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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Charles Nyandiga [mailto:<a href="mailto:charles.nyandiga@undp.org" target="_blank">charles.nyandiga@undp.<wbr>org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2019 5:44 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Rissa Edoo<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Talent Programme for Young Professionals with Disabilities – SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please share with interested individual and among your networks.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>To:</b> BPPS All Staff <<a href="mailto:bpps.all.staff@undp.org" target="_blank">bpps.all.staff@undp.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Talent Programme for Young Professionals with Disabilities – SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS<u></u><u></u></p>
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Margaret Cameron <<a href="mailto:margaret.cameron@undp.org" target="_blank">margaret.cameron@undp.org</a>>; Naira Grigoryan <<a href="mailto:naira.grigoryan@undp.org" target="_blank">naira.grigoryan@undp.org</a>>; Ana Patricia Alvarez <<a href="mailto:ana.patricia.alvarez@undp.org" target="_blank">ana.patricia.alvarez@undp.org</a><wbr>>;
Michele Candotti <<a href="mailto:michele.candotti@undp.org" target="_blank">michele.candotti@undp.org</a>>; Shazma Nathwani <<a href="mailto:shazma.nathwani@undp.org" target="_blank">shazma.nathwani@undp.org</a>>; Adina Forsstrom <<a href="mailto:adina.forsstrom@undp.org" target="_blank">adina.forsstrom@undp.org</a>>;
Emily Chakavarika <<a href="mailto:emily.chakavarika@undp.org" target="_blank">emily.chakavarika@undp.org</a>>; Cristina Milano <<a href="mailto:cristina.milano@undp.org" target="_blank">cristina.milano@undp.org</a>>; Naeem Ahmad <<a href="mailto:naeem.ahmad@undp.org" target="_blank">naeem.ahmad@undp.org</a>>;
Maria Segovia Aguirre <<a href="mailto:maria.segovia.aguirre@undp.org" target="_blank">maria.segovia.aguirre@undp.<wbr>org</a>>; Svetlana Joncich <svetlana.><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [rr-net] Talent Programme for Young Professionals with Disabilities – SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS<u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="color:black">Dear Colleagues, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Since the first call in early 2018 and thanks to the support and commitment of many offices, the first group of candidates under the
<b><i><span style="color:black">UNDP-UNV</span></i></b> <b><i><span style="color:black">Talent Programme for Young Professionals with Disabilities
</span></i></b>has been recruited and deployed to the following offices and assignments:<u></u><u></u></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>UNDP Armenia, Data Analysis Officer (International UNV)<u></u><u></u></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>UNDP Regional Hub Bangkok, RBM and Data Analytics Officer (International UNV)<u></u><u></u></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>UNDP Sri Lanka, Youth Lead (UN Youth Volunteer) <u></u><u></u></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>UNDP Ukraine, Communications Officer (National UNV)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="color:black">The selection of the second </span>group of candidates is ongoing with 11 additional deployments planned for during the first half of 2019 to Belarus, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, New York, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.<u></u><u></u></p>
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W<span style="color:black">e are now opening the <b>second call for applications</b> and invite country, regional and HQ offices committed to advance the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the UNDP workplace and wider development sector to participate
in the Talent Programme and host a young professional with disabilities. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">To participate in the Programme, please submit a motivation statement and a placement offer (TOR) for a possible assignment in your office. We would also appreciate receiving an overview of your office’s experience in working with
persons with disabilities and an update on accessibility arrangements. The deadline for applications is
</span>29 March 2019<span style="color:black">.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<span style="color:black">Please note that priority consideration for participation in the Programme will be given to offices who are willing to fund or co-fund assignments. Therefore, please indicate in your submission whether your office would be able to
fund or co-fund the assignment. Selected placement offers will also be presented to our donor partners for funding. Selected professionals with disabilities will be deployed on a 12-month UN Volunteer assignment (national or international).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Please note that all participating offices will have access to the
</span><span style="color:black">dedicated support from the Programme team in OHR/UNDP and UNV during the selection, on-boarding, and assignment periods, as well as to the awareness building initiatives for staff and managers.
</span><span style="color:black"> Costs related to reasonable accommodation will also be covered by the Programme.
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<span style="color:black">For more information and specific instructions on the application process, please see the attached one-pager on the Programme, a detailed
</span>guidance note, a Terms of Reference template, and an accessibility check-list. In the coming weeks, we will also host two webinars to present the Talent Programme to the interested offices and answer any questions (invitations to follow).<u></u><u></u></p>
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In the meantime, should you have any questions or need any clarifications, please contact the team at
<span><a href="mailto:talent.programme@unv.org" target="_blank">talent.programme@unv.org</a></span>.<u></u><u></u></p>
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