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The National Planning and Financing for Inclusive Development (NPFID) project is UNDP’s flagship initiative in supporting the Government of Lao PDR in development policies. Its main objective is to harmonize different aspects of national development planning processes. Specifically, the project aims to improve coordination between the Ministry of Planning and Investment, responsible for planning, and the Ministry of Finance, responsible for financing. Additionally, the project strives to enhance the involvement of Sector Working Groups in the national development planning process to ensure a unified approach to defining priorities and implementing strategies.
Operating with a catalytic approach, the project’s ultimate goal is to empower the government to operate independently, reducing dependence on external aid, especially as the country progresses towards graduating from its Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026. In line with this objective, the project is charting a new development path that prioritizes people, drawing insights from UNDP’s human development reports and initiatives. Through collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the project aims to mainstream human development considerations into national development plans, promoting a more inclusive and sustainable development approach. Furthermore, the project supports the alignment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implementation with the National Socio-Economic Development Plans (NSEDPs) and the establishement of conducive conditions to increase government’s public revenue for development through increased tax income and promoting quality private sector investments.
The NPFID project plays a crucial role as an integrator in the formulation and implementation of national development strategies, aiming to strengthen the government’s institutional capacity in both planning and executing development plans. The project has been pivotal in supporting the Mid-Term Review of the 9th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) and is actively shaping the upcoming 10th NSEDP to be more attainable, with an integrated financing framework that aligns with the country’s upcoming graduation from LDC. The project is currently supporting the operationalization of the 9th NSEDP Financing Strategy, with expectation that a similar framework will be integrated into the 10th NSEDP.
Through various capacity-building activities, such as Results-based Management, research capacity building, and foresight capacity, the project aims to strengthen capacity of the government’s planning bodies on the necessary skills and tools to formulate development plans that are resilient, risk-informed, and shock-responsive. These capacity-building activities are essential for enhancing the effectiveness of development plans of the country.
The NPFID project represents the first project by UNDP to bring together three crucial ministries involved in development strategy formulation: the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This collaboration underscores the project’s commitment to strengthening the government’s capacity in planning and executing development initiatives, ultimately contributing to the country’s sustainable development goals.
Reporting line: The RTP Secretariat Coodinator will report to the National Project Director, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Planning and Investment; and under direct administrative supervision by Inclusive Growth Unit’s Team Leader, UNDP.
Duty station: Department of International Cooperatin, Ministry of Planning and Investment (DIC-MPI).
3. Scope of Work
The RTP Secretariat Coordinator will assist DIC-MPI as the RTP secretariat to perform its role and responsibility, including following tasks:
Facilitate and review Sector Working Group (SWG) work plans
Stakeholder engagement within SWGs
Monitoring and evaluation
Capacity building and knowledge sharing
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
4. Institutional Arrangement
The incumbent liaises closely with the national authorities working in the thematic area of the project, the donor community, and other UNDP programmes and projects in the country. The incumbent works with the project experts and counterparts of the Government beneficiary institution(s), as well as engages with other national institutions, international organizations, and other relevant actors.
5. Competencies
Core Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
Business Direction & Strategy | System Thinking | Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system |
Business Development | Collective Intelligence Design | Ability to bring together diverse groups of people, data, information or ideas, and technology to design services or solutions |
Business Management | Project Management | Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and control resources, procedures, and protocols to achieve specific goals. |
Business Management | Risk Management | Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks |
Partnership Management | Resource Mobilization | Ability to identify funding sources, match funding needs (programmes/projects/initiatives) with funding opportunities, and establish a plan to meet funding requirements |
Partnership Management | Multi-stakeholder engagement and funding | Knowledge and ability to forge multi-stakeholder partnerships, and remove any obstacles to resource mobilization and multi-stakeholder funding platforms |
Partnership Management | Strategic Engagement | Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives |
6. Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA
Minimum Education requirements
Minimum years of relevant work experience
Required skills
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
Required Language(s)
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