Regional Pve Project Specialist Role Available at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Position Title: Regional Pve Project Specialist
Employer: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Employment: Full-Time | Permanent
Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Posted date: 1 month ago
Deadline: Submission date is over
Duties and Responsibilities
The Regional PVE Programme Specialist will be responsible for the following tasks:
1. Ensure regional coordination and technical guidance to Country Offices
- Provide technical advisory in the thematic area of prevention of violent extremism and peacebuilding, as well as in the overall governance and peacebuilding areas;
- Draft policy documents, briefs, and other strategic papers/ materials tailored to a diverse audience to inform and shape UNDP’s programmatic and policy positions;
- Conduct analysis and research in the thematic areas across the region using online sources and virtual libraries to help the team and network practitioners stay informed about trends and developments, including those related to VE policies;
- Collaborate the organization with events related to PVE, such as roundtable discussions; UNDP technical missions and coordination with regional counterparts and partners including civil society and maintain contacts with relevant stakeholders, including NGOs and research institutions;
- Identify entry points and opportunities for collaboration by liaising with regional entities and initiatives, enhancing in-country knowledge and expertise;
- Build and manage strategic alliances and partnerships, especially with key think tanks and non-governmental organizations;
- Provide technical advice on resources mobilization and help foster external partnerships for regional and multi-countries projects/ initiatives.
2. Contribute to development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of PVE programmatic interventions in the region
- Support the PVE programmatic interventions in the region through planning, coordination of projects implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and progress reporting;
- Provide administrative and logistical planning support for missions, workshops/webinars, and other project activities;
- Guide and ensure the development of M&E plans and risk management plans, ensuring context-specific indicators and risk mitigation measures are in place;
- Coordinate with PVE M&E and reporting colleagues at the Country Offices for inputs into M&E Framework and reports including progress reports (quarterly, bi-annual and annual), as required;
- Prepare donor reports, ensuring timely and accurate updates on project progress and achievements;
- Maintain all data and records relevant to the peacebuilding and PVE areas. This may include developing/updating the database for various expertise/ consultants in respective thematic areas;
- Analyze and research information on donors, prepare briefs on possible areas of cooperation, and identify opportunities for new partnerships and initiatives.
3. Knowledge management and sharing, community of practice networking, and communication plans development and implementation
- Identify and document good practices in the areas of PVE, conflict prevention and peacebuilding and share lessons and approaches for better supporting Country Offices and ensuring relevance of programming;
- Document, codify lessons learned, and production of case evidence to inform UNDP’s global implementation n of the SG’s New Agenda for Peace;
- Contribute to the development and dissemination of tools for PVE across the regional and sub-regional PVE community of practices and support capacity-building of UNDP staff in the application of tools and practices;
- Develop and strengthen linkages with the peacebuilding and governance Communities of Practice, both within and beyond the UN system;
- Facilitate regional knowledge exchange and experience-sharing, including through South-South Cooperation;
- Contributes to the development and implementation of communication strategies and plans aligned with the Regional PVE Project, including the preparation of key messages, advocacy materials, and visibility packages for major events;
- Develop compelling content — articles, newsletters, stories, videos, podcasts, and social media posts — to communicate project achievements, advocate for PVE efforts, and showcase impact.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
The Regional PVE Project Specialist is based at UNDP’s Regional Service Centre for Africa, as part of the regional PVE team and will be supervised by the Regional PVE Programme Specialist under the overall Governance and Peacebuilding Teams led by the Regional Governance and Peacebuilding Coordinators for Africa and Arab States. S/he will work in close collaboration with the RSCA and Regional Hub for Arab States teams, and Country Offices as well as relevant HQ teams.
Competencies
Core Competencies
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact;
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems;
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences;
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands;
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results;
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration;
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate the benefits of a diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.
Functional/Technical competencies
2030 Agenda: Peace
- Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institution: Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding;
Business Direction & Strategy
- System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
Business Management
- Working with Evidence and Data: Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making.
Business Management
- Partnerships Management: Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.
Business Management: Portfolio Management
- Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization's programmes and projects in line with its strategic objectives and capacity.
- Ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives with regular activities for optimal return on investment. Knowledge and understanding of key principles of project, programme, and portfolio management.
Business Management: Monitoring & Evaluation
- Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to making sure that they are being implemented effectively;
- Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results.
- Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programmes and activities based on set criteria and benchmarks, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of the client, current and upcoming.
- Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools. Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks.
- Ability to anticipate the client's upcoming needs and concerns.
Communications
- Storytelling: the ability to convey information in engaging narratives through digital media to achieve communication outcomes.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in International Relations, Conflict Prevention, Peace Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Law or equivalent is required.
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years (with Master’s degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of professional working experience in Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Prevention of Violent Extremism is required.
Required skills:
- Good knowledge of democratic governance and peacebuilding issues, including conflict prevention, PVE, rule of law, justice and human rights;
- Proven experience in collecting, analyzing, synthesizing and interpreting data, and producing high-quality reports, briefs and analytical documents;
- Proficiency and proven experience in the use of Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
Desired additional skills:
- Previous experience working with UNDP;
- Experience working in a conflict-affected country in Africa;
- Previous experience in coordinating activities and organizing events for a diverse audience;
- Proven experience in managing Microsoft SharePoint web-based platforms.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English is required.
- Knowledge of French and Arabic will be an advantage.
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