JOB SUMMARY:
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels offers a spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in its Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in UNDP’s Strategic Plan.
Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan. BPPS staff provides technical advice to Country Offices; advocates for UNDP corporate messages; represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora, including public-private, government and civil society dialogues; and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas.
UNDP’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan highlighting our continued commitment to eradicating poverty, accompanying countries in their pathways towards the SDGs and working towards the Paris Agreement. As part of the Global Policy Network in the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP’s Nature, Climate Change, Energy, and Waste (NCE&W) Hubs promote and scale up integrated whole-of-governance approaches and nature-based solutions that reduce poverty and inequalities, strengthen livelihoods and inclusive growth, mitigate conflict, forced migration and displacement, and promote more resilient governance systems that advance linked peace and security agendas.
BPPS’ Hubs on Nature, Climate, Energy and Waste works with governments, civil society, and private sector partners to integrate natural capital, environment and climate concerns into national and sector planning and inclusive growth policies; support country obligations under Multilateral Environmental Agreements; and implement the UN’s largest portfolio of in-country programming on environment, climate change, and energy. This multi-billion-dollar portfolio encompasses:
This work advances crosscutting themes on innovative finance, digital transformation, capacity development, human rights, gender equality, health, technology, and South-South learning.
UNDP has developed its new Strategy for Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems (FACS) to focus its vision and enhance its support to transform FACS.
FACS are fundamental to the sustainable development of the 170 countries UNDP supports. FACS are often the largest contributor to their economies; food and nutrition is fundamental for citizen health; and FACS have a key role to play in achieving the SDGs. Yet, FACS are in crisis and need to be radically transformed to become sustainable. UNDP, building on its experience, has for the first time consolidated its FACS support and vision into this Strategy. The challenges and need for change related to FACS have been highlighted by a suite of reports by many research and international organizations and think tanks. The production practices and consumption patterns of food and agricultural commodities are taking these systems on an unsustainable trajectory with multiple impacts on human development, the environment, and economies; from ecosystem degradation, conflicts over land and natural resources, reduced capacity and resilience to climate and other shocks, persistent poverty, food insecurity and related people displacement and migration, to malnutrition including overweight and obesity. There is a clear need to work in a systemic and integrated manner to transform the FACS towards sustainability.
UNDP´s Vision for FACS 2030 is, through partnerships, to transform food and agricultural commodity systems into resilient; equitable; healthy, inclusive; environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable systems. Working on FACS will contribute to not only recovery from the COVID19 crisis, by creating sustainable and resilient livelihoods for many along the FACS supply chains, but also to preventing further zoonoses from emerging in the future. This will require a change in the current paradigm of agricultural production focusing on maximizing productivity to a new paradigm based on diversified agroecological systems which work simultaneously on achieving economic, environmental, social, and health outcomes, with smallholders as a key part of the solution in their role as the engine of economic development. A FACS practice has been established within UNDP’s Nature Hub, which is tasked to support UNDP Country Offices with FACS related challenges in a way that is aligned with UNDP’s FACS strategy.
In partnership with the Global Coffee Platform, the Food and Agriculture Commodities (FACS) team has supported the International Coffee Organization’s (ICO) Coffee Public-Private Task Force (CPPTF) process as facilitators of the Technical Workstream (TWS) 3 Forum: “Sector Transformation in Coffee Exporting Countries”. Together with the other CPPTF TWS, the TWS 3 Forum contributes to the CPPTF Roadmap and supports systemic change in the coffee sector by fostering dialogue and collaboration through new or strengthened multi-stakeholder platform structures.
During 2024, UNDP and the Global Coffee Platform will continue to deepen stakeholder engagement in select exporting countries (particularly Rwanda and Mexico) and facilitate the co-design of new or strengthened existing collaborative action platforms or structures. In coordination with the CPPTF Secretariat, UNDP and the Global Coffee Platform will present proposals for donor funding which will support the implementation of the corresponding activities.
The dialogue with national stakeholders and international partners should lead to a firm commitment to systemic change and willingness to take joint action, by forming coalitions between country representatives and the responsible public institutions in producer countries, global coffee companies, civil society organizations, donor agencies, financing institutions and other key stakeholders interested in improving the livelihood of millions of farmer families while conserving the fragile ecosystems in coffee production landscapes.
The FACS team lead the implementation of the Green Commodity Programme Phase III project funded by State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Phases I and II were successful in strengthening the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil Platform and facilitating the development and initial implementation of the National Action Plan on Sustainable Palm Oil, as well as supporting the formulation and launch of the Coffee National Action Plan in Peru, guided by the multi-stakeholder Peruvian National Coffee Platform. During these phases the UNDP Green Commodities Programme (GCP) also engaged with regional and global sustainable production initiatives, advocating for improved synergies between global level buyers/traders and producer companies, further refined methodologies and tools for effective multi-stakeholder collaborative action and facilitated portfolio wide learning and knowledge-sharing.
The Third phase of the Green Commodities Program that started in June 2023 builds on the work and successes for the prior two phases and will continue work in Indonesia (palm Oil) and Peru (coffee), while also starting new interventions in Ghana (cocoa), Brazil (soy and beef), and Malaysia (palm oil).
The Project Specialist will support with the following tasks:
International Coffee Organization’s (ICO) Coffee Public-Private Task Force (CCPTF)
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) – Economic Cooperation and Development- UNDP Green Commodities Program, Phase III
Project Coordination for Ghana
Technical Advisory support to the Project Community
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
Core | |
Achieve Results: | LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact |
Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems |
Learn Continuously | LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences |
Adapt with Agility | LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands |
Act with Determination | LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results |
Engage and Partner | LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration |
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity |
Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
Partnership management | Multi-stakeholder engagement and funding |
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Partnership management | Relationship management |
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Business Management | Project Management |
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Business Management | Communications |
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2030 Agenda: Planet | Nature, Climate and Energy |
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Business Direction and Strategy | System Thinking |
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ABSTRACT:
United Nations Development Programme Project Specialist – Home based (Part time) Panama UNDP Jobs 2024
United Nations Development Programme looking for “Project Specialist – Home based (Part time)”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 01-Aug-24.
The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 18/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Project Specialist – Home based (Part time) to be based in , Panama. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: United Nations Development Programme
Job Title: Project Specialist – Home based (Part time)
Duty Station: , Panama
Country: Panama
Application Deadline: 01-Aug-24