Empleos en el PNUD - 58583- Social Cohesion and Protection Consultant

Social Cohesion and Protection Consultant

Localidad :

Dili, Timor Leste

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

07-Aug-15 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

International Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

60 Days

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

60 Days

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Antecedentes

The Timor-Leste resilience and social cohesion project aims to consolidate and further strengthen capacities within the Government of Timor-Leste to maintain and deepen resilience and social cohesion across the nation. Building on the successes of the Support to the Department of Peace-Building and Social Cohesion in Timor-Leste project which ran for three years (2011-2013) with the support of UNDP, and taking into consideration the changes in the context described in project document- situation analysis, the project strategy has three separate but closely interlinked components.

Firstly, the project aims at consolidating the work of the Department of Peace-Building and Social Cohesion of the Ministry of Social Solidarity. This means ensuring necessary technical capacities of the Department staff and leadership to effectively plan and implement the mandate of the Department. Secondly, the project will, based on the experiences and expertise developed within the Department of Peace-Building and Social Cohesion, and with the support of DPBSC, reach out to other Directorates and Departments within the Ministry of Social Solidarity to improve their ability to plan and implement the social vulnerability related programmes in an increasingly conflict sensitive manner based on Do no harm –principles. Thirdly, the project aims at addressing the issue of conflict sensitivity and the use of dialogue across the Government by utilizing the expertise and example within the Ministry of Social Solidarity through training of key civil servants, joint initiatives with key line-ministries for improving conflict sensitive planning and implementation and sharing of experiences of such work across government via the Council of Ministers.

The overall objective of the project is to support the Government of Timor-Leste to consolidate its capacities to strengthen resilience and social cohesion through the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS). This will be done through 3 outputs the implementation of which will be sequenced by starting with outputs 1 and 2, and gradually leading to the implementation of output 3:

Output 1: MMS DPBSC capacities consolidated to strengthen social cohesion and women’s engagement through its programmes;
Output 2: Mechanisms, processes and capacities developed within the MSS to make its policies and programmes more conflict sensitive;
Output 3: Role and capacity of the MSS strengthened to integrate a conflict sensitive approach into key national policies and programmes.

The project strategy is based on ensuring the progress made within Timor-Leste to transition from fragility to resilience will be sustained and strengthened. This transition has prompted a need for the Government of Timor-Lest to shift focus from peace-building specific programmes at the community level into incorporating conflict sensitivity and the objective of strengthened social cohesion into all government programmes. Careful attention will be paid over the next couple of years to those critical sectors and processes, which still contain conflict potential and a source for weakened social cohesion. Examples of such processes are the implementation of the new Land Law as well as large infrastructure projects, which may include a need to relocate large numbers of people. In order for Timor-Leste to sustain the gains it has made as a nation over the past years, the Government of Timor-Leste will be paying an increased attention to mainstreaming conflict sensitivity throughout the Government processes. How to do this in practice, and on which existing capacities the Government can tap into, is at the core of this project.

This project will be basing a lot of its work on the successes and experiences within the Ministry for Social Solidarity of conflict sensitive and “Do no harm” planning and delivery. Additionally, the project will through DPBSC advocate and support an increased use of community dialogue as a way to strengthen resilience and to maintain social cohesion during the upcoming years as critical reforms and development projects are set to continue at a fast pace.

Sharing the lessons-learned from Timor-Leste’s social cohesion process with other fragile or recently fragile countries is a key component of the project strategy for an increased international learning of how the transition from fragility to resilience is possible.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The Social Cohesion and Protection consultant will assist counterparts with some of the following tasks:

Advise the Minister of Social Solidarity on Social issues requiring urgent attention;
Liaise with appropriate government, Civil Society Organizations, and development partners to provide current and relevant information for decision-making purposes;
Based on a solid grasp of the Timor Leste Strategic Development Plan, 2011-2030, and the current development context of Timor Leste, offer strategic advice that offers clear pathways and milestones to achieving the longer term vision;
Support the effective functioning of the MSS’ policy advisory team, including through recommendations on the structure, workflows and composition of the team;
Provide specific technical and implementation advice to the National Directorate for Assistance and Social Cohesion and the National Directorate for Social Reinsertion on ways to enhance vulnerability and risk analysis in their programs;
Effectively manage time to ensure that advice provided is timely and can be effectively acted upon;
Serve as an expert on social cohesion and protection issues at various meetings and forums; and
Provide overall technical support and advices related to social cohesion and social protection to the Ministry of Social Solidarity particularly to the office of the Minister.

Competencias

Functional Competencies:

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to motivate people;
Ability to work and communicate in a team environment with good problem solving and organizational skills;
Capacity to deal with different cultural backgrounds and overcome language barriers;
Capacity to state ideas in more than one way, demonstrating creativity and flexibility; and
Excellent writing and analytical skills and demonstrated ability to present complex information in a concise and attractive manner are critical.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

An advanced degree in conflict resolution, peace and development studies, social protection, adult education, anthropology or other related area.

Experience:

At least 5 years of working experience in a senior leadership or advisory role in a government, development institution or other relevant body;
Sound technical knowledge and at least 5 years of working experience in Social cohesion, Peace building and Social Protection development;
Demonstrable ability to work in a team environment, and to strengthen all team members through collective action and individual initiative;
Familiarity working with multi-lateral and bilateral development institutions especially in Timor-Leste experience;
Adept with social cohesion and protection policies and strategies; and
Excellent writing and presentation skills demonstrated through mnimum 5 written publications relevant to the assignment.

Language:

Fluency of English language is required; and
Fluency in Tetum, Indonesian Bahasa and/or Portuguese would be advantageous.

ToR and application documents are available via this link http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=24011