Historique

Myanmar is going through a phase of rapid and unprecedented change. Since the introduction of a new Constitution in 2008, the transition from military to civilian rule has accelerated. There have been an ongoing sequence of rapid and far-reaching reforms that have unleashed tremendous changes in the political and economic landscape. In the past few years, the President and legislatures have pushed forward a remarkable transformation process that was difficult to imagine not so long ago.

The first stage of the reform process comprised political reforms that are still on-going and have led to significant changes in the country, and to a rapid scaling up of development assistance. In May 2012, the President launched the second stage of reforms aimed at improving the social and economic wellbeing of the people. The economic reforms are centred on poverty reduction and inclusive growth and are guided by the President’s aim to reduce poverty from 26% to 16% by 2015. The opening of the country is leading to rapid foreign investment and infrastructure development. In December 2012, the President announced the need for attention to the third wave of reforms that are required to improve the performance of the public administration and its civil service, and clarify the division of powers between the Union and the State and Regional Governments.

The 2008 Constitution provides a new framework for governance in Myanmar. At the national level, the Myanmar legislative branch comprises of a Union Assembly (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) consisting of two chambers – the Pyithu Hluttaw (People’s Assembly) with 440 seats and the Amyotha Hluttaw Hluttaw (Nationalities Assembly) with 224 seats. The Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amoyotha Hluttaw are generally equal in status. The Constitution provides that the Pyithu Hluttaw shall be “elected on the basis of township as well as population” and the Amyotha Hluttaw “on an equal number of representatives elected from Regions and States.” The Constitution also allows for unicameral legislatures in each of the seven states and seven regions within Myanmar for a total of 14 Hluttaws. Elections to the union, state and regional Hluttaws took place on 7 November 2010 and bi-elections were held in 2012. Elections are due to take place every 5 years with the next round of elections due in 2015.
In April 2013 the UNDP Myanmar Country Action Plan (CPAP) 2013-15, was signed between the Government of Myanmar and UNDP.

This CPAP presented a change in the way that UNDP previously worked in Myanmar from a restricted mandate with focus on human development at the community level to a new programme with three pillars covering:

• (i) Local Governance;
• (ii) Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction; and
• (iii) Democratic Governance.

The Democratic Governance programme contains four areas of complementary work:

• Output 1: Development Effectiveness;
• Output 2: Parliamentary Strengthening;
• Output 3: Rule of Law and Access to Justice;
• Output 4: Public Administration.

The Analyst will therefore provide program management support to Output 3 of the Democratic Governance Pillar- the Rule of Law and Access to Justice output (‘justice component’). S/he will also support coordination processes.

Background on the Rule of Law and Access to Justice Support Programme in Myanmar: 

The Rule of Law and Access to Justice Output seeks to achieve the following sub-outputs by 2015:

• Strengthened institutional capacity of justice sector institutions for coordinated planning and policy making in justice sector reform;
• Capacity of justice sector actors strengthened to better perform their functions;
• Justice sector actors at local level in the pilot states/regions better equipped to perform their functions;
• Legal awareness of vulnerable groups including women enhanced in selected townships/villages in pilot states/regions;
• During the timeframe of this assignment, the UNDP Country Office will be carrying out a number of high profile activities under this output including implementing pilot rule of law centres (for training local justice sector actors, law teachers, private lawyers and community representatives and for undertaking outreach legal awareness activities) in Lashio and Mandalay; designing and implementing a detailed project document for implementing the security sector reform proposal (including promotion of dialogue skills and promoting women’s access to justice by supporting a CSO to provide paralegal and legal aid series and coordination with other justice actors including on women’s access to justice issues in Mandalay) accepted by the UN Inter-Agency Security Sector Reform Task force (UN IASSRTF); and implementing other key activities as per the Annual Work Plan (such as research and analysis on informal justice systems).

Under direct supervision of the Rule of Law and Access to Justice Programme Specialist, the Program Management Specialist will be responsible for procurement and M&E related to the SSR work of the justice output and will, for the entire output be responsible for the communication and knowledge management, with a focus on transferring those skills to national staff. This position thus has a strong focus on capacity building of national staff based in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw.

This assignment will suit someone who wants to work in an exciting and rapidly changing country environment, where national counterparts are eager and willing to receive support. The pace of the work is fast and at times intense and involves working in a dynamic team. The assignment will give the right candidate the exposure and opportunity to develop their skills in multiple areas of rule of law and access to justice.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist provides support to the implementation, management, monitoring, reporting and communication of the programme area of Rule of Law and Access to Justiceand will be leading UNDP’s work with the police, under the security sector reform (SSR) proposal.

Key Results Expected:

• Lead effective implementation of the Security Sector Reform work (including dialogue work with the police and promoting women’s access to justice)focusing on, guiding the field teams, monitoring and reporting and handling procurement and ensuring effective M&E framework is in place;
• Lead the communication and knowledge management of justice output;
• Contribute to results based management, effective reporting and support effective procurement processes and the skills transfer on these issues to national staff;
• Participate in financial management of justice component, focusing on budgeting and financial management.

Lead effective implementation of the Security Sector Reform work:

• Ensure all SSR activities, including dialogue work with the police, and improving women’s access to justice through supporting CSO in providing paralegal/legal aid services and effective coordination around these issues (in Mandalay), are implemented in a coherent manner, maximizing links with other parts of the programme;
• Liaise with UNODC to effectively implement this joint proposal and produce all reports required to this work;
• Plan, budget and monitor the UNDP activities under this proposal and communicate effectively on their results;
• Ensure coherence of this project with the justice component and broader pillar 3 work;
• Support the field teams (in Shan and Mandalay, each team has one IUNV and one national justice officer) to implement this work effectively;
• Manage procurement processes for all substantive work areas under responsibility (all related to SSR, including access to justice work). Including to liaise with the procurement team, regional centres, justice output colleagues and offerers in the successful and timely receipt, evaluation and extension of offers of services.

Lead the communication and knowledge management of justice output:

• Develop and implement communications plans for justice results and activities;
• Identification of storylines for publications and drafting of substantive articles contributing to debates on justice sector issues,
• Coordination and management of justice component publication activities, including knowledge products and dissemination strategies;
• Forging of a “one UN” image through publicizing the justice sector’s joint programmes;
• Update standard communication materials such as fast facts, for the justice component;
• Lead in the production and design of Knowledge products ensuring target audience is at the forefront of production.

Contribute to results based management, effective reporting and support effective procurement processes and the skills transfer on these issues to national staff:

• Advise on effective output planning and the elaboration of coherent annual workplans in accordance with UNDP results frameworks and in consultation with relevant stakeholders;
• Effectively transfer the skills and knowledge required to perform result-based management and monitoring to national staff in collaboration with the pillar 3 programme analyst;
• Advise national colleagues and quality control the development of quarterly, mid-year, annual and any other kind of reporting including partner reporting and where necessary help them to improve in line with UNDP and project reporting standards;
• Provide timely inputs to donor reports on implementation, the achievement of outputs as well as contribute to reporting on progress towards outcomes and impact;
• Contribute to ensuring that monitoring and evaluation data for the justice output are delivered in a timely manner and in an appropriate format, including the tracking of beneficiaries of the justice programme;
• Help ensure compliance of results-based management operations with UNDP rules and regulations;
• Help ensure adherence to UNDP rules and regulations in procurement and lead procurement for substantive work areas under responsibility (all related to SSR work);
• Drafting or quality control of terms of reference, requests for quotations and requests for proposals for staff, individual contractors, and professional services, in consultation with colleagues;
• Representation of the justice component, participating in internal control mechanisms for adherence to UNDP rules and regulations in contracts, assets, procurement, recruitment, etc. as required;
• Advice and/or training to national and international colleagues on UNDP processes for procurement and recruitment in collaboration with the programme analyst (pillar 3);
• Establishment of quality assurance criteria for consultancy assignments, under the direction of the programme specialist;
• Follow-up on audit recommendations related to procurement and recruitment, all exceptions reported in a timely manner.

Participate in financial management of justice component, focusing on budgeting and financial management:

• Has approval authority in Atlas and ensures the integrity of financial and administrative operations as well as the consistent application of UNDP rules and procedures for programme and operations issues related to Rule of Law and Access to Justice programme in coordination with Operations and Programme Management staff and other support staff;
• Oversee and provide quality control of financial reports submitted by counterparts and liaise with counterparts to ensure the transparent and accountable use of funds.

Achievement of the above key results will contribute to the successful implementation of the country programme, particularly the Rule of Law and Access to Justice Output, and the capacity of national colleagues.

Compétences

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modeling UN values and ethical standards;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly and without favoritism; and
• Shows strong corporate commitment through up-holding the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP.

Functional Competencies:

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:

• Understands the primary area of specialization (Rule of Law and Access to Justice);
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge in the area of security sector reform, working with the police and/or other security actors;
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the issues and challenges related to capacity development and public sector management;
• Exhibits a good knowledge of public service policy, regulations, systems, leadership and management, institutional development and capacity development issues in a transitional country;
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments;
• Ability to develop and monitor justice indicators in a transitional setting and is able to set up clear M&E structures, including tracking of beneficiaries;
• Development and Operational Effectiveness;
• Ability to transfer skills to national colleagues related to M&E and communication skills and procurement processes, within a justice or democratic governance programme;
• Applies Results based management and transfers related skills to national staff;
• Excellent written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports and proven track record in producing Fact Sheets, reports and/or other (UNDP) Knowledge Products;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multicultural, multinational, multi-stakeholder setting and demonstrable ability to motivate people and work in a team setting;
  Substantial level of self-organization, being methodical, have ability to set priorities and pay attention to detail.

Management and Leadership:

• Builds strong relationships with national staff, focuses on impact and responds positively to constructive feedback;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills;
• Demonstrates excellent presentation skills;
• Excellent computer skills, and applications for report and project planning;
• Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to deliver projects within assigned deadlines;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and objectivity;
• Experience working collaboratively in a team structure in a multicultural environment.

Knowledge Management and Learning:

• Promotes knowledge management and learning environment through leadership and personal example;
• Experience in capacity development in the area of security sector reform and access to justice;
• Applies knowledge management in UNDP and on the job and on-line learning and active participation and interaction with colleagues.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

• Masters Degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Development Studies or any other relevant field.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in international development
• A minimum of 3 years of management experience in managing programmes/projects, preferably within UNDP or another UN agency;
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in Rule of Law/access to justice;
• Strong interpersonal and written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to work well in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams;
• Experience in supporting procurement, and monitoring and evaluation is a distinct advantage;
• Security sector program’s experience is a distinct advantage;
• Prior experience of governance work in Myanmar, South-East Asia and/or countries in transition is a distinct advantage;
• Experience in coordinating diverse groups of stakeholders is a distinct advantage.

Language:

• Excellent command of written and spoken English.