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United Nations Development Programme Humanitarian, Development and Peace Specialist Uganda UNDP Jobs 2024

United Nations Development Programme looking for “Humanitarian, Development and Peace Specialist”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 18-Jul-24.

The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 03/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Humanitarian, Development and Peace Specialist to be based in Kampala , Uganda. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations Development Programme

Job Title: Humanitarian, Development and Peace Specialist

Duty Station: Kampala , Uganda

Country: Uganda

Application Deadline: 18-Jul-24

Responsibilities:

1.Strategic guidance and advice for the country office’s programming and delivery on the Humanitarian, Development and Peace nexus approach 

• Lead development of new opportunities for HDP work including at the level of policy and programming within the context of the Country Programme, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDF) and other strategic frameworks;
• Provide advice on identifying entry points to achieve a mixture of short-term, medium-term and long-term results which produce tangible improvements to cross-section of interrelated issues at local and national level;
• Provide strategic guidance and advice to national HDP institutions and actors on policy issues: strategic planning, research and monitoring and evaluation, including key performance indicators, strategic plans for various organizations and research into various issues which impact on institutional performance;
• Provide strategic guidance and advice to UNDP Senior management on the ongoing support to integrated HDP initiatives, on strategies, responses and changes in the broader HDP context;
• Ensure the integration of cross-cutting issues, such as, cross-border, gender, peace building, youth and human rights into programme/project design, monitoring and evaluation;
• Effective engagement in UNDPs cross-border development programmes working closely with other UNDP country offices, the Regional Borderlands Centre and the Regional Service Centre;
• Ensure that technical work undertaken across projects is adapted to the local context and in line with international good practice; and
• Contribute to building a strong understanding of the political dimension of HDP application to identify the drivers and blockers of change and develop strategies to ensure that project implementation and strategic approaches achieves impact.

2. Building Strategic partnerships and Resource mobilization 

• Engage in dialogues with development partners and donors, identifying funding opportunities and endeavor to ensure sufficient resource mobilization for the programmes/projects in close consultation with Senior Management and as part of the partnerships unit and be responsible for reaching the annual resource mobilization targets;
• Support UNDP efforts for resource mobilization for current and envisaged programmes/projects across the programmatic pillars of portfolio of integrated programmes;
• Liaise with regional and headquarter focal points on HDP nexus issues and use emerging and evolving nexus lessons from across UNDP to strengthen application at the country office level and in the work of the UN in Uganda;
• Liaise regularly and forge close linkages with other UN programmes, agencies, funds, as well as other international and national stakeholders concerns with or providing assistance on HDP issues in general;
• Coordinate programme activities with other UNDP initiatives, as well as, other United Nations agencies, donors, and other international partners, to develop inter-agency synergies and build complementarities with other programs;
• Develop concepts, ideas and pilot initiatives for functional partnerships between HDP stakeholders and non-governmental organizations, media and the public;
• Ensure high-quality and timely reporting to donors and other partners involved in the programmes/projects; and
• Contribute to harnessing effective partnerships for implementation of UNDP programmes/projects, and promote joint programming, and collaborate effectively in established frameworks for UN and other international coordination.

3. Strategic planning, quality assurance of the strategic and results framework of Humanitarian, Development and Peace interventions for select projects and initiatives: 

• Provide policy advice and guidance for the strategic planning and the implementation of the programmes/projects under the HDP nexus area, including joint UN projects and workplans, ensuring appropriate coordination and integration with the country programme components;
• Ensure the linked HDP results specified in the annual work-plan of Programmes/Projects meet the required standard of quality, in a coordinated way and within the specified constraints of time and cost;
• Based on analysis, briefs and relevant policy notes, advise UNDP Country Office on the overall implementation of the HDP oriented initiatives and portfolio of projects that are ongoing at the National and Local levels;
• Working alongside the Quality Assurance Unit, support the development and maintenance of an effective monitoring and evaluation system oriented to HDP nexus programming including reporting to UNDP, UN entities, development partners and national stakeholders on systematic progress;
• Facilitate and ensure quality assurance of reports including Progress Reports, Financial Reports, Annual Progress Reports, etc. and ensure timely completion of technical reports for the Programme/Project portfolio in the HDP Nexus area of responsibility; and
• Facilitate and lead the coordination mechanisms put in place with UN entities to ensure coherence and coordination on issues pertaining to HDP issues in the context of the UNSDCF such as the Karamoja working group and the humanitarian light working group.

4.     Ensure knowledge management and reporting focusing on achieving the following results: 

• Learnings from implementation, mechanism for their continued alignment with a systems approach linked to implementation of HDP interventions and that they are communicated;
• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned from the programme/project areas for organizational sharing and learning, as well as, external information;
• Active participation in UNDP knowledge networks and taking advantage of best practices and lessons learned that are available in the region and globally, and encouraging project staff to do so by creating a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
• Promoting the participation of UNDP Uganda in regional programmes and regional activities related to the HDP area as appropriate;
• Support in carrying out joint assessments, analyses, planning and programming, with humanitarian and development partners seeking to systematically reduce the risks of vulnerabilities and enhance social cohesion;
• Supporting capacity and knowledge building of national counterparts and officers as applicable;
• Advocate for UNDP work in the area of responsibility and raise visibility of UNDP’s action on the HDP through knowledge sharing, advocacy and substantive quality communication materials; and
• Support UNDP Uganda’s joint communication efforts on relevant subjects including emerging issues.

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

Requirements:

• Fluency in English, including excellent writing skills required;
• Knowledge of another UN language could be an asset.