JOB SUMMARY:

Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policies and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan. BPPS’s staff provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government and civil society dialogues, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas. BPPS works closely with UNDP’s Crisis Bureau (CB) to support emergency and crisis response. BPPS ensures that issues of risk are fully integrated into UNDP’s development programmes. BPPS assists UNDP and partners to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links results-based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working. BPPS supports UNDP and partners to be more innovative, knowledge and data-driven including in its programme support efforts.

The 2030 Agenda for SDGs and the pledge to leave no one behind reflect the interconnectedness of health and sustainable development, including widening economic and social inequalities, the climate crisis, rapid urbanization, the continuing burden of HIV and other infectious diseases (e.g., malaria, tuberculosis), the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and the emergence of health threats. The scope and scale of delivering health and well-being for all demands innovative partnerships and financing. As affirmed in the Political Declaration of the 2019 High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and others are critical partners for delivering on the health-related goals of the 2030 Agenda. Stronger Collaboration, Better Health: Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All outlines how a dozen multilateral health, development and humanitarian agencies, including UNDP, the Global Fund, Gavi and others will collaborate to be more efficient and effective in supporting countries to deliver UHC and achieve the health-related SDG targets.

UNDP’s partnership with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), in line with UNDP’s HIV, Health and Development Strategy 2022-2025: Connecting the Dots, makes a vital contribution to UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2022-2025, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the SDGs and the pledge to leave no one behind.

As a long-standing partner of the Global Fund, UNDP’s value proposition lies in providing an integrated package of development solutions to strengthen institutions to deliver health services. Through its contributions as interim Principal Recipient (PR) and provider of technical assistance to Global Fund grants in 53 countries since 2003, UNDP’s provision of the integrated policy, implementation and capacity development support to countries has yielded significant health and development results in challenging operating environments. Proactive risk management and investing in sustainability are the cornerstones of UNDP’s portfolio management approach in supporting countries with significant national capacity constraints to manage large-scale health programmes. By providing technical assistance to national counterparts during all phases of implementation, strengthening legislation, policies and regulatory frameworks, and building capacities across key functional areas, including financial management, health information systems, procurement and supply chain management, UNDP is able to deliver results whilst sustainably transitioning to national entities. UNDP’s track record as PR over the last 20 years and capacity to deliver in challenging operating environments has been critical for strengthening its positioning as a health implementation support partner

Based on demand from Country Offices, and building on the relationships, expertise, systems, partnerships, including across the UN family, and comparative advantage established through the Global Fund partnership, the GPN/BPPS/Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team (GFPHST) is providing support to Country Offices through three overarching modalities: 1) the Global Fund portfolio, 2) health procurement and supply chain management support, and 3) other health implementation support beyond the Global Fund, including Gavi-funded activities andSmart Health Systems. The GFPHST provides its support through a country team approach to strengthen and integrate the different functional capacities (e.g. programmatic, procurement/SCM strengthening, finance, capacity development), leveraging technical assistance and policy support from the HIV and Health Group and other GPN teams. A critical role of the Global Fund Partnership Team is supporting Country Offices with tools, methodologies, learning materials and expertise on capacity development for resilient and sustainable systems for health, and knowledge building and management focusing on communication and information sharing across Country Offices and regions and with UNDP’s health and development partners.

Under the overall guidance of the Policy Specialist/Partnerships (Geneva), the Programme Specialist (Capacity Development) will support, the planning, design and implementation of health development programmes with a focus on capacity development,  tools, methodologies and learning, resource mobilization efforts and support to the planning, design and implementation of knowledge management, mobilization, dialogue, exchange, training and networking initiatives which support capacity development. To foster learning, raise awareness and improve client services, the Programme Specialist (Capacity Development) will capture and foster Country Office learning (including County Office to Country Office capacity development and learning) around lessons learned, good practices and guidelines on capacity development and sustainable transition planning, and knowledge management, mobilization, dialogue, exchange, training and networking initiatives. The Programme Analyst (Capacity Development) will contribute to the country team approach, including through increased learning across functional areas.

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across   interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions,  teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

1. Contribute to the planning, design and execution, management of capacity development and knowledge management, mobilization, dialogue, exchange, training and networking initiatives, with the following key responsibilities:

• In consultation with internal and external clients, conducts needs analysis with all stakeholders (e.g., Global Fund Partnership Team, Country Offices (COs), UNDP business units) to develop an engagement process,  define tasks and develop the project and/or work plans for knowledge management, mobilization, dialogue, exchange and networking initiatives;
• Manages the interactions between Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team, COs, and UNDP business units as well as between UNDP, donors and technical partners, regarding planning and implementation of capacity development and related knowledge management, mobilization, dialogue, exchange and networking initiatives through meetings, videoconferences, and bilateral follow-up with regular meetings, and monitor the progress of project implementation;
• Provides capacity development and related knowledge management training and functions to enable staff to share knowledge in programming and operational activities and integrate knowledge management into business processes.
• Focal point for the development and maintenance of capacity development and knowledge management platforms (e.g., Sparkblue, Viva Engage) and service membership drives targeting UNDP staff, and on-line technical platforms (e.g., Capacity Development toolkit for UNDP Cos and external stakeholder use, Implementation Manual) in coordination with technical advisers, Cos, and UNDP business units, donors (e.g., Gavi, Global Fund), and other partners (e.g., Stop TB, RBM, UNV, WFP);
• Develops and delivers capacity development activities (online and offline), supports external facilitators of online collaboration spaces and encourages their members’ participation; and
• Acts as primary client-service focal point for all questions, queries and issues raised by end-users, relating to knowledge management platforms (e.g., Viva Engage) and online technical platforms (e.g., Implementation Manual) and liaises with internal and external information technology (IT) advisers to ensure technical support of IT platforms, tools and implementation of client requirements.

• Identifies innovative practices and solutions emerging from the implementation and management of knowledge management, mobilization, dialogue, exchange, training and networking initiatives;
• Analyzes and aggregates reports on activities, outputs and outcomes and support the development of communication materials (e.g., fact sheets, stories and case studies) for effective learning and reporting of UNDP’s achievements;
• Conducts after-action reviews with internal and external clients and stakeholders at various stages of knowledge management, mobilization, dialogue, exchange, training and networking initiatives;
• Liaises with the Risk and Compliance Specialist, develops and disseminates trainings, tools and materials for capacity development and learning of Country Offices on PSEAH in health programmes, and captures and disseminates good practices and lessons learned.
• In coordination with Programme Specialist/Communications, develops learning and guidance materials based on results, lessons and good practices and promote them internally using a variety of channels; and
• Leverages ideas to foster engagement with other organizations to create business opportunities and increase the impact of UNDP’s work on its beneficiaries.

• Contributes to the capture, packaging and visualization of portfolio results and impact, including production of case studies on capacity development and sustainable transitions of grant management to national entities, distilling lessons learned across regions.
• Tracks and maintains a repository of unique/innovative approaches implemented or planned in the Global Fund and health portfolio, to document and disseminate them internally.
• Develops  a strong evidence base of results and impact including, through conducting surveys, research, case studies, crowdsourcing through online portals;
• Contributes to the achievement of the Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team work plan with a focus on enhanced capture and dissemination of results and impact in collaboration with the HIV and Health Group, other UNDP business units, donors and technical partners; and
• Any other activity assigned by the Policy Specialist/Partnerships (Geneva).

• Provides guidance to Country Offices (COs), to design, develop and implement health and development programmes in coordination with donors and technical partners;
• Prepares comprehensive, analytical and substantive briefs, reports, visuals and other communications and knowledge management materials from various resources / UNDP business units in support of resource mobilization efforts by the Global Fund Partnership Team and COs;
• Prepares formal proposals in support of resource mobilization by Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team, COs and render support (e.g., submit answers/ explanations) during all phases/stages of the assessment, as needed; and
• Develops and maintains a repository of Global Fund Partnership Team and COs resource mobilization efforts and conducts after-action reviews with internal and external clients and stakeholders to draw lessons to reflect in resource mobilization efforts.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of  the Office and the Organization

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies  

Business Development – Knowledge Generation:

• Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.

Business Management – Portfolio Management:

• Ability to select, prioritise and control the organizations programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimising return on investment.

Business Development – Communications:

• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
  Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.

General (across the functions) – Event planning and execution:

• Ability to plan, manage and execute of public and private events to ensure that they support and amplify individual communications and advocacy initiatives, as well as UNDP’s overall brand and mandate.

Communications – Social Media management:

• Ability to represent and promote the UNDP brand in virtual communities and networks.

2030 Agenda: People – Health:

• Global Fund to fight AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Business Development and Strategy – System Thinking:

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.

ABSTRACT:

United Nations Development Programme Programme Specialist (Capacity Development) Denmark UNDP Jobs 2024

United Nations Development Programme looking for “Programme Specialist (Capacity Development)”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 19-Jul-24.

The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 12/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Programme Specialist (Capacity Development) to be based in Copenhagen , Denmark. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations Development Programme

Job Title: Programme Specialist (Capacity Development)

Duty Station: Copenhagen , Denmark

Country: Denmark

Application Deadline: 19-Jul-24