UNDP Jobs - 49622- District Governance Expert - NPPP- II

District Governance Expert - NPPP- II - (Open to Nepalese Nationals only) - 13 Positions - NEX Project

Location :

District Development Committees, (project duty stations), NEPAL

Type of Contract :

Other

Starting Date :

10-Nov-2014

Application Deadline :

29-Sep-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Other

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Annual contract and extended based on performance

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 Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) is a national programme which is being implemented by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) and supported by a range of development partners. LGCDP’s Programme Document (PD) comprehensively describes LGCDP’s rationale and approach along with its vision, goal and purpose. The individual programme components and management arrangements are also fully described in the PD as is the Programme log frame and the results and reporting framework.

Duties and Responsibilities

Within the framework of LGCDP II, a District Governance Expert (DGE, NPPP-II) will be posted at 13 DDCs.

Duty Stations: Project duty stations:

Scope of work

The District Governance Expert (DGE), who will be accountable to the Local Development Officer of his or her working district, has ultimate operational responsibility for reporting and facilitation of the LGCDP activities in the district and to support the district in improving their Minimum Conditions and Performance Measures (MCPM) assessment score. The DGE will provide technical support to District Development Committee (DDC) for planning, programming, budgeting, fiduciary risks mitigation measures, accountability, social mobilization, reporting and monitoring. S/he will work in close coordination with respective Regional Coordination Unit (RCU).

The DGE will be responsible for carrying out following tasks:

Assist the DDC to formulate strategic plans and guidelines

Assist the DDC to formulate and implement district periodic plan, capacity development plan, district transport master plan and procurement plan;
Assist the DDC to prepare guidelines, manuals and monitoring & evaluation framework;
Support the DDC to prepare Local Fiduciary Risk Reduction Action Plan;
Assist the DDC to develop and implement Management Information System;
Support the DDC to formulate district information, education and communication strategy.

Assist the DDC to be compliant with Local Body Resource Mobilization guidelines:

Assist the DDC to formulate annual district development plan through participatory planning process by mobilizing Ward Citizen Forums;
Provide technical support to the District Resource Estimation Committee to analyze, estimate and forecast total fund (own source and government grant) of the district;
Support the Integrated Plan Formulation Committee in prioritization of project proposals during the annual planning process;
Assist the DDC for coordination and linkage with line agencies and other stakeholders;
Assist the DDC to prepare annual work plan and Project Funding Matrix;
Assist the DDC to prepare monitoring and evaluation plans and to timely inform concerned authorities to correct any misappropriations, mistakes and weaknesses;
Assist the DDC to conduct periodic reviews, public hearings and public /social audit ;
Assist the DDC in preparing statuary reports and to publish these as required;
Assist the DDC in improving compliance to vital registration and social security guidelines;
Report any observation of financial irregularities to the Local Development Office (LDO).

Assist in effective LGCDP II implementation:

Provide support to the District Social Mobilization Committee to implement effective social mobilization activities,
Provide support to implement livelihood improvement plan in Citizen Awareness Centers;
Provide support to compile data from VDCs and DDC and prepare trimester and annual progress reports and submit to the Programme Coordination Unit regularly through the Regional Coordination Unit;
Assist the DDC to institutionalize cross-cutting issues such as Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Child Friendly Local Governance (CFLG) and Environment Friendly Local Governance (EFLG);
Assist the DDC to introduce gender responsive budget;
Support the DDC to conduct Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and other environmental safeguards related studies;
Assist the DDC in facilitating civil society compliance monitoring activities such as public audit, social audit, public hearing and expenditure tracking;
Monitor social mobilization activities in VDCs and promote harmonization with other social mobilization programme in the district;
Assist the DDC to implement Local Fiduciary Risk Reduction Action Plan;
Assist the DDC to introduce and implement web-based reporting and results based monitoring system including District Poverty Monitoring Analysis System (DPMAS);
Assist the DDC in implementing community mediation activities;
Assist the DDC to conduct various studies related to local governance and community development;
Assist the VDCs to introduce VDC accounting software;
Assist DDC to strengthen District Information and Document Center by improving GIS system.

DDC and VDC capacity development:

Assist the DDC and RCU to conduct supply driven training activities;
Assist the DDC and RCU to conduct demand driven training activities;
Assist the DDC and VDCs to organize exposure visit.

Competencies

Corporate competencies:

Demonstrates integrity;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional competencies:

Excellent interpersonal skills;
Focuses on impact and results and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors, at the senior levels;
Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

Knowledge Management and Learning:

Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office;
In-depth knowledge on development and gender and social inclusion issues;
Oral and written communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master's degree in social science, rural development, management or related fields.

Experience:

Should have minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant field preferably in governance;
Demonstrated track record of delivering high quality reports on time;
Experience of having worked on a national, government-managed programme would be an advantage.

Language:

Fluency in Nepali and English language both in spoken and written.