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Context
The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO) manages and facilitates the operationalization of comprehensive UN support to Eswatini through the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (CF) 2026-2030. The CF serves as the premier strategic planning vehicle guiding the UN and the Government of Eswatini’s joint efforts to advance sustainable development. The framework concentrates heavily on two strategic priorities, and five interconnected subgroups as follows:
Priorities
1. Inclusive Social Well-being
o Health and Social Protection
o Education & Skills
o Governance and F4D
2. Shared and sustainable prosperity
o Economic Growth and Food Systems
o Resilience, Environmental and DRM
The UN Country Team (UNCT) in Eswatini operates under the leadership of the Resident Coordinator who also chairs the UN Humanitarian Country Team Lite and the International Development Partners Platform (IDPP). The UNCT has committed to a robust financing and partnerships strategy as part of the implementation process with the Government of Eswatini, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Development Partners, and the private sector.
Priorities
1. Inclusive Social Well-being
o Health and Social Protection
o Education & Skills
o Governance and F4D
2. Shared and sustainable prosperity
o Economic Growth and Food Systems
o Resilience, Environmental and DRM
The UN Country Team (UNCT) in Eswatini operates under the leadership of the Resident Coordinator who also chairs the UN Humanitarian Country Team Lite and the International Development Partners Platform (IDPP). The UNCT has committed to a robust financing and partnerships strategy as part of the implementation process with the Government of Eswatini, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Development Partners, and the private sector.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the RCO Team Leader, the Coordination Associate will support the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in maximizing inter-agency coherence, joint planning, resource mobilization, and joint reporting. The incumbent will specifically support with the following core tasks:
• Stakeholder Coordination: Maintain functional working relationships with UN agency colleagues, interagency teams’ technical focal points, and governmental counterparts to facilitate structural mobilization for a coherent JWP response.
• Results Group Support: Provide administrative and substantial support to the UN Results Groups Chairs in the organization and oversight support to their subgroups, agenda setting, scheduling, and execute routine coordination meetings.
• Strategic and Governance Frameworks: Assist UN Governance structures in managing their annual plans, monitoring joint frameworks, and establishing tracking mechanisms for UNCT meeting action points.
• Inter-Agency Representation: Represent the RCO at technical coordination meetings, especially the ISCG, and the Inter Agency Task Team on Youth (IATTY) and PPSG and ensure follow ups.
• Knowledge Management and Communications: Collaborate closely with other RCO colleagues to draft analytical briefing papers, background notes, talking points, strategic advocacy materials and convene brown bags.
• Ad-hoc Support: Undertake any other related tasks as assigned by the RCO Head of Office.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Maintain functional working relationships with UN agency colleagues, interagency teams’ technical focal points, and governmental counterparts to facilitate structural mobilization for a coherent JWP response.
• Results Group Support: Provide administrative and substantial support to the UN Results Groups Chairs in the organization and oversight support to their subgroups, agenda setting, scheduling, and execute routine coordination meetings.
• Strategic and Governance Frameworks: Assist UN Governance structures in managing their annual plans, monitoring joint frameworks, and establishing tracking mechanisms for UNCT meeting action points.
• Inter-Agency Representation: Represent the RCO at technical coordination meetings, especially the ISCG, and the Inter Agency Task Team on Youth (IATTY) and PPSG and ensure follow ups.
• Knowledge Management and Communications: Collaborate closely with other RCO colleagues to draft analytical briefing papers, background notes, talking points, strategic advocacy materials and convene brown bags.
• Ad-hoc Support: Undertake any other related tasks as assigned by the RCO Head of Office.
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