both it continues to explore new ways of optimally supporting the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) to achieve the objectives set out in both Agenda 2030 and the 8NDP using a strategic approach to planning resulting in an efficient and effective delivery of the Country Programme to promote sustainable human development. Against this backdrop and building upon the lessons learnt over the past months, UNDP Zambia is strengthening its integrator role enshrined in the United Nations Development System (UNDS) reform through an improved structure with the Ministry of Finance and National Planning – MoFNP. The improved structure centers around the inclusion of a UN Volunteer SDG Specialist that will play a critical role in the Strategy and Policy Unit (SPU), optimizing the CO support to GRZ.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Economic Advisor, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Support work on the 8NDP and contribute to tracking progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
• Identify achievements, challenges, gaps and critical factors and make appropriate recommendations with respect to implementation of SDGs;
• Assist in the stakeholder engagement processes for the Zambia Human Development background papers; • Follow up with information and data providers to secure missing information materials and or provide additional analysis;
• Assist in the production of socio-economic reviews (ad-hoc reports, annual reports, analysis on the budget, etc.);
• Perform other unit related tasks as assigned.
Eligibility criteria
Age
27 – 80
Additional eligibility criteria
This assignment is part of UNV’s disability inclusion strategy. UNV seeks to 1) provide opportunities for persons with disabilities to serve as UN Volunteers 2) enable UN partners to expand diversity and inclusion of persons with disabilities in their workforce worldwide 3) build a talent pipeline of qualified professionals with disabilities who can contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at national and global levels, with focus on national capacity. Only candidate with disabilities is eligible to apply for this position. If shortlisted for this assignment, you will be asked for a copy of an official document confirming that you have a disability from a general practitioner, or from an organization of persons with disabilities. Important: On your profile, kindly select the response “yes” to the question of whether you consider yourself a person living with a disability. Should you require special arrangements to facilitate the interview and assessment during the selection process, please indicate this in the “special remarks” field in your profile. In case you are facing accessibility constraints kindly write an email to support@unv.org.
Nationality
Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Donor priorities
Requirements
Required experience
• 3 years of experience in project administration, project management, preferably in the international development and or humanitarian sector. Work experience in administration of donor projects for specific cooperating partners and government counterparts’ interest would be an advantage;
• Understanding of Zambia’s Vision 2030, National Development Plans (NDPs) processes, and its coordinating structures;
• Sound knowledge of the Agenda 2030 and the SDGs;
• Knowledge of the UN and Government technical reporting processes;
• Familiarity with Zambia’s stakeholder engagement processes, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the private sector and cooperating partners;
• Excellent analytical, research, and report writing skills.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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Closing Date : 10th July, 2022

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