Historique
| UNDP Afghanistan is supporting the Government to find innovative solutions to its development challenges based on the Country Programme Document approved by the Executive Board for the period 2006 – 2008. The Country Programme Action Plan was approved by the Government and UNDP in 2006. UNDP Afghanistan is organized into (1) Policy and Results Management Directorate, (2) Policy and Programmes and (3) Operations. The Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Livelihoods Cluster is part of the Policy and Programmes. The Policy and Programme consists of the following clusters: (1) Democratic Governance Cluster, (2) Local Governance and Administration Cluster, (3) Crisis Prevention and Recovery Cluster, (4) Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Livelihoods Cluster, and (5) Natural Resources and Environment Cluster. The National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) is one of the national priority programmes of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). NABDP commenced as a joint initiative of the MRRD and UNDP in 2002, with the goal of contributing to a sustainable reduction of poverty and an improvement of livelihoods in rural Afghanistan. Phase-II focused on support to local governance, poverty reduction, and institutional capacity development, whilst linking with Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) and Agricultural Rural Development Sector Strategy (ARDSS) frameworks. The Phase III of NABDP is viewed as a five-year commitment by MRRD to take the next step towards a truly national area based program with synergies between all MRRD programmes including Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Programme (AREDP.) Phase III of NABDP began in July 2009, and is expected to run for five years. The five main thrusts of Phase III are: (i) local institutional development; (ii) Productive rural infrastructure projects; (iii) rural energy; (iv) natural resource management; and (v) local economic development. The NABDP Phase–III is a five-year (July 2009- June 2014) project design for several strategic shifts with MRRD to ensure the entire MRRD portfolio provides a sector-wide cohesive approach to the immediate and longer-term needs of the rural population of Afghanistan. The design builds upon the successes of the first two phases and will be flexible enough to take on an experiential learning approach in response to the constantly changing development landscape and development space. The Implementation of NABDP will be lead by a Programme Director appointed by the Government as the representative of the Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), and National Project Manager, under Service Contract with UNDP, to manage the technical assistance team and transfer of know-how. Management will be governed by relevant decisions of the Executive Board of UNDP, including the programming manual (RMG) and the project implementation manual. Annual Work Plans will be the key planning and management tool and will be prepared jointly by the Government, donor partners, beneficiary stakeholders and UNDP. Note: UNDP Afghanistan reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements. |
Devoirs et responsabilités
| The National Project Manager (NABDP) will work under the overall guidance of the UNDP Country Director and report to him/her through Deputy Country Director (Programmes) and Assistant Country Director (Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Livelihoods cluster). Summary of Key Functions: - Organization and management;
- Management for delivery of results;
- Capacity development for institutional reforms and development;
- Policy reforms and development services;
- Analytical national knowledge products;
- Advocacy, networking and marketing;
- Partnerships and resource mobilization.
Prepare organization structure and plan based on UNDP Programming Manual (RMG), including distribution of functions and responsibilities, decision-making and business processes and institutional arrangements for sound project management: - Identify, as part of international recruitment requirements of UNDP, highly prominent international and national experts (as approved in the project document and subsequent annual work plans);
- Facilitate the day-to-day functioning of the Team. Manage the human and financial resources for achieving results in line with the outputs and activities outlined in the project document and annual work plan;
- Prepare annual work plan and results framework for the project and based on approval of the Government and UNDP take the lead in implementing for delivery of results;
- Monitor the delivery status, prepare progress updates and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports and organize, correspondingly, monthly, quarterly and annual progress reviews;
- Organize meetings of the Project Board (Steering Committee) and if relevant that Project Advisory Panel;
- As per corporate UNDP requirements, establish participatory governance and decision-making system which involves all project staff; ensure enabling environment for high level performance of all project personnel;
- Establish performance management system, based on UNDP’s results and competency assessment system, to monitor staff performance;
- Ensure security of the staff and assets belonging to the projects;
- Prepare final project report and process all other requirements for the project auditing, midterm and final evaluation and closure of the project as per UNDP standard procedures;
- Final Project Review Reports to be submitted to UNDP and Project Board and Identify follow-on actions for consideration to the Project Board;
- Ensure that project outputs have been achieved as appropriate, the project is successfully closed and that project outputs are revisited during the programme evaluation process to assess the impact of project outputs on expected outcomes;
- Ensure that all project deliverables and documents are noted and stored, that the project is both operationally and financially closed in Atlas, that all tasks have been completed, that all assets have been transferred, that all issues are resolved and that the project is “done”.
Delivery of Project Results: - Lead the project team in preparing component or output-based concept or strategy papers and implementation manuals or guidelines;
- Prepare results framework for each output and establish performance and impact assessment indicators and system;
- Manage delivery of results by using up-to-date best practices and know-how in the subject area and accordingly plan delivery of resources at 25-20% for first, 50-70 % for second, 75-90% for third and 100% for final quarters of the performance year;
- Review professional performance and document implementation processes and results through a project-based professional reports.
Capacity Development for Institutional Reform and Development: - Prepare capacity development plan, taking into consideration the need of the government, non-government, local authorities and other development partners;
- Promote the capacity development approach developed by UNDP and, in consultation with the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), and UNDP, implement transfer of know-how through a series of training and learning events;
- Supervise the project’s capacity building efforts aimed at government counterparts, local authorities and development organizations;
- Document the experience of capacity development initiatives and prepare the national policy and strategy;
- Monitor the achievements of capacity development initiatives and ensure follow-up support.
Policy reform and Development Services: - Prepare plan of action for policy support services and project development;
- Provide intellectual or substantive leadership in the subject area through identification of key policy issues and formulation of best possible and alternative policy and programme options at local and national levels;
- Stimulate strategic thinking in the subject area, taking into account the needs of Government, local authorities, non-government and development partners as well as opportunities to develop national public goods;
- Map on a consistent basis the development issues, covering the situation and strategic opportunities in the form of professional papers and reports. Prepare development bulletin on a regular basis;
- Monitor the process of implementing policy reform and development services, including delivery of policy-based national public goods. Ensure highest UNDP standards in the provision of technical and advisory inputs, organization of workshops, seminars, training and delivery of outputs (products);
- Identify opportunities to enhance team-work within the project and with other UNDP assisted projects to capitalize on the specific advantages of multi-disciplinary support.
Analytical Knowledge Products: - Prepare plan of action to support the Government with analysis and substantive research into major national and local development issues;
- Lead the process of knowledge captures of national and international know-how in the subject area and production of knowledge-based products;
- Manage or support the formation of national panel of advisors to guide the work of the project;
- Lead the process of knowledge creation and dissemination related to national and international know-how in the subject area. In this context, partner with practitioners and members of the UNDP global networks, leadership of the practice and sub-practice teams in RBAP, BDP, Regional Centers and other related Bureaux;
- Organize internal and external networks or communities of practice covering prominent experts in government, non-government, think tanks, private companies, international development organizations and the UN system;
- Develop country based intelligence on country situation, opportunities, interests and prospects covering governments, UNDP and major development stakeholders. Map key competencies available in different countries and development organizations;
- Lead the analytical development work of the team and ensure high quality knowledge products. Promote the substantive quality of all knowledge products, reports and services, and ensures effective integration and compatibility with other practice areas;
- Contribute to the production reports and publications, and serve as peer reviewer.
Advocacy, Networking and Marketing: - Create or establish a positive and appreciative atmosphere for team-based work in the project and be an advocate for the work of UNDP;
- Disseminate the information on best practices and be active member of the UNDP global and regional networks;
- Prepare brochures, publications, press releases for dissemination of UNDP assistance and experience;
- Pepare professional articles and papers;
- Expand outreach othe UN, national government, local authorities, private sector, non-government and international development organizations.
Proposals, Reporting and Resource Mobilization: - Network and build credible working relations with Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) and other line ministries, UN and donor partners;
- Prepare proposals for mobilization of human, technical or financial resources from international development organizations, non-government organizations and the private sector;
- Mobilize resources to support the achievement of project outputs and outcomes;
- Ensure that NABDP activities are closely coordinated with stakeholders and that a high level of collaboration and cooperation is in place at the national, regional, provincial and district level.
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Compétences
Corporate Competencies: - Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Excellent interpersonal skills;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning:
- Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office;
- In-depth knowledge on development issues;
- Ability to advocate and provide policy advice;
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
Development and Operational Effectiveness:
- Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting;
- Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources;
- Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit;
- Strong IT skills;
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with sound understanding and capability to empower and develop the capacity of national counterparts;
- Ability to lead implementation of new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change.
Management and Leadership:
- Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
- Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills;
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
- Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
- Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors;
- Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
- Prince2 training and certification, RMG would be an advantage;
- Team player, self-motivated and initiative taking, dedicated, creative, resourceful, flexible, energetic with sound judgment;
- Capacity to work under pressure, manage stress and adapt to rapidly evolving situations;
- Sound time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks;
- Excellent analytical aptitude, communication, writing and presentation skills;
- Well published, competent and knowledgeable on development issues, especially trade and human development concepts and methodologies;
- Prior experience of project manager or leading large project teams;
- Good interpersonal skills and understanding of Asia-Pacific culture and customs an advantage. Working experience with governments, donors, non-government and international development organizations preferable;
- Ability to function at both policy advisory and project implementation levels. Also, computer and internet capabilities mandatory.
Qualifications et expériences requises
Education:
- Minimum Master degree preferably in development, with specialization in international economics.
Experience:
- Minimum 7 years of experience working on issues relevant to developing countries and preferably in advising UNDP managements and high level government officials.
Language Requirements:
- Excellent knowledge of English and Dari/Pashto are required.
Interested and qualified Afghan candidates should apply on-line through the UNDP Jobs site at http://www.undp.org.af/Jobs/index.htm or http://jobs.undp.org/
Incomplete applications or applications received after the closing date (22 August 2011) will not be given consideration.
Please note that only applications who are short-listed will be contacted.
For more detailed information about UNDP Afghanistan please visit our website at
www.undp.org.af
Candidates, who are currently holding UNDP or UN Agencies contracts, are asked to declare the type contract and duration, in their application.
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
