Policy Specialist, Innovation, Climate and Health

• Policy Research and Knowledge Management.
• Programme and Project Planning and Delivery Support. 
• Partnership Support, Advocacy, and Communications.

• Through in-depth research and analysis, contribute to the development and drafting of policy briefs, guidance notes and other knowledge products on environment and climate change related to health, and antimicrobial resistance;
• Help develop related tools for the implementation of the SDGs, with a particular focus on environmental and social determinants of health, focusing on policy and institutional environments;  
• Take part in the process of analyzing, improving and adapting policies for different contexts on key emerging policy agendas as appropriate; 
• Keep an up-to-date library of relevant knowledge products, whether at the global, cross-regional or region-specific level to and proactively share documents with team members and respond to their specific requests for information; 
• Contribute to the development and review of knowledge products in close coordination with HQ and regional hub teams by analyzing and sharing lessons learnt and programme evaluation results;

• Support the development and formulation of new project proposals and workplans related to environment and health, including solar for health and AMR-related, as well as the timely completion of evaluation reports of existing initiatives;
• Manage contracting and administrative processes relating to projects, including monitoring progress on deliverables and providing quality assurance;
• Provide technical support to policy teams in the regional hubs and respond to country office needs as appropriate, including through the provision of capacity building and backstopping;
• Prepare material as requested by supervisor to support the application of integrated multi-disciplinary approaches, including training materials and guidance notes for country offices.

• Support health team’s engagement in UN interagency coordination, such as the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs, by serving as focal point on thematic working group on Health and Environment, as well as by providing research insight and ensuring follow-up to tasks assigned to UNDP;
• Support ongoing partnership efforts with WHO, UNEP, Health Care Without Harm, academic partners and relevant alliances (such as the Planetary Health Alliance and Global Alliance on Health and Pollution) on relevant thematic areas, including anti-microbial resistance;
• Foster partnerships including for resource mobilization and advocacy activities with UN partners, permanent missions, NGOs, civil society, academic partners, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare communication and advocacy materials on the importance of environment and health joint action to deepen related political commitment and related reforms, and clearly articulate UNDP’s supporting role.

• Ability to make new and useful ideas work.

• Ability to persuade others to follow.

• Ability to improve performance and satisfaction.

• Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform.

• Ability to get things done.

• Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.

• Knowledge of various programme information for research to provide recommendation and guidance to management 

• Ability to engage with other agencies, donors, and other development stakeholders and forge productive working relationships 

• Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information and knowledge

Communications:

• Ability to effectively communicate intentions and requirements to internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to prepare quality reports and briefs

• Knowledge of diversity issues, concepts, principles and policies and the ability to apply in strategic and/or practical situations

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in public health, law, economics or related disciplines.

• A minimum of 5 years of professional work experience in the area of health, environment and climate change, including at the global and/or regional levels.
• Demonstrated ability to translate research and evidence into well-written, policy relevant communications, for example: policy briefs, discussion notes, academic papers, and guidance documents.  
• Experience with policy research/analysis and methods for health and environment questions.
• Experience working with UNDP/WHO/UN system and familiarity with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)

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