Women Peace and Security Project Officer

Background 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. 

The main goal of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Joint Programme is to promote women’s meaningful participation in decision-making and leadership in peacebuilding processes and sustaining peace at national and community/grassroots level by engaging, empowering and capacitating women through legislative provisions, policy interventions, and strengthening and establishing infrastructures for peacebuilding. The Joint Programme aims to empower women and women-led organizations to champion their issues and strengthen the capacity of institutions to respond to the deep-rooted human rights issues impacting sustainable peace and reconciliation. The Joint Programme also enables an environment for conversations on past human rights issues and grievances in the framework of peacebuilding and reconciliation which is timely as the security transition unfolds and Somali security forces take on the security responsibilities. A confluence of two important milestones of designing a broader WPS programme and at the same time operationalizing the National Action Plan (NAP) on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 1325), further highlights the significance of the Joint Programme from a twin-track approach. This Programme makes an effort to accelerate and strengthen implementation of the WPS agenda and human rights by addressing negative social norms working closely with clan elders, traditional leaders, women leaders and civil society groups, both at national and grass-roots level, and with youth groups via a bottom-up approach. As such, the Joint Programme aims to contextualize and localize the WPS agenda in Somalian context as part of an inclusive peacebuilding process. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Quality policy and technical advice to support inclusive programming processes on WPS;
• Support management and implementation of project activities;
• Monitoring and evaluation of the project’s activities.

Functions / Key Results Expected 

1.             Quality policy and technical advice to support inclusive programming processes on tolerance and dialogue by focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Continuously monitors developments to peacebuilding and WPS in Somalia, drafting regular analyses and briefs on conflict dynamics and security situation;
• Provides strategic advice on WPS, conflict transformation in Somalia;
• Promotes identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned from the project for organizational sharing and learning;
• Supports project manager to identify new areas of intervention, innovative approaches as well as to identify potential risk factors and mitigating measures;
• Liaises closely with federal and state government, civil society and community counterparts to capture priorities and ensure local ownership.

  2.             Management and implementation by focusing on the achievement of the following:

• Supports the technical lead on project management, including project design and implementation;
• Prepares tracking sheets for the project activities; events and prepare an analysis based on project agreements with partners.
• Prepare on a monthly basis a fund disbursement tracking sheet
• Manages documentation related to the project’s activities;
• Engages with federal and state-level government, civil society and community counterparts on WPS;
• Facilitates and organizes workshops, trainings and public events on peacebuilding and dialogue in Somalia, engaging with local communities and government officials;
• Supports management of short-term experts providing technical expertise on specific project areas;
• Prepares and updates annual workshops and drafts agreements for implementing partners
• Facilitates day-to-day management of activities, in line with the annual work plans under the guidance of the project manager;
• Works with government officials, NGOs and UNDP area-offices and serve as a liaison between them and the Project Management;
• Promotes gender equality and women’s and participation in the dialogues and peacebuilding work;
• Engages with relevant and selected CSO’s and NGOs, for the implementation of activities and to develop strategies to create public awareness on WPS;
• Supports coordination meetings between government stakeholders, UNDP management, and donors.
• Supports the organization of the Project Steering Committee meetings.

  3.             Monitoring and evaluation of the project’s activities, through the achievement of the following results:

• Supports monitoring and evaluation of the project by attending all activities including travel to FMS, collecting and synthesizing data from the project’s activities, supports the analysis of data and advises on course corrections where necessary;
• Prepares and submits regular update reports with quantitative and qualitative data;
• Coordinates the collection and use of monitoring data, as well as evaluation and reporting;
• Performs field visits for data collection and to ensure the quality and accuracy of collected or reported data;
• Assists on project management of the project, including implementation of the project’s activities as well as reporting to donors and internally on indicators;
• Ensures M&E framework is gender-responsive and includes youth, disadvantaged and marginalized communities, including by preparing disaggregated data for indicator reporting and ensures that the framework takes into account gendered conflict dynamics;
• Ensures that the proposed activities are conflict sensitive and grounded in a strict “do no harm” and Leave-No-one-Behind approach;
• Facilitates capacity building training of key national stakeholders on effective programme management and M&E.

Competencies 

Core

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 benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

People Management (Insert below standard sentence if the position has direct reports.)

UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies (insert up to 7 competencies)

Education:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Political or Social Science, Economics, International Development Studies, Gender/Women's Studies is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional work experience at national or international level in Somalia Justice System, gender empowerment work;
• Experience in working with the Ministry of Justice, Judiciary, Attorney General Office, Ministry of Women and  Human Rights Development or Non-Governmental Organizations focused on the provision of basic legal services.

• Experience of the informal justice system;
• Experience of working with the UN or international organisations is an asset.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is a requirement.

Disclaimer

Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)

Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment. UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications. 

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