| Overview : Dear Sir/Madam, The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) is the United Nations (UN) system coordinator and focal point for South-South cooperation which undertakes significant monitoring of South-South and triangular cooperation in the UN system and submits reports to the highest levels of the UN system, including the General Assembly (GA), Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board among others to promote cooperation among developing countries on a UN system-wide basis. Through its Policy and Strategic Partnership Division also supports the UN development system and its partners at global, regional and national levels, to raise awareness and enhance South-South and triangular cooperation through; monitoring progress in South-South cooperation globally; preparing publications, reports and advocacy materials; supporting international dialogue among Southern countries; coordinating focal point networks; coordinating the inter-agency mechanism on South-South cooperation; providing advisory services to Member States. The UNOSSC is now looking for a Consultant who, uthe guidance and supervision of the Deputy Director for Policy and Strategic Partnerships, will perform the following tasks: - Supports the Follow up on the outcomes of the intergovernmental processes on South-South and triangular cooperation, including the BAPA+40 Conference, and supports the preparation of recommendations on their implementation.
- Supports the Policy, Intergovernmental and UN System Coordination work to raise awareness and enhance the relevance of South-South and triangular cooperation;
- Supports in substantive writing and research work related to the preparation of various reports, documents, briefs, and statements related to the delivery of UNOSSC mandate and activities.
- Supports organizing meetings related to policy dialogue on South-South and triangular cooperation;
- Supports monitoring progress in South-South cooperation globally through research and analysis;
- Drafts and prepares policy related publications, reports and advocacy materials;
- Facilitates the organization of the international dialogues for advancing the implementation the 2030 Agenda through South-South and triangular cooperation;
- Assists the Division in coordinating focal point networks in South-South and triangular cooperation
Please refer to the application website through the following link for further information: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=84522 | |
The deadline to submit an application for this position is 19th April 2019. Should you have any questions please email cpu.bids@undp.org before 12th April 2019 COB New York Time. Best regards, Central Procurement Unit Business Management Services UNDP |
