Deadline: 19 February, 2021

Location: Bujumbura, Burundi

The United Nations (UN) is seeking to fill the role of Resident Coordinator.

The UN is an intergovernmental organisation that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonising the actions of nations.

Responsibilities

• Represent the United Nations at the highest levels of state and together with the relevant agency representative(s) foster engagement with government, civil society, bilateral and multilateral partners, academia and private sector to enable the UN development system to address national needs, priorities and sustainable development challenges to advance the 2030 Agenda and to advocate for action and acceleration on the sustainable development goals (SDGs)
• Ensure, as leader of the UN country team, the coordination of operational activities for development of the UN and system-wide response on the ground in support of countries in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda
• Lead the UN country team in the development, monitoring and reporting on the UNDAF, and enable the UN country team’s implementation of the UNDAF in full consultation with government through engagement with diverse partners
• Coordinate UN system-wide support to government, taking a preventive approach and identifying and mitigating risks to the achievement of the SDGs and their benefit to all
• Support, catalyse and advocate the work of UNCT member agencies, funds and programmes and support country representatives in reaching their agency specific goals
• Coordinate UN entities’ contributions to context and trend analysis, including a high-quality common country analysis, sharing key findings with the government and keeping the secretary-general informed as appropriate
• Promote and advocate the fundamental values, standards and principles of the UN Charter, including respect for and protection of human rights and gender equality and advocacy on the SDG commitment to leave no one behind in achieving the SDGs, and reaching the furthest behind first
• With the UN development system entities, engage, convene and forges strategic partnerships at the national and sub-national level with diverse entities, including civil society, trade unions and employers’ organisations, networks of young people, the private sector, parliamentarians, academia, media and think tanks, and the broader development community, around UN’s collective support to the 2030 Agenda
• Advance, with government and the UN country team and relevant regional entities, regional knowledge-sharing and collaboration, south-south and triangular exchanges, multi-country and transboundary initiatives in pursuit of greater system-wide results and impact on the implementation of Agenda 2030 in country
• Identify and leverage expertise and assets from across the UN development system, resident or non-resident, to improve shared results, addressing gaps in SDG coverage, effectively utilising the mandates, capacities, comparative and collaborative advantages within the UN system to do so and ensure alignment of UN development efforts with national development needs and priorities

Requirements

• Master’s degree – or equivalent postgraduate qualification – in Development Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Economics, Social Sciences, Human Rights, Law, or a closely related field
• First level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced postgraduate university degree
• 15 years, minimum, of substantive experience and results in leadership roles at the international level (including five years of cumulative experience in development, human rights, rule of law peacebuilding or humanitarian work at country level outside of one’s country)
• Previous RC experience 
• High-level coordination experience at the country or regional level may be considered in lieu of RC experience
• Fluency in English and French 

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