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UNCDF recrute 01 Regional Technical Advisor in Local Development Finance

UNCDF recrute 01 Regional Technical Advisor in Local Development Finance

Entreprise/Structure: UNCDF
Ville, Pays: Dakar, Sénégal
Niveau d’études minimum réquis: Bac + 5 ou plus
Expériences professionnelles demandées: 10 ans ou plus
Date limite de dépôt de dossier: 14-04-2017
Adresse de réception des candidatures : https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=9053&hrs_jo_pst_seq=1&hrs_site_id=2

Détails de l’offre:

Agency  UNCDF
Title  Regional Technical Advisor in Local Development Finance
Job ID  9053
Practice Area – Job Family  Poverty Reduction
Vacancy End Date  14/04/2017  (Midnight New York, USA)
Duty Station  Dakar, Senegal
Education & Work Experience  I-Master’s Level Degree – 10 year(s) experience
Languages  Required: English, French
           Desired:
Grade  P5
Vacancy Type  FTA International
Posting Type  External
Bureau  UNCDF
Contract Duration  1 Year with possibility for extension
Background
UNCDF is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries (LDCs). 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. This last mile is where available resources for development are scarcest; where market failures are most pronounced; and where benefits from national growth tend to leave people excluded.
UNCDF’s financing models work through two channels: savings-led financial inclusion that expands the opportunities for individuals, households, and small businesses to participate in the local economy, providing them with the tools they need to climb out of poverty and manage their financial lives; and by showing how localized investments — through fiscal decentralization, innovative municipal finance, and structured project finance — can drive public and private funding that underpins local economic expansion and sustainable development. UNCDF financing models are applied in thematic areas where addressing barriers to finance at the local level can have a transformational effect for poor and excluded people and communities.
By strengthening how finance works for poor people at the household, small enterprise, and local infrastructure levels, UNCDF contributes to SDG 1 on eradicating poverty with a focus on reaching the last mile and addressing exclusion and inequalities of access. At the same time, UNCDF deploys its capital finance mandate in line with SDG 17 on the means of implementation, to unlock public and private finance for the poor at the local level. By identifying those market segments where innovative financing models can have transformational impact in helping to reach the last mile, UNCDF contributes to a number of different SDGs and currently to 28 of 169 targets.
Context
UNCDF’s approach to Local Development Finance acknowledges the challenges for LDCs in enhancing local basic services, promoting local economic development and increasing local resilience to shocks in an increasingly uncertain world. The approach recognizes that LDC economies have reached levels of domestic capital (public and private) significantly greater than a decade ago. Yet underinvestment at the local level remains a feature of LDCs that is holding back structural transformation. In addition to external sources of development finance there is an additional need to find ways of channeling domestic resources for local development.
This picture of overall growth, increased inequalities and stubborn pockets of poverty within LDCs reveals an uncertain and differentiated development environment in which many localities are not sharing the benefits of growth. How can resources be reinvested locally to build resilience and reduce inequalities?
This is the challenge of local economic development and it is a challenge that becomes more and not less important as developing countries experience growth and capital accumulation but lack the means to reinvest that capital to promote sustainable, equitable and inclusive development. The result is localities lacking in infrastructure and capital investment that could support a more sustainable and equitable inclusion into the growing economy. Without this investment there is a tendency for value chains to be extractive and for a reduced scope to develop the clustering, linkages and labour markets that could recycle the proceeds of growth at the local level. There is also a tendency for poor quality infrastructure and for local areas to lack access to the financial resources that are available centrally. This includes areas where local authorities have a comparative advantage such as climate change adaptation, food security, and women’s economic empowerment.
The growing differentiation at the local level is accompanied by two broad trends in development finance. Firstly the general decline of Official Development Assistance (ODA) since the 2008 economic crisis and secondly the above mentioned accumulation of significant capital surpluses in LDCs that are not reinvested locally due to perceived risk and a lack of investment opportunities, instead they are often held in unproductive real estate or in overseas accounts. These trends complicate the task of investing in public and private infrastructure for local development in those regions that are lagging behind.
Inclusive and sustainable growth requires resilient local economies that include a varied mix of public sector and private sector investment and that are not over dependent on one activity. Economic activities can contribute to inclusive local growth if they leverage and utilize other local resources, or they can be of an ‘enclave’ nature where the activity has little impact on the surrounding economy. Therefore not all local economic activity has the same impact on local development.
What is local development? It is not simply development that happens locally, as all activities happen somewhere. Instead Local Development means increasing the prosperity and wellbeing of localities and strengthening their resilience to economic and environmental shocks. This requires: Leveraging and using local resources; Providing benefits, employment and services to local people – In economic terms, promoting forward and backward linkages and positive externalities; Strengthening and using local institutions, and; Increasing local environmental resilience and sustainably exploiting environmental resources;
This is the development challenge addressed by UNCDF’s Local Development Finance Practice (LDFP) that works with Least Developed Country governments to:
• mobilize additional capital for local development including from the domestic public and private sectors (for example by promoting fiscal decentralization, increasing own revenue of local authorities and stimulating investment finance by domestic banks);
• design appropriate allocation mechanisms for this capital (intergovernmental fiscal transfers, public-private partnerships, structured project finance, municipal debt instruments);
• support local investments that provide a demonstration effect and lead to upscaling and mainstreaming of these mechanisms (including supporting UNCDF’s pipeline of investible projects);
• secure these investments within an accountable institutional environment that sustains and promotes local development. (legal, political, administrative, social).
This work is carried out through country portfolios negotiated and implemented together with LDC government partners and UNDP. It is also supported by global projects in Women’s Economic Empowerment, Resilience to Climate Change, Food Security, Municipal Finance and Project Finance. There is a diagnostic tool called “LOOKING” that helps to define the most appropriate local development finance support that UNCDF can provide to a least developed country.
The country portfolios include: development projects of technical assistance; supervision of seed capital investments and testing of fiscal decentralization and municipal finance mechanisms; pipelines of investible revenue generating projects (private sector, public sector and public/private projects) that accelerate local economic development and promote the mobilization of domestic resources to local economies.
Reporting to the Director of Local Development Finance, the post holder will be responsible for the development and management of a portfolio of Local Development Finance programmes in specific countries. Duty station for the Regional Technical Advisor will be in Dakar and will be responsible for the LDCs in the region. The allocation of countries will be determined at the beginning of each calendar year and is subject to change according to the demands of the portfolio.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of key functions:
• Develops and manages the Municipal Investment Finance program in Senegal and increasingly in other LDCs in the Western Africa region, a project that has the objective of supporting towns, cities and urban areas in least developed countries secure the capital and recurrent financing required for their growing infrastructure and service requirements;
• Provides technical leadership and policy advice in the area of local development finance, local public finance and local private finance – in particular in relation to infrastructure & service provision and the development of productive capacity in Least Developed Countries;
• Provides technical project oversight, quality control and supervision for the assigned portfolio of country and regional projects – contributing to the achievement of corporate and project objectives;
• Provides leadership in applying business development strategies, tools and intelligence, to build and maintain technical partnerships, capitalize on business opportunities and enhance resource mobilization for local development finance, local public finance and local private finance. This includes support to the introduction and implementation of LDFP global projects in the assigned portfolio of countries;
• Provides technical leadership in policy development and knowledge management in the areas of local development, local development finance and associated thematic areas including Financing For Development, the implementation of the SDGs and the development strategies of Least Developed Countries;
• Provides technical support and advice to the LDFP Director and to UNCDF Senior Management on UNCDF corporate initiatives and activities. This includes leadership in the active acquisition and sharing of business-sensitive knowledge in local development and local public finance;
Develops and manages the Municipal Investment Programme in Senegal and increasingly in other LDCs in the Western Africa region, a project that has the objective of supporting towns, cities and urban areas in least developed countries secure the capital and recurrent financing required for their growing infrastructure and service requirements. The functions include:
• Engage with local governments and municipalities in Senegal and the region’s LDCs to conduct a gap analysis in the field of municipal finance;
• Provide technical leadership in order to strengthen fiscal decentralization and municipal capacity in Senegal and, increasingly, in the Western Africa region;
• Have a client-based and a multi-stakeholder approach in designing interventions and activities under MIF;
• Manage and follow up on MIF country-based projects on continuous basis;
• Exercise oversight and accountability for the contributions to, and measurement of, MIF business plan output and outcome indicators in the countries assigned.
Provides technical leadership and policy advice in the area of Municipal FInance and Local Development Finance, and local private finance – in particular in relation to infrastructure & service provision and the development of productive capacity in Least Developed Countries. This is about constructively engaging with the government and key stakeholders in the assigned countries and region. The functions include:
• Maintain close working relationships and high levels of trust and support with government stakeholders in LDCs based on UNCDF’s mandate and a client-based approach – led by country demand. On this basis develop and implement strategies for UNCDF support to municipal finance and local development finance, the provision of local infrastructure and services and the development of local productive capacities in the assigned least developed countries. These strategies to be based on an adaptation of the LDFP approach to country level development challenges, to be aligned to National Development Plans, the Istanbul Plan of Action for LDCs and other relevant national and international policies;
• Support to the development of national policies in the areas of municipal finance and local development finance, drawing on the latest research and ideas, lessons of policy pilots and substantive dialogue with key practitioners and major international institutions;
• Apply UNCDF’s local development finance diagnostic tools, instruments and approaches to constructively inform and contribute to these strategies and policies, in a way that leverages UNCDF support to promote the interventions and finance of others.
• Contribute to high-level debates and consultation processes at regional and country level related to UNCDF’s projects and programmes in the region and UNCDF’s work in municipal finance and  local development finance;
• Advise UNDP in LDCs on issues of municipal finance and local development finance;
• Provide advice to management and guidance to UNCDF country teams on engagement with government, with UNDP and the UN Country Team, and with other stakeholders.
• Provides support to UNCDF’s programmes and pipelines of public and private sector investmets in Food Security and Land Degradation Neutrality, Climate Change and Clean Energy, Women’s Economic Empowerment, and Local Economic Development
Provides regional leadership in applying business devleopment strategies, tools and intelligence, to build and maintain technical partnerships, capitalize on business opportunities and enhance resource mobilization for municipal finance, local development finance, and local private finance. This includes support to the introduction and implementation of global projects in the assigned portfolio of countries: This is about proactively leading the development and financing of new programmes and initiatives in Local Development Finance in the countries and region assigned. The functions include
• Develop and negotiate funding for UNCDF programmes and projects in municipal finance, local development finance that engage local governments (urban and rural) and local banks as partners of choice and build on the platform and reputation of UNCDF’s support to fiscal decentralization in LDCs over a 20-year period. This includes piloting and testing improved mechanisms, instruments and tools for: Fiscal transfers from central to local government institutions; Improvements in local taxation and fees; PFM reforms; Debt instruments (borrowing, special purpose project vehicles and bonds) for Municipal Finance; and project / SME finance for infrastructure largely in the productive sectors.
• Build partnerships to ensure replication and scaling up of UNCDF programmes in order to achieve greater impact;
• Increase cost-sharing opportunities for UNCDF programmes/projects;
• Identify and follow up on investment opportunities that can be leveraged within assigned LDCs and selected non-LDCs;
• Maintain effective technical relationships with strategic partners, including LDC and selected non-LDC governments at local and national levels, the Bretton Woods Institutions, research and academic institutions, civil society and the private sector;
• Negotiate and implement agreements on provision of technical services at the regional level, with the support of the Operations Division;
• Dialogue and outreach to key internal and external constituencies and partners, to increase visibility and awareness of UNCDF’s comparative advantages and strategic niches in local development within specific LDCs and selected non-LDCs.
Provides technical project oversight, quality control and supervision for the assigned portfolio of country and regional projects – contributing to the achievement of corporate and project objectives. This is about accountability for the performance, results and impact of UNCDF Municipal and Local Development Finance activities in the countries and region assigned. The functions include:
• Oversee and supervise a portfolio of programmes and projects in Local Development Finance;
• Design and support initiatives in MIF and Local Development Finance that engage with local banks and other providers of capital resources for local infrastructure and building local productive capacity in LDCs – this includes piloting and testing improved mechanisms, instruments and tools for: investments by the domestic banking and institutional investors in local infrastructure and SMEs of particularly positive socio-economic and environmental impact on the local economy
• Where appropriate, assume the role of project manager for Local Development Finance activities;
• Supervise the roll out of UNCDF’s MIF and Local Development Finance global initiatives in: Local Development Diagnostics, Investments and financing mechanisms for local climate change adaptation and resilience; Fiscal decentralization,  Local public finance and own revenue mobilization, Intergovernmental fiscal transfers and performance based grants,  Women’s economic empowerment, Local economic development, Food security finance and investment, Municipal debt instruments such as borrowing and bonds, Capital investment programming, Project finance, Local procurement systems; The rollout of global programmes will be in liaison with the respective global project manager and in coordination with the LDFP Director;
• Exercise oversight and accountability for the contributions to, and measurement of LDFP business plan output and outcome indicators in the countries assigned;
• Exercise oversight and accountability for smooth running of project management, evaluations and reviews, procurement and HR, budgets, financial approvals, fiduciary controls and other programmatic and operational aspects of the portfolio in the countries assigned;
• Exercise direct financial approval rights, HR supervision and other ATLAS functions as appropriate. This includes the management and supervison of UNCDF Programme Officers, Technical Advisors, Project Managers and other staff in the assigned countries;
• Apply UNCDF’s Results Based Management approach to the portfolio of projects in the countries assigned.
Provides technical leadership in policy development and knowledge management in the areas of municipal finance, local development, local development finance and associated thematic areas including in Financing For Development, the implementation of the SDGs and the development strategies of Least Developed Countries. This is about contributing to the global debate on Local Development Finance and sharing knowledge from UNCDF activities in this regard. The functions include:
• Technical leadership in identifying, documenting and incorporating lessons learned from UNCDF and LDC experience with the objective of contributing to scaling up, policy influence and mainstreaming of the models developed;
• Inputs to global, regional and national level publications, seminars, and conferences to highlight UNCDF support to local development;
• Production and contribution to papers and other documentation of evidence and results of UNCDF interventions;
• Collaboration with key partners and local development practitioners, including UNDP practices, within the region for research and development of innovative strategies and approaches to build the reputation of UNCDF as a Centre of Excellence and sharpen delivery of local development projects in order to better achieve UNCDF Business Plan objectives and LDC’s SDG goals;
• Development and contribution to knowledge-sharing networks on local development initiatives within the region and globally.
Provides technical support and advice to the MIF Programme Manager, LDFP Direcctor and to UNCDF Senior Management on UNCDF corporate initiatives and activities. This includes leadership in the active acquisition and sharing of business-sensitive knowledge in local development and local public finance. This is about supporting the leadership of the Local Development Finance Practice and UNCDF senior management with technical and other contributions. The functions include:
• Technical support from regional and national perspectives to the development of  substantive inputs into the MIF program, the LDFP Business Plan and their implementation;
• Active participation in retreats, LDFP Practice meetings and teleconferences
• Advice to the LDFP Director and MIF Program manager, including inputs into corporate presentations and reports;
• Exploration of synergies with the Inclusive Finance Practice;
• Advice to UNCDF Senior Management on technical issues and business development opportunities, including inputs into corporate presentations and reports;
• Preparation of substantive inputs to the Results-Oriented Annual Report;
• Support to the development of the annual LDFP Work Plan.
Competencies
Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
• Builds consensus concerning UNCDF’s strategic agenda with partners on joint initiatives
• Dialogues with national counterparts and other stakeholders to strengthen advocacy efforts, incorporating country, regional and global perspectives
Results-Based Programme Development and Management
• Identifies country needs and strategies using a fact-based approach
• Makes use of a variety of resources within UNCDF to achieve results, such as cross-functional teams, secondments and developmental assignments, and collaborative funding approaches
• Ensures the full implementation of country programme and Financial Resources to obtain results
Building Strategic Partnerships
• Makes effective use of UNCDF’s resources and comparative advantage to strengthen partnerships
• Creates networks and promotes initiatives with partner organizations
Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
• Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking
• Conceptualizes more effective approaches to programme development and implementation and to mobilizing and using resources
Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations)
• Contributes to the development of resource mobilization strategies at CO level
• Actively develops partnerships with potential donors and government counterparts in all sectors at country level
• Strengthens the capacity of the country office to mobilize resources
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Promotes UNCDF as a learning/knowledge sharing organization
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
• Possesses expert knowledge of advanced concepts in primary discipline, a broad knowledge of related disciplines, as well as an in-depth knowledge of relevant organizational policies and procedures
• For managers: applies a broad knowledge of best management practices; defines objectives and work flows, positions reporting relationships in such a way as to obtain optimum effectiveness for the unit/branch
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself personally
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the current programme guidelines and project management tools and manages the use of these regularly in work assignments
Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNCDF’s Goals
• Advocates for increased priority given to human development issues internationally and in national planning frameworks
• Advocates for increased resources at international and national level
Client Orientation
• Anticipates constraints in the delivery of services and identifies solutions or alternatives
• Proactively identifies, develops and discusses solutions for internal and external clients, and persuades management to undertake new projects or services
• Advises and develops strategic and operational solutions with clients that add value to UNCDF programmes and operations
Core Competencies:
• Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents
• Building support and political acumen
• Building staff competence,  creating an environment of creativity and innovation
• Building and promoting effective teams
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNCDF & setting standards
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning
• Fair and transparent  decision making; calculated risk-taking
• Ability to address gender equality and empowerment of women considerations in strategic and operational activities of UNCDF
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Master’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Business, Public Finance, Public Administration, Public Law or related field
Experience:
• Minimum of 10 years relevant, practical working experience in the field of international development working on local development finance, preferably in Western Africa’s least developed countries (LDCs) both at field level as well at senior management positions
• Proven experience in fiscal decentralization issues, including Performance Base Grant Management system for intergovernmental transfers or proven experience of private sector financing of infrastructure projects
• Deep technical knowledge of local development planning and capital investment programming in urban or rural areas
• Experience with similar assignments in LDCs and developing countries
• Experience in developing project documents and start-up of new projects with UNCDF Programme and Project management standards
• Experience with new product development, testing, roll-out
• Proven resource mobilization experience and record of success in building partnerships, negotiating financing, reporting to and managing grants from development partners
• Strong programme and project management experience including budget and financial management, staff supervision, teambuilding
• Results based management experience including monitoring, evaluation and incorporating lessons learned
• Excellent organizational, inter-personal, communication and administrative skills, including solid experience in financial management
• Strong financial analysis and business project appraisal skills
• Familiarity with UNCDF/UNDP rules and procedures is an advantage.
Language Requirements:
Proficiency in English and French, with outstanding written and oral communication skills.
Other
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply
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