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UNDP RECOVERY PROGRAMME OFFICER FOR TONGA | |
Location : | Nukualofa, TONGA |
Application Deadline : | 23-Jun-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Additional Category : | Climate & Disaster Resilience |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | National Consultant |
Languages Required : | |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 18-Jul-2022 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 6 months |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | 6 months |
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. |
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BACKGROUND UNDP is recruiting a National Consultant to be based in Tonga to undertake the function of a Recovery Programme Officer in response to a massive volcanic eruption in January 2022 some 65 kilometers from the main Tongan island of Tongatapu which resulted in a tsunami that affected a high proportion of the population of Tonga, impacting housing, livelihoods, infrastructure and agriculture to some degree, for around 80% of the total number. Following the tsunami, an extensive outbreak of COVID-19 led to a total lockdown of the country which, in combination with a state of emergency and a nightly curfew, severely restricted movement. Nevertheless, emergency response measures were initiated to support the immediate needs of people following which attention has turned to the provision of recovery, to restore lives and livelihoods, to build back better and to strengthen resilience as a contribution to risk- informed development.
UNDP’s recovery strategy has the objective of promoting a risk-informed recovery process focusedon restoring and improving the social and economic fabric of Tonga (building back better) while establishing the basis for more resilient development with strengthened anticipatory governance capacities. UNDP has an active involvement in delivering development on the ground in Tonga through established projects and these provide the platform for its recovery support to Tonga following the volcanic eruption and tsunami. UNDP’s recovery strategy is built around the provision of more immediate, short-term inputs such as livelihoods support and restoration of social welfare services followed by more extensive recovery actions focusing on the restoration of community infrastructure and ecosystems, renovation of housing and settlements and support to governance systems. UNDP works closely with and is guided by national and local government departments, international partners, NGOs and CBOs. Its recovery strategy is for three years with an estimated budget of USD $4 million.
The situation in Tonga has been complicated by an extensive outbreak of COVID-19 which spread rapidly in the country once humanitarian assistance started to arrive. The country has spent an extensive period in lockdown as a result of COVID-19 which it is only now emerging from. Contact with communities affected by the volcano and tsunami has been very limited until recently and assessment data is now becoming available. The IC (National Consultant) will be expected to support the IC (International Consultant) who will lead UNDP’s recovery programme in Tonga, supporting the coordination of the different components and liaising closely with Government of Tonga, UNDP project areas and the Resident Co-Ordinator’s Office among others.
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Documentation required Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document:
Incomplete and joint proposals may not be considered. Consultants with whom there is further interest will be contacted. The successful consultant shall opt to sign an Individual Contract or a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) through its company/employer with UNDP. Annexes
For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to pts.fj@undp.org Please apply online in this UNDP Jobs Link |
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