Historique

Following independence, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan has issued its first ever South Sudan Development Plan (SSDP), which covers the interim period from independence to the end of 2013. The SSDP is the nation’s response to core development and state-building challenges during the first three years of independence, and is based upon the theme of "Realizing freedom, equality, justice, peace and prosperity for all." The plan identifies key development objectives for the new Republic of South Sudan across four priority areas: (1) Governance; (2) Economic Development; (3) Social and Human Development; and (4) Conflict Prevention and Security.
 
Based on the SSDP, the UN Country Team has formulated a UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2012-2013 which represents the contribution of the Agencies, Funds and Programmes to the achievement of the four priority areas of the SSDP. The UNDP Country Programme for South Sudan has been prepared within the framework of the new UNDAF, and likewise represents UNDP's contribution to the four pillars.  
 
South Sudan recognizes the need to raise productivity in non-oil export sectors in order to diversify as well as make growth more inclusive. Employment generation and improved livelihoods are not only important for poverty reduction, but is central to maintaining peace and security. The challenge for South Sudan is to shape the growth process to promote to the fullest extent possible the creation of productive, remunerative and decent employment for both men and women, particularly among the youth. A major driver of job creation will be private sector development.
 
The UNDP programme supports the Government’s efforts to create an enabling environment for rapid private sector development in key growth sectors such as agriculture and effectively use its natural resources to accelerate inclusive growth. UNDP thus focuses on three key programme areas: (i) Creating an enabling environment for inclusive growth through policy development, enhancing financial literacy in rural areas and effectively linking communities to microfinance services and marketing channels; (ii) Supporting trade capacity development through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Least Developed Countries to include strengthening institutional capacity for trade policy formulation and implementation within development priorities; and (iii) Strengthening pro-poor development policy through evidence-based planning and budgeting
 
The programme is a deliberate attempt to nurture growth in the non-oil sector of the economy using the ‘inclusive markets’ approach, creating an enabling environment for inclusive growth through the promotion of small and medium enterprises, supporting effective planning, use and reporting on public and donor resources, and expanding access to health services through the management of four Global Fund grants.
 
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Country Director (Programme), the Team Leader of the Poverty Reduction and MDGs Unit acts as a programme manager for all aspects of UNDP South Sudan’s programme in the area of poverty reduction, MDGs and HIV and AIDS, overseeing a major portfolio of project initiatives, which are largely Directly Implemented (DIM) by UNDP, and a Programme Unit with a large number of project personnel across all ten states of South Sudan. The main roles of the Team Leader are to manage the Poverty Reduction / MDGs programme, including leading the programme team in strategic planning and identification of new programme areas, to oversee and provide quality assurance to project implementation, and to manage the Unit itself.
 
The Team Leader works in close collaboration with the other programme Units (Democratic Governance and Crisis Prevention and Recovery), and the Operations team in the UNDP South Sudan Office to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery within the overall strategy and approach of UNDP in South Sudan.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Summary of key functions: 
  • Ensuring the strategic direction of the UNDP programme on poverty reduction and MDGs
  • Management of the programme and supervision of the poverty reduction and MDGs programme team
  • Strategic partnerships and support to resource mobilization
  • Provision of top quality policy advice services to the Government and facilitation of knowledge building and management
As a member of the UNDP South Sudan management team, ensures the strategic direction of the UNDP poverty reduction and MDGs programme focusing on achievement of the following results:
  • Thorough analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the country and collaborative preparation/revision of planning frameworks such as the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), Country Programme Document (CPD), Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP), Annual Work Plans (AWPs) and other documents, with emphasis upon the poverty reduction and MDGs components of the programme.
  • Provide intellectual and substantive programme leadership to enhance poverty reduction through policy development, programme design and implementation to support national priorities.
  • Lead and guide programme and project formulation to support the development and implementation of effective pro-poor strategies and policies, including identification of strategic programme areas of cooperation.
  • Provide top quality policy advice services to the Government and facilitate knowledge building and management particularly in the areas of poverty reduction and economic management issues.
  • Operationalization of UNDAF/ CPD in collaboration with the main partners and other UN Agencies, including identification of possibilities for joint programming in private sector development and HIV and AIDS under the strategic framework of the Joint UN Team on AIDS.
  • Analysis and presentation of UNDP policies, lessons learned, experience in other countries, and good practices, and their implementation in the UNDP South Sudan Programme.
  • Work closely with UNDP's global Bureau for Development Policy, GFATM partnership office, and the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) on strategy formulation and programme development, as well as with the relevant programme Units in UNDP Juba.
Ensures effective management of the UNDP South Sudan Poverty reduction and MDGs programme and supervision of the Programme Unit focusing on quality control of the full cycle of programming from formulation to implementation achieving the following results:
  • Effective application of RBM tools, and monitoring achievement of results.
  • Further design and formulation of UNDP poverty reduction and MDGs programme in South Sudan, translating UNDP priorities into local interventions.
  • Coordination and oversight of project implementation with the executing agencies and project management teams.
  • Ø Ensure that the Unit and project teams have the necessary capacities in order to effectively and efficiently deliver on programme commitments.
  • Strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the programme, tracking use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations.
  • Effective monitoring, measuring the impact of the UNDP poverty reduction and MDG programme, and evaluation. Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programme including follow-up on audit recommendations, and donor reporting
  • Personnel supervision of the Unit programme team comprised of international and national programme specialists, analysts, associates and assistants, and oversight of project managers and their teams
Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships and supports the resource mobilization in cooperation with the Programme Management Support Unit focusing on achievement of the following results:
  • Implementation of the UNDP South Sudan partnerships and resources mobilization strategy to achieve programme outcomes.
  • Creation and coordination of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFIs, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society working on issues related to poverty reduction and MDGs.
  • Ensure strong and strategic relationship with GFATM Secretariat in Geneva.
  • Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing.
  • Ensures strong coordination of the UNDP programme with other UN Agencies, the World Bank and Multi-Donor Trust Fund, Resident Coordinator Office, relevant units of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and other entities, including South Sudan Government institutions and local and nongovernmental actors, members of the diplomatic community, and UN headquarters;
  • Participates in relevant Government and UN interagency task forces, working groups, and/or theme groups, including the Public Financial Management Donor Group, Private Sector Development Working Group and the Global Fund Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM);
  • Makes sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice
Ensures provision of top quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management on poverty reduction and MDGs focusing on achievement of the following results:
  • Ensure the Poverty Reduction and MDGs programme is adequately capacitated with technical expertise required to provide top quality advisory services to Government counterparts and other stakeholders and partners.
  • Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals related to poverty reduction and achievement of the MDGs.
  • Coordination of development of policies and institutions that will address the challenges and of South Sudan related to poverty reduction and achievement of the MDGs, in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners.
  • Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice, in particular contributing to the UN's and UNDP's experience in the area of poverty reduction and MDGs.
  • Organization of trainings for the Government, partners and project staff on poverty reduction and MDGs.
  • Support the development of a national Human Development report
  • Support the development of a Government social protection policy

Compétences

Corporate Competencies:

  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Functional Competencies:

 Knowledge Management and Learning:
  • Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example
  • 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
  • Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery
  • Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit
  • Good ICT skills, knowledge of Atlas
  • Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change
Management and Leadership:
  • Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
  • Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
  • Prince2 Training and Certification, RMG

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

  • Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Public Administration, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Public Policy or related field.

Experience:

  • 10 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in programme management; hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects; and establishing partnerships and inter-relationships among international organization and national governments.
  • Extensive programming and managerial experience in post-conflict environments, and ability to work in hardship conditions.
  • Experience with GFATM grants would be a significant advantage.
  • Experience in development of national Human Development Report would be an added advantage
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in spoken and written English