UNDP - Peace and Community Cohesion Analyst (NPSA9) - Juba, South Sudan

Background and Organizational Context

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.

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The UNDP' Peace and Community Cohesion Program (II) works to promote peace and development in South Sudan by strengthening peace infrastructure at national and local levels, investing in community violence reduction, promoting community cohesion and reconciliation, on issues of women and youth peace and security and community infrastructure that catalyses for peaceful co-existence.

The Program works through conflict clusters mapped out as a result of analysis of interconnectedness of conflict actors, issues, dynamics and interests in geographical areas. The Program is seeking to recruit a national Peace and Community Cohesion Analyst to be based in Bentiu, Unity state, serving Unity State and Ruweng Administrative Area. The officer will work closely with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), State Peacebuilding Ministries and Commissions and other UN Agencies, amongst other relevant partners.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Advisor/Manager for the Peace and Community Cohesion Program, the Analyst will undertake the following key functions:

Scope of Work

Key Functions:

1. Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of peace and community cohesion related activities:

• Maintain regular communication and coordination with relevant partners, CSOs and local and national Government counterparts to ensure timely implementation of project activities;
• Facilitate and provide technical inputs for the implementation of peace and community cohesion related activities, enabling delivery of high quality outputs and activity results as per the PaCC project documents;
• Strengthen synergies with/between PaCC activities and work of other UNDP projects/UN Agencies/other relevant partners to ensure the achievement of integrated results;
• Support local peace partners in the coordination of local level peacebuilding activities and facilitate the coordination with relevant state level actors;
• Participate in relevant events and networks related to the specific scope of work.

2. Support the strengthening/capacity development of local peace infrastracture and civil society partners:

• Facilitate the strengthening of local peace infrastracture, such as peace committees, Council of Traditional Authorities and Leaders (COTAL) to encourage joint and inclusive and gender sensitive peacebuilding approaches at the local level;
• Monitor and provide technical inputs /advice to the CSOs implementing parts of the UNDP’s Peace and Community Cohesion related work to ensure the achievement of results that are aligned to human rights and gender and conflict sensitive;
• Identify capacity needs of local peace partners/structures and support the design and implementation of capacity development initiatives;
• Support strengthening capacities for local conflict early warning reporting and response system working under CEWARN system.

3. Support gender and conflict mapping and analysis, monitoring and evaluation and lessons learned studies:

• Promote community-led participatory conflict and context analyses to inform project programming; 
• Monitor and assess activity progress against the project’s Annual Work Plan targets and indicators;
• Ensure the project lessons learned and best practices are captured, documented and periodically shared; 
• Support identification of new entry points for PaCC activities that contribute to social cohesion and community security;
• Support gender analysis and mainstreaming in all project activities and operations, and monitor and advise, especially CSOs and Government counterpart on this requirement;
• Draft reports, updates, and briefing notes as necessary.

Institutional Arrangement

The Peace and Community Cohesion Analyst reports to the Programme Advisor/Manager.

Competencies 

Core competencies

• 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

• Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions: Community engagement for prevention, response, and social cohesion;
• Relationship management: Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding;
• Effectiveness: Executive Board Engagement on results, evaluation, and others;
• Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions: Social Cohesion;
• Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions: Conflict Prevention;
• Effectiveness: System-wide approaches to strategic planning and results.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Master’s Degree in political or social sciences, international development, conflict studies or other related field.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant fields with additional years of qualifying experience can be considered in lieu of the advanced degree.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience for master’s degree holders and 4 years relevant experience for bachelor’s degree holders with professional experience at the national or international level in development work related to peacebuilding and/or conflict transformation, preferably in post-conflict settings;
• Experience in working with CSOs to promote peace and reconciliation especially at the grassroots level preferred; 
• Gender sensitive and experience in gender mainstreaming and women empowerment in the context of peace building program is requisite; 
• Familiar with protocols around prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse of beneficiary communities;  
• Excellent command of common Microsoft Office programs is a requirement.      

Language

• Fluency in both written and spoken English is required;
• Knowledge of Arabic is an added advantage.

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