Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 31 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Supervision
As part of the AfYWL Fellowship Programme, the fellows will benefit from the following supervision modalities:
Joint structured induction programme hosted by UNDP and AUC.
• Structured guidance provided by the supervisor.
• Coaching and mentoring by experienced UNDP People Manager.
• Establishment of a work plan with clear key results and deliverables.
• Effective supervision through knowledge sharing and performance/development feedback throughout the assignment.
• Participation in Unit/Team/Office meetings to ensure integration and operational effectiveness.
• Guidance and career advice in relation to learning and career growth opportunities within the field of expertise.

Duties, Responsibilities and Expected Outputs
Key areas of responsibilities include:
1) Collection and analysis of data and research on SDGs and Agenda 2063;
2) Experimentation on promising areas of innovation around the six impact areas of UNDP’s Renewed Strategic Offer in Africa;
3) Drafting research papers, reports and presentations;
4) Participating in internal and external meetings and conferences;
5) Supporting the implementation of projects and initiatives on gender, youth, climate change, resilience and security among others;
6) Participating in field missions as required;
7) Providing support and liaising with government officials and various stakeholders.

Training and Learning
As part of the fellowship assignment, the fellow will benefit from the following training and learning opportunities:
• Participation in a dedicated induction workshop in Addis Ababa (early 2024) hosted jointly by AUC and UNDP (all costs covered).
• Access to an earmarked learning budget for relevant learning/development activities.
• Participation in regular mentorship by senior UNDP staff.
• Participation in a transformative leadership development training programme jointly developed by AUC and UNDP.
• Participation in tailored learning and community events targeted UNDP Young Professionals
• Support from UNDP on other corporate learning and development activities.

In addition, the Fellow will benefit from the relevant training and learning modalities/opportunities offered in the receiving office.

Competencies
1. Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work. Adapts deliverables to meet client needs.
2. Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow. Proactively seeks and recognizes contributions of others.
3. People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction. Appropriately involves team in different stages of work and decision-making.
4. Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform. Expresses information and views with adaptive reasoning and appreciation for complexity and variation.
5. Delivery: Ability to get things done. Takes responsibility for addressing critical situations and delivering core value.

Eligibility Criteria
Education:
• Completed Master’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Political Science, Business Administration, International Relations/Development, Law, Communications, Digitalization or other related development field.

Experience:
• Maximum cumulative two years (post bachelor/postmaster degree) of relevant and paid working experience in research, analysis and programme/project development, implementation and management.

Language Requirements:
• Strong working knowledge of English
• Proficiency in at least one additional AU working language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish) is an advantage

Additional Criteria:
Female candidates accepted only
• National of an African Union member state.
• Maximum Age of 30 at the date of application.
• Available in 2023/2024 to dedicate 12 months for a fellowship assignment.
• Available early 2024 to participate in an induction workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (timing to be confirmed/all costs covered).
• Willing to relocate to duty station, live and work outside country of residence on an assignment which leverages on your skills & potential.
• Understanding of, and interest in, poverty eradication, sustainable structural transformation, the SDGs and Agenda 2063.
• Capacity to gather comprehensive information on complex problems or situations, and ability to evaluate and analyze information accurately in order to identify key issues and solutions.
• Additional expertise and background in digital transformation, strategic partnerships and communications, development intelligence and innovation will also be considered.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Application Procedure
• You are required to submit your application in English. Please follow the APPLY Link above to initiate your application.
During the application process you will be taken through different stages of assessment and selection. Hereunder, you should be readily available to produce the required information and material requested enabling the AfYWL Recruitment team to review and assess your application.
To initiate your application you will need:
• Copies of your national ID/Passport for upload.
• Copies of your academic degrees (tertiary education/Bachelor and Masters) for upload.
• Applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria and include the requested documents will not be taken into further consideration.

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