Inclusive Development Officer

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The Office of the Resident Coordinator (ORC) encompasses all United Nations System (UNS) organizations with operational activities related to development at country level, regardless of their official presence. Recognizing that development, peace and security, and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing, and that development is a central objective and key element of the overall framework of UN operational action for development, the RCB contributes to responding effectively to the needs, priorities and challenges of program countries. Within the RCB, the Resident Coordinator (RC) leads the UN Country Team (UNCT) and coordinates UN operational activities to ensure the alignment of UN assistance with national development plans and priorities, and capacity building in the context of international treaty obligations and development goals. In addition, the RC supports and promotes the UN's responsibilities in preventing and responding to violations of human rights and humanitarian law, including the responsibilities of UN entities and personnel in this regard.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Head of the Resident Coordinator Office or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the Inclusive Development Officer will:

1. Strategic Coordination of UNSDCF Thematic and Results Groups
• Serve as RCO focal point for the Results Group on Population under the UNSDCF, focusing on “Inclusion and Equitable Access to Quality Basic Social Services”, and support co-chairs with joint work planning, joint programming, and reporting.
• Supporting UNCT efforts on disability inclusion by coordinating the Gender, Human Rights, and Inclusion Thematic Working Group, tracking progress on the UN Youth2030 and UN Disability Inclusion Strategy, and implementing the UNCT Disability Inclusion Scorecard.
• Ensure Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) principles are integrated across UNSDCF programs and analyses and contribute to briefing notes on vulnerable groups at risk of exclusion, informing the annual UN Common Country Analysis (CCA).
• Support the RCO Data Management Officer in collecting and analyzing data for annual normative surveys on gender, youth, and disability.


2. Promotion of the volunteerism
• Support the Partnerships and Development Finance Officer in monitoring thematic funds related to gender, disability, and youth, including the Spotlight Initiative, UN Youth Solidarity Fund, UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and other LNOB-focused funds.
• Support/Assist the Partnership and Resources Mobilization Officer in resource mobilization efforts to implement joint programmes and cross-cutting initiatives such as the spotlight, gender, disability inclusion, and youth promotion while ensuring that the volunteering aspect is considered in implementing interventions.

3. General Coordination Support and Communications
• Work closely with the RCO Communications Officer to develop written, multimedia, and social media content for websites, platforms, reports, and newsletters.
• Support the preparation of the UNCT Annual Report and other written documents.
• Participate in knowledge networks and communities of practice related to coordination, sharing insights, and providing feedback on global practices and innovative ideas within the RCO team;
• Assist with day-to-day RCO operations by organizing documents, maintaining the shared drive, ensure timely preparation and distribution of notes, meeting minutes, reports, and analyses;
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities during their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and taking an active part in UNV activities (for instance, in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end-of-assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results, and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever possible.