Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 09, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job ID: 31051
Practice Area - Job Family: Management
Vacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 22/06/2020
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Languages: English, French
Grade: P4
Vacancy Type: FTA International
Posting Type: External
Bureau: Africa
Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension
Background
Institutional Background
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help build nations that can withstand crisis and support their efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. It helps countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.
UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA) is its largest regional bureau, covering 46 countries, ranging from high middle-income economies to least developed countries, as well as countries in crisis and post-crisis situations. UNDP works with its national counterparts in the Africa region to help implement national development priorities and achieve their national development goals. Its work is guided by global and regional development and normative frameworks to which countries in Africa are signatories, including the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063.
Development Context
With the advent of accessible digital technology, international development organizations are seeking new ways of including digital solutions in their programming for improved outcomes. Technological advances have made significant headway in various sectors such as health, agriculture, energy and finance, contributing to more inclusive development outcomes. Today, as a result of technological innovation, communities around the globe are more connected, and underserved populations are reached in a way that has not been possible in the past, improving resilience and supporting poverty eradication efforts. Thus, digitalization, i.e. the use of digital technologies to change an organization's business model, has spread across all sectors of the economy, encompassing public and private spheres, resulting in the advent of the digital economy.
As part of its renewed offer for the Africa region, UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa seeks to leverage the emerging digital economy to advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the African continent. Given that Digital Development is a means to support efforts to reach the SDGs, the Africa Bureau seeks to support national digital development and transformation in partnership with the private sector, philanthropic institutions, other UNDP bureaux and UN agencies and, ultimately, governments and national stakeholders in programme countries in Africa. Specifically, the Bureau will work to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development, by forging strategic partnerships, both global and regional, that support efforts to strengthen the digital economy, focusing on digital development which advance the SDGs and result in scalable solutions.
Reporting Structure and Partners
The Digital Partnerships Specialist will be part of the Partnerships and Communications Team in RBA and will be based in its headquarter offices in New York. S/he will report to the Chief, Partnerships and Communications, and will work closely with the rest of the RBA team, including units based in New York and those operating out of RBA's regional hubs, as well as with UNDP's Bureaux for Policy and Programme Support and External Relations and Advocacy, its Country Offices in the Africa region, and other relevant entities and partners. .

Duties and Responsibilities
The RBA Digital Partnerships Specialist will be responsible for developing strategic partnerships and providing advisory and technical support to UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa in its efforts to leverage digital development in pursuit of the SDGs in the Africa Region. More specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for:
• Advising RBA's leadership on issues relating to the digital economy and its potential impact in helping accelerate progress towards attaining the SDG in the Africa region, with a view of positioning the Africa bureau as a thought leader in the digital development space.
• Developing strategic partnerships at the global and regional level with key actors in the digital economy in support of RBA's efforts to promote digital development in programme countries
• Providing Technical support to RBA's units, regional hubs and country offices on issues relating to how to leverage digital development in support of the SDGs.
• Facilitating knowledge management and learning.
Strategic advice on the regional economy and its impact on the SDGs
• Develops RBA's strategic value proposition for digital development in the African continent and puts forward a concrete action plan for its implementation.
• Analyzes global and regional trends and dynamics in the digital economy and advises RBA on how these potentially impact the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the African continent.
• Seeks opportunities for engagement in the digital economy and advises RBA's leadership on how to leverage its programme in the African continent to promote digital development for the SDGs.
• Contributes to the positioning of RBA as a thought leader in the digital economy and its impact on sustainable development in the African continent.
Strategic Partnership Development
• Positions UNDP as a partner of choice for actors in the digital space and elsewhere (e.g. donors, development partners) seeking to support efforts to leverage digital development for the SDGs in Africa.
• Fosters and supports the development of strategic partnerships with leading global and regional actors in the digital space, including in the private sectors, philanthropies, think tanks and academia in support of RBA's efforts to leverage digital development for the SDGs.
• Effectively networks with key actors in the digital development space seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UNDP's mandate and strategic agenda, with a focus on Africa.
• Closely liaises with other RBA units and regional and sub-regional offices, as well as with other bureaus in UNDP to identify opportunities for partnership engagement and development in and for the Africa region in the area of digital development.
• Liaises with UNDP's Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy to ensure full alignment with UNDP corporate partnerships policies and strategies.
• Externally represents RBA on matters pertaining to digital development for the SDGs.
• Participates in wider UN agency digital development fora, serving as RBA's digital development liaison and coordinator of digital development priorities.
Technical support to RBA offices on digital development for the SDGs
• Advises RBA, RBA's regional hubs and RBA country offices on how to mainstream digital development into UNDP's regional and country programme in Africa.
• Leads digital development coordination within RBA ensuring consistent guidance to country offices

Competencies
Core
Innovation
Ability to make new and useful ideas work
Leadership
Ability to persuade others to follow
People Management
Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
Communication
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
Delivery
Ability to get things done
Technical/Functional
Strategic positioning
Ability to strategically position organizations as key partner of choice
Partnerships development
Ability to identify, develop and grow partnerships for development.
Strategic Planning
Ability to make decisions that align with strategy, vision, and mission.
Marketplace Analysis and Advice
Ability to research, discover trends, and make recommendations pertaining to a particular market
Learning and Development
Knowledge of enterprise learning and development issues, concepts, and principles, and ability to apply them to enhance the fulfillment and performance of employees

Qualifications;
• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in information and data science, economics, public policy, business administration, or related fields.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in relevant fields.
• Experience with digital development, including capacity building and technical assistance.
• Experience in digital development with private sector actors would be desirable.
• Experience with programme strategy development and implementation would be an asset.
• Experience working in the African context on issues relevant for this position would be desirable.
• Experience working with UN agencies, development partners and actors on digital development would be an asset.
Language Requirements:
• Fluency in English is required.
• Professional level fluency of French is desirable.
• Knowledge of additional UN languages would be an asset.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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