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Resident Coordinator (Eritrea), D1

UN RCSAsmara, Eritrea
Category | Grade:Director | D-1Deadline:17 Aug 2026Job ID:282054Posted on:3 Aug 2026
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Overview

The UN Resident Coordinator System seeks a Resident Coordinator in Asmara to represent the UN, lead the country team and Cooperation Framework, align system-wide development support with Eritrea's priorities, build trusted partnerships, mobilize financing and oversee the coordinator's office and security duties.

Languages

Required: English (UN Level III)

Desired: Arabic (UN Level III)

Minimum Experience

15 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Represent the United Nations at senior state level and engage government, civil society and partners
  • Lead the UN country team's Cooperation Framework, joint analysis and sustainable-development delivery
  • Coordinate system-wide support, risk prevention and humanitarian-development linkages
  • Build strategic partnerships and mobilize financing for joint UN priorities
  • Promote human rights, gender equality, inclusion, safeguarding and strategic communication
  • Manage the Resident Coordinator's Office and lead inter-agency security arrangements where designated

Requirements

  • A master's degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, or an accepted first degree with a suitable combination of qualifications and experience
  • At least 15 years of substantive international leadership experience
  • At least five cumulative years of relevant country-level work outside the candidate's own country
  • Membership in the Resident Coordinator Pool where required by the vacancy process

Skills

Executive leadershipDiplomacyPolitical judgementUN system coordinationStrategic partnershipsResource mobilizationPreventive analysisSecurity accountability

Additional info

Not available