UNDP Jobs - 77554- Communication and Reporting Officer (SB 4 Peg II)

Communication and Reporting Officer (SB 4 Peg II)

Location :

Kathmandu with frequent field visits, NEPAL

Type of Contract :

Other

Starting Date :

01-Jun-2018

Application Deadline :

13-Mar-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Other

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Contract issued annually

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.

Background

Fruits and Vegetables are gradually emerging as important sub-sector in Nepal and contributes to roughly 15% of total agriculture produce. Demand for fruits and vegetables is in increasing trend. According to the Kalimati fruits and vegetable market centre, which is the largest fruits and vegetable centre in Nepal, roughly 31% of fruits and vegetables sold by the centre is imported from various countries including India. Despite increased demands of fruits and vegetables, there is a huge difference between vegetable farm gate price and the retailer price due to the presence of various layers of middlepersons in the vegetable supply chain. This Cooperative Market Development Program (CMDP) is a joint initiative of Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoCPA), Government of Nepal and United Nations Development Program and is being implemented under National Implementation Modality. CMDP is a five-year project started from 2018. The overall objective of the project is to establish and operationalize cooperative market chain of vegetables and fruits to increase farmers’ income and other livelihood opportunities, which in turn will contribute to the poverty reduction in Nepal. The project will achieve this outcome by ensuring establishment of an efficient and sustainable vegetable and fruits collection centers starting from primary cooperative to regional terminal in Kathmandu valley and Chitwan. The project covers 6 districts adjoining to the Kathmandu Valley and will establish 72 primary collection centres at village level, 18 collection centers at municipal level, 4 district terminals and 2 regional terminals/markets. Approximately 14,400 households of 72 fruits and vegetables cooperatives will be linked to this cooperative market chain and will directly benefit from this project. The project contributes directly to SDG1(poverty) and 2 (hunger, nutrition).

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of National Project Director (NPD) and National Project Coordinator (NPC), the Communication and Reporting Officer (CRO) will report to the National Project Manager (NPM). The incumbent will be responsible in designing and implementing the communications and reporting plan of the project.

In addition, the incumbent will also be involved in the program team to streamlining the media and communications activities and producing the periodic reports.

Ensure that information and data from the field is captured, documented, analyzed and reported in a results-based and timely manner;
Ensure effective communications, visibility and knowledge management;
Develop, implement and monitor a project communication and visibility plan, facilitate better understanding among partners about programme progress;
Undertake field visits to gather the information and results related to the programme;
Assist the all components of the programme in producing and documenting all kinds of programme related reports including visibility material;
Establish and maintain fully operational state-of-art programme documentation unit;
With input from the monitoring and evaluation officer, produce high quality quarterly, six-monthly and annual programme progress reports;
Provide high quality editing and formatting for all programme related documents;
Support programme staff in organizing and managing seminars, workshops, press conferences and field visits as required;
Prepare and edit press releases, programme related progress reports and documents;
Provide relevant expert services to the project management unit, programme components and implementing partners on reporting and communications and act as a facilitator or trainer;
Implement all reporting and communication work of the programme;
Perform any other duties assigned by the project management unit and NPM as per need of the programme;
Timely prepare the reports for UNDP, donors, the Government, and other stakeholders;
Provide periodic (Monthly, Quarterly, Annual progress), analytical report and factual report with feeding audio visual clips; thematic report (technical, coordination, monitoring, case studies etc.);
Keep all process documentation of project activities.

Impact of Functions:

Strong and efficient communication system in place with high project visibility and high-quality reports and IEC materials.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Good inter-personal skills;
Clear and upfront communication skills;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Collaborates effectively in a team environment;
Organized and good with following-up on pending issues; meets deadlines;
Promote learning and knowledge management/sharing;
Focused on delivering results by taking calculated-risks and problem-solving approach;
Fair and transparent decision making; regularly shares information with team members.

Functional Competencies:

Promotes sharing of knowledge and experience, and actively works towards continued personal learning and development;
Good practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
Ability to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of projects;
Demonstrates strong numerical and analytical skills;
Has experience working with Communication and Reporting tools;
Experienced in delivering training and other needed capacity/ institutional building support to a wide range of stakeholders including cooperatives;
Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders;
Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work;
Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation;
Research linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration;
Oversees and documents the process of strategy formulation for programmes at Project level.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Completion of Master’s degree in Mass Communications, Social Sciences or related field.

Experience:

At least five years of relevant working experience;
Experience in developing communication strategies and techniques, reporting, documentation, publication, and audio-visual material preparation;
Excellent writing, editing, and speaking skills in both English and Nepali;
Well versed in the latest electronic publishing and graphics methods.

Language:

Fluent in both spoken and written Nepali and English languages.

Other:

Well versed with computer applications like Word, Excel, Power point etc.and Nepali language typing.