2310 Senior Advisor for Human Development (multiple posts)

Providing specific policy advice and support to the Prime Minister’s Office related to the depopulation program; ensuring that issues are identified and addressed; progress and results reporting:

• Contribute to continual expansion of the knowledge base on depopulation, including through identifying, collecting and analysing relevant information and data and establishing new partnerships with knowledge brokers.
• Prepare inputs to relevant strategic or policy documents in relevant areas of expertise, including through collecting and managing knowledge emerging from the implementation of the program.
• Conceptualize and coordinate the establishment of a designated fund to seed local portfolios on depopulation.
• Provide inputs for appropriate institutional arrangement for the depopulation fund, based on an assessment of local needs and the relevant legal and institutional environment.
• Develop a resource mobilization plan for the depopulation fund.
• Develop work plans and project reports and present them to the PMO and Project Board for review/approval.
• Provide recommendations about relevant existing national initiatives that should link to or be part of the depopulation program.
• Identify funding opportunities for the sustained financing of the program. Map the needed investments and provide recommendation for appropriate funding sources (including Government and donor funding).

Maintaining regular communication with stakeholders and building networks:

• Maintain good cooperation and coordination with line ministries, project partners and other relevant stakeholders.
• Support establishment of a broad policy dialogue around demographic change on the national and local level.
• Establish record with contacts, pursue networking and facilitate the growth of a policy ecosystem around responding to demographic change, including national and local civil society, the academic community, private sector, and media.
• Maintain good cooperation with a broad range of development partners, with a special focus on the EU.

Provide support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing:

• Design, apply and iterate mechanisms for continuous learning, both thematic and methodological, socialize learnings among partners and stakeholders, and feed insights back into the depopulation program;
• Support activities related to assessing capacities and needs of government organizations and partners, in close collaboration with national counterparts, at both central and local level;
• Facilitate team’s learning and knowledge sharing;
• Perform other duties as required. 

Institutional Arrangement:

The Senior Advisor for Human Development will work under the overall guidance and supervision of the Delivery Unit Coordinator (Technical Advisor – Creative Industries and Tourism).

Travel: 

The position is Belgrade based. Official travels might be requested for performing the functions.

Links to relevant articles that may help candidates gain a better understanding of the project context:

• Depopulation As A Policy Challenge In The Context Of Global Demographic Trends
• Two things that can prepare our societies for changing demographics
• Depopulation: what’s it all about?

• Close familiarity with the Serbian public administration and excellent understanding of policy-making processes on the national and local levels;
• Broad existing network in the relevant area of expertise among national and local stakeholders, including academia, civil society, private sector;
• Experience in partnership and coalition-building across diverse sectors;
• Close familiarity with international development partners and excellent resource mobilization skills.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills;
• Excellent writing/reporting and presentation skills;
• Excellent interpersonal, networking and team building skills; 
• Demonstrates integrity by modelling ethical standards;
• Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback;
• Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors;
• Treats all people fairly without prejudice;
• Cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

• Experience managing large programs or portfolios;
• Experience working with local self-governments in Serbia on development issues;
• Experience with EU programming;
• Understanding of contemporary demographic trends and modern approaches to population development;
• Familiarity with the development agendas of other Western Balkan countries; 
• Experience with innovation in the public sector.

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