JOB DESCRIPTION

Description

United Nations Development Programme is hiring a Governance and Peace Specialist to play an important role in the delivery of the peace initiatives and manage important project partnerships with other colleagues in UNDP, UN agencies, implementing partners, the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government to deliver on agreed initiatives. The Governance and Peace Specialist will report to the Bougainville Programme Coordinator and work alongside the Project Manager to support activities centred on the post- referendum consultations.

Under the supervision of the Bougainville Programme Coordinator, the Specialist will assist with delivery of project activities and ensure that all agreed activities and initiatives are done in a transparent, timely and resource efficient aligned to the needs of the project beneficiaries., the Specialist will ensure the successful delivery of activities under Outcomes 1 and 3 of the projects. In so doing, the Specialist will contribute to facilitation and reporting of continued intergovernmental dialogue, ensuring technical expertise and guidance on peace and conflict resolution issues, preparation of institutions such as the Bougainville House of Representatives/Constituent Assembly and regular community engagement and awareness raising.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Governance and Peace Specialist will report directly to the Bougainville Programme Coordinator.

The Specialist will provide support across all aspects of the project through these key functions:

Provide top-level advisory support to the peace initiative

Guide and support facilitation of dialogues (high level meetings, community forums, etc) on key priorities of the post-referendum consultation process
Identify capacity-building needs of the leaders, parliamentarians and senior officials, especially women representatives, and provide technical assistance for training and capacity development initiatives to ensure active and informed participation in the ongoing post-referendum negotiations and the Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA) implementation
Coordinate support to the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) Liaison Officer to progress the mediation and consultation processes on the BPA and post-referendum process
Identifying opportunities and supporting development of peace programming in Bougainville

Establish strategic partnerships to support the project implementation

Provide technical advice to meetings of the Joint Supervisory Body of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, Joint Technical Team, and other key institutions with responsibilities for the BPA and post-referendum consultation
Produce reports at the end of meetings and workshops related to the post-referendum consultations, and related peace processes
Ensure well-maintained relationships with key stakeholders, including withing the Autonomous Bougainville Government, development partners, UN agencies and the Resident Coordinator’s Office
Identify opportunities to support women’s participation in consultation and decision-making processes for meaningful engagement in the post-referendum negotiations
Support project work to disseminate key messages on the post-referendum process with Bougainville Community Governments.

Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for project implementation.

Provide technical advice and timely quality information to the Bougainville Programme Coordinator and Project manager to ensure effective development and delivery of the project
Provide guidance and support when and if requested by the hiring manager or project.

Facilitate knowledge sharing

Share knowledge and information by documenting lessons learnt and best practices from the projects contributing to the development of knowledge-based tools
Support short-term technical experts to conduct research and analysis initiatives and/or conduct awareness raising or training activities.

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

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 benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

Business Direction & Strategy

Negotiation and Influence: Reach a common understanding/agreement, persuade others, resolve points of difference through a dialogue, negotiate mutually acceptable solutions and create ‘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

Partnership 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

2030 Agenda: Peace

Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive institutions: Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
Governance: Core Government Functions

Partnership Management

Multi-stakeholder engagement and funding:  Knowledge and ability to forge multi-stakeholder partnerships, and remove any obstacles to resource mobilization and multi-stakeholder funding platforms

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Political Science, International Relations, Peace Conflict Resolutions, Public Law and Gender Studies and or a related field is required. Or
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated 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 5 years’ experience (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible relevant experience in the fields of politics, international relations, peace and conflict resolutions, legal and women, peace and security in post-conflict settings.
Proven experience in leading projects is required.
Proven track record of high-level of planning, reporting, organizing and time management is required.
Experience in working in gender mainstreaming, and women’s peace and security in post-conflict and or fragile settings.
Experience of applied UN programming on peacebuilding, conflict prevention or rule of law.
Demonstrated experience in strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement.
Experience in facilitating dialogue and delivering training to government representatives.
Working experience with the Government of Papua New Guinea or Autonomous Bougainville Government is desirable.
Experience in implementing programmes with UNDP and/or joint programmes with UN agencies and the Government are definite advantages.

Required Languages

Fluency in English is required.
Working knowledge of other UN language desirable

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.

UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.

Right to select multiple candidates

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements