Background

The incumbent will work under the overall supervision of OHCHR Regional Representative for Central Asia and the Deputy Regional Representative for Central Asia.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Regional Office for Central Asia in planning, implementing and evaluating of activities under the annual work plan/cost plan with a specific focus on contributing to the capacity building of United Nations Country Teams and Government officials in countries of the region covered by the Regional Office in implementing recommendations of UN human rights mechanisms;
• Provide technical assistance and deliver trainings to governmental, non-governmental and UN partners on international human rights mechanisms, human rights law and related subjects, with a particular emphasis on the promotion of a human rights based approach to development programming;
• Assist the Regional Office in implementing specific projects on certain topics/countries to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of outputs and the preparation of reports, in line with the agreement signed with the donor;
• Prepare reports, project proposals, oral and written briefings, and draft correspondence, as necessary, on the human rights situation as well as on the activities of the Regional Office, bearing in mind the results-based management and logical frameworks;
• Monitor political, economic, social and legal developments that affect the human rights situation in Central Asia states bearing in mind their international legal obligations;
• Maintain close contact with government counterparts, civil society actors, international organizations and other partners of the Regional Office for Central Asia;
• Initiate, organize and coordinate programmatic and administrative arrangements for meetings, seminars, conferences, workshops, round tables and similar activities as foreseen by the workplan;
• Organize and support substantively, and logistically if necessary, missions of the OHCHR Regional Representative for Central Asia, other OHCHR staff members and UN independent Experts within the country and in the region;
• Serve as focal point for the coordination and implementation of activities under the OHCHR projects in Central Asia as far they relate to the countries/thematic priorities assigned to the incumbent;
• Assist the Regional Office with interpretation and translation from and to English, when required;
• Performing other duties as required.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda

• Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNDP’s mandate.

Results-Based Programme Development and Management

• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work;
• Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration;
• Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation;
• Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development;
• Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly.

Building Strategic Partnerships

• Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues;
• Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders.

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches

• Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things;
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches.

Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations)

• Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors
• Develops a database of project profiles. Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

• Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
• Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning;
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments;
• Excellent communication and drafting skills;
• Ability to work independently as well as in a diverse team. Excellent organisational skills. Ability to deliver training and make presentations.

Global Leadership and Advocacy for OHCHR’s Goals

• Identifies and communicates relevant information for advocacy for OHCHR’s goals for a variety of audiences
• Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities for advocating for OHCHR’s mandate

Client Orientation

• Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion;
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
• Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly.

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
• Self-development, initiative-taking;
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
• Creating synergies through self-control;
• Managing conflict;
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
• Informed and transparent decision making.
  

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Bachelor degree in Human Rights, Law, Political and/or Social Sciences, or related field.

Experience:

• A minimum of four years of professional experience in human rights field, in particular working with the UN, or other regional or international intergovernmental / non-governmental organisations;
• Project management experience strongly desirable;
• Good ability to operate computer and office equipment. Good knowledge of MS Office (esp. MSWord, Excel, Power Point), Internet browsers, e-mail client software or equivalent software.
  

Language:

• Full proficiency in English and Russian, both oral and written;
• Knowledge of Kyrgyz and other languages spoken in the region would be an asset. Ability to interpret and translate.

Application:

• Applications without UNDP Personal history form will not be considered. Please download P.11 form from http://www.kg.undp.org/content/kyrgyzstan/en/home/;
• Please upload P.11 form instead of CV.