Programme Management Expert

Contract

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

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) was established by the General Assembly in June 2017. The Office has five main functions: (a) provide leadership on the General Assembly counter-terrorism mandates across the United Nations System; (b) enhance coordination and coherence across the 43 Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the Strategy; (c) strengthen the delivery of United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance to Member States; (d) improve visibility, advocacy and resource mobilization for United Nations counter-terrorism efforts; and (e) ensure that due priority is given to counter-terrorism across the United Nations System and that the important work on preventing violent extremism is firmly rooted in the Strategy.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Head of Office or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Programme Management Expert will:

• Provides programmatic and administrative support for the development, implementation and evaluation of the technical assistance and capacity building activities for parliamentarians; monitors and analyzes programme development and implementation; prepares and reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and recommends corrective actions. • Assists in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, researches information gathered from diverse sources, and incorporates findings in the production of tools, publications, evaluations, surveys, and multimedia resources customized for the use of parliaments and parliamentary assemblies. • Participates in survey initiatives; assists with design of publications, multimedia resources, and data collection tools, reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies issues and prepares preliminary conclusions; • Contributes to the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analytical notes, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications; support the elaboration of action plans for stakeholders and reports for donors; • Supports the development and implementation of technical assistance initiatives agreed with parliamentary assemblies and national parliaments; supports the development and implementation of the Parliamentary Working Group for Africa on Countering and Preventing Terrorism, the Global Women and the Youth Parliamentary Initiatives, the Coordination Mechanism of Parliamentary Assemblies, as well as national action plans and thematic initiatives. • Provides visibility of the programmes by producing information and communications products (press releases, feature articles, social media products, brochures, and promotional materials); includes proposing topics, undertakes research, determining appropriate medium and target audience, preparing production plans, and coordinating on the design, printing procedures and distribution; update the programme web page and other virtual tools; • Supports in outreach activities; support in conduct training workshops, roundtables, and seminars for parliamentarians; support the elaboration of presentations on assigned topics/activities; • Support in outreach activities and consulting assignments for parliamentarians, as well as in the coordination of activities and processes for the organization and delivery of high-level events, technical missions, training workshops, capacity building, learning tools, and programmatic activities; • Supports the Programme Office and provides support with the translation of documents, related to the Programme, including programme activities and correspondence; • Perform other duties as required.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities; • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers; • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

• Professionalism • Integrity • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Planning and organizing • Communication

at the national and/or international level in international law, public administration, social sciences, international relations, or related area; experience with the use of educational technologies is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization; • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including national authorities of Member States, as well as Civil Society Organizations; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; • Sound security awareness; • Have affinity with or interest in working with parliamentarians, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Qatar is a high income, high human development country. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in culturally diverse environment is required.

UN Volunteer entitlements and allowances:

As this is an International UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials.

The purpose of the allowances and entitlements paid to UN Volunteers is to enable UN Volunteers to sustain a secure standard of living at the duty stations in line with United Nations standards without incurring personal costs. The allowances are in no way to be understood as compensation, reward, or salary in exchange for the UN Volunteer’s service. Contingent on specific eligibility criteria, location of the volunteer assignment and contractual type and category, the payment of allowances will begin from the date of Commencement of Service For more information on entitlements please read the Condition of Service (https://explore.unv.org/cos).