Economic and Private Sector Development Specialist at United Nations Volunteers (UNRCO)

Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Economic Analyst in consultation with the Senior Economic Advisor and the Head of Inclusive Growth and Accountable Governance Cluster, the UN University Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Contribute to UNDP’s work for continued learning and knowledge management in the area of economy and private sector partnership building:

•  support to facilitate discussions between public and private sector and the civil society on a specific development theme or industry sector.
•  support to analyze information to identify trends and gaps in economy and private sector participation and contribution to find solutions to development challenges through core business activities and other innovative initiatives.
•  support to mobilize and leverage private sector financial and in-kind resources for sustainable development solutions.
•  support to analyze relevant information, technology information, data and/or statistics for technical and professional inputs in research and various documents.
•  contribute to the development of strategic documents, annual work plans, project proposals, as well as other documents as needed.

        2.  Support to facilitate knowledge building and sharing in relation to Private Sector partnerships and strategic partnerships development:

• support and participate in the organization of workshops, seminars and trainings.
• assist to identify and formulate lessons learnt and recommendations to be integrated into broader UNDP Ghana Country Office and UNDP Regional Bureau of Africa knowledge management efforts; contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice

       3.  Support communication of project outcomes and lessons learnt:

• contribute to monitoring and evaluation processes, by collecting, analyzing, and reporting data and results.
• contribute to production of relevant communication and advocacy materials, including website and social media content for UNDP Ghana.
• propose and assist with development of information and publicity materials to raise public awareness and dissemination of project results

Eligibility criteria
Age
27 - 80

Additional eligibility criteria
This assignment is funded by the Government of Korea and therefore specific criteria apply:

•  Candidates must be Korean nationals.
•  Candidates who have already served as UN Volunteer Specialist funded by the Government of Korea are not eligible to apply (former UN University and UN Youth Volunteers are eligible).
•  Candidates may apply to a maximum of three assignments and indicate the order of preference in the ‘Additional remarks’ field when filling in the application form.
•  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment.

Nationality

• Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Requirements
Required experience

• 3 years of experience in forging strategic partnerships especially in the field of economy and with the private sector.
• Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded;
• Ability to conduct analysis to convey relevant information for decision-making.
• High proficiency in Microsoft office tools; experience in statistical analysis software
• would be highly desirable

Area(s) of expertise

• Economics and finance, Development programmes, Business management

Driving license

Languages

• English, Level: Mother tongue, Required

Required education level

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in Economics, development studies, international relations, international development or other relevant field

Competencies and values

• Accountability
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Building Trust
• Commitment and Motivation
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Communication
• Creativity
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity
• Knowledge Sharing
• Planning and Organizing
• Respect for Diversity
• Technological Awareness
• Working in Teams