Historique

Early Recovery is a key component of humanitarian crisis response. Early Recovery addresses recovery needs during the humanitarian phase, using humanitarian mechanisms in accordance with development principles. It is an integrated, inclusive, and coordinated approach to gradually turn the dividends of humanitarian action into sustainable crisis recovery, resilience building and development opportunities. Emergency relief addresses peoples’ survival and basic well-being. Early Recovery restores people’s capacities and supports communities’ first steps to recover from the crisis. The Global Cluster on Early Recovery (GCER) advocates for humanitarian actors to integrate approaches into their humanitarian work, where possible, that will mitigate the impact of a future crisis on a community. Lastly, the Early Recovery approach presents important opportunities to promote gender equality. Failure to include gender perspectives in early decision-making processes can have long-lasting impacts on women, men, boys, and girls particularly in the context of governance structures, policies and practices, which can reinforce existing socio-economic disparities between men and women.

In 2005, in the context of the Humanitarian Reform, UNDP was given the lead for early recovery. The IASC Global Cluster on Early Recovery (GCER) consists of representatives from global clusters, OCHA, and non-IASC organisations issued from both humanitarian and development communities. An inter-agency Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) chaired by UNDP is charged with providing direction, developing and adjusting as necessary the strategic framework, priorities and work plan for the GCER on the basis of in-country needs and priorities, and global trends. In November 2013, the IASC Principals endorsed the recommendations identified by the GCER to strengthen early recovery as an integral part of humanitarian response at global and country levels.

UNDP takes a stronger leadership role in bringing humanitarian and development work to collaborate more harmoniously around emerging issues (solutions for IDP's; resilience) and within the humanitarian programme cycle, through the integration of Early Recovery as one of the seven outcomes of UNDP's Strategic Plan for 2014-2017 (Outcome 6: Early recovery and rapid return to sustainable development pathways are achieved in post-conflict and post-disaster settings).

Early Recovery Capacity Development.

In support of it’s mandate/mission the GCER has received funding support from ECHO and will be organizing 4 trainings in 2015 to build the global deployment capacity/roster of both UNDP and Stand-by Partners of Early Recovery Advisors (ERAs) and Cluster Coordinators for Early Recovery (CCfER). The consultant will act as the overall course manager for the trainings, which will include the content development, logistical and administration oversight of the venue and of the global participants, and act as the facilitator of the trainings. The consultant will also be required to develop and present individual sessions on a number of thematic areas that relate to Early Recovery, Resilience, and Emergency Preparedness and Response. The consultant will also lead the development and implementation of a web-based Training Management Tool in order to support the Crisis Response Unit (CRU) and the UNDP Bureau for Policy Programme Support (BPPS) and Stand-by Partners rosters of trained ERA’s and CCfER’s.

The UNDP Crisis Interface Team (CIT) in its capacity as a first responder entity as part of the CRU, provides Early Recovery training and support to Clusters, UNDP country offices and Humanitarian Country Teams that are responding to crisis and have made specific request for immediate support from the CIT. Currently, 6 such request are scheduled for support in 2015. The consultant will deploy to these countries to provide the necessary capacity development and will also work closely with designated Early Recovery Advisors assigned to a specific country and the UNDP Regional Office to provide the required support. This will include content development, including logistical and administration oversight of the supporting activities. The consultant will also be required to liaise with the appropriate the UNDP BPPS counterparts to insure that any required programmatic capacity development is also incorporated into the trainings. 

Capacity Development at the country level comprises formal classroom training, workshops as well as consultative and advisory support to UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinators (HC/RC) and or UNDP Resident Representatives or Country Directors in cases where there is no HC/RC. The consultant will provide support and capacity development advice to the HC/RC to help ensure that the humanitarian response to an emergency, while focusing on the immediate lifesaving needs of a population, also contributes to longer-term objectives and more resilient communities, and lays the best possible ground work for longer-term development work beyond the immediate emergency by identifying gaps and areas that need capacity support by the deployment of ERA’s CCfER’s and Information Management Officers (IMO’s) and from BPPS in the case of programmatic capacity development.

The consultant will work towards identifying the specific needs in combined scoping and capacity development support missions to insure that the future integration of the early recovery approach is shared across all humanitarian actors to help people move from humanitarian relief towards self-sustaining development; ensuring that the humanitarian response emphasizes the importance of building community capacity and skills to strengthen individual’s and communities’ resilience to future disasters; reduce dependence on relief, and where possible, helps take steps towards solving some of the issues that contributed to the disaster in the first place.

The GCER has determined that a better understanding of the Early Recovery and Resilience building approach is required at country-level. There is a broad recognition of the need for timely support of the wider dissemination of the ER and ER related humanitarian response tools amongst humanitarian and development actors which will enhance early recovery strategic planning, prioritisation and coordination, advocacy with national and local authorities and actors, donors and other partners on early recovery issues, supporting integration of early recovery in information management and monitoring tools, and shaping funding strategies for the early recovery elements of the humanitarian response. A joint proposal has been submitted to ECHO for funding for a portable Early Recovery Toolbox that will give early recovery experts instant access to tools and guidance on Early Recovery coordination and programmes. The consultant will be required to develop 2 trainings in Geneva and 2 regional trainings targeting end users such as ERA’s, Information Management Officers, and Environmental experts on the deployment and use of the toolbox.

Lastly, 4 Multi-stakeholder workshops on Early Recovery and Resilience are also planned to support and build early recovery capacity at the regional and country level targeting; IASC member organizations, Governments, INGOs, Local NGO’s and other international actors. The consultant will contribute to the development of the course content and training materials for all 4 events, specifically acting as expert advisor on materials relating to Early Recovery and Emergency Preparedness and Response.

The consultant will be required to attend two of the regional trainings/workshops acting as co-facilitator and content advisor. The consultant will also assist with and oversee the logistical and administration aspects of the venues and of the regional participants for all 4 of the trainings/workshops.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Deliverable I - Early Recovery Advisor Trainings (2)

• Develops and refines course content and training curriculums for 2 Early Recovery Advisor trainings: 1) April - Geneva, Switzerland (8 day course); 2) September - Geneva, Switzerland (8 day course);
• Liaises and assist 5 thematic experts/presenters;
• Develops and presents individual sessions on a number of thematic areas that relate to Early Recovery, Resilience, and Emergency Preparedness and Response for Early Recovery Advisor trainings;
• Acts as principal Facilitator for the Early Recovery Advisor trainings;
• Leads and manages the administrative and logistical support elements of the venues and of the global participants (Including visa, travel, accommodation, etc. for 26 plus participants and 5 presenters);
• Acts as lead focal point with Stand-by Partners for the recruitment and selection of participants for Early Recovery Advisor trainings;
• Acts as lead focal point with UNDP New York in the recruitment and selection of UNDP SURGE roster and Consultant participants;
• Compiles training data and produces 2 Early Recovery Advisor training reports based on a competency framework that identifys experience, skills, knowledge and behaviors necessary for effective performance in a particular area of work in addition to how the training improved the competiencies of the participants.

Deliverable II – Cluster Coordinator for Early Recovery Trainings (2)

• Develops and refines training curriculums for 2 Cluster Coordinator for Early Recovery trainings: 1) June – Geneva, Switzerland (8 day Course); 2) November – Geneva, Switzerland (8 day course);
• Liaises and assist 5 thematic experts/presenters;
• Develops and presents individual sessions on a number of thematic areas that relate to Early Recovery, Resilience, and Emergency Preparedness and Response for Cluster Coordinator for Early Recovery trainings;
• Leads and manages the administrative and logistical support elements of the venues and of the global participants (Including visa, travel, accommodation, etc. for 26 plus participants and 5 presenters);
• Acts as lead focal point with Stand-by Partners for the recruitment and selection of participants for Cluster Coordinator for Early Recovery trainings;
• Acts as lead focal point with UNDP New York in the recruitment and selection of UNDP SURGE roster and Consultant participants;
• Acts as principal Facilitator for Cluster Coordinator for Early Recovery Advisor trainings;
• Compiles training data and produces 2 Cluster Coordinator for Early Recovery training reports based on a competency framework that identifies experience, skills, knowledge and behaviors necessary for effective performance in a particular area of work in addition to how the training improved the competencies of the participants.

 Deliverable III – Training Management Tool

• Leads the development and implementation of a web-based Training Management Tool in order to support the Crisis Response Unit (CRU) and BBPS’s and Stand-by Partners roster of trained ERA’s and CCfER’s.

Deliverable IV – Country level Capacity Development Support (6)

• Develops and refines training curriculums for 6 country level trainings: 1) 2nd Quarter 2015 – 2 Country’s  (12 days total combined training/consultative and advisory support); 2) 3rd Quarter 2015 – 2 Country’s (12 days total combined training/consultative and advisory support); 3) 4th Quarter 2015 – 2 Country’s  (12 days total combined training/consultative and advisory support);
• Presents individual sessions on a number of thematic areas that relate to Early Recovery in a specific country crises context (Including both natural disasters and conflict);
• The consultant is required to liaise with the appropriate BPPS (NY and Regional offices) counterparts to insure that any required programmatic capacity development is also incorporated into the trainings;  
• Develops and refines the capacity development support initiatives (other than training) for each of the 6 country specific request;
• Deploys to each of the 6 country’s to provide the requisite training, consultative and advisory support to UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinators and or UNDP Resident Representatives or Country Directors in cases where there is no HC/RC;
• Will work closely with designated Early Recovery Advisor assigned to a specific country as well as BPPS (New York and Regional Offices) to provide the required support;
• The consultant will work towards identifying the specific country needs in combined scoping and capacity development support missions to insure that the future integration of the early recovery approach is shared across all humanitarian actors;
• Complies data and information on in-country capacity development support and produces 6 end of mission and training reports.

Deliverable V – Trainings for Early Recovery Tool Box (4)

• Will develop and deliver a training course to support the field deployment of an Early Recovery Tool Box, which is designed for ERA’s, Cluster Coordinators, Information Management Officers, and Environmental experts: 1) 3rd Quarter 2015 – 2 end user trainings - Geneva; 2) 4th Quarter 2015 – 2 end user trainings - Regional; 3) This training package will also be incorporated into all current training schedules for ERA’s and CCfER’s;
• Develops and presents individual sessions in support of the training.
• Acts as principal Facilitator for the Early Recovery Advisor trainings.
• Liaises and assist other thematic experts/presenters such as Environment and IOM.
• Leads and manages the administrative and logistical support elements of the venues and of the global participants (Including visa, travel, accommodation, etc. for 25 plus participants and presenters) for each of the 4 trainings.
• Compiles training data and produces 4 Early Recovery Tool Box training reports based on a competency framework that identifys experience, skills, knowledge and behaviors necessary for effective performance in a particular area of work in addition to how the training improved the competiencies of the participants.

Deliverable VI – Regional and Country Multi-stakeholder Workshops on Early Recovery & Resilience (4)

• Contributes to the development and refinement of training curriculums & workshops for 4 Regional and country multi-stakeholder workshops on Early Recovery & Resilience: 1) May – Jakarta, Indonesia (6 day workshop); 2) June - Dakar, Senegal (6 day workshop); 3) September – Kinshasa, DRC (6 day workshop); 4) October – Location TBD (6 day workshop);
• Liaises and assist a global team of thematic experts/presenters;
• Assist with the Development and presentation of individual sessions on a number of thematic areas that relate to Early Recovery, Resilience, and Emergency Preparedness and Response for 4 Regional Early Recovery & Resilience events;
• Assist with the administrative and logistical support elements for Regional Early Recovery & Resilience events;
• Acts as lead focal point with UNDP New York, Regional and Country offices in the identification and selection of participants;
• Acts as lead focal point with, IASC member organizations, Governments, INGOs, Local NGO’s and other international actors in the identification and selection of participants.

Deliverable VII – Monthly Progress Report

• The consultant will provide his/her supervisor with a monthly progress report on all related activities undertaken during the reporting period.

Deliverable VIII – End of Mission Report

The consultant will provide his/her supervisor with a end of mission report on all related activities and deliverables undertaken during the reporting consultancy.

Compétences

Ethics & Values: 

• Demonstrating / Safeguarding Ethics and Integrity;
• Demonstrates and promotes the highest standard of integrity, impartiality, fairness and incorruptibility in all matters affecting his/her work and status.

Organizational Awareness: 

• Understands the humanitarian and development architecture of the UN system falling under the IASC and UNDG.

Developing & Empowering People/Coaching and Mentoring: 

• Self-development, initiative-taking; 
• Takes appropriate risk in developing new or adapting existing methods and approaches to more effectively perform tasks or to solve problems in new and unique ways.

Working in Teams: 

• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;  
• Works collaboratively with colleagues in the UN system-wide humanitarian response to pursue common goals (including leveraging development actors through UNDP’s lead role in the UNCT where necessary).

Communicating Information and Ideas: 

• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in a team environment, communicating effectively;  
• Delivers verbal/written information in a timely, clear, organized and easily understood manner.

Self-Management & Emotional Intelligence: 

• Maintains a positive outlook. 

Conflict Management/Negotiating & Resolving Disagreements: 

• Maintains positive relations with other staff in all agencies;
• Remains calm, composed and patient.

Knowledge Sharing & Continuous Learning: 

• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others;
• Demonstrates commitment to ongoing professional development and keeps abreast of new developments in his/her professional field.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision-making: 

• Informed and transparent decision making; 
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for the quality of the outcome of his/her decisions.

Managerial competencies:

• Ability to clearly articulate ideas and have the confidence to ‘sell’ concepts to senior staff within the CWGER;
• Ability to lead formulation of strategies and plans for training communications;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with sound understanding and capability to empower and develop the capacity of national counterparts;
• Judgment/Decision-making competencies;
• Clear conceptual and strategic thinking - understanding the big picture, the wider knowledge context and the UN’s and UNDP’s strategy within it;

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

•  Degree in Communications, Journalism, or Languages with postgraduate work/qualifications in International Relations, Humanitarian Assistance or field(s) related to the specifics of the TOR; or
• The equivalent combination of education and extensive relevant professional experience in a related area.

Required Experience: 

• Minimum of 12 years work experience in international development and/or humanitarian assistance is required;
• Must have experience in the design and implementation of humanitarian training courses and sessions;
• Must have experience as a facilitator of humanitarian training courses and sessions;
• Must have advanced knowledge and experience in emergency coordination;
• Must have been formally trained as an Early Recovery Advisor;
• Must have documented experience ofeing deployed to a country in crisis as an Early Recovery Advisor;
• Must have advanced knowledge and understanding of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) and how to integrate it into effective learning methodologies;
• Must understand and be able to articulate to HC/RCs, HCT and senior government officials, the concepts of Early Recovery, which addresses recovery needs during the humanitarian phase of a crisis, using humanitarian mechanisms in accordance with development principles.
• Must understand and be able to articulate the newly developed humanitarian policy on the transformative agenda and the HPC in relation to countries in crisis.

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this post.

Note: 

Only qualified applicants will be invited to submit financial proposal.

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