• The Development Associate will support the development and implementation of a comprehensive refugee response at regional, national, and local levels. The incumbent will assist in managing strategic partnerships and coordinating with both internal and external stakeholders including key development actors, national authorities and other relevant operational partners. Within UNHCR, the Development Associate will coordinate closely with the relevant staff across the Operation, including Community Services, Protection, Programme and other technical sectors. S/he will play a key role in ensuring high-quality communication with stakeholders (in writing and orally) and support the organisation of joint activities.
• The incumbent normally works under the supervision of the Senior Development Officer or any other Senior Officer as delegated by the Representative.
• All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

• Support the supervisor and UNHCR senior managers to engage in relevant government-led development planning and coordination processes through coordinating and supporting UNHCR’s participation in relevant mechanisms.
• Support the supervisor to contribute to the establishment and maintenance of effective working relations with relevant public and governmental entities and officials, with relevant local authorities and with strategic development partners through systematic communication and information sharing.
• Facilitate adequate organizational and logistical support for multi-stakeholder coordination platform and strategic partnerships to promote development and self-reliance oriented interventions on behalf of refugees and refugee-hosting areas.
• Promote the implementation and monitoring of UNHCR’s Multi-Year Multi-Partner strategy, and the development and implementation of other strategic programmes and partnerships for the benefit of refugee and host communities.
• Assist in promoting the institutionalization of long-term development-oriented approaches for refugees and refugee-hosting areas with a broad range of development and humanitarian partners through coordinating and supporting UNHCR’s participation in relevant planning processes, following guidance of the supervisor and in close collaboration with relevant UNHCR colleagues and partners.
• Facilitate adequate administrative and coordination support to strategy development, roll-out and implementation throughout various stages of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Assist in providing relevant information (correspondence and reports) to external and internal stakeholders regularly, on time and as per necessary requirements.
• Facilitate and provide administrative and logistical arrangements to organise missions, workshops, coordination meetings and other events through managing contact lists, meeting calendars, organizing meetings, minute taking, and follow-up on agreed action to be taken.
• Prepare documents and reports as required.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level

• For G6 – 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education
Not applicable.
Certificates and/or Licenses

• Economics
• Development Studies
• International Relations
• Law
• Political Science
• Social Science

(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of actors – including government. Experience in working with development agencies or in other development planning methodologies. Knowledge of, or experience in, local or area-based economic development.

Desirable

• Previous experience in UN/UNHCR. Previous experience in working with the public and governmental entities. Experience of working on the humanitarian-development nexus, and in particular working with Government and the World Bank.

Functional Skills

• IT-Computer Literacy
• CO-Drafting and Documentation
• PR-Coordination in Forced Displacement situations
• SO-Networking

(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Language Requirements

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.