UNHCR is looking for Senior Development Officer, N’Djamena, Chad

UNHCR is looking for Senior Development Officer, N’Djamena, Chad

 

Organization: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Chad
Closing date: 05 Sep 2018

Job Title: Senior Development Officer
Location: N’Djamena, Chad
Deadline for applications: 5 September 2018 (midnight Geneva time)
Similar positions available in multiple locations.

Apply HERE

• National/local partnerships with development cooperation agencies and their government counterparts established to ensure policy dialogue and programming for refugees and local communities is informed by protection concerns and objectives from the outset;
• Medium term economic and social development programmes addressing forced displacement incorporate protection and solutions perspectives for refugees during their planning, preparation and implementation;
• Agreed monitoring mechanism established with development partners to track the progress of medium-term development programmes addressing forced displacement towards improved economic and social outcomes for local communities and refugees.

 

Responsibility 

• Provide technical leadership and support for relationship building with development co-operation agencies through the different stages of policy and programme identification, preparation, implementation and review.
• Develop partnerships and networks with development cooperation actors to influence the policy dialogue with governments on institutional arrangements sectors, locations and programme content of consequence to UNHCR and persons of concern. This would, in particular, focus on supporting the coordination of the in-country relationship with the World Bank and the implementation of the IDA 18 financing for the refugee and local communities sub-window.
• Cooperate 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.
• Identify, commission and/or contribute to studies and analytical activities that build the conceptual framework and evidence base for comprehensive, development-oriented responses, including preparedness work, to forced displacement.
• Engage with governments, development partners (both multilateral and bilateral), and with the private sector and civil society (as appropriate) to identify opportunities for UNHCR to contribute to the design and implementation of monitoring systems to track progress towards agreed outcomes.
•  Facilitate coordination and collaboration and the sharing of knowledge and experience sharing between UNHCR and development actors and across UNHCR operations globally by documenting and disseminating good practices.
• Support local 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.

 

Authority 

• Reflect UNHCR’s positions on policy and programming issues as they relate to the protection and solutions of refugees with medium-term economic and social development programmes;
• Represent UNHCR in meetings and fora related to the functions of the post and present positions to development and government counterparts that incorporate the protection and solutions and perspectives of refugees;

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required

 

• Graduate degree (equivalent of Master’s) in Law/International Law, Political Science, Social Science, Development, Economics, International Relations or related field plus minimum 8 years of previous work experience relevant to the function. Undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS) plus 9 years or Doctorate degree (equivalent of a PhD) plus 7 years of previous relevant work experience may also be accepted.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience;
• At least six (6) years of direct working experience with an international agency/organisation implementing development programmes, of which at least two (2) years in field operations,  preferably with knowledge of, or experience in, local or area based economic development;
• Experience in primary data collection, quantitative research methods and results-based management;
• Proven coordination and or networking skills engaging both development and humanitarian actors, familiarity with development and humanitarian processes;
• Excellent policy and development programming skills and familiarity with results based management;
• Solid understanding of development context and related operational challenges as they relate to refugees, including institutional arrangements;
• Excellent communication skills including ability to communicate and disseminate information effectively to a broad background of stakeholders;
• Excellent analytical skills, and good research capabilities.
• Drafting skills.
• Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English,

• Strong and up-to-date knowledge of development, state-building and peace-building in fragile and conflict-affected situations.
• Solid understanding of humanitarian operations, principles and coordination structures.
• Good grasp of refugee protection.
• Knowledge of additional UN languages.

 

Apply HERE