Organization: UNV – United Nations Volunteers
Location: Harare (Zimbabwe)
Grade: National Specialist – Locally recruited Volunteer
Occupational Groups:
Public Policy and Administration
Closing Date: 2020-04-17

Duties and responsibility

Eligibility criteria
Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task
Provide support to the implementation of UNDP’s programme activities in the Public Sector, specific support to institutional and capacity strengthening and public sector reforms.
Provide technical and advisory support to UNDP, its partners and stakeholders on Public Sector Reforms
Provide support for the effective coordination of partners (Government, development partners, CSOs, Private Sector and Academia) on issues related to public sector
Support the hiring, management of short- term consultants and review their deliverables
Produce monthly progress update reports and monthly UNDP compliance documents for the Project monitoring dashboard.
Produce key strategic briefs, concepts and ideation products in tandem with portfolio requirements

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education – Additional Comments:
Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Public Sector Governance or related field. A bachelor’s degree with 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of post-graduate qualification.

Required experience: 60 Months Experience remark:
A minimum of 5 years demonstrated professional experience in the areas of public sector reform and institution building, providing technical advice to the highest levels of the Zimbabwean government in developing strategic policy reforms and capacity building strategies.

Language skills:
English(Mandatory), Level – Fluent
Shona(Mandatory), Level – Fluent
Area of expertise: Governance and decentralization, Political affairs and political reporting, Other rule of law or governance related experience Area of expertise details:
Demonstrated experience providing capacity-building expertise to public administration officials.

Ability to write high quality reports and articulate ideas in a clear concise style.

The successful candidate must demonstrate maturity and neutrality in dealing with sensitive issues.

Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and database packages.

Proven track record of programming in the UN system and working knowledge of the UN system.

Good communication Skills