Strategic planning expert, emergency capacity development facility, Yemen

UNDP in cooperation with other development partners and the Government of Yemen (GoY) set up an Emergency Capacity Development Facility (ECDF) to provide to the national leadership for the transition with immediate and catalytic support from a multi-partners perspective. The 2-year project aims at reinforcing the leadership capacities of the Core Institutions (CI) to successfully orient, lead and coordinate the achievement of key benchmarks stated in the GCC agenda as well in as the Government¡¦s Transitional Plan. The project is composed of four interrelated modules: 1. Organizational leadership. 2. Aid coordination and partnership. 3. Socioeconomic reforms. 4. National dialogue process.

In this context, ECDF facilitated the establishment and staffing of a Transition Policy Unit (TPU) in the Prime Minister Office. At the request of the Prime Minister, the Unit will led by Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, ex-prime Minister of Malaysia, with the title of Chief Economic Advisor & Visionary (CEAV) for the Yemen Prime Minister. Within this support effort, UNDP Yemen looks to hire a Strategic Planning Expert to provide support to the executive and co-ordination function of the Prime Minister Office and of the Economic Advisory Concil. This function aims at reinforcing the executive leadership of the Prime Minister and to coordinating and supporting government departments in the execution of government policies and strategies, including helping them to build their strategic capability.

Under the guidance of the CEAV and the direct supervision of the ECDF Chief Technical Advisor, the Strategic Planning Expert will be based in the Policy Unit of the Prime Minister Office and work in tandem with relevant Ministries, UNDP, donors and other international and national partners.