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• Provide leadership in the development and implementation
  of the country office innovation strategy.
• Offer timely technical assistance to
  units, teams and partners to identify, conceptualize, design, nurture,
  prototype and scale new innovations, processes, practices and technologies
  that strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of UNFPA programmes.
• Actively promote the value of innovation
  to staff, implementing partners and other stakeholders including leading
  participation in innovation processes, identifying problems and sourcing
  for innovative solutions.
• Map out and leverage existing innovation
  and innovative approaches (e.g. m/e health, e-training, use of social
  media, organizational efficiencies, big data) including in the private
  sector to inform UNFPA’s work.
• The jobholder will also propose, implement
  and support existing and new innovation mechanisms for UNFPA  including innovation labs/cafes,
  innovation accelerators and incubators, communities of practice and
  networks, ideas farm etc
• Research, identify and engage potential
  partners including private sector (mobile technology partners) and
  academia to leverage resources, knowledge skills and networks to create
  sustainable solutions to the most pressing challenges facing women, girls
  and young people.
• Lead the country office participation in global,
  regional and national innovation processes, call for proposals and
  resource mobilization efforts for innovations.
• Position UNFPA in the innovation
  e-ecosystem as a thought leader and convener around use of technology to
  reach young people to attain their full potential.

• Propose and develop systems that support
  the efficient storage, retrieval, generation and sharing of knowledge and
  information within the country office and with stakeholders.
• The incumbent will guide documentation
  (collection, review and analysis) of good/best practices and lessons
  learned in accordance with UNFPA guidelines to demonstrate impact and
  foster their use for learning, realigning project intervention, innovation
  and scaling up.
• Contribute leanings and experiences from
  country office innovations into the regional knowledge hub and data
  repository and with other relevant networks and communities.
• Develop systems country office systems
  that provide oversight, review and dissemination of studies, researches
  and knowledge generation initiatives to ensure relevance to UNFPA mandate.
• The jobholder will also facilitate and
  help maintain and make accessible databases on best/good practices,
  lessons learned, partnerships, researches/studies and consultant rosters
  and help ensure their accessibility;
• Manage and coordinate knowledge networks
  through partnerships and collaboration with research and academic
  institutions as well as with other UN agencies, including in the context
  of the Delivering as one.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UNFPA National Program Analyst- Social Change Innovations career
  opportunity should hold an advanced university in Social Sciences, or
  relevant disciplines, with specialized training or appropriate experience
  in the fields broadly applicable to the job.
• A minimum of five years’ experience with
  demonstrated results in the majority of the following areas: innovative
  use of technology for development, mobile based data collection, training
  and capacity building and human centered design experience.
• Extensive knowledge of systems
  implementation, and interventions including implementation of software
  & mobile based SMS systems.
• Ability to catalyze and scope for
  innovative initiatives that enhance programme quality;
• Substantive knowledge and practical
  experience in knowledge management and strategic information management
  and technology;
• Previous experience in programme and/or
  technical assistance with the UN System;
• Ability to explain complex ideas and
  findings in a way that can be easily understood and to work creatively
  within a budget and use innovation to find ways of more effectively
  managing resources; and
• Strong communications, interpersonal and
  writing skills in English.
• Previous exposure and experience in
  creating spaces and environments that are conducive to team participation
  and effective coordination 

• Innovation and Marketing of New Approaches
• Results-Based Programme Development and
  Management;
• Technical Expertise in leveraging the
  Resources of National Governments and Partners/Building Strategic
  Alliances and Partnerships;
• Resource Mobilization;
• Advocacy/Advancing a Policy Oriented
  Agenda;
• Formulating strategies and concepts

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