UNDP Jobs - 12888- Consultant: Information / Liaison Consultant

Consultant: Information / Liaison Consultant

Location :

Nairobi, KENYA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

23-Oct-09 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The UNDP Somalia Rule of Law and Security Programme (ROLS) is comprised of 5 components that are programmatically and operationally linked. The project components are: judiciary, law enforcement, human rights and gender, Demobilization, Disarmament & reintegration (DDR) / Armed Violence Reduction (AVR) and mine action.

The DDR/AVR project in Somalia evolved from the DDR and small arms control project. It builds on lessons learned from countries such as Haiti, Colombia and El Salvador which demonstrated the interest of relying on communities and local authorities to address armed conflicts and reduce violence. The project intends to build confidence, stability and security through the involvement of State actors in a partnership with the community in order to reduce and prevent armed violence, creating favourable conditions for recovery and development. This is supporting the outcome 3 of the UNTP: “Improved security and protection under the law for all in Somalia”.

With the dual purpose to establish a knowledge management mechanism amongst a community of practitioner for Somalia and, establishing and maintain a specialised network of local organisation in community safety, to support the implementation of the UNDP Armed Violence Project, UNDP seek to recruit an information/liaison officer.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the DDR/AVR Project Manager, the information/liaison officer will undertake the following responsibilities:

Development and execution of the of the knowledge management strategy for the project, in view of building up the capacity of the community safety working group.
Develop and maintain the network of partners. Assess capacity and develop a capacity building work-plan.
Increase information sharing among CS practitioners through the monitoring of a an interactive web-based platform;
Improve communication and collaboration between project partners through web- based discussions;

Key Outputs:

Six monthly updates on UNDP project activities,
Two quarterly updates on community safety work-group;
Two quarterly reports on UNDP project growth;
Finalisation of two project specific articles per month to be posted on the UNDP Somalia website;
Knowledge Management Strategy
Expression of interest for UNDP ROLS programme
Development of Community Safety Work Group website structure and function in collaboration with UNDP communication
UNDP DDR/AVRP brochure
Information and reporting training modules for UNDP staff and counterpart
Mapping of community safety initiatives in Somalia and maintaining updates
DDR/AVR Project technical document
Mapping of AVR business process (i.e. establishment of the committee, by-laws, ect)
Organise two two-days partners meetings and prepare meeting report
Organise two quarterly workshops with Community Safety workgroup workshop report

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling 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.
Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Functional Competencies:

Ability to conceptualise web-based communication and information exchange tools;
Excellent and effective communication (verbal and written) skills, including ability to prepare reports and conduct presentations;
Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective working relations;
Commands thorough theoretical and practical knowledge of broader security concepts, armed violence reduction, conflict management, victim assistance and security sector reform;
Pragmatism, understanding of operational constraints in highly volatile and insecure contexts.

Required Skills and Experience

International experience in post-conflict settings
Travel to Somalia and other locations outside of Kenya
Facility with Microsoft Office, Publisher, Outlook, audio and visual editing tools, and web based information sharing.
Knowledge of design tools and facility with visual communications