United Nations Development Programme
UNDP Kenya invites applications for the following position:
Post Title: UN Coordination Associate
Grade/Band: G6
Direct Supervisor: Head of Resident Coordinator’s Office / Strategic
Planning Adviser
Duration: One year, renewable subject to funding and
performance
Background: Under the overall guidance of the UN Resident
coordinator and direct supervision of the Head of the Resident Coordinator’s
office (RCO), the UN Coordination Associate provides
lead support in the operations and execution of
services in the UN Resident
Coordinators Office and for the UN Country Team by managing administration, resources
and financial management, logistical arrangements, assets of the office and
client relations as well as facilitating UN activities implementation.
Required Skills and Experience:
Education:
- Completion of Secondary Education.
- A University Degree in Social Sciences
(includes Business Administration, Economics, Law, International
Relations, Development Studies, Political Sciences) or related fields is
an advantage
Experience:
- 5 to 7 years of progressively responsible and
substantive administrative or programme experience is required at the
national or international level.
- Strong computer literacy and experience is
requirement (usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word,
Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages).
- Excellent knowledge of English. Working
knowledge of Kiswahili.
Date of Issue: 23 October 2014
The full terms of reference for the
position can be accessed on the UNDP Kenya e-
Recruitment portal on the UNDP Kenya website -http://www.ke.undp.org
Recruitment portal on the UNDP Kenya website -http://www.ke.undp.org
Post Title: UN Coordination Analyst
Contract Type: FTA
Grade / Band: NOB
Direct Supervisor: Head
of Resident Coordinator’s Office/Strategic Planning Adviser
Duration: One year, renewable subject to funding and
performance.
Background: Under the guidance and direct supervision of the
Head of the Resident Coordinator’s office, the UN Coordination Analyst
- strengthens capacity of the UN Country
Team,
- analyzes political, social and economic trends
and provides inputs to preparation of country programming products
including the Common Country Assessment (CCA) and United Nations
Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAFs),
- supports the national strategies setting,
- provides assistance to Strategic Results
Groups, the Program Management and Oversight Group (PMOG) and the National
Steering Committee in the development and implementation of the
collaborative and joint programmes and
- monitors progress towards the realization of
the UNDAF, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), sustainable human
development goals,
- provides support to agencies without
field representation to access national systems and for national
counterparts to access the expertise of agencies without field
representation.
Required Skills and Experience:
Education:
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics,
Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Sciences or related
field.
Experience:
- 2 years of relevant experience at the national
or international level in providing management advisory services.
- Hands-on experience in design, monitoring and
evaluation of development projects.
- Knowledge about the UN and RC systems would be
an advantage.
- Experience in the usage of computers and
office software packages.
- Experience in handling of web based management
systems.
- Excellent knowledge of English. Working
knowledge of Kiswahili
Date of Issue: 23 October 2014
The full terms of reference for the
position can be accessed on the UNDP Kenya e-
Recruitment portal on the UNDP Kenya website -http://www.ke.undp.org
Recruitment portal on the UNDP Kenya website -http://www.ke.undp.org
Notice
UNDP, as a matter of practice, does
not charge any application, processing or training fee at any stage of the
recruitment process.
“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing patterns”.
