UNDP Jobs - 56787- Readvertisement - Local Operator of National Antic

Readvertisement - Local Operator of National Anticorruption Portal (4 posts)

Location :

Tirana, ALBANIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

31-May-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Along with public administration and judicial reform, the fight against organized crime and strengthening the protection of fundamental rights, the fight against corruption is one of key EU priorities Albania needs to make progress in order to be able to move towards the opening of accession negotiations. Fighting corruption is also critical from a national perspective as its existence hampers the most fundamental rights of citizens and bears extreme economic and social costs.

The Government of Albania is strongly committed to establish an anti-corruption mindset in all sectors. The Government programmatic stance on combating corruption calls for undertaking the necessary legislative initiatives and strengthen the observance of the law along with the improvement of the accountability of public officials and transparency of the public administration on one hand and the encouragement of measures and the society to report corruption.

The 2014-2017 Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan articulates in detail such commitments and proposes the undertaking of numerous measures, responses to corruptive behavior and legislative amendments with a view to increasing the transparency and improving the overall governance. A major chapter of the strategy is that on the preventing approach to corruption, which invites the public to help in the identification of various problems of governance, including corruption and calls for a responsive and trustworthy system of handling this collaboration for an effective fight against any forms of corruption.

UNDP has provided assistance to this endeavor, in the framework of its Democratic Governance framework, in supporting the setup of an online system for collection, analysis, monitoring and tracking records of corruption cases from all institutions in Albania. In addition, as the Government launched in last February 2015 the anticorruption online portal inviting citizens to actively join efforts in the fight against corruption and denounce it, UNDP has supported the functionality of the operational room for the portal. The portal is fully functional and the public response has been extremely high.

In order to cope with the unexpected work volume generated by the portal and ensure a closer and proper monitoring of cases reported, UNDP, upon request from the National Anti-Corruption Coordinator, is preparing to provide temporary assistance in engaging a number of skilled portal operators.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Portal Operator will work under the supervision of the National Anti-Corruption Coordinator in carrying out the following non-exhaustive tasks:

Get acquainted with daily operations, routines and all features of the on-line anti-corruption portal software and interface.
Enter data/register cases into the online portal database
Forward notifications to the relevant respective institutions (relevant line ministry, central administrative body, prefecture).
Ensure the smooth operation between the reports received in the portal, the tracking system by the responsible persons in each institution as well as the monitoring processes undertaken by the operation room.
Interact on daily basis with the responsible persons in relevant institutions about the status of the cases and make sure that citizens are contacted and provided information on the reports they submitted;
Directly contact the reporting citizens if and when needed;
Contribute in preparation of monthly/quarterly/yearly reports including updated statistics and aggregated data and info-graphs
Provide assistance to the Office of the National Coordinator based on ad-hoc requirements and based on the data generated from the system.

Deliverables:

The Portal Operator will produce short narrative reports on monthly basis on activities undertaken, providing statistics and general information on the activities/operations carried out during the concerned time period.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Functional Competencies:

Demonstrated analytical skills to identify obtain and synthesize information from various sources and formulate recommendations and conclusions.
Understanding of public information management as well as the role and functions of various institutions within the executive branch.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to liaise effectively with government officials and partners.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, law, economics, social sciences preferred.

Experience:

At least 5 years of work experience in public administration would be an advantage;

Language Requirements:

Knowledge of English language with drafting and writing skills would be an advantage.

Evaluation of applicants:

The evaluation of the applicants will be based on the combined technical and financial scores, in accordance with the following criteria and weights:

Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation – max points: 70

Compliant educational background (max 30 points)

Professional experience in the required area (max 40 points)

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation – max points: 30

Application procedures:

Qualified and interested candidates are requested to apply no later than 14 May 2015.

Please submit the following to demonstrate your interest and qualifications by explaining why you are the most suitable for the work:

Cover letter stating your interest in and qualifications for the advertised position. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application if space permits doing so.
Filled UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SCs) and Individual Contracts (ICs) form (blank form can be downloaded; http://www.al.undp.org/content/albania/en/home/operations/jobs/; please upload the P11 instead of your CV.
Financial Proposal - specifying a total fee amount per month for the tasks specified in this announcement.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested documents.

Qualified women and members of social minorities are encouraged to apply.

How to Submit the Application:

To submit your application online, please follow the steps below:

Download and complete the UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SCs) and Individual Contracts (ICs);
Merge your UN Personal History Form (P11) for Service Contracts (SCs) and Individual Contracts (ICs), Financial Proposal and cover letter into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded;
Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement);
Click “Apply Now” button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click “Submit Application;”
Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above);
You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.