Research Assistant

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The Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) is the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global organization mandated to leverage the role of the private sector in development. The IICPSD was established in Istanbul, Turkey on the basis of the Partnership Framework Agreement signed between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the United Nations Development Program in March 2011. The center is one of the six global thematic centers of UNDP, advocating and facilitating the contribution of the private sector to human development and inclusive growth. More specifically, IICPSD’s main goals are to:

• Support the development of inclusive markets and inclusive business models that engage poor people into value chains as producers, employees, consumers and entrepreneurs, with the end goal of poverty alleviation.
• Creation of a demand driven set of tools and guidelines for engaging the private sector in development, in key markets that will be used as best practices guidelines.
• Become a hub for programmatic private sector partnership for SDG implementation across UNDP, by designing, establishing and monitoring concrete global and national public private partnerships that creates results for development.
• Establish IICPSD as a global Centre of excellence for dialogue on private sector development by convening business and supporting actors.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the IICPSD’s Deputy Director and Research Analyst, the Research Assistant will support the production of reports and knowledge management activities of IICPSD in impact investing area; toolkit and training development initiatives of the center, cooperation, technical advisory and implementation assistance offered to other UNDP units, including COs and RBx. The Research Assistant will be responsible of assisting the senior management in producing all necessary outputs and also will maintain high standards of service delivery, including adherence to deadline, quick response time, accuracy and completeness of information, sensitivity to client needs.

Under the guidance of and reporting directly to the UNDP IICPSD Deputy Director, the Research Assistant will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following key functions:

Core

Innovation

Ability to make new and useful ideas work

Leadership

Ability to persuade others to follow

People Management

Ability to improve performance and satisfaction

Communication

Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform

Delivery

Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement

Technical/Functional

Primary:

Knowledge Management

Ability to efficiently handle and share information and knowledge

Managing Data

Collect, compile, interpret data and draw conclusions

Planning Organizing and Multitasking

Organizes and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting relationships

Operational Effectiveness

Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations

Managing Documents, Correspondence and Reports

Edits, formats and provides inputs to correspondence, reports, documents and/or presentations using work processing, spreadsheets and databases meeting quality standards and requiring minimal correction

Secondry:

Visibility

Has knowledge on visibility standards and rules of UNDP

Managing social media accounts

Support the update of IICPSD social media accounts on a regular basis with relevant material, highlighting key events and achievements.

Education:

• High School education

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, International Relations, Public Administration, Public Finance, Finance, Engineering or relevant fields is required.
• Advanced degree in Economics, Business Administration, International Relations, Public Administration Public Finance, or Finance is an asset.

• Fluency in English and Turkish is required.
• Fluency in French is a strong asset.

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is required.
• Experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Knowledge of the UN system would be an asset.

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