Myanmar: Livelihoods and Social Cohesion Officer (Myanmar Nationals Only), Myitkina, Kachin State

Jun 30, 2014 | United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Myanmar has embarked on a new Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP, 2013-105) in partnership with the Government of Myanmar, and under the United Nations Assistance Framework (UNSF, 2012-2015). The CPAP comprises 3 pillars, namely: Pillar 1 – Local Governance; Pillar 2 – Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction; and Pillar 3 – Democratic Governance and Development Effectiveness. The Local Governance pillar comprises 5 outputs, namely: output 1 – strengthened institutional capacity of local government; output 2 – strengthened institutional capacity of civil society organizations; output 3 – strengthened capacity of local media institutions; output 4 – strengthened institutional capacity of micro-finance service-providers; and output 5 – improved livelihoods and social cohesion. Output 5 will support livelihood recovery and development activities in 7 states of the country, and will also support opportunities for social cohesion and peacebuilding, at national, regional and local levels.

Under the overall supervision of the Specialist, Social Cohesion and Governance, and the direct supervision of Early Recovery Manager, the Livelihoods and Social Cohesion Officer, supports implementation of Output 5 activities in the relevant state.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

  • Support the preparation of the strategies and work-plans;
  • Support implementation and monitoring;
  • Support the partnership-building;
  • Support communication and knowledge management.

Support the preparation of the strategies and work-plans focusing on achievement of the following results:

  • Collecting, analyzing, and presenting information for programme formulation;
  • Facilitating consultations with stakeholders to gather information and data feeing into the preparation of livelihood and social cohesion strategies and work-plans;
  • Identifying new opportunities, needs and entry-points, designing new interventions;
  • Providing inputs to drafting new concepts and proposal;
  • Supporting the development of relevant planning instruments and products.

Monitoring and quality assurance of livelihood and social cohesion activities focusing on achievement of the following results:

  • Leading the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of activities;
  • Leading the formulation of area workplans;
  • Conducting and/or supporting local planning and assessment exercises;
  • Leading the collection of data, analyzing data, and reporting against relevant indicators, baselines and targets;
  • Leading the identification of Implementing Partners (IPs);
  • Facilitating and supporting relevant visiting missions and consultants, including by organizing mission programmes and supporting logistical arrangements;
  • Monitoring the implementation of activities by IPs;
  • Complying with relevant monitoring and reporting requirements and submitting reports and/or providing inputs into reports, as required;
  • Ensuring UNDP operational and financial procedures are followed in project implementation;
  • Ensuring the necessary documentation and filing at the area level.

Support the partnership-building focusing on achievement of the following results:

  • Developing and strengthening partnerships with stakeholders in government, civil society organizations and development agencies;
  • Representing Output 5 in meetings and workshops at area level.

Ensuring facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing focusing on achievement of the following results:

  • Leading the organization and/or facilitation of discussions relevant to livelihood and social cohesion at the area level;
  • Organizing and facilitating capacity-development and training at the area level for fellow UNDP personnel, IPs and partners on relevant topic;
  • Developing case-studies and communication stories.

Impact of Results

The key results have an impact on the success of country programme within specific areas of cooperation. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda:Preparing information for advocacy

  • Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNDP's mandate.

Results-Based Programme Development and Management:Contributes into results through primary research and analysis

  • Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work;
  • Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration;
  • Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation;
  • Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development;
  • Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly.

Building Strategic Partnerships:

Maintaining a network of contacts

  • Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues;
  • Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders.

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches:

Enhancing processes or products

  • Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things;
  • Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches.

Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations):

Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies

  • Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donor;
  • Develops a database of project profiles. Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors.

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Basic research and analysis

  • Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things;
  • Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches.

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:

Fundamental knowledge of own discipline

  • Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
  • Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
  • Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning;
  • Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
  • Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments.

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP's Goals:

Preparing information for global advocacy

  • Identifies and communicates relevant information for advocacy for UNDP's goals for a variety of audiences;
  • Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities for advocating for UNDP's mandate.

Client Orientation:

Establishing effective client relationships

  • Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion;
  • Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
  • Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly.

Core Competencies:

  • Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
  • Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
  • Self-development, initiative-taking;
  • Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
  • Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
  • Creating synergies through self-control;
  • Managing conflict;
  • Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
  • Informed and transparent decision making.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences or relevant field;
  • Specialized training (diploma, course, etc) in development, social cohesion, peacebuilding or relevant field would be an advantage.

Experience:

  • 2 years of progressively responsible programme or project experience in livelihoods, social cohesion, community development or relevant field;
  • Experience building and maintaining partnerships with Government, other development partners and the private sector would be an advantage;
  • Experience in the usage of computers (MS Word, Excel, etc.);
  • Prior experience with UN or UNDP is an asset.

Language:

  • Written and oral fluency in Myanmar and English;
  • Knowledge of 1 or more local languages of the duty-station would be an advantage.

Remarks

Candidates must apply on-line through UNDP job website together with duly filled and signed UN-P11 form, academic qualification certificates. Applications without these document will note be considered. P11 form can be downloaded here:http://sas.undp.org/documents/P11_Personal_history_form.docx

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.