Team Leader, Poverty Reduction And Economic Management in UNDP in Abuja

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Team Leader, Poverty Reduction And Economic Management
in UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) in Abuja



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Industry
NGO

Specialization
NGO/Community Services & Dev and Consulting/Business Strategy & Planning

Minimum Qualification
MBA / MSc

Required Experience
10 - 15 years

Application Deadline
1 day from now
Job Description
UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

Responsibilities:
Provide intellectual and/or substantive programme leadership to enhance poverty reduction through policy development, the development of the private sector as an engine of growth, pro-poor growth through employment generation and social protection; and coordination of the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Lead and guide programme and project formulation to support the development and implementation of effective pro-poor strategies and policies, including private sector development.
Facilitate partnerships between private companies and UNDP Nigeria’s country office through a combination of advisory and capacity building services, thus creating an opportunity to strengthen national capacities for the creation and continuous improvement of a business environment.
Provide support to and be directly involved in the programme’s capacity building efforts.
Promote convergence between the different development interventions in pro-poor development and coherence with the work of other development agencies.
Identify opportunities to enhance cross team working to capitalize on the specific advantages of multi-discipilinary support.
Provide top quality policy advice services to the Government and facilitate knowledge building and management particularly in the areas of poverty reduction and economic management issues.
Facilitation of knowledge services and capacity development.
Undertake knowledge capture at national, regional and global levels in the areas of development policy, private sector development, employment generation, economic management and produce knowledge-based products as relevant.
Research and analyze case studies of inclusive development in northern and southern countries especially, donor programmes for intervention in Nigeria’s as necessary.
Provide knowledge building and policy advisory services on international best practices in pro-poor development issues.
Develop the capacity of unit and project staff, and government counterparts in the development and implementation of programmes that target poverty reduction and the vulnerable.
Mobilize and network with the experts of national and regional offices of the UN System, international development organizations, sub-regional and regional associations, affiliations and bodies (inter-governmental, non-government or private sector) and prominent private sector organizations.
Undertake national and international networking with government ministries, departments and agencies, donors and development agencies, national and international NGOs, academic institutions and civil society organizations to promote and improve knowledge of pro-poor development in Nigeria.
Undertake coordination functions with on-going and proposed projects that directly or indirectly benefit pro-poor development planning in Nigeria.
Function / Expected Results: Management of the PREMP and supervision of the programme team focusing on quality control of the full cycle of programming from formulation to implementation achieving the following results:
Effective application of RBM tools, establishment of management targets and monitoring and achievement of results.
Strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the programme, tracking use of fanatical resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations. Under delegated authority may perform the function of Manager Level 2 in Atlas for development projects transactions approval.
Effective monitoring, measuring the impacts of Poverty Reduction Programme and M & E. Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely adjustment of programme.
Ensures effective follow up to Audit
Organization of cost recovery system for the services provided by the CO to projects in close collaboration with operations Manager.

Qualification/Experience:
Master’s Degree or equivalent in International Development, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration and other social science and/or related discipline.
At least 10 years experience in poverty reduction, development and planning at national level with focus on inclusive growth of asset base of the poor.
Preference for those with direct experience of working on poverty reduction and/or economic management programmes.
Demonstrated ability to engage at the highest levels with donors and development agencies, government officials and UN Agencies.
Knowledge of international best practices and policies in the fields of poverty reduction and pro-poor development strategies.
Proven capacity development experience.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural setting.
Strong team working experience, particularly at leadership level.
High-level computing skills in word processing, spreadsheets, power point, and preferably web pages.
Excellent command of written and spoken English and at least one Nigerian language.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should apply within.

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