COORDINATION OFFICER, Port Victoria, Australia – Job Ref. AU/UNRC/2708/2515

Organizational Setting and Reporting

The UN Resident Coordinator System encompasses all organizations of the UN system dealing with operational activities for development, regardless of their formal presence in the country. A reinvigorated Resident Coordinator System is at the Centre of a repositioned United Nations Development System. The UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC) is the designated representative of the UN Secretary General and leading the UN Country Team (UNCT) assumes the overall responsibility for – and coordination of – the development activities of the UN system. The UNRC Office for Mauritius and Seychelles has a multi-country (MCO) status and is responsible for Mauritius and Seychelles. Seychelles has signed their first UN and Government UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2024-2028. The implementation of the UNSDCFs has started in earnest from 2024. The effective implementation of the UNSDCFs requires the MCO to tap into the expertise, resources and co-programming opportunities of the 25 strong UN entities that have signed the UNSDCFs, multi-stakeholder partnership and coordination, policy and knowledge solutions, regional integration and innovative financing. Against this context, the role of the Development Coordination Officer is expected to contribute to the strategic positioning of the UN, management of joint UN country team results and the successful rollout of the UN multiyear programme of action to support the SDG acceleration as well as the Barbuda and Antigua plan of action. The position is located in Victoria duty station, Seychelles. The Officer will report to the Strategic Planning Officer/RCO Team Leader (based in Mauritius).

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Development Coordination Officer, will be responsible of the following duties: 1. STRATEGIC AND ADVISORY SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENT COORDINATOR OFFICE TOWARDS THE EFFECTIVE UN JOINT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2030 AGENDA AND UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FRAMEWORK (UNSDCF) ALONG WITH LEADING OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS AS REQUIRED:

•  Coordinates substantive support to the RC/UNCT in articulating and actively communicating a credible and convincing strategic vision for the UN, articulated through the UNSDCF, which is consistent with national development goals and priorities, UN values, aligned with the 2030 Agenda and committed to the principles of universality, equality and leaving no one behind.
•  In line with CCA/UNSDCF, provides recommendations to facilitate decision-making by the RC/UNCT to reposition the UN in country to advance the objectives of UN development system reform.
•  Develops recommendations to the RC/UNCT on the development, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the new generation CCA/UNSDCF as the primary instrument for the planning and implementation of UN development activities in country.
•  Provides substantive support to the design of UN’s policy and programmatic services, operational capabilities, and partnership mechanisms.
•  Establishes and promotes close engagement across the humanitarian, development, and peace domains, as required by the country context.
•  Provides substantive support to the identification, analysis, and prioritization of joint programmatic work of UN entities in response to national priorities and in line with the UNSDCF and the 2030 Agenda.
•  Supports the coordination of the UNSDCF through the Joint Workplan and results groups, UNSDCF monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL) and reporting through the UNINFO platform; and supports preparation of the annual UN Country Results Report to the Government and other stakeholders.
•  Promotes the engagement of all relevant agencies – with and without physical presence in country – from across the UN system, in inter-agency fora and in discussions with external partners.
•  Ensures coherence across the different intra-agency coordination bodies, including with Humanitarian Country Teams and the Security Management Team. 2. FACILITATES THE JOINT PROGRAMMING OF THE UN AGENCIES AND ASSIST IN COORDINATION OF EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT RESOURCE MOBILIZATION EFFORTS FOR THE NEW GENERATION UNSDCF:
•  Facilitates the initiation, establishment, and coordination of effective working relationships with national and international public and private partners to ensure knowledge sharing throughout the UNSDCF cycle.
•  Based on the UNSDCF, and in close collaboration with the Development Partnerships Officer, supports the formulation and implementation of the partnership approach as well as the resource mobilization strategy, and other initiatives in support of SDG achievement through the UNSDCF.
•  Supports the implementation of the SDG Country Fund/country-level pooled fund (where relevant) in support of the UNSDCF and SDG acceleration.
•  Supports communication initiatives by RC/UNCT.
• 3. SUPPORTS ROLL-OUT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EFFICIENCY AGENDA (BUSINESS OPERATIONS STRATEGY):
•  Provide substantive support to the RC/UNCT on business innovations for the UN in country.
•  Provide substantive support to the Resident Coordinator and UNCT in formulating, implementing, and monitoring the UN Country level Business Operations Strategy.
•  Coordinates effective participation of entities at the country level in operations management team. 4. CONTRIBUTES TO KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN AND OUTSIDE THE UN SYSTEM:
•  Supports knowledge generation, sharing, collaboration, as well as usage of existing good practices and lessons learnt within the RCO and in the UN Country Team.
•  Coordinates the effective communications within the RCO, in UN Country Team and among other stakeholders.
•  Coordinates the sharing of good practices and lessons learned on issues related to UN strategic planning frameworks, methodologies, and tools, among others, within the DCO (at regional and global levels), across the UN system and with external partners.
•  Supports the analysis of UN experiences, lessons learned and knowledge networking to contribute to strategic planning processes.
•  Keeps abreast of emerging innovative approaches and supports the RCO and UNCT to apply new ways of working, where relevant.
•  Collects and analyses data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
•  Ensures that requirements, background information used for data analysis are documented.
•  Performs other relevant duties as assigned on advice of by RCO Team Leader and the Resident Coordinator.

Competencies

PROFESSIONALISM: Ability to apply sustainable development theories, concepts and approaches. Ability to conduct independent research and analysis on sustainable development topics, determine suitability, validity and accuracy of data provided by different sources. The ability to analyse and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management. Shows skill in developing sources for data collection. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in economics, sustainable development, social sciences or related area, is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.

Job – Specific Qualification

Not available.

Work Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in strategic planning, sustainable development policy and programme development and management in the context of development cooperation or related area is required. Experience with results based programming is desirable. Experience with multi-stakeholder/UN coordination on the context of development cooperation or related area is required. Experience in designing and implementing partnership and resources mobilization strategies is required. Experience in workshops management and facilitation is desirable. Experience in promoting knowledge management in the context of development cooperation is required. Experience in/ability to produce reports, talking points and other communication visibility material is required. Experience on Development Financing of SDGs is desirable. Work experience of two (2) years or more in data analytics is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage. NOTE: “Fluency equals a rating of “fluent” in all four areas (read, write, speak, understand) and “Knowledge of’ equals a rating of “confident in two of the four areas.

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates for this position may include a substantive assessment, such as a written test, which will be followed by a competency-based interview.

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