Antecedentes

The reform of the security sector has long been viewed as critical to ensuring sustainable peace in Guinea. Following the UN Policy Committee meeting on Guinea on 8 February 2011, the Secretary-General decided that “UNOWA and UNDP, with the support of DPKO and other members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Security Sector Reform (SSR), will support and mobilize resources for the immediate implementation of SSR based on the recommendations of the joint ECOWAS AU/UN assessment report, and in close coordination with Guinea’s partners.”
 
In this context, a national seminar on SSR was organized from 28 to 31 March 2011, with the financial and technical support of UNDP, PBF, UNOWA and DPKO, to review the recommendations from the Joint ECOWAS/AU/UN SSA report and develop an inclusive roadmap for the implementation of the SSR programme.  The UN subsequently  deployed a Senior Advisor who would lead the project  until February 2013.

A new Senior Advisor is being recruited to  assure continuity of the established effective leadership of the SSR project .  

The Senior SSR Advisor will continue to be assisted by a small team composed of a Political Affairs Officer (with a background in SSR), a National Professional Officer, an Administrative and Project Specialist and two Drivers. The Senior SSR Advisor reports directly to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa.  S/he and his team coordinate all SSR activities with the UNDP Resident Coordinator.  

Deberes y responsabilidades

The Senior Security Sector Reform (SSR) Advisor will:

• Provide overall strategic and political advice to the Government of Guinea on matters related to the development and implementation of its SSR strategy;
• Assist the Government in developing and implementing a resource mobilization strategy for SSR;
• Support the SSR Steering Committee (and its sub-committees) in the implementation of the SSR national strategy;
• Coordinate closely with UNDP and other UN actors to ensure technical and political aspects of SSR are incorporated into the SSR strategy;
• Facilitate UN system-wide coherence in support of SSR in Guinea;
• Advise the UN leadership in Conakry, Dakar and New York on important matters to ensure effective and coherent support to the SSR process;
• Liaise with Government officials, diplomatic community, civil society organizations and UNCT to promote targeted, effective and coordinated support to SSR;
• Establish and maintain contacts with relevant Government Officials, political leaders, as well as civil society organizations and local private sector actors involved in SSR.

Reporting, Coordination and Liaison:

• The Senior SSR Advisor  will report to the SRSG/UNOWA;
• S/he will provide monthly activities’ report and regular updates on his/her work to the SRSG/UNOWA, with copy to the RC and PBSO;
• S/he will work in close coordination with the RC for a greater synergy between the political and the technical aspects of SSR;
• S/he will meet with the RC and Chief SSR Technical Advisor/UNDP on a regular basis to coordinate and discuss SSR  activities;
• S/he will attend SSR Steering Committee meetings and other SSR coordination meetings;
• S/he will liaise with the UN Secretariat in New York (DPA/Africa II Division, DPKO, PBSO and PBC).

Expected outcomes:

• National SSR strategy is successfully finalized;
• Resource mobilization strategy is developed;
• Appropriate funding mechanism is established;
• SSR Steering Committee empowered to coordinate and implement the SSR national strategy;
• Political aspects of SSR are addressed in a timely fashion;
• Effective and reinforced coordination between international and national actors working on SSR.

Impact of Results

• Improvement of the security situation in the country.
• Ongoing professionalization of the security and defense forces
• Strengthening of the security and defense forces

Competencias

Functional Competencies

Advocacy/Advancing a Policy-Oriented Agenda

• Influencing the public policy agenda
• Builds consensus concerning UNDP’s strategic agenda with partners on joint initiatives
• Dialogues with national counterparts and other stakeholders to strengthen advocacy efforts, incorporating country, regional and global perspectives

Results-Based Programme Development and Management

• Achieving results through programme design and innovative resourcing strategies
• Identifies country needs and strategies using a fact-based approach
• Makes use of a variety of resources within UNDP to achieve results, such as cross-functional teams, secondments and developmental assignments, and collaborative funding approaches
• Ensures the full implementation of country programme and Financial Resources to obtain results

Building Strategic Partnerships
Building strategic alliances

• Makes effective use of UNDP’s resources and comparative advantage to strengthen partnerships
• Creates networks and promotes initiatives with partner organizations

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
Fostering innovation in others

• Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking
• Conceptualizes more effective approaches to programme development and implementation and to mobilizing and using resources

Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations)

• Developing resource mobilization strategies at country level
• Contributes to the development of resource mobilization strategies at CO level
• Actively develops partnerships with potential donors and government counterparts in all sectors at country level
• Strengthens the capacity of the country office to mobilize resources

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Participating in the development of policies and innovative approaches and promoting  their application throughout the organization

Promotes UNDP as a learning/knowledge sharing organization

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Expert knowledge of own discipline

• Possesses expert knowledge of advanced concepts in primary discipline, a broad knowledge of related disciplines, as well as an in-depth knowledge of relevant organizational policies and procedures
• For managers: applies a broad knowledge of best management practices; defines objectives and work flows, positions reporting relationships in such a way as to obtain optimum effectiveness for the unit/branch
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself personally
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the current programme guidelines and project management tools and manages the use of these regularly in work assignments

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals
Influencing global and national initiatives

• Advocates for increased priority given to human development issues internationally and in national planning frameworks
• Advocates for increased resources at international and national level

Client Orientation

• Meeting long-term client needs
• Anticipates constraints in the delivery of services and identifies solutions or alternatives
• Proactively identifies, develops and discusses solutions for internal and external clients, and persuades management to undertake new projects or services
• Advises and develops strategic and operational solutions with clients that add value to UNDP programmes and operations

Core Competencies:

• Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents
• Building support and political acumen
• Building staff competence,  creating an environment of creativity and innovation
• Building and promoting effective teams
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning
• Fair and transparent  decision making; calculated risk-taking

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• Advanced university degree in political science, security studies, international relations or a related field; a combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

Experience:

• At least 15 years of progressively responsible professional experience in security sector reform, political analysis, international relations, conflict resolution, diplomacy or a related field
• Experience in providing strategic advice to high-level political leadership is desirable
• Experience in interacting with regional and international stakeholders/donors in a multicultural environment

Language requirements:

• Fluency in French and English is essential