UNDP Jobs - 64240- Federal Governance Specialist (NPPP III) NEX Proje

Federal Governance Specialist (NPPP III) NEX Project - Open to Nepalese Nationals Only

Location :

Kathmandu, NEPAL

Type of Contract :

Other

Starting Date :

01-May-2016

Application Deadline :

12-Mar-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Other

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Annual contract based on satisfactory 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 14 development partners under different financial arrangements. LGCDP’s Programme Document(PD) comprehensively describes LGCDP’s rationale and approach along with its vision, goals 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. Under the overall supervision of the National Programme Director (NPD) and the day-to-day supervision of the National Programme Manager (NPM), the Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) is responsible for providing support for the implementation of agreed programme activities.

The overarching goal of the programme is to contribute towards poverty reduction through better local governance reform and community development. The goal of the Programme is aligned with national goal and will contribute either directly or indirectly to the achievement of the national poverty reduction goal by empowering citizens and responding to their priority needs, while at the same time strengthening decentralized local governance, and facilitating community development.

The Programme provides an overall framework for: (i) strengthening decentralization and devolution processes; (ii) improving local governance system to ensure effective delivery of basic services; and (iii) empowering citizens, especially women, children and disadvantaged groups (DAGs) and their institutions.

Because of the nature of the Program in terms of its size, scope and coverage, the government felt the need for the technical assistance (TA) at both the national and sub-national levels for the successful operation of the Programmme. Accordingly, the Policy and Programme Support Facility (PPSF) has been established to extend technical assistance to the Program as envisioned in the Program Document and Joint Financing Arrangement (JFA). Under PPSF, the technical assistance to LGCDP II is managed through central level Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) and Regional Coordination Unit (RCU) in each of the six cluster offices of LGCDP II where thematic specialists, District Governance Experts (DGE) and Urban Governance Experts (UGE) are stationed.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the National Programme Director (NPD) and the day-to-day supervision of the National Programme Manager (NPM), the Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) is responsible for providing support for the implementation of agreed programme activities.

The Federal Governance Specialist (FGS) will be supporting the Federal Affairs Division (FAD) /MoFALD and Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) to achieve LGCDP II goal, purpose, outcomes and outputs.

The specialist will work under the daily supervision of the Chief of Federal Affairs Division/Federal Affairs Section and will provide the National Programme Manager (NPM) with technical assistance and advice. S/he will be ultimately accountable to the NPM.S/he will be expected to collaborate and coordinate with all the PCU’s specialists on areas of his/her specialization.

Specific tasks and responsibilities

With respect to general programmatic responsibilities, the FG Specialist expected to:

Participate in formulation of Annual Strategic Implementation Plan (ASIP) and Annual Monitoring & Evaluation Plan (AMEP) in relation to output 8&9;
Assist in periodic review of overall LGCDP II progress;
Assist in organizing output group meetings on a quarterly basis;
Support in timely completion of meeting minutes and following up on agreed actions;
Follow up on implementation of activities outlined in Responsibility Matrix especially related to output 8 and 9;
Participate in relevant PCU meetings;
Assist to organize high level Decentralization Implementation Monitoring Committee meeting;
Assist to organize workshop, seminar and interaction programme on federal affairs, state restructuring, role and responsibility of different of tiers of government.

In terms of specific technical responsibilities, the FG Specialist expected to:

Provide support to prepare policy paper on transitional plan in federal context;
Support to develop policy and action plan on federalism and state restructuring;
Assist to conduct study on local body restructuring in federalism;
Provide support to develop norms and coordination mechanism of central agencies with office at province level;
Provide support to Local Body Restructuring Commission;
Assist to prepare norms required for provincial capital;
Support to carry out activities related to federal affairs;
Take lead role to provide technical advice to MoFALD on federalization, fiscal federalism, and federal governance issues;
Prepare Terms of Reference to carry out studies related to federal affairs and decentralization;
Assist to amend Local Self-Governance Act and Regulation in the context of Constitution of Nepal.

In terms of capacity development, the FG specialist expected to:

Meet regularly with Output Managers to implement ASIP activities effectively and efficiently;
Provide technical inputs to Output Managers of output 8 and 9 to prepare policy paper, manual, guidelines and directives;
Assist in identifying capacity development needs of Federal Affairs Division;
Assist and participate in capacity development activities concerning federal governance.

Competencies

Promotes sharing of knowledge and experience, and actively works towards continued personal learning and development;
Good practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
Ability to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of projects;
Builds strong relationships with all partners, focuses on impact and results and responds positively to critical feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;
Proven networking, team building, organizational and communication skills;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Ability to work in a multi-cultural team environment with a positive attitude;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Masters' degree in public administration, political science, rural development or related field.

Experience:

7 years’ experience in local government and decentralization;
Demonstrated track record of delivering high quality reports on time;
Experience of working in a national government-managed programme would be an advantage.

Language:

Fluent command of spoken and written Nepali and English.