POVERTY REDUCTION ADVISOR

POVERTY REDUCTION ADVISOR

Background

“UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, UNDP offers global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.”

UNDP Indonesia's mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We aim to be a bridge between Indonesia and all donors as well as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. We work in four key areas of development: Governance Reforms, Pro-Poor Policy Reforms, Conflict Prevention and Recovery, and Environment Management, with the overarching aim of reducing poverty in Indonesia. Besides the four priority areas, UNDP Indonesia is also engaged in a variety of crosscutting initiatives focused on HIV/AIDS, gender equality, and information and technology for development.”

Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Country Director Programme, the Poverty and Inequality Reduction Senior Advisor will provide strategic direction and technical support to the Country Office Programme staff and project team to ensure high quality project development and implementation, especially in the area of Poverty eradication and reduction of inequality.

Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct a mapping of key actors working on the issues of poverty and inequality in Indonesia with the aim of identifying partnership opportunities and a niche where UNDP can contribute and complement the work of others;

Conduct analysis related to poverty and inequality, in partnership with other institutions such as the Indonesia Central Bureau of Statistics, think tanks, innovation organisations and consultancy organisations on poverty and inequality, identifyingpolicy and programme entry points and uses for the analysis;

Develop a brief strategy for UNDP Indonesia’s work on poverty and inequality that outlines the future direction of the organisation’s work to advance poverty eradication and the reduction of inequality. The strategy should identify clearly how UNDP will support Government goals to address poverty and inequality in Indonesia. It should contain the following components: lessons from evaluations of previous work, gender, regional, income and multi-dimensional components of poverty; link with SDGs; intervention at the sub-national and national levels as well as in coordination of all actors; resource mobilization and partnership opportunities.

Network with key partners within the Government, donor community, private sector and civil society and academia  with the aim of developing collaborative partnerships and mobilization of resources; explore opportunities for further coordination and collaboration between national, local and international partners to share knowledge and advance the work on poverty and inequality.
Develop a portfolio that includes a range of different initiatives where UNDP can contribute to eradicating poverty and reducing inequality. This portfolio of initiatives can include some new (such as impact investment with micro and SMEs) as well as building on existing work (e.g. Local Economic Development in Papua).

Competencies

Functional Competencies:    

Advocacy/Advancing a Policy-Oriented Agenda

Analysis and creation of messages and strategies

Creates effective advocacy strategies
Contributes to the elaboration of advocacy strategies by identifying and prioritizing audiences and communication means
Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for advocacy work

Building Strategic Partnerships

Identifying and building partnerships

Sensitizes Stakeholders, donors and other international organizations to project’s strategic agenda, identifying areas for joint efforts

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

Developing tools and mechanisms

Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches
Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter

Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines
Continues to seeks new and improved methods and systems for accomplishing the work of the unit
Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally
Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments

Conceptual Innovation in the Provision of Technical Expertise

Developing innovative and creative approaches

Leverages different experiences and expertise of team members to achieve better and more innovative outcomes

Client Orientation

Contributing to positive outcomes for the client

Anticipates client needs
Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider
Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective


Core Competencies:

Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents
Building staff competence,  creating an environment of creativity and innovation
Building and promoting effective teams
Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication
Creating an emotionally intelligent organization
Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Fair and transparent  decision making; calculated risk-taking

Required Skills and Experience

Education:*  

Master degree in development, statistics, economics or other relevant fields of study.


Experience:*  

Minimum 8 - 10 years of relevant professional experience in particular for policy advisory support in poverty reduction area, preferably in the field of development

Language Requirements:  

Fluency in written and spoken English is required;
Other Requirements:

Excellent interpersonal communication skills, writing ability and administrative skills.
Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to engage and negotiate with high level personnel in governmental institutions, external agencies, etc.
Proven analytical skills and ability to conceptualize strategic intervention.

Job Description

Agency                                          UNDP
Title                                               POVERTY REDUCTION ADVISOR
Job ID                                            4076
Practice Area - Job Family            Poverty Reduction - POVERTY
Vacancy End Date                         (Midnight Geneva, Switzerland) 02/06/2016

Time Left

Duty Station                                 Jakarta, Indonesia
Education & Work Experience     I-Master's Level Degree - 8 year(s) experience
Languages                 Required:   Desired: English, Indonesian
                                     Desired:

Grade                                           SB5
Vacancy Type                              Service Contract (SC)
Posting Type                                External
Bureau                                         Asia & the Pacific
Contract Duration                        12 MONTHS

For Indonesian Nationality Only

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