Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Support Officer

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

The UN Volunteer will be involved in the daily work of the Governance and Peacebuilding team assisting in preparing background briefs, research and analysis and support the preparation and drafting of documents that will support UNDP policy and programming in the region. This will involve participating in undertaking analysis on relevant regional thematic areas. The Volunteer will specifically assist in advancing our conflict prevention and peacebuilding work, support the team in advancing enabling environment for women and youth leadership to be effective insider mediators, and support our human mobility initiative in the Arab region.

Under the direct supervision of the Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Program Advisor, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Policy and strategy development: • Contribute to preparing policy briefs, sector scan, status papers on development chal-lenges based on desk review studies and analysis for evidence-based advocacy and poli-cy development in the field of Peacebuilding; • Participate in the development of now or ongoing initiatives, including support reviewing of policy literature in respect to the subject to enhance UNDP programming in the field of peacebuilding within the Arab Region; • Help in documenting good practices, cases studies, innovations and pilot models for wider dissemination and sharing.

Project Design, formulation and other project related functions: • Assist in peacebuilding program development within UNDP in the Arab Region feeding into global policy development; • Participate in preparing conceptual framework and concept notes on new areas of work or development challenges; • Assist in the development of technical support of new or existing interventions or projects; • Help in preparing and reviewing project documents.

Knowledge Management: • Assist in preparing knowledge and communication products related to projects and pro-grams within the Governance and Peacebuilding team; • Participate in reviewing knowledge products (subject, design and content); • Support dissemination of knowledge and communications products.

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Technological Awareness ☒ Working in Teams

governance, conflict prevention, human rights and peacebuilding, including in crisis and fragile contexts;
• Experience in facilitation, consensus-building, dialogue processes, mediation, dispute resolution, social cohesion, and relevant conflict prevention and peacebuilding inter-vention areas highly desirable; • Report-writing with the ability to present recommendations supported by findings gathered through desk review; • Organizational skills and analytical, research, data gathering, writing and communica-tion skills; • Knowledge or work experience in the Middle East and North Africa is desirable; • Strong commitment to working for sustainable development, peacebuilding and hu-man rights; • Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded;

Location: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is located in the Middle East. Bound by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, Red Sea to the south and the Palestinian National Authority to the west.

Weather: Jordan’s climate can be classified as semi-arid (Bsh) on the Koeppen-Geiger classification. It features a hot, dry climate characterized by long, hot, dry summers and short, cool winters. The climate is influenced by Jordan's location between the subtropical aridity of the Arabian desert areas and the subtropical humidity of the eastern Mediterranean area. January is the coldest month, with temperatures from 5°C to 10°C, and August is the hottest month at 20°C to 35°C. Daily temperatures can be quite hot, especially in the summer; on some days it can be 40°C or more, especially when a hot, dry southerly wind blows. Such winds can sometimes be very strong and can cause sandstorms. About 70 percent of the average rainfall in the country falls between November and March; June through August are often rainless. Rainfall varies from season to season and from year to year. Precipitation is often concentrated in violent storms, causing erosion and local flooding, especially in the winter months.

Safety and Security: Jordan is a relatively stable country. The potentials for internal or external armed conflict are considered very unlikely in the current political environment. Peaceful demonstrations, and sometimes road blockages, do occur in Jordan, motivated by domestic factors such as unemployment, deprivation of resources and development or for regional issues such as solidarity with the Palestinian cause or with the Syrian crises. Most of these events are driven by civil society unions and Islamic parties. Domestic tribal civil unrest sometimes turns violent, especially outside main cities, due to tribal disputes or socio-economic reasons. In all occasions law enforcement agencies usually manage to contain the situation rapidly. Road traffic accidents are the primary threat against UN personnel in Jordan. Poor road conditions and bad driving behaviours are the main reasons for the high rate of traffic accidents. Amman is a category A duty station with security level 1.

Transportation and housing: Taxis as well as ride-hailing services (Uber and Careem) are abundant and affordable in Amman. Medical facilities are generally very good, particularly in Amman where there are several modern, well-equipped public and private hospitals. Public minibuses are the most common form of public transport. They normally only leave when full, so waiting times of an hour or more are inevitable, especially in rural areas. The larger air-con buses offer a speedy and reliable service, departing according to a fixed schedule. Housing is readily available with rents for one- to two-bedroom apartments ranging between 500 and 800 JD (1 JD = 0.708 USD) depending on the location.

Health Services: Medical facilities are generally very good, particularly in Amman where there are several modern, well-equipped public and private hospitals. Almost all doctors (and most pharmacists) speak English; many have studied abroad.

Language: The official language of Jordan is Arabic, but English is widely spoken – especially in the cities. Many Jordanians have travelled or have been educated abroad so French, German, Italian and Spanish are also spoken, but to a lesser extent.

Learn more about Jordan from the Ministry of Tourism’s website: https://www.mota.gov.jo/EN/Pages/Get_to_know_Jordan