Youth Peace 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.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the PaCC Project Manager, the Youth Peace Officer will undertake the following tasks:

Support the implementation of peace and community cohesion related activities:

• Support the development ofYouth, Peace and Security (YPS)-related programming in UNDP
• Coordinate mainstreaming of youth-related perspectives within PaCC overall programming
• Support a gender-inclusive approach to YPS policy and programming, particularly in relation to young women and the intersection of the YPS and WPS agendas
• Support to PaCC to ensure the project is responsive to national policies, priorities, and strategic plans on youth
• Support implementation, monitoring and reporting of youth projects and initiatives within PaCC
• Support the projects being implemented by PaCC youth partners and support capacity strengthening of youth and youth organisations on YPS and related issues
• Review implementing partners’ financial and narrative reports

Support conflict analysis, research, assessments, monitoring and evaluation:

• Conduct YPS context analysis in order to advance UNDP’s YPS-related agenda by regularly reviewing the national, regional, continental and international policies, priorities, strategic plans and developments on youth and produce reports on periodic updates and briefs to inform the PaCC work on youth, peace and security

• Coordinate and support research, assessments, monitoring and evaluations on youth, peace, and security and other PaCC thematic areas

  Support communication and documentation

• Coordinate information sharing, exchange and documentation of good practices, tools and approaches on youth, peace and security among youth organizations and other relevant stakeholders
• Contribute to online and offline campaigns and communication on YPS Agenda for projects within PaCC

• Support preparation of reports

  Strengthen synergies, partnerships and collaborations on Youth, Peace and Security:

• Coordinate the development of a collaborative platform to amplify youth voices and advance the YPS agenda
• Facilitating collaboration and partnership with youth organizations, other organizations working on youth, peace and security andgovernment counterparts
• Maintain regular communication and coordination with other UN Agencies,youth CSOs, national and state Government counterparts in charge of youth to ensure timely implementation of project activities
• Participate in different working groups and interagency working groups,
• Contribute to sub-regional, regional, and inter-agency initiatives related to youth issues.

Other tasks:

• Support resource mobilization on youth and related issues
• Perform other duties and tasks as may be assigned

Educational additional comments

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, international development, conflict studies, public policy or another related field– Master’s degree is an asset.

Experience remark

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience onyouth, peace and security, and/or peacebuilding, developmental or humanitarian work.
• Demonstrated experience in conflict analysis, research, report writing and presentation.
• Demonstrated experience in working inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, and youth organizations/networks, and authorities at different levels.
• Demonstrated experience in working and adapting professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; and ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Strong understanding of the local context and experience and/or interest on youth inclusion.
• Good oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Experience and/or familiarity with database management.
• Experience in supporting knowledge management and learning efforts.
• Strong interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive.
• Familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development.
• Good understanding of new and evolving technologies and digital platforms
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; and ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Handles confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner
• 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.

Language skills

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

Area of expertise details

• Experience on youth, peace and security, and/or peacebuilding, developmental or humanitarian work.
• Demonstrated experience in conflict analysis, research, report writing and presentation.
• Demonstrated experience in working inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, and youth organizations/networks, and authorities at different levels.
• Demonstrated experience in working and adapting professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; and ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Strong understanding of the local context and experience and/or interest on youth inclusion.
• Good oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Experience and/or familiarity with database management.
• Experience in supporting knowledge management and learning efforts.
• Strong interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive.
• Familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development.
• Good understanding of new and evolving technologies and digital platforms
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; and ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Handles confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner
• 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.

Competencies values

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

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’ 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 to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 01 August 2021