Senior Strategic Advisor

Overview

Provide high-level strategic advisory support to enhance decision-making and organizational effectiveness within the Regional Programme Division.

Key Responsibilities

• Support realization of the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2026–2029 through implementation and continuous refinement of the integrated RPD business model.
• Strengthen organizational alignment and operational coherence across HQ, ROs and COs.
• Strengthen programme development, programme quality, strategic positioning and resource mobilization readiness across the Division.
• Reinforce programme governance, organizational effectiveness, accountability and implementation discipline.
• Support prioritization, sequencing and realization of strategic corporate and divisional initiatives.
• Develop practical implementation frameworks, management tools and guidance that strengthen strategy realization.
• Foster continuous improvement through organizational learning, knowledge management and cross-regional collaboration.
• Provide executive-level strategic advice and decision support to the Director, RPD.

Required Experience

A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible international experience in strategy realization/operationalization, organizational effectiveness, institutional strengthening, programme development or organizational performance is required. Demonstrated experience providing strategic advisory support to senior executives and facilitating complex alignment processes is desirable. Proven experience developing and implementing organizational business models, institutional frameworks and implementation strategies is desirable. Extensive experience strengthening programme development, programme governance, strategic positioning and donor-facing narratives is desirable. Experience in fragile or politically complex contexts is highly desirable. Experience in humanitarian, development or United Nations environments is desirable.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree in international development, public administration, governance, organizational development, management, public policy, communications or a related discipline. A first-level university degree combined with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

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