Assistant Development Officer
Duties
Assist in commissioning and/or
conducting practical research and analysis to interpret longterm political, economic
and social trends that will enhance opportunities for solutions, resilience and
inclusion for populations of concern to UNHCR as well as more sustainable
approaches to refugee protection. Help ensure evidence generated from
analytical and advisory services needs to be translated better into
contextspecific policy dialogue, project design, and programming.
Assist in planning for
resilience and inclusion with a clear shared vision of longerterm protection
and solution outcomes for people of concern that takes account of host
communities and leverages the roles, resources and capacities of development
partners, including Multilateral Development Banks, and Bilateral Development
agencies and donors.
Support the facilitation of the
development of comprehensive multiyear transition plans/strategies (incl.
MultiYear MultiPartner Strategies) for Persons of Concern to UNHCR and/or
facilitate the inclusion of populations of concern into national and local
development planning and programming instruments.
Support the identification,
strategic articulation and capitalization of development and resilience
opportunities, including through Government pledges and or pledges made by
bilateral or multilateral development and/or peacebuilding partners.
Assist in facilitating
relationship building with development cooperation agencies and peace and
statebuilding agendas through the different stages of policy and programme
identification, preparation, implementation and review.
Support the development of
partnerships and networks with development actors to influence the policy
dialogue with governments on institutional arrangements related to sectors,
locations and programme content of consequence to UNHCR and persons of concern.
This would, in particular, focus on supporting the coordination of the
incountry relationship with the World Bank and other multilateral development
banks, especially where there is potential for specific funding directed
towards UNHCR¿s persons of concern (e.g. WB IDA subwindow for refugees and host
communities or the WB Global Concessional Financing Facility).
Support the cooperation with
development partners to assist them in incorporating the concerns of refugees,
returnees and others of concern to UNHCR into the design and implementation
arrangements of projects and interventions in a manner that impacts positively
on protection circumstances.
Support the operation to ensure
that development actors are provided relevant data to inform their planning,
programming and advocacy around resilience for and inclusion of UNHCR persons
of concern.
Support the facilitation,
coordination, collaboration and the sharing of knowledge and experience between
UNHCR and development actors and across UNHCR operations globally by
documenting and disseminating good practices and active participation in the
Division of Resilience and Solutions¿ Development Partnerships Community of
Practice.
Support training activities
aimed at the capacity building of UNHCR and partner agency staff to achieve
greater coordination, effectiveness and synergies between humanitarian and
development interventions.
Minimum Qualifications
Education &
Professional Work Experience
Years
of Experience / Degree Level
For P1/NOA 1 year relevant
experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or
no experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education
Development Economics;
Development Studies; Socioeconomic Development;
International
Relations; Political Science; Law;or other relevant field.
(Field(s) of Education marked with an
asterisk are essential)
Certificates
and/or Licenses
Not specified.
Relevant Job Experience
Essential
One (1) year of direct work experience
in a large international development institution in a relevant position,
including experience in field operations. Preferably with knowledge of, or
experience in, local or area based economic development, direct engagement in a
technical sector such as education, WASH, social protection, health, energy.
Practical experience working with and an understanding of the different aspects
of economic growth, governance, fragility and conflict. Expertise related to
the governance of specific multilateral development banks or bilateral
development actors most relevant to the AoR.
Desirable
Experience with forced displacement.
Experience in primary data collection, quantitative research methods and
resultsbased management.
Functional Skills
COStrategic Communication
CODrafting and Documentation
SONetworking
MGPartnership Development
SOCritical Thinking and problem
solving
UNPolicy Advocacy in UNHCR
IMKnowledge Management
CLStrategy Development and Monitoring
PGResultsBased Management
PRRefugee Protection Principles and
Framework
(Functional Skills marked with an
asterisk are essential)
Language Requirements
For International Professional and
Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty
station if not English.
For National Professional jobs:
Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English
and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of
English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
How to Apply
