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• Work closely with UN agencies in the
  country to ensure an understanding of UNV’s mandate, key offers and the
  added value that UN Volunteer assignments bring in support to the
  achievement of their respective mandates;
• Maintain business intelligence on UN
  agencies, identifying specific entry points to diversify partnerships with
  the key result of increased volunteer assignments, including the
  assessment and reporting on the forecast demand for UN Volunteers in the
  country;
• Identify volunteer placement opportunities
  and present UNV value proposition and volunteer modalities with the
  objective of maximizing international and national volunteer presence,
  including collaboration in the preparation of descriptions of assignment,
  with partner agencies and other partners;
• Ensure that incoming and outgoing UN
  Volunteers are adequately briefed and debriefed and extend personal
  support and guidance to UN Volunteers serving in the country;
• Work closely with the Field Security
  Officer and provide support to the UN Designated Official to ensure a
  detailed understanding among UN Volunteers on all security-related issues;
• Monitor the well-being and performance of
  serving UN Volunteers through routine field visits to their duty stations
  and discussions with their supervisors and counterparts;
• Oversee and approve UN Volunteers’
  entitlements as delegated, authorized, or needed;
• Provide overall management and
  administrative support to UN Volunteers and;
• In the event where no UNV Programme
  Assistant/Associate is present, support the recruitment of national and
  international UN Volunteers as well as other administrative duties for
  placement and management of UN Volunteers assigned to the country in line
  with the conditions of service and in close coordination with the relevant
  organizational units.

• Lead UNVs’ field efforts as the
  representative of the organization in the country, ensuring key results
  and delivery of the Strategic Framework and the Sustainable Development
  Goals;
• Establish, foster and maintain effective
  outreach and relationships, including the formalization of partnerships
  and other exchanges of confidence such as inclusion in the United Nations
  Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), as well as with government, UN
  agencies, NGOs, the private sector and other relevant development
  partners;
• Participate in UN thematic forces, UN-led
  assessments, Programme Management Team (PMT) meetings, post-conflict needs
  assessments, UNDAF planning processes, technical missions and funding
  appeals to identify opportunities for volunteerism and volunteer
  placement;
• Establish, foster and maintain effective
  outreach and relationships with local civil society organizations,
  prioritizing those focused on volunteerism, to contribute to community-led
  sustainable development in the country;
• Encourage national and local actors to
  establish a framework on volunteer infrastructure that supports volunteerism
  for peace and development, including the adoption of relevant policies and
  legislation;
• Strengthen and determine business
  intelligence related to partnerships, promotion of volunteerism and
  shaping and delivering volunteer infrastructure advisory services and
  conduct country scans as input for corporate planning processes;
• Work in close coordination with the
  Regional Office and the Communications Section at headquarters, prepare,
  disseminate and present country-specific promotional information on the
  mandate and work of UNV with relevant development partners and the media;
• Coordinate activities and plan events, in
  collaboration with other agencies, for annual, national and UN-recognized
  international celebrations, including the International Volunteer Day
  (IVD);
• Encourage and monitor serving UN
  Volunteers to embrace the ideals of volunteerism, act as advocates for
  volunteer action, and document their experiences in promoting
  volunteerism; and
• Support, in the case of UNV-funded
  projects UNV programmatic engagement.

• Develop and manage the implementation of
  the Field Unit’s annual work plan, including management and reporting on
  UNV support funds and budget;
• Lead the UNV country-presence to ensure
  coordinated and effective delivery of services as well as enable a
  supportive and collaborative work environment;
• Manage any UNV assigned personnel within
  the FU including supervision, performance assessment and capacity
  development; and
• Establish and monitor implementation of
  the FU’s annual work plan and set performance indicators.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UN Volunteers Programme Analyst career opportunity should a Master’s
  degree in social sciences, international development, project management,
  public/business administration or related fields.
• Two years of relevant work experience
  preferably in a humanitarian, development and/or peace related field;
• Work experience with the United Nations is
  an asset;
• Previous experience in a civil society setting
  and/or as a volunteer with volunteer management and/or promotion of
  volunteerism is a distinct advantage.

• Innovation: Ability to make new and useful
  ideas work – Adept with complex concepts and challenges convention
  purposefully
• Leadership:  Ability to persuade others to
  follow  – Generates commitment,
  excitement and excellence in others
• People Management: Ability to improve
  performance and satisfaction – Models independent thinking and action
• Communication: Ability to listen, adapt,
  persuade and transform – Synthesizes information to communicate
  independent analysis
• Delivery: Ability to get things done while
  exercising good judgement – Meets goals and quality criteria for delivery
  of products or services

• Sustainable Development: Knowledge
  of sustainable development concepts, principles and issues and the ability
  to apply to strategic and/or practical situations, covering the economic,
  social and environmental dimensions – Contributes skills and knowledge
  with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous
  improvement, in professional area of expertise.
• Peacebuilding and Reconciliation: Ability
  to support peace processes to facilitate recovery and development – Contributes
  skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and
  continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
• Development Planning and Monitoring: Ability
  to develop business and planning processes at the national and local level
  and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations –
  Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance
  innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
• Relationship Management: Ability
  to engage and foster strategic partnerships with other parties,
  inter-agency coordination and forge productive working relationships –
  Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance
  innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
• Results-based Management: Ability
  to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved
  performance and demonstrable results – Contributes skills and knowledge
  with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement,
  in professional area of expertise
• Project Management:  Ability to plan, organize,
  motivate, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve
  specific goals. Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability
  to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of
  expertise
• Knowledge Management: Ability
  to capture, develop, share and effectively use information and knowledge.
  Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance
  innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

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