Emplois au PNUD - 50250- Policy Officer, SC (Community Based Approach to Lo

Policy Officer, SC (Community Based Approach to Local Development Phase-III)

Lieu :

Kyiv, UKRAINE

Type de contrat :

Service Contract

Date de commencement :

Date limite de candidature :

15-Oct-14 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

SB-4

Durée du contrat initial

6 months with possibility of extension

Langues requises :

Anglais Russe

Durée prévue de la mission :

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

CBA Project is financed by European Union and co-financed and implemented by UNDP. Its overall objective is to promote sustainable socio-economic development at local level by strengthening participatory governance and encouraging community-based initiatives throughout Ukraine. It is achieved by local communities and local governments by undertaking joint planning and joint implementation of community initiatives. First phase of the Project started in 2008 and was succeeded by its second phase in 2011. The Project has been operational in 25 regions, 264 rayons, 1108 village/city councils and 1109 local communities of Ukraine. The wealth of experience accumulated in course of implementation were regularly documented and disseminated. The experience also helped development of policy recommendations on the reform of local self-governance and decentralization. A national level knowledge hub was established and nurtured under the umbrella of Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils to serve as a mean of knowledge exchange, platform for broader policy discussions and involvement of all stakeholders into the policy dialogue. Besides, more than 20 universities across the country have partnered with CBA Project to utilise CBA experience into their curriculum. The project period is until May 2015. Details on the CBA Project can be found at http://cba.org.ua or http://www.undp.org.ua/

The third phase of the CBA Project (CBA III) has begun with 42 months duration. It carries expanded vision over previous two phases and will be implemented throughout Ukraine. Expanded vision includes project interventions in rural areas, in urban areas and in the areas of knowledge management. Under the knowledge management component scope of policy work will be enlarged through expansion of partnership with various national level associations of local governments; documentation of good practices and lessons learned; enhancing knowledge sharing and developing policy recommendations and advocating for decentralisation reform agenda. A Policy Officer implements the vision of the Project on knowledge management. Detail about CBA-III can be found at www.cba.org.ua/three.

In this context, United Nations Development Programme is recruiting a professional with relevant experience and track record for the position of Policy Officer.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Under the direct supervision of Project Manager, the incumbent will perform the following functions:

Contribute towards strengthening of participatory governance in the Project area by introducing and nurturing the mechanism of wide citizens’ participation in decision-making process;
Analyze Ukrainian policy in the area of local / community development.Identify challenges and recommend policy changes that will facilitate community development and expansion of the model of effective cooperation between local citizens and authorities;
Contribute to policy dialogue on the issues of communities’ engagement in the decision-making process on the local level with the Government, donors, civil society, and private sector;
Create platforms for dialogue at regional (oblast) and district (rayon) level, between local authorities and community organizations;
Provide professional mentorship, training and support to community development officers and local authorities;
Work to establish networking of CBA-partners at local, rayon and regional level, linking them with national level knowledge hub;
Support in internalization/replication of the successful practices by the local authorities;
Develop/support in development of necessary training materials and implementation guidelines for local communities and local authorities;
Support in development/strengthening of resource centres and demonstration sites relevant to the Project approach;
Report on progress in the areas of responsibility and, advise for effective project policies and procedures;
Undertake measures required for timely achievement of Project results.

Measurable outputs of the work assignment:

Number of policy papers prepared;
Number of policy dialogues held;
Delivery of project resources against annual target.

Performance Indicators for evaluation of results:

Set of policy recommendations submitted to policy making authorities;
Number of policy papers published.

Compétences

Strong organizational and time management skills;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Mature judgment combined with a proactive, energetic approach to problem solving;
Ability to work with a wide cross-section of partners: Government, NGO’s, communities, media and international donors.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Masters` degree in science, sociology, economics, public administration, or related field;
5 years of working experience in the area of policy research on decentralisation reform, participatory governance, local development through peoples’ participation;
Experience in working with all level of governments and non-government organizations;
Sound knowledge on concept of social mobilisation, decentralisation and sustainable development;
Excellent interpersonal/communication skill with sound knowledge of English, fluency in Ukrainian and/or Russian;
Sound knowledge of relevant computer applications.

Application Instructions:

Click on the "Apply now" button.
Input your information in the appropriate Sections: personal information, language proficiency, education, resume and motivation. You can type in or paste your Resume into the last box.
Upon completion of the first page, please hit "submit application" tab at the end of the page. On the next page, you will be asked to upload your Resume. Instead of uploading your Resume, please submit a fully completed and signed UNDP Personal History Form (P-11). When completing the Form and, even though not currently requested, please include email addresses for your Supervisors.
Without the completed and signed P11 your application will not be considered. The UNDP Personal History Form can be downloaded at English version. Failure to disclose prior employment or making false representations on this form will be grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of his/her application or termination, where the appointment or contract has been issued.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and please ensure that copies of your educational qualifications are available when contacted.

This is a locally recruited position and no expatriation benefits will apply.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 15/10/2014

UNDP will use a transparent and competitive screening process, though will only contact those applicants in whom there is further interest. Applications may only be submitted for specific vacancy. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.