Assistant Country Director Required

Assistant Country Director - Development Policy Unit

The Assistant Country Director, Development Policy Unit will lead the dialogue and research of the newly constituted Development Policy Unit in the UNDP country office, Pakistan. S/he will act as a manager of/and advisor to the senior management on issues of CO programming dealing with development policies and related trends. The ACD will initiate dialogue and analysis of relevant policy linkages across UNDP programmes. S/he will provide policy analysis for the formulation of strategies and briefings to the senior management; will work closely with Government counterparts to identify, among other issues alternative macroeconomic policy options; will enhance the policy impact of UNDP projects and programmes in pro-poor growth and will monitor economic policy developments.

The candidates should have a Master's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics or Development Studies along with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in policy dialogue formation, advocacy and in providing management advisory services. S/he should have hands-on experience in design, monitoring and the evaluation of development projects and establishing relationships among international organizations and national governments.

For detailed job description, selection criteria and submission of applications, please visit http://jobs.un.org.pk/

Applications deadline is 24 July, 2013.

UNDP provides Equal Opportunity for all equally qualified male & female including the physically challenged candidates.