Antecedentes
Policy Analyst will work in the area of Democratic Governance specifically on capacity development of human rights institutions, enhancement of access to justice and human rights-based approaches. Policy Analyst supports the development assistance activities of UNDP Country Offices in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The day-to-day supervision and mentoring will be exercised by the Human Rights and Justice Policy Advisor. Interaction with the supervisors will take place on a regular basis, thus allowing continuous performance monitoring.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support to policy advice and programme development services to the COs
- Facilitation of Communities of practice, knowledge-building and management
- Direct Support to regional projects (including: Support to Ombuds Institutions in the region, Strengthening Capacity
for Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development Programming and Access to Justice)
- Management of the BRC component of the Global Project on Human Rights
- Others
Deberes y responsabilidades
1. Support to policy advice and programme development services to the COs:
-Provide analysis, research on and technical backstopping to Human Rights and Justice Policy Advisor and UNDP
Country Offices in the area of Human Rights (covering issues such as support to Ombuds institutions in the region,
Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development Programming) and Justice;
- Support capacity development initiatives in the areas of human rights and justice based on the needs of UNDP COs and
other stakeholders
- Provide inputs to effective policy and programme support services at the request of the Country Offices to assure meeting client’s demands with the quality and timeliness of services provided.
2. Facilitation of Communities of practice, knowledge-building and management:
- Keep abreast of research and policy developments in the area human rights and justice
- Support the facilitation of the regional human rights and justice Community of Practice;
- Conduct analysis and prepare reports on trends and issues in the field of human rights and justice in Europe and the
CIS;
- Coordinate and support the analysis of case evidence; methodology development; knowledge products on human rights
and justice;
- Support the process of developing knowledge products, by codification of experiences and lessons learnt at the national
and regional levels
- Supports existing partnerships with counterparts such as national human rights institutions, Ombudsman institutions,
parliaments, national assemblies, think-tanks, and civil society organizations.
3. Direct support to regional projects
- Support to the management of regional projects
- Support an organizing of conferences and seminars related to various issues within Human Rights and Justice portfolio
- Liaise with CO colleagues and participate in country assessment missions to identify pilot project possibilities within the
framework of ongoing human rights and justice regional projects
4. Management of the BRC component of the Global Programme on Human Rights
- Support to the management of Global Programme component (Human Rights promotion and protection systems and
UNDP capacities on HRBA)
- Effective application of RBM tools, establishment of management targets and monitoring achievement of results
- Draft quarterly reports on activities and outputs of the programme
5. Others:
- Provide both internal and external clients with timely and adequate support/information on programme activities;
- Update and enrich the WIDE expert roster with quality consultants with specific experience in and sensitivity towards
Europe and the CIS;
- Carry out other duties as necessary relevant to the above mentioned thematic areas.
- Preparation of talking points and presentations on human rights and justice issues;
- Preparation of briefing notes for relevant meetings and events when requested
Competencias
- Displays cultural, gender, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies:
-Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to Results Management, including support to design, planning and implementation of the programme, managing data, reporting.
- Ability to provide input to business processes re-engineering.
- Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources
- IT literacy, familiarity with e-presentation techniques and ability to operate with on-line web-based applications
- Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
- Consistently approaches work with energy and positive, constructive attitude
- Remains calm, in control and good humor even under pressure
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
- Sense of initiative and willingness to embrace additional responsibilities in team work;
- Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
Key Competences:
- Substantive understanding of achievements and challenges inherent to transition from authoritarian rule to democracy in Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union;
- Extensive knowledge of the concept of human rights and access to justice for all and its linkages with the human rights based approach, gender mainstreaming and social inclusion;
- Good knowledge of international development issues, with emphasis on good governance and democratic institution building;
- Good knowledge of results-based management and its application to human rights programming
- Demonstrated ability to work in an independent manner; ability to organize work efficiently and deal with a heavy workload;
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills;
- Clear and convincing writing style;
- Confirmed ability to adjust to new situations quickly, to work efficiently under pressure and to meet deadlines;
- Programme/project design and management skills;
- Analytical thinking and research skills;
- In depth knowledge of human rights at national and/or local levels
- Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
Habilidades y experiencia requeridas
• Master’s degree or equivalent in one of the following fields: human rights, development studies, or international relations• 2 years of relevant experience working in a development work position
• Regional experience, as well as experience in working with international and bi-lateral development organizations would be an asset
• Fluency in English;
• Knowledge of Russian or any other language of the region is an asset.