Peace and Community Cohesion Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Peacebuilding Specialist or his/her designated official, the NUNV Peace and Community Cohesion officer will report to the Project Manager, Peace and Community Cohesion Project, UNDP in undertaking the following duties:

Typical Overall Functions include:

 Support training of infrastructure for peace and mechanism

 Coordination of peace actor’s forum

 Support continuous conflict analysis to inform programming

 Support capacity strengthening of CSOs and Volunteer psychosocial support teams

 Provide administrative and logistical support to the field offices

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Support the implementation of peace and community cohesion related activities:

 Play a supportive role in maintaining regular communication and coordination with relevant partners, CSOs and local and national Government counterparts to ensure timely implementation of project activities;

 Support local peace partners in the coordination of local level peacebuilding activities and facilitate the coordination with relevant state level actors;

 Participate in relevant events and networks related to the specific scope of work.

 Support the strengthening of local peace infrastructures, such as peace committees, Council of Traditional Authorities and Leaders (COTAL) to encourage joint and inclusive and gender sensitive peacebuilding approaches at the local level;

 Support in the identification of capacity needs of local peace partners/structures and support the design and implementation of capacity development initiatives.

 Support strengthening capacities for local conflict early warning reporting and response system working under CEWARN system;

 Support promotion of community-led participatory conflict and context analyses to inform project programming;

 Monitor and assess activity progress against the project’s Annual Work Plan targets and indicators;

 Ensure the project lessons learned and best practices are captured, documented and periodically shared;

 Support identification of new entry points for PaCC activities that contribute to social cohesion and community security;

 Support gender analysis and mainstreaming in all project activities and operations, and monitor and advise, especially CSOs and Government counterpart on this requirement;

 Collect data f for draft reports, updates, and briefing notes as necessary.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in social science, development studies, international studies, international relations or other relevant field of studies,

Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience in in the peacebuilding and development sector;

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

• Experience in in the peacebuilding and development sector;
• Experience with international organizations and UN is an asset;
• Demonstrates ability to extract, interpret, analyse data and present it in a comprehensive and reader-friendly way;
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills;
• Demonstrated ability in supporting knowledge management and learning efforts.
• Excellent understanding of the local context.
• Experience in the usage of computers (Microsoft Office, Publisher and other application, etc).

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise:

Development programme management, Monitoring and evaluation, Development programme/project administration

Area of expertise details:

Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to UNDP; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to UNDP procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership;

resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented;

 Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and UNDP in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority;

 Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues;

 Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment;

 Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities;

 Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups;

 Flexibility: adaptability and ability to live and work in potentially hazardous and remote conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort; to operate independently in austere environments for protracted periods; willingness to travel within the area of operations and to transfer to other duty stations within the area of operations as necessary;

 Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards UNDP’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.

Driving license:

No

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call for to which you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 19-11-2020