Summary of key functions:

• Enhance legal awareness of the communities in support of building community resilience.
• Support to promote civic education through capacity building of partners/CSOs
• Leadership and oversight of knowledge management and development of knowledge products

Enhance legal awareness of the communities in support of building community resilience focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• With the support of International Technical Advisors, support in identifying the needs and challenges of the communities to design the action plan to enhance their knowledge of domestic legal systems
• Support in developing strategies to increase legal aid coverage and strengthen legal aid providers’ ability to assist vulnerable communities
• Act as technical liaison to legal aid stakeholders including development partners, UN agencies, civil society, I/NGOs, etc., and provides technical inputs, as required
• Represent in regular coordination meetings with the stakeholders and the teams of Area-Based Projects (ABPs) within UNDP to provide technical support
• Monitor and report on changes in the legal environment that may impact on planned project activities

Support to promote civic education through capacity building of partners/CSOs focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• Support in developing and delivering programs of capacity building for partners/CSOs to enhance civic education.
• Ensure the activities of service providers comply with all relevant local, national, and international laws and regulations and promote human rights and gender equality
• In collaboration with UNDP ABPs, conduct capacity-building sessions for partners/CSOs on relevant legal issues
• Prepare internal/external regular reports on legal issues and activities for the management team

Leadership and oversight of knowledge management and development of knowledge products focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• Participate in the design of project monitoring tools and analysis of findings to ensure successful project outcomes Support delivery of the project activities including monthly monitoring and reporting on the project interventions, and contributions to UNDP quarterly and annual results reporting
• Keep abreast of good practices in other relevant countries and identify learning points for Myanmar
• Support facilitation and delivery of workshops, seminars, and capacity-building training
• Support local advocacy initiatives in relevant thematic areas

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion:    LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

Business Direction & Strategy

• Negotiation and Influence: Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates ‘win-win’ situations
• 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

• Partnerships Management: Ability to 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
• Monitoring: Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results
• Risk Management: Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks
• Communication : Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience; Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media, and another appropriate channel.

Partnership management

• CSO engagement: Knowledge and understanding of CSOs and the ability to engage with CSOs