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The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 46 least developed countries. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development. UNCDF’s financing models work through three channels: inclusive digital economies (IDE), connecting individuals, households, and small businesses with financial eco-systems that catalyze participation in the local economy, and provide tools to climb out of poverty and manage financial lives; local development finance, that capacitates localities through fiscal decentralization, innovative municipal finance, and structured project finance to drive local economic expansion and sustainable development; and investment finance, that provides catalytic financial structuring, de-risking, and capital deployment to drive SDG impact and domestic resource mobilization.
By strengthening how finance works for poor people at the household, small enterprise, and local infrastructure levels, UNCDF contributes to Sustainable Development Goal-SDG 1 on eradicating poverty and SDG 17 on the means of implementation. By identifying those market segments where innovative financing models can have transformational impact in helping to reach the last mile and address exclusion and inequalities of access, UNCDF contributes to a broad diversity of SDGs. UNCDF strategy ‘Leaving no one behind in the digital era’ is based on over a decade of experience in digital finance in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. UNCDF recognizes that reaching the full potential of digital financial inclusion in support of the Sustainable Development Goals aligns with the vision of promoting digital economies that leave no one behind.
The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Regional Programme Manager. The incumbent needs to join weekly call with country offices as well as other calls as required.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Regional Programme Manager, the Knowledge Management and Advocacy Analyst will:
Lead UNCDF Pacific Inclusive Digital Economies (IDE) Knowledge Management:
- Manage and implement regional knowledge management strategy covering Pacific
- Draft and edit a wide range of materials, including media products, blog posts, web content, brochures and presentations based on the activities implemented and results achieved in Pacific
- Liaise with the Partnerships and Communications teams in HQ and in Brussels for necessary approvals and support for publishing materials both online and offline
- Support the regional and country teams with the planning, development and production of knowledge management assets and provide quality assurance.
Support UNCDF IDE Pacific in strengthening strategic partnerships
- Prepare background information and documentation, update relevant data to the regional project areas and compile background material for donors.
- Prepare talking points and strategic briefs to expand UNCDF partnerships in Pacific.
- Support in the preparation and design of donors’ reports and widely disseminate them.
- Support in preparing concept note, proposals, PPTs and other materials needed for donors outreach and fundraising
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships database and update priorities of key donors to support the region fundraising efforts.
- Coordinate social media activities with UNCDF headquarters, donors and partners.
Support UNCDF IDE Pacific team in advocacy and increase visibility for UNCDF work in the region
- In the framework of IDE, contribute to planning informational campaigns, exhibitions, conferences, social events, and projects to promote a better understanding of UNCDF activities and accomplishments by the general public and/or targeted audiences.
- Establish close working relationships with TV, radio, and news agencies to promote and disseminate UNCDF’s mandate, goals, activities and principles in the region.
- Suggest stories and topics about the regional activities for the media.
- Brief and coordinate the work of photographers, designers and videographers for the region and country teams as necessary.
- Organize and participate in press trips, briefing of journalists as well as press conferences of partners.
- Develop new strategies to increase visibility of UNCDF IDE towards partners in the region.
- Support efforts to establish and maintain an open communication with partners to implement commitments.
- Monitor readership and identify ways that the readership of UNCDF Pacific comms material can be increased.
Support UNCDF IDE Pacific team in advancing cross-learnings among countries and regions
- Support the regional team with the development and implementation of a peer learning agenda and a knowledge sharing strategy across countries in the region.
- Support setting up a regional activity tracker and knowledge management database to manage learning and communication assets from projects in the region.
- Support in collection of results at country and regional levels and ensure their dissemination to other countries and regions for learning purposes.
- Identify new and/or innovative communications methods to further publicize the regional activities, achievements and lessons learned.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization
Competencies:
Core competencies:
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:
Business Development
- Knowledge Generation: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for content, or responsive to a stated need
External Relations and Advocacy
- Public Relations: Ability to build and maintain an overall positive public image for the organization, its mandate and its brand, while ensuring that individual campaigns and other communications and advocacy initiatives are supported in reaching the public
- Digital asset management: Ability to use digital asset management (DAM) systems to effectively store, share and organize digital assets such as images, videos and other media
- Brand & quality management: Ability to position a UNCDF brand and uphold it to a high level of quality
- Digital strategy: Ability to plan the use of resources through digital channels to reach and engage target audiences effectively and to achieve particular objectives
- Event planning and execution: Ability to plan, manage and execute of public and private events to ensure that they support and amplify individual communications and advocacy initiatives, as well as UNCDF’s overall brand and mandate
Digital & Innovation
- Social Media: Knowledge of social media and ability to advise the use of social media for development outcomes
Required Skills and Experience:
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in journalism, communications, international development, international relations, or related field is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in financial services or digital economy related areas, such as with commercial banks, development banks, payments service providers, eCommerce, FinTech, insurance or any other type of financial institution.
- At least 2 years’ work experience in Pacific is required
- At least 2 years of experience in knowledge management on the following topics: financial inclusion and digital financial services, particularly of the most vulnerable groups is desired.
- Experience with journalism is an asset.
- Experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an advantage.
- Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills is an asset.
- Experience with accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing is an advantage
Required Languages
- English, Fijian and Fiji Hindi
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Non-discrimination
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