Reporting Specialist

Contract

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

The project titled “support to justice initiatives curbing corruption and promoting commercial dispute resolution” (hereinafter, Anti-Corruption & Arbitration, ACAI) is funded by the European Union for a period of four years. The project works closely with the Prime Minister Office in Baghdad and supports directly the Commission of Integrity, the Higher Judicial Council and the Legal and Integrity Committees of the Council of Representatives. In Erbil, the project follows a similar mechanism of collaboration. Further, the project works with key civil society and investigative media organizations. The project has the following specific outcomes: (1) Improved Legislative and Strategic Framework for Anti-Corruption Reforms; (2) The justice sector, lawyers and CoI are better equipped to process corruption offences due to (2.1) improved technical skills relevant for corruption investigation, prosecution, adjudication and (2.2) improved integrity rules of the justice sector; (3) Improved capacity and legal framework to conduct commercial litigation through (3.1) better legal framework and capacity building for arbitration and (3.2) further development of the commercial court; (4) Create a climate of support in Parliament for anti-corruption reforms; (5) Increased transparency and public accountability.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Project and donor reporting Ensure proper and timely reporting to donors (quarterly updates, annual reports and completion report) and other partners project implementation, the achievement of outputs, and progress towards outcomes and impact; Improve project impact reporting and assist in the development of information management requirements to improve impact reporting; Produce donor-specific reports that are required by donor agreements and ensure that donorspecific reporting; adheres to guidelines of donor agreements Ensure lessons learned from the field are incorporated and shared in donor reporting; Ensure that reporting adheres to UNDP reporting guidelines; Coordinate with the M&E Specialist on qualitative data collection requirements for reporting; Ensure availability of Governance Pillar inputs to meet UNDP Iraq's corporate reporting requirements; Support ad hoc reporting requests as required. 2. Contributes to effective and strategic donor relations and promote UNDP partnerships through engaging, innovative, and informative reporting Through reporting, ensure donors and the Government of Iraq have access to and are aware of project progress, and understand opportunities and challenges; Ascertain and monitoring donor reporting requirements, ensuring that project reporting meets donors' informational needs; Advocate for project goals and support communication of results. 3. Provides strategic support to Project Management and Communications Unit Produce and update information products such as reports, charts and infographics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a story-line Assist Communications Unit and Project Management in content development, especially with regards to reporting of program impact, beneficiary figures, and project progress to external audiences; Work with the Communication Unit to ensure Communication and Visibility deliverables in project implementation are developed and tracked. Assist Project Unit in the development of presentations with accurate information; Assist Communications Unit in drafting a Monthly Newsletter that captures developments in the anticorruption sector in Iraq; Promote information sharing and coordination with various implementing partners and donors; Assist the Communications Unit to identify opportunities to highlight donor-specific communications opportunities; 4. Technical assistance and lessons learned Support the documentation of the lessons learned during project activities. Facilitate knowledge building and management Utilize the captured lessons learned, advise the team on project activities to ensure they contribute to the strategic direction of the project; Incorporate lessons learned in donor and project reporting; Liaise with the M&E specialist to ensure conflict sensitivity data is captured in reporting.

Accountability Adaptability and Flexibility Client Orientation Commitment to Continuous Learning Communication Integrity Planning and Organizing Professionalism Working in Teams

At least four years of work experience in reporting, communication, journalism or as analyst preferably in an international development context.

The UN Volunteer will live in Baghdad, which is not a family duty station. The official offices of UNDP will be located inside the “International Zone”, which comprised all UN Offices operating out of Baghdad. Generally speaking, stringent security measures are in place throughout the country, and UN Volunteers, as other UN staff, are quite limited in all duty stations in Iraq when it comes to movement (walking virtually not allowed). Movement is done inside the “International Zone”, in armored vehicles. This assignment requires travel outside the duty station to project locations in different parts of the country, as required by the job. International personnel operating in Iraq must take online security awareness trainings (Basic Security and Advanced Security in the Field) prior to arrival in Iraq and undertake a mandatory Security Induction Awareness Training (SAIT) immediately upon arrival. The Rest and Recuperation (R&R) cycle for the Baghdad duty station is 4 weeks, with the designated place of R&R being Amman, Jordan. There are many international flights to and from Erbil, Baghdad and Basra. There is no particular dress code to be observed; however somewhat conservative European casual wear is highly recommended. Depending on the field location of project activities, additional considerations with regards to dress code can be required, and advice on the required would be provided by the Project. The dominant currency in use in Iraq is USD. The Iraqi Dinar is used with an exchange rate of approximately USD 1 = 1,460 Iraqi Dinar. UN personnel need to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the culture of the country.