Duty station: Yerevan, Armenia
Type of Contract: Individual Contract (IC)
Working days: 220 within one year duration
Starting date: 1 June 2012
Duration of Initial contract: 1 year with possible extension

Background
The European Union Advisory Group (EUAG) supports the Government of Armenia in its reform agenda as further detailed in the extended EU/Armenia Action Plan in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The overall objective of the project is to support the Republic of Armenia (RA) in the implementation of its reform agenda and relevant international commitments.

The EU Advisory Group will achieve these objectives through continued delivery of an optimal mix of policy, legal and institutional advisory services. These services are targeted at assisting the national authorities to negotiate and conclude the EU-Armenia Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), implement the EU-Armenia ENP Action Plan and make effective use of European Commission (EC) external assistance instruments and programmes to support the implementation of core policy areas.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under joint guidance and supervision of the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia and UNDP Resident Representative, and in line with Advisory Board decisions, the Team Leader will define the overall direction and priorities for the advisory services which are clustered into three (3) key pillars:

1) Deep and Comprehensive Trade Area (DCFTA),
2) Democracy and Human Rights (DHR) and
3) Justice Liberty and Security (JLS)

The Team Leader will lead a group of high level policy advisors, and ensure horizontal coordination among their activities in line with the ENP Action Plan and other international obligations of Armenia. The Team Leader will assume ultimate responsibility for the overall advisory output of the EUAG.
In particular, the Team Leader will define in consultation with Government Counterparts the specific outputs/deliverables of the advisory work and determine the main components of the Advisors work plans.

The Team Leader will ensure the quality of the regular monthly, quarterly and annual reports prepared by the policy advisors and their timely dissemination to the EU Delegation and other key stakeholders.

The Team Leader will work closely with the UNDP Project Management Specialist who is to ensure operational excellence in communications, human resources, financial management, asset management, IT and procurement management in line with UNDP rules and regulations.
In close consultation and advised by the Project Management Specialist, the Team Leader will exercise overall oversight over the project’s financial resources and ensure that the implementation of project activities will stay within the ceiling of available resources.

The Team Leader will adhere at all times to the provisions of the Code of Conduct.

Requested Profile
The position of Team Leader requires a person of experience, knowledge, ability and commitment with the following qualifications and professional experiences:

  • Master’s degree in International Development, EU Affairs, Public Administration, Economics, Law or other relevant discipline(s);
  • At least 15 years of professional experience at senior levels with the ability to motivate and manage a team of high-level practitioners and experts;
  • A comprehensive knowledge of European Affairs, EU external assistance policy and instruments;
  • At least 10 years of professional experience related to delivery of complex EU funded programmes/projects; experie nce in EU Candidate countries /ENP countries;
  • Proven leadership skills, ability to motivate and lead a team of high-level advisors and experts; leadership of at least one EU funded project of comparable size and complexity to this assignment;
  • Highly developed coordination and facilitation skills and the ability to negotiate a complex agenda with a broad range of stakeholders;
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English; working knowledge of the Armenian or Russian languages would be an advantage.

For more information and to apply for this job go to:

http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=29121

The project is funded by the European Union
The project is implemented by the UNDP