Historique
- (i) The effectiveness of its existing institutional and administrative structures and support systems; and
- (ii) The level of fiscal and technical resources allocated to Parliamentary Offices.
There is limited understanding amongst constituents on the difference between government and parliament and limited mechanisms for ensuring the voices of those in the remote and outer islands are properly reflected during the legislative, oversight, planning and budgeting processes. Although the parliamentarians have an opportunity to visit their constituencies twice a year, it is often dominated by community based development project with minimal focus on the government policies, bills, planning and budgeting process. MPs visit their constituencies after the national budget is passed and as such there are no opportunities for the constituents to have any meaningful participation in the budget formulation process. Furthermore, there is no clear process for involving the constituents and CSO generally in the budgetary planning and implementation process.
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Ensure programme delivery as agreed in the AWP;
- In consultation with stakeholders, draft the annual work plan, update the work plan on a regular basis so that the programme activities continue to remain relevant;
- Effective management of the programme team;
- Provide direct technical inputs, advise, training and support as and when required for the implementation of programme activities;
- Manage programme budget as agreed in AWP;
- Ensure all programme records and asset inventory are maintained;
- Prepare programme reports, including the financial reports in a timely fashion;
- Ensure provision of effective Secretariat duties to Programme Board;
- Facilitate collaboration with other UN agencies;
- Support other regional parliamentary support activities as appropriate;
- Monitor the follow up on issues, risks and recommendations for corrective actions identified in quarterly and annual reports;
- Ensure mid-term and terminal evaluations of the programme.
- Ensure conducting a baseline study (situation at project start);
- Update the baselines, indicators, targets;
- Ensure that sex disaggregated data are collected and reflected appropriately in the M&E framework and all progress reports.
- Provide direct technical inputs, advice, training and support as and when required for the implementation of project activities;
- Provide technical advice to the Speaker and Parliamentary Committees, and parliamentarians to support their law making, oversight and representational roles;
- Work with the Clerk and Speaker of Parliament to implement activities under the parliament support component of the programme;
- Coordinate and support inter-parliamentary relationship.
Compétences
- Demonstrates integrity and fairness, by modeling the UN/UNDP’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.
- Strong ability to identify opportunities to translate and intergrate development issues such as public accountability, climate change, conflict prevention etc into parliamentary development programmes and their linkages with poverty/MDGs;
- Capacity to interact with senior officials and credibly influence senior decision makers in UNDP programme countries and other international development organizations;
- Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills, including ability to produce high quality practical advisory reports and knowledge products;
- Demonstrated practical knowledge and experience in parliamentary development and working with members of parliaments, parliamentary secretariats, and committees in a developing country context;
- Knowledge and working experience on advocacy and mainstreaming gender in parliamentary work and or development projects or initiatives at the national or local levels;
- Knowledge of and experience in the application legislative needs assessment tools and related methodologies for parliamentary programming and capacity development.
- Strong managerial/leadership experience and decision-making skills;
- Ability to conceptualize and convey strategic vision from the spectrum of global development experience;
- Knowledge and expertise in UNDP’s programming processes;
- Proven ability to lead a practice area and drive for results with a strong knowledge of results-based management and budgeting.
- Demonstrated well developed people management and organizational skills;
- Strong ability to manage teams; creating an enabling environment, mentoring and developing staff;
- Excellent negotiating and networking skills;
- Strong resource mobilization and partnering skills.
- Ability to address global development issues;
- Substantive knowledge and understanding of development cooperation with the ability to support the practice architecture of UNDP and inter-disciplinary issues;
- Demonstrated substantive leadership and ability to integrate global knowledge with broader strategic, policy and operational objectives;
- A sound global network of institutional and individual contacts.
- Ability to strongly promote and build knowledge products;
- Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example;
- Seeks and applies knowledge, information and best practices from within and outside of UNDP;
- Provides constructive coaching and feedback.
- Mature judgment and initiative;
- Proven ability to provide strategic direction in practice area;
- Independent judgment and discretion in advising on handling major policy issues and challenges.
Qualifications et expériences requises
Education:
- A Master degree in management, public administration, development studies, governance, political science, economics, or other related social sciences.
Experience:
- At least 7 years of experience in Programme Management with specific experience in governance, human rights, civic education, or parliament support in government, civil society organizations or international organizations;
- Expert knowledge of Governance and human rights initiatives especially Parliament support, electoral support and civic education;
- Previous experience in managing and coordination of development projects;
- Familiarity with UNDP processes and systems an advantage.
- Excellent command of English, including drafting and presentation skills; and
- Working knowledge in one of the primary UN official language of the region an asset.