UN Programme Officer – Peace and Security Job Careers – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Job Title: Programme Officer – Peace and Security
Organization: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About UNDP:
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nation’s global development network. UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. The UNDP provides expert advice, training, grant support to developing countries including Uganda with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries.
Job Summary: The Programme Officer, Peace and Security works under the overall supervisor and day-to- day guidance of the oversight of the Team Leader Peace, Security and Systems Resilience. He/she works closely with UNDP’s programme, Operations and Field offices, International Partners and government institutions, UN agencies.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Support with provision of high quality technical/programmatic policy and substantive advisory support to management in Peace, security and Systems Resilience to ensure better synergy between Inclusive Effective Governance (IEG) pillar and Sustainable Inclusive Effective Development (SIED) in development planning, financing, strategies and programme implementation.
- Contribute to the identification of key issues for policy and advisory support addressing vulnerability, social cohesion, Prevention of violent extremism, Small arms and light weapons, mediation and conflict prevention, cross border for affected communities, youth and women, with a view to recommending appropriate strategic responses for UNDP and partners;
- Assist with the provision of substantive and methodological support to Team and IEG pillar and Country Office leadership in the design, formulation and implementation of research and analysis activities;
- Support Country Office leadership in positioning and activities in the Peace, security to promote and support sustenance of peace;
- Contribute to the conceptualization and formulation of policy-related discussion and positioning, policy proposals and concepts for internal discussion within UNDP and external discussions with partners and other stakeholders;
- Assist with the planning and coordination of advisory support to projects addressing social cohesion and peace sustenance. Lead implementation of advisory activities ensuring the highest technical standards. Ensure that activities in support of policy support are well designed and delivered in a timely manner. Review and quality control technical outputs such as reports and assessments;
- Support the coordination and implementation of the PSSR programme;
- Support the training of local community members on the role of elders, faith-based organizations and various peace platforms in conflict prevention, mediation and building social cohesion;
- Contribute to the identification of key policy-related issues and stimulate thinking processes within the Team, contribute to discussion on issues related to focus of the Team and IEG pillar;
- Support as required, representation of the Programme in coordination platforms including sector reviews.
Contribute to conceptual and substantive input to programme/ project and activity design and formulation of innovative peace, security and Systems Resilience strategies.
- Support with advocacy for greater contextual awareness and understanding in the design of programmatic activities, to ensure that programmatic activities are appropriately targeted and take due consideration of the delivery environment to maximize applicability, timeliness, quality and impact of the interventions;
- With emphasis on risk mitigation and conflict-sensitivity, support promotion of the systematic consideration of risk and conflict in programme and project descriptive and technical documents;
- Provide methodological support for the design and implementation of knowledge capture, and the incorporation of lessons learnt and best practices into programmatic formulation;
- As required or beneficial, assist in the preparation of concept notes, positioning papers, project proposals, Terms of Reference, analyses and reports, ensuring the systematic consideration of risk, conflict-sensitivity, and identified lessons learnt and best practices;
- Contribute to the design and conduct capacity needs assessments for the conflict hot spots and conflict mapping;
- Support the establishment of systems, procedures, standards, benchmarks and guidelines for monitoring and evaluating capacity building prograrmmes in the field of peace and security;
- Support the assessment and evaluation of the capacities and skills of consultants to undertake various capacity building programmes, assessments;
- Contribute to the analysis and research to seek information on training and research institutions that could serve as centers of capacity building programmes;
- Support the conduct conflict analyses and develop briefing notes from time to time to inform the early warning and response system;
- Support the development of conflict sensitivity planning tools and help local governments to mainstream them in their regular development planning.
Assist with capacity building in conflict, prevention, management including mediation.
- Support to develop a comprehensive capacity building programmes and strategies through consultations with various partners;
- Contribute to the design and implement capacity building programmes to strengthen the skills and knowledge of key partners in peace and security on techniques of mediation & negotiation skills, and conflict sensitive development for sustainable peace and social cohesion;
- Jointly with the IEG team, support the implementation of comprehensive synergistic capacity building programmes as to enhance the skills and knowledge of key peace and security stakeholders;
- Contribute to the preparation of evaluation questionnaires and evaluate various training programmes undertaken and give feedback to the UNDP COs in areas of improvement;
- Support the Programme Manager in setting up technical criteria for appraisal and evaluation of capacity building and conflict prevention programmes;
- Contribute to the effective implementation of policy or capacity building recommendations from Stakeholders and Audit reviews;
- Support the preparation of technical briefs & perform analytical work on area of expertise for UNDP senior management.
- Assist in the preparation of grant reports and applications;
- Provide back-up support to other professionals in the team during periods of absence from the office.
- Contribute to the preparation of relevant capacity building reports and documentation of lessons and best practices, concept notes and background documents for training programmes to ensure effective implementation of the various capacity building programmes.
Contribute to the provision of technical support for the implementation of programmatic activities, especially in the areas of problem-solving, effective communication and reporting.
- Support the technical advice and advocate for conflict sensitive and capacity development approaches to inform programming;
- With focus on the project activities of the peace and security team, particularly those relating to addressing vulnerability, social cohesion, Prevention of violent extremism, Small arms and light weapons, mediation and conflict prevention, conflict early warning, cross border for affected communities, youth and women, support ad hoc technical support to the project teams to resolve challenges to delivery that arise;
- Contribute to policy and substantive guidance to the programme teams for risk mitigation, to maximize potential for timely and effective delivery of project activities;
- Assist with substantive contribution and quality control for regular and ad-hoc programme communications and reporting.;
- Contribute to actively codify, share, and disseminate knowledge, including best practices and lessons learned, accumulated through the programme implementation;
- Support representation of the Progrmame in meetings and conferences to which the Project is invited to attend;
- Support strategic documentation of PSSR successes and lessons;
- Provide support to ensure that the Programme systematically builds capacities of implementing partners and other national partners so that they can independently take initiatives for national dialogues and reforms;
- Contribute to the initiation and/ or participate in UNDP knowledge and learning events and take advantage of best practices and lessons to position UNDP as the Thought Leader in the area of peace and security.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant for the United Nations UNDP Programme Officer – Peace and Security job placement should hold a master’s degree or equivalent in one of the following, or related, fields: Master’s degree in Conflict Prevention and Peace Building, International Development, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Law, Public Administration or a related area.
- Five years of work experience which must combine policy, advisory and advocacy engagement with senior levels of government, United Nations or government, and design, formulation and delivery of international development assistance.
- Proven experience in peace and security Peace and security sector, in particular in civilian peacebuilding, conflict prevention and resolution including capacity-building, monitoring dialogue and information exchange, and preferably in at least two of the following areas: (1) conflict early warning/early response, (2) security sector reform (SSR); (3) transnational organized crime; (4) mediation, confidence-building and assisting peace processes through National peace infrastructures; (5) women, peace and security (UNSC RES 1325 and follow-up resolutions) in a governmental, multilateral or civil society organization.
- A proven track record in designing and managing politically sensitive projects involving national political actors.
- Experience in or understanding and managing projects/programmes with multiple donor partners;
- Knowledge of and experience of East Africa/ horn of Africa or Uganda context will be an advantage;
- Experience in mainstreaming gender equality, conflict sensitivity and human rights in designing and implementing related projects including monitoring and reporting on these cross-cutting themes and SDGs;
- Experience managing election related conflict, mediation and or a national dialogue processes will be distinct advantage.
- Knowledge of E systems for conflict prevention and management.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, (MS Word, Excel, etc.)
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who so desire to join the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, in the aforementioned capacity should endeavor to Apply Online by Clicking on the link below. Please further review job requirements and if competent Click Apply Now.
Deadline: 1st March 2019
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