Policy and Best Practices Officer

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 116,975 USD and 153,170 USD.

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Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Duty Station, Juba. The Policy and Best Practices Officer reports to the Mission Chief of Staff through the Senior Mission Planning Officer.

Responsibilities Within delegated authority and under the supervision of the Mission Chief of Staff and the Senior Mission Planning Officer, who also serves as the Head of the Strategic Planning Unit, the Policy and Best Practices Officer will carry out the following duties:

•Promote and facilitate organizational learning and knowledge sharing within the mission, and between the mission and other missions and UNHQ. •Promote the integration of lessons learned, good practices and other operational knowledge into work processes, guidance, training and planning scenarios. •Develop and maintain a network of policy and best practices focal points within the Mission in cooperation with the Force and UNPOL Policy and Best Practices Officers. •Promote the active use throughout the mission of the DPO knowledge sharing tools and systems, such as the Policy and Practice Database, end of assignment reports, surveys of practice, after-action reviews, practice notes and lessons learned studies, in cooperation with the Policy and Best Practices Officers from the Force and Police components. •Initiate and coordinate outreach activities, conduct training workshops, seminars, etc.; make presentations on policy, organizational learning and knowledge management issues, including through support to the integrated induction training. •Facilitate and/or generate good practices and lessons on various mission work processes, operational responses, organizational systems, mandate implementation, etc. •Facilitate and support as required the conduct of programmatic evaluations. •Collect, store and share learning materials originating in the mission with UNHQ and other missions through the Policy and Practice Database, Communities of Practice and other channels and information sharing fora. •Prepare and share with mission leadership syntheses of lessons learned and recommendations documented in the mission's knowledge sharing reports, as required. •Develop, on behalf of the mission management, an appropriate mechanism for considering and following up on Mission-level recommendations generated by knowledge production and sharing mechanisms, including audits and evaluations. •Organize follow-up action as required on studies undertaken, seminars or workshops on mission specific best practices and lessons learned activities. •Provide other learning and research services to the mission as required.

•Support the establishment of a mission-wide system of guidance development based on lesson learned and good practice.

•Take an active part in the network of Policy and Practice Officers in Peace Operations and liaise regularly with the Policy and Best Practices Services at UN headquarters, including through dissemination of lessons learned and guidance materials from other missions with staff, as relevant. •Support the Chief of Staff and other senior mission managers upon request, with the development, review, approval and dissemination of mission specific guidance including the development and implementation of a mission-specific guidance development process. •Support the Chief of Staff and other senior mission managers in identifying gaps in existing official guidance, including through needs assessments, and developing guidance where needed based on identified gaps. •Facilitate Mission inputs to UNHQ draft guidance as needed. •Collect, store and share guidance materials originating in the mission with UNHQ and other missions through the Policy and Practice Database, Communities of Practice and other channels and information sharing forums. •Support alignment of DPO-DOS policy development priorities with mission guidance development priorities. •In consultation with the Chief of Staff and the senior mission leadership and assisted by the Policy and Best Practices Service at UN Headquarters, support coordination of and/or implement policy reviews and studies. •Liaise with UN partner organizations, national and international organizations and academic institutions on all issues related to policy/guidance development.

•Perform other, related duties as required.

Competencies Professionalism: Shows pride in work and in achievements; Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; Remains calm in stressful situations; Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; Tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in international relations, business administration, management, public administration, law, development studies or related fields. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience At least five years of progressively responsible experience in international affairs and peace and security, preferably in the area of knowledge management, organizational learning or policy development, is required.

Knowledge of relevant UN and peacekeeping policies and procedures is desirable.

Experience in drafting guidance and organizational learning products (after-action reviews, practice notes, lessons learned studies, etc.) is desirable.

Experience with leading or facilitating organizational learning and change management initiatives is desirable.

Experience in programme management or evaluation is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

Assessment Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice - This position is temporarily available until 28 February 2022. If the selected candidate is a staff member from the United Nations Secretariat, the selection will be administered as a temporary assignment.

• While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post.

• Subject to the funding source of the position, the eligibility for this temporary job opening may be limited to candidates based at the duty station.

• This temporary job opening may be limited to “internal candidates,” who have been recruited through a competitive examination administered according to staff rule 4.16 or staff selection process including the review of a central review body established according to staff rule 4.15.

• Staff members of the United Nations common system organizations who will reach the mandatory age of separation or retirement within the duration of the current temporary need period are not eligible to apply.Submitting an application or selection for the current temporary job opening does not delay or increase the mandatory age of separation.

• Retirees above the mandatory age of separation who wish to be considered for the current temporary job opening must indicate the reason for their last separation as "retirement." Such retirees shall not be employed by the Organization, unless (a) the operational requirements of the Organization cannot be met by staff members who are qualified and available to perform the required functions; and (b) the proposed employment would not adversely affect the career development or redeployment opportunities of other staff members and represents both a cost-effective and operationally sound solution to meet the needs of the service.

  United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

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