The Private Sector Coordination Specialist – Southern and Eastern Africa is expected to play a critical role in designing and implementing the new private sector strategy across sub-Saharan Africa and in particular in Southern and Eastern Africa. Under the overall supervision of the CBi Deputy Programme Coordinator, based in Istanbul, Turkey,
The Private Sector Coordination Specialist – Southern
and Eastern Africa will be responsible for:
- Development, planning, and implementation of national and
regional projects to support private sector engagement in disaster
management:
- Lead the development and delivery of national and regional
solutions, programmes and workplans for local CBi Member Networks on
private sector engagement in disaster risk management and humanitarian
response.
- Identify learning needs and solutions, and plan and implement
capacity development activities for existing and prospective CBi Member
Networks in the Southern and Eastern Africa region.
- Collect and consolidate relevant information on local private
sector engagement in disaster risk reduction, crisis preparedness and
response, and early recovery at country and regional levels.
- Facilitate landscape assessment and scoping activities to
identify and/or partner with prospective Member Networks and other private
sector partners in the Southern and Eastern Africa region.
- Coordination of private sector initiatives during emergency
situations:
- As needed, deploy to countries in the Southern and Eastern
Africa region experiencing ongoing disasters to support the coordination
of private sector contributions before, during and after emergencies.
Development of national and regional partnerships and external advocacy:
- Coordinate and work with UNDP and OCHA regional bureaux and
country offices, government counterparts, international organizations, and
other partners in the Southern and Eastern Africa region on private sector
engagement.
- Promote advocacy for private sector engagement in disaster
risk management and humanitarian programming.
- Identify specific needs for private sector engagement in
disaster risk reduction, crisis preparedness and response, and early
recovery, and support partnerships at the national and regional levels to
address those needs.
Strategy development and operational support:
- Facilitate knowledge development and management efforts
through the development of case studies and collection and sharing of
information on good practices.
- Ensure documentation and timely monitoring, evaluation and
reporting of all CBi-related activities implemented by existing and
prospective CBi Member Networks in the Southern and Eastern Africa
region.
- Support the CBi Secretariat and contribute to the periodic
progress reporting requirements and other UNDP and OCHA reporting
requirements.
- The incumbent performs other duties within their functional
profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office
and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
- The Private Sector Coordination Specialist will work full-time
from the OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA)
based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Private Sector Coordination Specialist will
work under the direct supervision of the CBi Deputy Programme Coordinator
with “dotted-line” secondary reporting to the OCHA Regional Office for
Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA), based in Nairobi, Kenya. An annual
workplan will be developed jointly by CBi and OCHA ROSEA to ensure
coherence with regional priorities. The Private Sector Coordination
Officer will also participate in all relevant ROSEA unit meetings to
update on relevant activities and to link these to OCHA’s ongoing
preparedness and response work in the region.
Core Competencies
- 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
Cross-Functional & Competencies
Business Direction & Strategy – Strategic
Thinking:
- Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans
in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of
challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to
reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions
- Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to
anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order
to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for
UNDP
Business Development – Knowledge Facilitation:
- Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors
to participate and share, particularly externally
Business Management- Project Management:
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources,
procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
2030 Agenda: Partnerships – SDG Finance:
- Inclusive Markets/businesses and Value Chain Development
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness – Crisis
and Fragility Policy and Engagement:
- Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and crisis
coordination
Business Direction 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
Desired additional skills and competencies:
- Previous experience supporting engagement and collaboration
between the United Nations and the private sector is highly desirable.
- Previous experience working for a private sector entity is
highly desirable.
- Previous experience working for an entity within the United
Nations system is desirable, especially in emergency settings.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent)
in business, political or social sciences, disaster risk management,
development studies or other related field of studies is required. Or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the
above mentioned field of study, in combination with an additional two
years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of
the advanced university degree
Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years (with Master degree) or seven (7)
years (with Bachelor degree) of professional work experience in disaster
risk reduction / disaster management, humanitarian affairs, or
international development, preferably in Southern and Eastern Africa.
Required skills:
- Experience and technical knowledge of disaster risk reduction
/ disaster management.
- Experience writing briefings, reports, policies, and guidance
notes.
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