Empleos en el PNUD - 51827- Technical Advisor (Recovery & Stabilization)

Technical Advisor (Recovery & Stabilization)

Localidad :

Kyiv, Ucrania

Tipo de contrato :

FTA International

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

05-Dec-14 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

P-5

Duración del contrato inicial :

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

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Antecedentes

Since November 2013, Ukraine has been affected by a rapid succession of intense, disruptive events. In late November 2013, Ukrainian citizens took to the streets of Kyiv in opposition to President Yanukovych's decision to postpone signing the EU Association Agreement. Fundamentally, the so-called Maidan protest movement articulated the people’s desire not only for a more inclusive, transparent and responsive government, but a fundamental change to Ukraine’s socio-political system. The protests culminated in February 2014, with deadly clashes between protesters and Ukrainian security forces resulting in President Yanukovych fleeing the country. Pre-term Presidential and Parliamentary elections – held in May and October 2014 respectively – saw a pro-European and pro-reform executive and legislative brought to power, but numerous challenges and obstacles remain, including the ability to introduce and implement wide-ranging and radical reforms in line with popular expectations and in order to avoid further socio-economic deterioration as winter sets in and the economic impact of the conflict in the east becomes more apparent.

At the same time, against the background of the political unrest in Kyiv in the first half of 2014, Crimea was annexed by the Russian Federation in a move that is not recognized as legitimate by the bulk of the international community. In early April, protests erupted in the eastern and some southern parts of the country, with protestors demanding greater autonomy from the central Ukrainian government and closer relations with – or even joining – Russia. Since then, the situation in the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions has deteriorated into an armed conflict between the Government Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) forces and armed groups opposing them. Despite various ceasefire agreements being brokered in the past few months, sporadic fighting continues on a daily basis. Following the holding of elections in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republics held elections on 2 November, which were recognised by the Russian Federation but denounced as illegitimate by Kyiv and the international community, the overall political situation is set to become even more complicated and a protracted conflict can be expected.

The fighting has resulted in a high loss of life (over 4,000 people killed and almost 10,000 wounded) and significant displacement. As of 31 October, an estimated 442,219 people have been internally displaced, with another 488,466 fleeing to neighbouring countries. An estimated 5.2 million people continue to live in adverse conditions brought about by the conflict, including significant damage to major infrastructure such as roads and bridges, electricity and water supply systems, supply chains of basic goods, and public and residential buildings. The risk of an outbreak of communicable diseases among affected populations trapped in the area of conflict remains high. The rapidly approaching winter is expected to worsen the conditions, particularly for vulnerability of people residing in or seeking to return to these areas.

The United Nations has assumed a broad role in humanitarian response, human rights, early recovery, sustainable development and in governance, peace-building and reconciliation. There is a major challenge for the UN system to remain coherent and effective in this context. UNDP assumes a particularly crucial role, given its broad mandate. In response to the crisis UNDP office is working to scale up rapidly and significantly, not only to address the reform agenda (governance, decentralization, economic reform, etc.) but also to respond to the new challenges stemming from the conflict (early recovery, human rights, reconciliation, peacebuilding, etc).

Since the beginning of the crisis, through SURGE mechanism UNDP has deployed a range of short-term experts who helped to position UNDP as a trusted partner for the Government and international community. UNDP has adopted a comprehensive approach to early recovery and established close relations with the relevant Government partners. UNDP has also been central to the UN’s co-leadership of the Recovery and Peacebuilding Assessment (PCNA exercise) undertaken in September 2014, jointly with the EU and the WB. Building on its long-term presence throughout Ukraine, UNDP has worked closely with OCHA and OHCHR to support their activities and a broader UN mandate in Ukraine. At the HQ and regional level, UNDP has engaged in regular coordination and communication with all parts of the UN system responding to the crisis in Ukraine, and in partnership building and resource mobilisation with key donors. A number of project proposals have been prepared and presented to address the needs of IDPs as well as immediate and long-term recovery challenges.

In this context the incumbent will serve as the Technical Advisor (Recovery & Stabilization) and Team Leader of Recovery and Stabilization Team. S/he will work under the overall guidance and immediate supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative S/he will provide substantive advice to the Senior Management Team in the recovery and stabilization area and, in general, and on other aspects of the Country Programme. S/he will be responsible for leading the Recovery and Stabilization Team through planning, implementing, managing the delivery of innovative policies and practices, program development, capacity building, project monitoring and assurance, marketing, and advocacy and knowledge services.

In close collaboration with the Peace and Development Advisor, the Technical Advisor (Recovery & Stabilization) acts as a senior advisor to CO Management on all aspects of recovery. The Technical Advisor (Recovery & Stabilization) leads UNDP’s involvement in the preparation and coordination of the UN Early Recovery Strategy and subsequent programmes.

The Technical Advisor (Recovery & Stabilization) heads and supervises the Recovery and Stabilization Programme team and works in close collaboration with Government officials, other UN Agencies, UNDP HQ, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society to strategically position UNDP in the early recovery and to implement UNDP’s Recovery and Stabilization Programme.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Summary of Key Functions:

Strategic development of UNDP’s response to the recovery needs;
Leads UNDP’s involvement in and substantively contributes to joint needs assessments and development of UN Strategic Response Plan and UN/EU/WB Recovery and Peacebuilding assessment;
Development and management of the UNDP’s Recovery and Stabilisation Programme and supervision of the Recovery and Stabilization Programme team;
Leads the development of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization for recovery;
Provision of strategic policy advisory services to the Government and facilitation of knowledge and capacity building on recovery issues;
Ensures that the Country Office responds in a conflict sensitive manner to the transition challenges and contribute to peace building;
Ensures building the CO national staff capacities in area of Recovery and Stabilization.

As a senior member of the CO management team, ensures sound strategic direction of UNDP Recovery and Stabilization programme focusing on the following:

Thorough analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the immediate response context and provision of strategic advice to CO Management;
Identification of strategic opportunities and potential recovery programme areas of cooperation, including opportunities for joint programming with UN agencies and other development partners (IFIs, INGOs etc.);
On behalf of UNDP leads the UN Early Recovery Sector/Cluster in close collaboration with the main development partners and other UN Agencies;
Ensures alignment and coordination of recovery programme with UNDP Strategic Plan, other programme activities of the CO as well as those of UN Agencies and capitalizes on synergies where possible;
Ensures mainstreaming of cross-cutting UN/UNDP priorities in recovery programmes, in particular environment, gender, human rights and disaster risk reduction;
In close consultation with PDA ensures that conflict prevention and peace building is mainstreamed into the UNDP Country Programme, Recovery Strategy, Transitional Matrix and/or other relevant programming frameworks;
In close cooperation with RR/RC, develops relevant strategies to ensure the effective programmatic and operational interface and complementarities between humanitarian, transitional and recovery interventions of the UN system, and where necessary, the development or exit and hand-over strategies as part of the UN cluster approach on Internally Displaced People.

Ensures effective management of the Recovery and Stabilization Programme portfolio and supervision of the Recovery and Stabilization Programme team focusing on quality control programming from formulation to implementation achieving the following results:

Effective application of RBM tools, establishment of management targets (BSC) and monitoring achievement of results;
Design and formulation of Recovery and Stabilization Programme, translating UNDP priorities into local interventions. Coordination of programme implementation with the executing agencies;
Strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the Recovery Programme, tracking use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations. Performs the function of Manager Level 2 in Atlas for project transactions approval;
Effective monitoring and evaluation, continuous analysis of the programme environment and timely readjustment of programmes.
Aggregate reports are regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes. Donor reports are prepared and submitted within deadlines;
Organization of cost-recovery system for the services provided by the CO to projects in close collaboration with Operations Manager.

Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships and resource mobilization for the Recovery and Stabilization Programme in cooperation with the Advocacy Support Team focusing on achievement of the following results:

Development and implementation of partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve recovery programme outcomes.
Creation and coordination of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society etc.;
Determination of programmatic areas of cooperation based on strategic goals of UNDP, the country’s recovery needs and donors’ priorities;
Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing.

Ensures provision of top quality and strategic advisory services, capacity building and facilitation of knowledge sharing focusing on achievement of the following results:

Leads advocacy for and strengthening of national capacity for planning and coordination of the recovery effort;
Provides of top quality policy and strategic advice to Government on development and implementation of recovery policies and strategies;
Ensures the identification, sharing and application of international best practices and lessons on recovery related issues relevant to the country’s recovery needs and goals;
Provides sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
Provides capacity building for country office staff (programme and operations);
Ensures that the Country Office responds in a conflict sensitive manner to the transition challenges and contribute to peace building.

Perform any other functions, responsibilities or portfolio that may be assigned by the UNDP management. The Staff Member should expected to be linked and contribute to the work of UNDP in all practice areas; and, as appropriate in UNDP, may be assigned to other practice or sub-practice portfolios.

Impact of Results

The key results have a significant impact on the overall success of the UNDP country programme and UNDP Strategic positioning to support the Government priorities. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.

Competencias

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’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.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning:

Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example;
Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting;
Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources;
Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery;
Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit;
Good ICT skills, knowledge of Atlas;
Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change.

Management and Leadership:

Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

Summary of Critical Competencies for Immediate Response Situations:

Possess a comprehensive set of competencies enabling immediately taking on the challenging role of leading early recovery efforts – strategic, integrity, results orientation, teamwork, good inter-personal skills, well developed communication skills, sound judgment, analytical skills, flexibility, proactive engagement, innovation, risk management, gender and culturally sensitive, ability to work under pressure and demonstrates high tolerance for change, complexity and unpredictability.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related field;
Prince2 Training and Certification, RMG.

Experience:

At least 10 years field experience, a significant part of which would be from countries in special development situations;
Extensive experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development, recovery and conflict prevention/peace building strategies programmes and projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organizations and national governments;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems (Atlas);
Knowledge and experience from disaster response operations, including missions in support of recovery planning in at least two different UNDP regions is desirable.
Experience with conflict prevention, peace building, reintegration and conflict sensitive development.

Language:

Fluency in English;
Russian and/or Ukrainian would be an advantage, but not requirement.