UNDP Jobs - 58021- Junior Project Officer for Pro

Junior Project Officer for Pro - Water Project (Only for Filipino Nationals)

Location :

Manila, PHILIPPINES

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

21-Jul-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SC-7

Duration of Initial Contract :

Initial one year

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

With possible extension depending on performance and funding availability

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

The joint programme on Pro-WATER is a collaborative multi-sectoral action supported by the Spanish Government in partnership with the UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, UN WOMEN together with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Health (DOH), National Water Resources Board (NWRB) and the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW); with selected Provincial and Municipal Governments, Civil Society Organizations, Academia, Private Sector, community groups, and women and girls.

It aims to build on the experiences and gains, achieved in the previous two Joint Programmes (JP) supported by the Spanish Government, MDGF 1919 on Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) and MDGF 1656 on Climate Change Adaptation implemented in the Philippines. MDG-F 1656 project entitled: “Strengthening the Philippines’ Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change”, as well as MDGF 1919 “Enhancing Access to and Provision of Water Services with the Active Participation of the Poor”, with the end goal of accelerating progress towards the MDG targets on water and sanitation by 2015.

The joint programme is aligned with the priorities of the Philippine Government, the Spanish Government, and the UN, in promoting the principles of human rights, gender equality and women empowerment, and climate change adaptation in governance processes. The joint programme, therefore, will strengthen the local governance systems and empower communities, especially women and girls, on integrated safe water, sanitation and hygiene; improving policies, institutional systems, planning, programming and budgeting and test solutions to integrate and harmonize CCA, rights-based and gender responsive principles and actions. These solutions will be applied in the on-going implementation of the Salintubig by DILG; the Philippines Approach to Total Sanitation (PhATS) and Zero Open Defecation Programme (ZODP) by DOH, the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) by NWRB and in the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB) also of DILG.

Aware of the current situation of fragmentation in implementing water, sanitation and hygiene at the level of local governments, the joint programme will emphasize inter-agency collaboration and complementation at all levels. It will ensure multi-sectoral participation most especially in the communities where the integration and harmonization will happen, at the same time, mainstreaming cross-cutting themes on resiliency, human rights, gender equality, climate change, integrity and accountability.

Given this, the joint programme will bring about 3 major results:

Improved governance of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene at all levels especially at the local levels;
Broadened access through improved solutions that are demonstrated in the implementation of safe water, sanitation and hygiene that will benefit most especially women and girls in households, schools, health centers and public spaces;
Generated knowledge utilized to aid policy advocacy, planning, capacity building based on the experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of integrated safe water, sanitation and hygiene.

The Integrated Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Systems Approach will be utilized as the framework for implementing the joint programme. To facilitate efficiently the realization of the intended results, the joint programme will be implemented in three (3) components:

Component 1: Improving Local Governance of Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene;
Component 2: Demonstrating Solutions to Broaden Access to Safe Water Supply and Improve Sanitation and Hygiene;
Component 3: Generating & Utilizing Knowledge on Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.

Initially on its first year of implementation, the joint programme will target approximately 2,000 households, especially women-headed homes, children and IP families, 3 schools, 3 health centers and 3 important public spaces such as markets and transport terminals, in 6 waterless municipalities in 4 poorest provinces, and 3 regional knowledge hubs, in three regions. On the second year of the implementation, the tested and refined solutions will be applied in other waterless municipalities in the other poorest provinces in the Philippines.

Through this, the joint programme will contribute in attaining the outcome of: achieving empowered citizens and resilient communities with access to sustainable safe water and sanitation services and live healthy and productive lives.

The Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig para sa Lahat- provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and capacity development packages to 455 water less municipalities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision and guidance of the Joint Programme Manager, the Junior Project Officer renders assistance in the day to day functions and operations of the Project Management Unit (PMU). As such, the Junior Project Officer is expected to work closely with national and local joint programme counterparts to ensure proper coordination of administrative and joint programme activities.

He/she will carry out the following tasks:

Assist the Joint Programme Manager in the day to day operations of Programme Management Office (PMO) such as, but not limited to, front of house operations and office management;
Assist the Joint Program Manager in the formulation of the Annual Work Plan;
Assist the Joint Program Manager in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports of the Joint Programme;
In coordination with the DILG-OPDS Procurement Unit and the Joint Programme Manager, prepare the necessary procurement requests and supporting documents for procurement by UNDP, UNICEF and WHO;
Formulate budget estimates for all activities to be implemented by the joint programme;
Coordinate and undertake all administrative requirements needed for the successful conduct of joint programme activities such as, but not limited to workshops, trainings, conferences, field visits, meetings, dialogues, inspections;
Render welfare assistance to participants and resource persons during workshops, trainings, conferences, field visits, meetings, dialogues, inspections;
Ensure the participation and attendance of project partners during workshops, trainings, conferences, meetings and dialogues;
Draft basic communication, letters, notices and memoranda;
Receive, disseminate, file programme/project documents (proposals, reports, TORs, contracts, etc.) maintains a joint programme filing system and archives;
Act as resource person in related capacity building activities of the Joint Programme;
Perform any other tasks as may be assigned by the DILG Undersecretary for Local Government and the Chief of OPDS, by the Programme Manager and the UNDP Democratic Governance Team Leader.

Competencies

Ability to practice Results Based Management approaches;
Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modelling the UN values and ethical standards;
Knowledge and ability to promote the vision, mission and strategic goals of the UN, DILG and DOH with regards to safe water sanitation and hygiene;
Practices gender equality;
Displays cultural, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Self-development, initiative-taking;
Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others;
Good communication and writing skills;
Excellent team player;
Ability to communicate and coordinate the flow of information among UNDP, UNICEF, WHO and the Government of Spain.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelor’s degree relevant to the joint programme.

Experience:

Minimum five (5) years experience in assisting implementation of ODA Projects particularly on water and sanitation;
Proven track record in front of house and office management and in assisting joint programmes activities on a daily basis;
Previous working experience with a UN agency will be an advantage.

Skills:

Front of house and office management skills;
Basic computing skills- proficient with Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Power Point).

Language:

Fluency in oral and written English and national language of the duty station

The selected candidate will receive a salary that is commensurate with his/her background and work experience. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply ONLINE and attach the UN Pfersonal History Form (P.11), available in our website http://www.ph.undp.org/content/philippines/en/home/operations/jobs/ and send to us on or before 21 July 2015. Kindly note that only completed P.11 forms will be reviewed. Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document. UNDP is an equal opportunity employer. Please note that we will contact only the short-listed candidates.

UNDP is an equal opportunity employer. Please note that we will contact only the short-listed candidates.