Global Coordinator – Spotlight Initiative

Job title:

Global Coordinator – Spotlight Initiative

Company

United Nations Development Programme

Job description

The Global Coordinator of the Spotlight Initiative oversees all activities related to the management of the Spotlight Initiative. Key tasks include, inter alia, the following:

1. Advise to the Spotlight Initiative’s Governance Mechanisms

• Advises and provides substantive technical and management recommendations to the Deputy Secretary-General as Governing Body head, the Advisory Board, Operational Steering Committee, and the Programme Appraisal Committee, in all aspects related to the Spotlight Initiative, including on policy, strategy, monitoring and compliance.
• Acts as liaison between the Spotlight Initiative’s Advisory Board, EOSG, DCO, UN Resident Coordinators/UN Country Teams.
• Supports the work and meaningful engagement of the Global Civil Society Reference Group.
• Manages delegated authorities for the Fund.

2. Strategic Leadership

• Ensure high-level support to the Advisory Board and the Operational Steering Committee on strategic priorities, programmatic and financial allocations, including through organisation and preparation of the Governing Mechanisms’ meetings and reports, drawing on all relevant sources of information.
• Brief senior UN Officials on the Spotlight Initiative, including in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, UN Agencies, and DCO.
• Brief senior UN representatives at regional and country level on Spotlight Initiative as appropriate, with targeted outreach to enable effective delivery of Spotlight Initiative programmes.
• Ensure appropriate coordination with other UN Funds, programmes and initiatives, particularly on the acceleration of progress towards the achievement of the SDGs.
• Identify and develop strategic and innovative partnerships with UN development system entities and initiatives to support the implementation of projects funded by the Spotlight Initiative.
• Initiate quarterly meetings with the Deputy Director DCO, Director Sustainable Development Unit, and Director responsible at UN Women, to discuss the evolving transition toward the effective institutionalisation of Spotlight Initiative and alignment with the Independent Gender Review.

3. Managing Spotlight Initiative and the Spotlight Initiative Secretariat

• Under Advisory Board and OSC direction, lead development of quality Investment Plans in collaboration with Administrative Agent, Recipient UN Organizations (RUNOs), and Global Civil Society Reference Group.
• Coordinate and oversee the provision of quality technical and operational guidance, advice and support to UN Country and Regional Teams in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Spotlight Initiative programmes to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, in line with the Operational Manual and the latest technical evidence.
• Manage the Spotlight Initiative Secretariat team to ensure effective support for implementation of the Fund’s programme of work, with support from RUNOs and other participating partner entities.
• Ensure effective management of the Spotlight Initiative Secretariat, including preparation of budgets, reporting on budget/programme performance, evaluation of staff performance, recruitment, and preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting.
• Liaise with the Administrative Agent on matters pertaining to overall Spotlight Initiative fund allocations, administration and delivery, including for the transfer/release of approved project funds, project/ fund extensions and closures, overhead budget, and tracking donor contributions to Spotlight Initiative.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a results-based system for impact measurement, monitoring and evaluation, in collaboration with RUNOs, to track the change generated by Spotlight Initiative programmes, for decision-making, advocacy, risk management and accountability.
• Ensure knowledge generation and management of the Fund’s programmes and the collection/dissemination of good practices and lessons learned.
• Oversee development and implementation of Spotlight Initiative guidelines and tools, including through the facilitation of inter-UN processes, informed by emerging lessons and present them for periodic review by the DCO Assistant Secretary-General and the Chair of the OSC.
• Ensure timely and robust reporting of results that clearly capture fund performance, including the Spotlight Initiative Annual Report, in accordance with the agreed results framework and respective indicators, and facilitate annual progress reviews.

4. Advocacy, Communication, Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation

• Undertake outreach to strengthen engagement of key partners with the Spotlight Initiative, including multilateral and bilateral development actors, private sector investors, civil society and individual investors.
• Advise the Deputy-Secretary General, DCO, Advisory Board and OSC Chairs on financing strategies for development and organise collection of critical data on financial contributions through bilateral and multilateral development channels.
• Undertake outreach to brief Member States on the activities of the Spotlight Initiative, with a view to actively mobilise resources and monitor current contribution levels and activate pledges.
• Manage senior level liaison with counterparts in development organisations, financial institutions, and regional, multilateral, and bilateral agencies in supporting and scaling up Spotlight Initiative Programmes.
• Oversee external communication about and visibility of the Spotlight Initiative Fund within the UN System, with other development partners, donors, and international stakeholders, as well as with the public.
• Represent Spotlight Initiative in various fora as necessary.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation, and as requested by the Spotlight Initiative’s Advisory Board, its Chair or the Director of DCO.

Competencies

Core –

Achieve Results:

• Prioritize team workflow, mobilize resources, drive scalable results/strategic impact

Think Innovatively:

• Easily navigate complexity, encourage/enable radical innovation, has foresight

Learn Continuously

• Create systems and processes that enable learning and development for all

Adapt with Agility

• Proactively initiate/lead organizational change, champion new systems/processes

Act with Determination

• Able to make difficult decisions in challenging situations, inspire confidence

Engage and Partner

• Construct strategic multi-partner alliances in high stake situations, foster co- creation

Enable Diversity and Inclusion

• Create ethical culture, identify/address barriers to inclusion

People Management:

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Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

Business Management – Portfolio Management:

• Ability to select, prioritise and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimising return

on investment.

Business Direction and Strategy – System Thinking:

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.

2030 Agenda: Engagement and Effectiveness – Effectiveness:

• Programming principles & standards and development effectiveness principles.

Business Management – Customer Satisfaction/Client Management:

• Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers’ needs.
• Ability to provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy, and look for ways to add Value beyond clients’ immediate requests.

Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.

Communications – Advocacy strategy and implementation:

• Ability to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change.

Partnership management – Multi-stakeholder engagement and funding:

• Knowledge and ability to forge multi-stakeholder.
• Partnerships, and remove any obstacles to resource mobilisation and multi-stakeholder funding platforms.

Business Development – Integration within the UN:

• Ability to identify and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced University Degree (master’s or equivalent) in International Development, International Relations, Public Administration, Public Policy, or other relevant Social Sciences is required. OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above listed fields of study, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree

Experience:

• A minimum of fifteen (15) years’ (with master’s degree) or seventeen (17) years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in international development in a government, multilateral or civil society organisation working in a multicultural setting, with a minimum of five years doing so outside of one’s own country.
• Experience in management of diverse and complex multidisciplinary teams at a senior level is required.
• Relevant experience on ending gender-based violence or promoting gender equality is required.
• Experience in fund management (managing Multi-Donor Trust Funds or large-scale multi-stakeholder programmes including results-based management, risk management, finance and operations) and resource mobilisation, and knowledge of financing for development is highly desirable.
• Significant experience in partnership management, resource mobilisation, and advocacy would be an asset.
• Understanding and experience in innovative financing, joint programming and partnerships, and country level joint UN work, will be significant assets.
• Experience of working at a senior level across departments and in initiating and leading complex institutional reform efforts desirable.

Language Requirement:

• Fluency in English is required, working knowledge of other UN language is an advantage.

Note:

Please note that continuance of appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.

Disclaimer

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Expected salary

Location

New York

Job date

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 03:37:02 GMT

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