Job Requisition Type
Evergreen (Formerly known as talent pools, in order to have a balanced number of ready-to-hire candidates who can be deployed at short notice to a vacancy that best matches their skills. Evergreens are primarily used to fill Temporary Appointments.)
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Call for applications - Development Officer, P3
Location: Various location
Why should you join us?
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, takes the lead in protecting people forced to flee wars and persecution around the world, providing life-saving aid including shelter, food and water to ensure their basic safety, rights and dignity. With 18,879 women and men working in 137 countries, we work tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of 89.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.
Our dedicated and professional staff work around the clock in roles including legal protection, community services, public affairs, health and more. Despite the challenges they can face, our staff are proud to work for UNHCR and determined to make a positive impact.
How can you make a difference?
The role of the Development Officer is to support UNHCR's engagement and cooperation with development agenciesโ medium-term programmes assisting local communities and UNHCRโs population of concern and the ability to leverage development partnerships to influence policy dialogue to enact institutional reforms toward improved protection environments, socio-economic inclusion, and self-reliance; taking into account and reducing the vulnerabilities of forcibly displaced persons. As such, the incumbent needs to have practical experience working with and an understanding of the interplay of different aspects of economic growth, governance, fragility and conflict, the main factors that influence the environment for inclusion and resilience for UNHCRโs population of concern. Depending on the operating environments in the area of responsibility (AoR), the incumbent might need to have specific expertise in areas such as social protection, governance in fragile contexts, local governance and community development. It is anticipated that development responses to forced displacement will grow in significance in future years due to the greater importance attached to fragility and addressing protracted displacement situations. The incumbent will assist in identifying potential opportunities and ensure complementarity between UNHCR's protection work and the economic and social development objectives pursued by development partners and their government counterparts. It will, therefore, be important that the Development Officer supports relevant UNHCR staff within the AoR to contribute to the Operationโs efforts to (i) align policy, operational and programme priorities between humanitarian and development agencies, (ii) establish and maintain reporting, knowledge, and information exchanges with key development and peace stakeholders, (iii) assist relevant UNHCR staff to engage in development planning, programming and coordination processes with Government entities and development partners; and (iv) assist relevant UNHCR staff in developing, contributing to and coordinating multi-year and multi-partner transition strategies for protracted forced displacement situations.
Key responsibilities and duties:
Support the operation in the development of comprehensive multi-year protection and solutions plans/strategies (incl. Multi-Year Multi-Partner Strategies) that leverages development and resilience opportunities, including through Government pledges and or pledges made by bilateral or multilateral development and/or peacebuilding partners.
Assist with fostering partnerships with development actors to influence the policy dialogue with governments on institutional arrangements related to sectors, locations and programme content. This would focus on supporting the coordination of the in-country relationship with bilateral development actors, the World Bank and other multilateral development banks, especially where there is potential for specific funding directed towards UNHCRโs persons of concern (e.g., WB IDA sub-window for refugees and host communities or the WB Global Concessional Financing Facility).
Engage with governments, development partners (both multilateral and bilateral), peace actors, the private sector and civil society (as appropriate) to ensure access to relevant data and information, as well as identify opportunities to contribute to the design and implementation of monitoring systems to track progress towards agreed protection and solutions outcomes.
Who are we looking for?
Candidates with 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree.
Requirements
Four (4) years of direct work experience in a large international development institution in a relevant position and of which at least two (2) years 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.
Advantage
Experience with forced displacement. Experience in primary data collection, quantitative research methods and results-based management.
For a more detailed description, please review the job description:
https://www.unhcr.org/63db72da4
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
UNHCRโs workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. We seek to sustain and strengthen this diversity and to ensure equal opportunities, as well as an inclusive working environment, for our entire workforce. Joining us means living, sharing and promoting these core values of inclusion, diversity and gender equality.
Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on the grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.