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Burundi developed its National Development Plan (NDP) that was adopted in 2018 and a programme for Peace Consolidation, Social Stability, and Promotion of Economic Growth (PNCP-SS-PCE) formulated by the government. The NDP vision is “a democratic, united and prosperous nation, through structural transformation of the economy for a new strong growth trajectory and profoundly reducing social inequalities, rural and urban poverty.\"
Considering this national vision, the United Nations country team and Government of Burundi developed the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), 2023-2027, with the objective of contributing to a more prosperous, inclusive and resilient Burundian society by 2027 through five linked outcomes: (i) population benefits from inclusive and sustainable food systems; (ii) the Burundian population, especially the most vulnerable, benefit from an improved governance system and more diversified and inclusive economy, including through regional integration; (iii) the population, according to age groups, especially the most vulnerable, use an adapted social protection system; (iv) the Burundian population, especially youth, women and the most vulnerable, have equitable and quality access to basic social services appropriate to the phase of the life cycle, and (v) everyone benefits from improved environmental and natural resource management practices, including adaptive capacities and effective systems of preparedness and response to shocks.
In this context, UNDP developed its Country Programme Document, CPD 2024-2027, which reflects its comparative advantage to contributing to the achievement of the NDP’s vision through UNSDCF outcomes. In effect, UNDP leads two outcome groups related to structural transformation and governance, and disaster risk reduction (DRR), environmental and natural resource management. UNDP also co-leads on agribusiness with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Therefore, UNDP positions itself on outcomes 1, 2 and 5 of the UNSDCF. Under Outcome 1, UNDP will support the prevention of land degradation, land policy including digitalization of land certification to benefit food production by focusing on developing inclusive and sustainable food systems since agriculture is a significant GDP contributor and considering the impact of climate change on production. Under Outcome 2, UNDP aspires to strengthen governance systems and promote a diversified and inclusive economy through regional integration. UNDP will target strategic structural reforms to reinforce accountability and transparency in public administration at all levels, with a particular focus on local development. Under outcome 5, UNDP will focus on environmental and natural resource management where UNDP will promote best practices that augment national system capacities for mitigating, adapting, and responding to shocks.
It is in the framework that the CPD 2024-2027 has three strategic priorities namely, priority 1 is related to transformative governance, while priority 2 is related to sustainable, inclusive growth and opportunities. Priority 3 is related to resilience to shocks and environmental protection. The country office is committed to using Systems thinking and Portfolio approach as the CPD rollout strategy to design and dynamically manage its portfolio. It is for this reason that the country office is recruiting a portfolio advisor to oversee the Technical Support UNDP is required to provide to the Government of Burundi in the area of Governance.
Position PurposeSummary of key functions:
Provide strategic and technical advisory support to the government of Burundi and UNDP Country Office. Provide strategic supervision to the technical specialists for dynamic management of portfolios. Advise on Country Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and Advocacy efforts Ensure facilitation of knowledge building and sharing in the CO.UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions,teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.
Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies: Business Direction & Strategy-System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system Business Management-Portfolio Management: Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment Business Development-Human-centered Design: Ability to develop solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process.Digital & Innovation-Data literacy: Understand the potential as well as the limitations of using data driven innovation. Ability to use a mix of data sources (quantitative, qualitative or real-time techniques) to develop understanding, identify patterns to inform decision making or identify opportunities for further exploration.
Programme & Policy- Crisis and Fragility Policy and Engagement: Data/Analytics for early warning and crisis management.
Programme and policy-SDG Integration: Economy-wide analysis. Engagement with South-South Global Thinkers
Digital & Innovation-Co-creation: Ability to design and facilitate a process that enables a diverse group of stakeholders to solve a common problem, develop a practice, or create knowledge together. Ability to embrace diversity, work with a diverse group of stakeholders, understand their interests, perspectives and views and tap into them as a source for creativity. Ability to facilitate processes and create conditions that are open for diverse inputs, stimulate collaboration and sharing Required Skills and Experience Education:
Language:
Proficiency in oral and written French Language is required Proficiency in oral and written English Language is an assetNote: Please upload copies of your academic qualifications and 3 latest UN Common System performance evaluations (if applicable). Please note that continuance of appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period. Disclaimer
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