United Nations Development Programme
Background
The Global Disability Fund (GDF) (formerly UNPRPD) is a multi-partner trust fund dedicated to advancing disability-inclusive development globally. It supports the implementation of the CRPD and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by providing technical assistance, policy guidance, and financial support to governments, UN agencies, civil society, and businesses.
The GDF is hosted within the UNDP Governance team in the Bureau of Policy and Programme Support (BPPS). The GDF Secretariat operates in accordance with its own Strategic Plan and agreed annual work plan approved by its Steering Committee. As GDF expands its strategic reach and portfolio, it is essential to ensure that its impact, effectiveness, and accountability are continuously monitored and evaluated.
The Technical Hub Coordinator will play a critical role in driving technical excellence, advancing knowledge-sharing, and strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration. This position will lead efforts to ensure disability inclusion remains a global priority, supporting governments and organizations in achieving transformative, sustainable change for persons with disabilities, while also overseeing efforts to promote resilient, disability-inclusive cities.
UNDP provides integrated programmatic, policy and financing solutions to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this context, UNDP has created a Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan. The Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) and the Crisis Bureau (CB) are the two anchor Bureaux of the GPN.
The Bureau for Programme and Policy Support (BPPS) plays a central role in developing relevant policies and guidance to support the results of UNDP's Strategic Plan. BPPS designs and implements global projects and provides technical expertise and advisory services to countries and engage in global policy processes across a wide range of thematic and cross-cutting issues, including poverty and inequality, governance, climate change, environment, energy, sustainable finance while ensuring that human rights, gender equality, and social inclusion as central to its approach.The Crisis Bureau (CB) spearheads UNDP's efforts to support countries on a key challenge: how to anticipate, prevent, respond to, and recover from fragility and crisis. CB addresses the risks that precipitate crises, prevent early exit from them, and perpetuate long-term dependency on humanitarian assistance. Guided by UNDP's Crisis Offer (2022), CB works within the GPN and with Regional Bureaux (RBx) and Country Offices (COs) to implement solutions across prevention, response and recovery that help break the cycle of protracted fragility and crisis.
Position Purpose
The Global Disability Fund (Formerly UNPRPD) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced coordinator to lead its Technical Hub. This role is critical for driving technical excellence, capacity building, and knowledge management in line with the new strategy for 2025-2030, which emphasizes advancing the implementation of the CRPD and promoting disability-inclusive development.
The Coordinator of the Technical Hub will lead comprehensive efforts in technical support, research and development, policy guidance, and stakeholder engagement. This role is crucial in fostering cross-sectoral approaches that address the complex intersections of disability with sustainable development, equality, and humanitarian action. The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of local, national, and global experience in both humanitarian and development contexts. The candidate should demonstrate extensive leadership experience in disability inclusion, social policy, rehabilitation, development, and humanitarian action. This position requires a strategic professional capable of navigating complex international landscapes while maintaining a strong focus on practical, ground-level implementation and impact.
Additionally, the Coordinator will manage the Resilient and Inclusive Cities Hub to catalyze multistakeholder engagement in creating resilient, disability-inclusive cities.
UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across
interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provision of technical leadership and strategic planning
2. Lead Capacity Building & Knowledge Management
3. Lead hub coordination - Resilient and Inclusive Cities Hub
4. Provide Team Leadership
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the and the Technical Secretariat and the Fund.
Competencies
Core
Achieve Results:
Think Innovatively:
Learn Continuously:
Adapt with Agility:
Act with Determination:
Engage and Partner:
Enable Diversity and Inclusion:
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Business Direction & Strategy - System Thinking:
Business Management - Portfolio Management:
Policy and Programme - Governance:
Digital - Innovation capacity building:
Partnership management - Multi-stakeholder engagement and funding:
Digital -Team Design & Management:
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Experience:
Required:
Desirable:
Language Requirement:
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.
Probation
For all new UNDP fixed term appointments (FTA), including for staff members being transferred or seconded to UNDP under the Inter-Organization Agreement concerning Transfer, Secondment or Loan of Staff, on an appointment of more than one year, continuation of the appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.
Right to select multiple candidates
UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
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