The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) seeks applications from qualified Myanmar nationals for the following post with UNDP Office in Yangon, Myanmar:

Post Title	: Assistant Resident Representative (Programme)
Grade	: ICS-10
Unit	: Programme Policy
Unit Duty Station	: Yangon
Type of Contract	: Fixed Term
Duration	: One year (extendable)

Responsibilities: Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative (Programme), the Assistant Resident Representative (Programme, Policy Unit) is primarily responsible for developing organizational and technical capacity of the Policy Unit and providing substantive leadership in ensuring full capacity utilization of the Unit.

Detailed terms of reference is posted on the bulletin board at UNDP office, No. 6 Natmauk Road, Yangon.

Requirements : Education- Advanced university degree in economics, development studies, social or political sciences.

Experience: Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ of extensive experience in socio-economic and development manage-ment, research-based studies, policy analysis of develop-ment issues, statistical techniques in data and information management. Competency in writing high quality analytical reports and capacity to present technical findings and recommendations to non-technical professionals. Experi-ence in monitoring and impact assessment of development interventions will be an added advantage. Must possess excellent writing skills and ability to communicate well-articulated ideas and knowledge pieces to diverse groups of people from international and local organizations and government.

Language requirements: Besides Myanmar, proficiency in English, both written and spoken is an absolute requirement.

Applications with full resume should be addressed to: The Resident Representative, Attention: Human Resources Unit No. 6, Natmauk Road, Yangon.

Closing Date: 10 December 2007 (COB).
UNDP practice relating to recruitment prohibits hiring of persons currently engaged by Government services or who left Government service during the past 6 months.

Only those candidates in whose qualifications and experience the Organization has further interest will be contacted for subsequent interviews.

UNDP is an equal opportunity employer.
UNDP regrets its inability to reply individually or attend to telephone queries on the advertised post.