Head, Governance
New York City
- Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
- Location: New York City
- Grade: Senior Executive level - D-1, Director - Internationally recruited position
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Occupational Groups:
- Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
- International Relations
- Democratic Governance
- Public Policy and Administration
- Governance and Peacebuilding
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
Background
Duties and Responsibilities
Competencies
- Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work.
- Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow
- People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction.
- Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform.
- Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
- Advocacy: Ability to advocate a point of view and influence others
- Knowledge Management: Ability to efficiently handle and share information and knowledge
- Sustainable Development Goals: Knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations at the national and local levels.
- Substantive Networking: Ability to substantively engage and foster networks with academia, research institutions, and think tanks.
- Collaboration & Partnerships: Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside (Programmes/projects) or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support. Sets overall direction for the formation and management of strategic relationships contributing to the overall positioning of UNDP
- Trends and emerging areas analytics: Ability to scan the horizon and identify approaches and initiatives to bring into policy and programme design
- Management & Coordination: Ability to manage and coordinate campaigns and people with inspiration. Believe in and promote diversity in the workplace and reshaping the workforce to meet need.
Required Skills and Experience
- A Master's degree, preferably in public administration, international development, political sciences, law, business administration, development economics, or other relevant field, or extensive compensating experience in governance.
Experience:
- 15 years of professional work experience in either public sectors (national or multilateral, including UN), private (academia, non-governmental sector, corporate), with increasing responsibility in the design and development of policies and programmes (in areas such as inclusive participation, elections, parliamentary support, civic engagement, responsive and accountable institutions; human rights, state-citizen dialogue at the international level and the broader governance agenda in general).
- Proven experience in leading teams, providing policy advice and pioneering approaches in the area of governance
- Demonstrated track-record of excellence in delivering the work programme of complex, global organizational entities in the area of governance and its links to sustainable human development and Agenda 2030
- Proven experience working in different geographical areas, and development settings, including conflict and post-conflict environments
- Excellent negotiating, writing and communication skills and ability to mobilize support from a wide range of partners (public, private, academic, civil society, business community leaders)
- Proven track record of management and resource mobilization skills
- Proven track record and leadership experience in the UN System is an advantage
- English proficiency, Arabic, French or Spanish is considered an asset
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