UNDP provides integrated programmatic, policy and financing solutions to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  In this context, UNDP has created a Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan. The Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) and the Crisis Bureau (CB) are the two anchor Bureaux of the GPN.

UNDP fixed term appointments (FTA), including for staff members being transferred or seconded to UNDP under the Inter-Organization Agreement concerning Transfer, Secondment or Loan of Staff, on an appointment of more than one year, continuation of the appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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The Bureau for Programme and Policy Support (BPPS) plays a central role in developing relevant policies and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan. BPPS designs and implements global projects and provides technical expertise and advisory services to countries and engage in global policy processes across a wide range of thematic and cross-cutting issues, including poverty and inequality, governance, climate change, environment, energy, sustainable finance while ensuring that human rights, gender equality, and social inclusion as central to its approach.  

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The Crisis Bureau (CB) spearheads UNDP’s efforts to support countries on a key challenge: how to anticipate, prevent, respond to, and recover from fragility and crisis. CB addresses the risks that precipitate crises, prevent early exit from them, and perpetuate long-term dependency on humanitarian assistance.  Guided by UNDP’s Crisis Offer (2022), CB works within the GPN and with Regional Bureaux (RBx) and Country Offices (COs) to implement solutions across prevention, response and recovery that help break the cycle of protracted fragility and crisis. 

Position Purpose

The Global Disability Fund (Formerly UNPRPD) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced coordinator to lead its Technical Hub. This role is critical for driving technical excellence, capacity building, and knowledge management in line with the new strategy for 2025-2030, which emphasizes advancing the implementation of the CRPD and promoting disability-inclusive development.

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across 

interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provision of technical leadership and strategic planning

• Provide leadership to the Technical Division, ensuring all activities align with the Strategic Operational Framework and contribute to the implementation of the CRPD
• Lead the integration of cross-cutting issues, including gender equality, poverty reduction, and humanitarian action, to ensure that disability inclusion is comprehensively embedded within the UN system and partner programs
• Advise the Technical Secretariat and governing bodies on strategic direction and priorities related to disability inclusion and CRPD implementation

2. Lead Capacity Building & Knowledge Management

• Design and implement capacity-building initiatives to support stakeholders—including UN agencies, governments, and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)—to strengthen their ability to mainstream disability across policies and programs
• Develop and disseminate innovative training and learning materials, emphasizing multi-stakeholder collaboration and ensuring all capacity-building efforts are inclusive and context-specific
• Lead the development and implementation of knowledge tools and systems that address technical gaps in disability-inclusive development, humanitarian action, and social protection
• Establish and manage platforms for knowledge exchange, enabling stakeholders to access and apply evidence-based practices and lessons learned from CRPD implementation globally
• Foster a culture of learning and innovation within the Technical Division to continuously improve global support for disability inclusion
• Ensure these programs contribute to achieving national ownership of CRPD implementation, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, as outlined in the UNPRPD framework