Executive Assistant

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Mission and objectives

UNCDF aims to ‘Leave no one behind in the digital era’. This strategy 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 (SDGs) aligns with the vision of promoting digital economies that leave no one behind. The vision of UNCDF is to empower millions of people by 2024 to use services daily that leverage innovation and technology and contribute to the SDGs.

Context

Nature Asset Team: UNCDF launched a new Strategic Framework for 2022-2025 that offers an ambitious roadmap aimed at unlocking the potential of finance to accelerate SDG-positive achievements for the benefit of the most vulnerable nations. In particular, the new UNCDF Framework highlights biodiversity finance as a severely underfunded climate mitigation solution and proposes to apply UNCDF multidimensional capital mandate to mobilize further public and private, international and domestic finance in LDCs through concessional capital deployment, financial advisory and support for the establishment of financing mechanisms and systems that promotes the valuation of the LDC unique natural assets potential. UNCDF intent to supports LDCs to create an enabling environment for nature-positive pipeline building, investments and market opportunities that create equitable and diversified economic growth. The essence of this transformation is a strategic shift from viewing nature as a resource to treating nature as an asset. This represents a very different view to natural resource investing wherein nature is commoditized for short run gain and its long run economic and nature-based value is not taken into consideration. In order to support this strategic shift, UNCDF is consolidating its growing nature-based portfolio into a Nature Asset Team (UNCDF NAT). The team will serve to mobilize the nature-positive public and private finance needed for green & blue economic transformation supporting several pilot projects financed by the Central Africa Forest Initiative – CAFI, the Global Fund for Coral Reef, the Peace Building Fund – PBF and several bilateral donors. UNCDF is seeking Youth UNV to be part of the NAT / GFCR. Working under the direct oversight of the Director of the Nature Asset Team / GFCR and the day-to-day guidance of GFCR staff, the selected volunteer will support the ongoing workplan and goals of the unit, according to the information outlined below.

Task description

The Youth UNV will play an essential role in enhancing the team's productivity and efficiency. Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Nature Asset Team (NAT), the International UN Youth Volunteer will: • Provide the Director with dedicated administrative and coordination support. Key functions include research and administrative tasks, data management, calendar management, and communication. • Carry out background research on selected aspects of environmental global issues relevant to the Director priorities. • Collect, analyse, and present statistical data and other information gathered from diverse sources; and maintain the information and knowledge management databases. • Drafts and prepares correspondence, briefing notes, background documents, reports, issue briefs, talking points, articles, presentations, LinkedIn posts, etc. • Supports the coordination and preparation for High-Level events and communication opportunities. • Provide administrative and substantive support to consultative meetings, and conferences, preparation of background documents and presentations. • Maintenance of Director’s calendar of events, meetings, sessions, mission schedules, and other opportunities related to UNCDF/NAT. • Screens and prioritizes all incoming correspondence, ensuring handling with appropriate sensitivity, and prioritizes items for action. • Maintenance of the filing system, ensuring the safekeeping of confidential materials. • Follow up on deadlines, commitments made, actions taken and coordination of collection and submission of items to the Director. • Supports coordination with different central UNCDF and participating UN organization teams. • Maintenance of contact lists, meeting minutes, engagement tracking. • Preparation of correspondence, directives, comments on behalf of Director for signature and making follow-up when required. • Any other related tasks as required or assigned by the NAT Director. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of 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 take 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 the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/Expected Outputs: • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment. • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.