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United Nations Development Programme Jobs 2024 – Jordan
International Jobs. United Nations Development Programme looking for “Programme Analyst”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 09-Aug-24.
United Nations Development Programme Programme Analyst Jobs 2024
The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 27/06/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Programme Analyst to be based in Amman , Jordan.
Company Name: United Nations Development Programme
Job Title: Programme Analyst
Duty Station: Amman , Jordan
Country: Jordan
Application Deadline: 09-Aug-24
Important: Under the JPO programme framework, the following position is open only to nationals of the Republic of Korea. For detailed information on the JPO Programme and recruitment criteria, please visit https://www.undp.org/jposc
About the Company:
The UNDP Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme:
The UNDP JPO Programme equips outstanding young leaders with the skills and experience required to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make a positive difference in the world. As a pathway into the world of development, the programme offers young professionals excellent exposure to multilateral cooperation and sustainable development while providing a valuable entry point into the UN system. During their assignments, JPOs benefit from the guidance of experienced UNDP staff members and are actively involved in supporting the design and implementation of UNDP’s programs within UNDP’s headquarters, regional or country offices.
As part of the UNDP JPO programme overall framework, the JPO will benefit from the following supervision modalities:
Anchored in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in line with the priorities outlined in the UNDP Strategic Plan, the Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) supports the Arab States region to achieve sustainable development by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations for sustainable development, and building resilience to crises and shocks. Within this work, the Regional Bureau for Arab States responds to needs across different development settings including Least Developed Countries, Middle Income Countries, Net Contributor Countries and countries affected by crisis, with a view to support the building of resilience, fight climate change, leverage the promise of innovation, and prioritize the advance of women, youth and vulnerable groups as part of its commitment to the principles of universality, equality and leaving no one behind in an increasing challenging regional context which has been severely impacted by the recent COVID-19 crisis.
In addition to its presence in New York, and as part of its support to Country Offices (COs), RBAS established the Regional Hub for Arab States in Amman, Jordan in 2015 to offer technical assisstance to COs in the region, in addition to the Programme for the occupied Palestinian territory. The Regional Hub in Amman offers a wide range of support to COs including strategic policy advice, programme development and implementation, capacity development, policy research and analysis, knowledge services, and operations.
The Regional Hub counts around 100 staff which cooperates with UNDP Country Offices and a wide range of stakeholders to advancing the agenda of peace and inclusive governance in the Arab region through policy advise and technical assistance, developing inclusive regional programmes and partnerships, building and maintaining networks of practitioners, pioneering new initiatives and generating human rights based knowledge products to help position UNDP strategically to address rising and looming development and peacebuilding challenges. The Regional Hub includes a team of experts in the area of Governance, Electoral support and inclusive political processes, Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Prevention of Violent Extremism, Aid Management and HDP Nexus, Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights led by the Regional Team Leader on Governance and Peacebuilding.
The purpose of this post is to support the Governance and Peacebuilding Team in the Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) fulfil its role as a knowledge repository on governance, peacebuilding and rule of law issues, and as a strategic resource for Country Offices across the region, as well as other stakeholders.
As a member of the Governance and Peacebuilding Team, the JPO will assist UNDP in implementing programmes/projects within the Team. The work includes conducting research, supporting project/programme implementation both at regional level and in Country Offices, producing communication materials, helping with resource mobilization efforts and other tasks as directed by the supervisor.
Reporting structure and partners
The JPO will work under the overall guidance of the Governance and Peacebuilding Team Leader. In his/her day to day work, the JPO will report to the Senior Regional Governance Advisor. The JPO will also work closely with colleagues and thematic units within the Governance and Peacebuilding team (Prevention of Violent Extremism, Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights, Electoral support and inclusive political processes, Aid Management and HDP Nexus) , as well as with members of other teams in the Hub (Gender, Innovation, Inclusive Growth, Environment, SDG integration, etc).
Training and Learning:
1) Provide quality support for the development of regional, sub-regional, cross-border and multi-country initiatives in the areas of Governance, maintaining a close connection with programming under Prevention of Violent Extremism, Rule of Law and Conflict Prevention (35%);
Example of Duties: Support the design and development of initiatives based on analysis and data gathered or provided from external sources. Projects/initiatives shall be based on evidence and respond to needs and priorities of country offices and corporate directions, as highlighted in UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025, UNDP crisis offer and relevant corporate documents and global programmes.
Support coordination with country offices and other stakeholders to identify processes leading to the development of above-mentioned initiatives, including through collaboration with RBAS Regional Programme (especially projects on Prevention of Violent Extremism, Anti-Corruption and Digital Transformations), multi-lateral agencies, regional institutions, governments and non-governmental organizations.
Support the design of programmatic entry points leveraging on the Global Policy Network of UNDP and good practices and lessons learned captured through global experience and in exchange with other UNDP regional hubs.
Support the kick-start of the initiatives, in coordination with relevant thematic teams and bureaus.
2) Support and contribute to the Team’s research and policy agenda on with focus on governance issues (35%);
Example of Duties: Support the regional governance agenda, with focus on inclusive, effective and responsive governance, also at the local level. Applying a people’s centered and Human Rights based approach, this may include supporting initiatives addressing issues of participation, engagement with civil society, youth and women groups, and organizations of persons with disability. Efforts will aim to enhance civic space, reform the public administration and service delivery, considering opportunities for localization and digitalization of services. This will be achieved in close collaboration with prevention of violent extremism, conflict prevention and rule of law agendas in the region by contributing to research and implementation of initiatives focusing on local governance /decentralization, elections and parliamentary development, social cohesion, human rights and access to justice, environmental governance, etc. and other emerging areas in line with corporate priorities and demand-driven requests.
Help coordinate the management of thematic Community of Practices across the region, including strengthening awareness of participants on key issues and by supporting experience sharing across country offices. Help coordinate and create closer linkages between UNDP and regional and national level.
Support the appointed focal points in the development, completion and launch of UNDP’s regional studies on areas of political economy, limited statehood, non-state actors and service delivery, local governance, or others. Collaborate with entities involved in the research, including Crisis Bureau, Think Tanks and Academia, as relevant.
Support efforts to develop good practices for context-driven conflict prevention and peacebuilding processes in the Arab States including support to engaging and overseeing regional researcher(s), produce knowledge products and disseminating publications.
Support the supervisor and Team Leader in the identification of emerging needs and priorities, corporate requirements, and analyse donors’ orientations to feed into the team year planning and to help identify strategic initiatives and entry points for CO support and the overall programming.
3) Support the Regional Hub to strengthen its strategic expertise, and its role in linking Country Offices with global developments (30%);
Example of Duties: Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to UNDP’s policy goals as well as the UNDP strategic plan. This should include liaising with focal points in Amman and New York on relevant subjects.
Public and policy advocacy for the Sustainable Development Goals especially SDGs 5, and 16 by participating in relevant forums, conferences and trainings.
Coordinating with relevant teams in the hub in identifying innovative practices and methodologies to be applied across the governance and peacebuilding team’s portfolio, such as Behavioural Insights , as relevant.
Management of events and publications. Especially, support to the launch of regional or sub-regional studies and other knowledge products as required.
Substantively monitor UNDP’s intervention in the Governance realm, aiming to better integrate with Peacebuilding, Prevention of Violent Extremism and Rule of Law sectors. Provide input to the preparation of Reports, participating in Review meetings and monthly project meetings, assisting in mobilizing inputs and expertise.
Maintain and strengthen linkages among with other Focal Points and Teams within the regional hub (such as the, Environment, Energy and Climate Change Team; Innovation Team; Gender Team; Inclusive Growth Team, etc.) as well as with other UN agencies and Development Partners in order to foster and harmonize the development initiatives and impact.
Competencies
Desirable knowledge and skills:
Language requirements (Required / Desired):
Nationality: Under the JPO programme framework, the following position is open only to nationals of the Republic of Korea. For detailed information on the JPO Programme and recruitment criteria, please visit https://www.undp.org/jposc
Languages (required): Fluency in Korean and English.
Applicants should submit a Certificate of English proficiency test: Applicants should score a minimum of (i) TOEFL iBT 100 or (ii) TEPS 430 or (iii) IELTS 7 or (iv) TOEIC 900
– TOEFL ‘Home Edition’ score is accepted while ‘MyBest Scores’ are not accepted
– IELTS General Training and Academic test are both accepted
– Test scores are valid for 2 years after the test date
Age Requirement: Not older than 32 years of age as of 31 December, 2024 (born after 1 January, 1992). The maximum age limit for those who served in the military will be extended accordingly:
Military service: Male applicants shall have completed the Korean military service or be exempted from it. Those who will be discharged from military service in the year of the application may also apply.
Attachments needed (please note that once the application is submitted in the system, you cannot go back to upload documents or edit information)
Applicants can apply for a maximum of two JPO positions sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea during the year of application
For general information on the JPO Programme of the Republic of Korea, please visit the website of the International Organizations Recruitment Center, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea: https://UNrecruit.mofa.go.kr