Senior Advisor Consultant

Department: Coordination

Position: Senior Advisor Consultant

Direct hierarchy: Somalia Coordinator

Line Manager of:

Location: Mogadishu, Somalia

Contract Type: Consultant (on a retainer basis – up to 80 working days in the course of 2015)

Responsibilities:

Upon the request of ACTED’s Senior Management and on a need basis, the consultant will carry out the following tasks:

• Support the development of new programmes, as well as quality control of project proposals and pilot initiatives
• Support liaison with and representation to Somalia authorities at federal and regional level at project development, establishment and implementation stages, either from Nairobi or via visits in Somalia.
• Provide programmatic advice on food security, livelihood and WASH
• Provide advice on contextual aspects of day to day operations including political and access issues, ensuring these elements are taken into consideration, in both the design and implementation of the project.

Candidate Profile

· Minimum of 15 years’ experience working in Somalia in NGO or UN organisation

· Somali mother tongue

· Excellent programmatic skills in food security, livelihood, WASH and resilience

· Extensive operational experience at management level

· Excellent network

· Ability to travel to ACTED operational areas in Bay, Gedo and Lower Juba regions

· Familiarity with donor requirements and procedures

The employee will work under ACTED Somalia Coordinator

HOW TO APPLY:

General conditions:

1. The closing date of this tender is fixed on 20/02/2015 at 5:00 PM local time and
2. Emailed to: nairobi.procurement@acted.org
3. Bidders will fill, sign, stamp and return the Offer form, Ethical Declaration, Questionnaire, Check List and Terms of reference according to ACTED’s format below.
4. The offer to the call for tender will not result in the award of a contract.
5. The offer must be emailed to nairobi.procurement@acted.orgon or before 20th February 2015 at5:00pm local time.
6. Late offers will not be considered.

ICT Officer, Somalia

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African based international development and humanitarian organization. At Adeso, we work with African communities who are yet to realize their full potential; working inside these communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive. Our belief that economic, social and environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy community drives the nature and intent of our programming. We work to prevent and overcome situations that adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the economy, developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and influencing policy.

For the past 20 years we have strengthened rural livelihoods through environmental awareness, training, technology transfer and innovative humanitarian projects in pursuit of a peaceful, self-reliant, and greener future. At present, Adeso has programs in Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan.

Adeso is an exciting and dynamic organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.

POSITION SUMMARY

Adeso is seeking a qualified and committed individual to join the team as an ICT Officer for all operations in Somalia. Based in Garowe, Puntland, with frequent travelling to other field offices, the ICT Officer will be a full-time member of the Adeso team. The ICT Officer is expected to help build and maintain an efficient and high-performance working environment, enabling employees to enjoy all the benefits that today’s Information and Communication Technology can bring to a dynamic and geographically, culturally and functionally diverse organization such as Adeso.

SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ICT Infrastructure: In coordination with the program Director and Senior ICT Officer, maintain Adeso ICT Infrastructure, keeping it in optimal working condition and compliant with Adeso ICT Policy, through installation, proper configuration, regular updates, preventive maintenance, service, files backup/archiving, systems backup and disaster recovery. The Adeso ICT Infrastructure includes (but is not limited to):

1. Power supply and uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems, Local Area Network, hardware and software, Workstations hardware and software, Printers / Scanners / Copiers, Internet connectivity equipment, Communication equipment and any software required for the utilization and sharing of this equipment.
2. Special Software Systems such as: Files backup software, including server and workstations files backup, archiving, recovery and off-site files backup; also system recovery tools for Servers and workstations. E-mail systems, Web applications Internet/ Intranet systems, On-line (Cloud) collaboration tools and applications, Business Applications and other Management Information Systems with associated Database systems, other software systems for special Purposes.
3. Tools, cleaning equipment and other ICT related accessories (i.e. External disks, flash disks, Digital cameras, GPS devices, etc.)

Technical Support: In coordination with the Program Director and Senior ICT Officer, maintain the ICT Help-Desk function, including (but not limited to) receiving, assessment, prioritization, scheduling of support requests, actual work on resolving problems, obtaining external (2nd level) support, progress updates, escalation, documentation, archiving and maintenance of Knowledge Base, thus providing technical support to Adeso staff in relation to all ICT related issues.

ICT Administration: In coordination with the program Director and Senior ICT Officer perform all delegated ICT related administrative duties, such as:

1. ICT Assets Management:

· Maintain ICT Assets Register

· Manage ICT Assets Tracking (i.e. Receiving, storing, allocation to staff, replacement/returns, staff clearance, sale, disposal)

· Manage ICT Store and perpetual stock takes (inventory checks)

· Manage Warranties and Insurance of ICT Assets

· Manage Upgrades, Preventive Maintenance and Service of ICT Assets

1. Perpetual Billing:

· Office fixed and mobile phone bills

· Staff mobile phone and GSM modem bills

· Satellite phone bills

· Internet links bills

1. Replenishment of consumables:

· office stationary and consumable digital media (CD/DVD-R/RW)

· Printer toners

· Cleaning materials

1. Management of shared Contacts and Calendar

ICT Training and Induction of Adeso staff: In coordination with the program director and Human Resources Department to provide various ICT related trainings (i.e. basic ICT competence/skills, ICT policies and guidelines on proper use of ICT resources, etc) , also perform ICT Induction for new Adeso staff.

Support to Logistics function: In coordination with the Program Director and Logistics Department provide assistance with logistics/procurement tasks, related to the ICT Infrastructure, such as:

a) Provide recommendations on hardware and software specifications

b) Identify and assess capacity/quality of local suppliers and service providers

c) Obtain quotations related to local ICT Infrastructure procurement

d) Follow-up with local suppliers/service providers on delivery of purchased ICT goods/services

Any other relevant duty in accordance with the Adeso ICT Policy, or delegated by any Director or Senior ICT Officer.

Where applicable, coordinate and supervise the ICT Interns and volunteers in completing delegated work in relation to these duties. Also liaise with other relevant Adeso staff, suppliers, service providers, consultants and obtain input and/or assistance required for accomplishing this duty.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

· Advanced University degree in an ICT related discipline

· Minimum 5 years relevant working experience in a similar position

· Excellent inter-personal and general communication skills

· Ability to work with minimum supervision in a multi-cultural environment

· Fluent spoken and written English mandatory, fluent spoken Somali and Arabic are preferable

· Demonstrated effective organizational skills and ability to handle work in a timely manner

· Ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with respect for diversity

· Willingness and ability to travel to remote locations

· Any of these or equivalent professional certificates would be considered an advantage:

• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Professional (CCNP)
• Cyberoam Certified Network & Security Professional (CCNSP) or Expert (CCNSE)
• CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+, Security+, CTP+, CTT+.

HOW TO APPLY:

This is a challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated professional. If you would like to join this dynamic team and be part of building resilience and economic growth in Africa, please submit your application to jobs.somalia@adesoafrica.org, quoting the position in the email subject matter, byMonday 13th February 2015.

Each application should be addressed to the Human Resources Manager and include the following:

· An updated CV;

· An application letter which should include contact information for three work-related referees.

Only Somali nationals are eligible to apply.

Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Adeso is an equal opportunity employer.

Operations Quality Assurance Officer

TERMS OF REFERENCE

PositionOperations/Quality Assurance OfficerPlace of Performance Baidoa, SomaliaContract Duration 6 monthsStarting Date TBC

OVERVIEW OF CTG GLOBAL

CTG Global is a managed service company specializing in Recruitment, Management Consultancy, Human Resources support services and Monitoring & Evaluation in post disaster and post conflict countries around the world.

CTG Global provides services to humanitarian organizations, government, non-governmental organizations and corporates that enables public and private sectors to focus on their core business and the achievement of their objectives in hostile and threatening environments as we provide a safe and secure environment for them to do so and alleviate them of their risks, crisis and personnel management problems.

OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION

Our client is a principal service provider in the field of mine action of mine-affected countries and other mine action partners. The Cluster is responsible to administer, provide support and oversight of the day-to-day management of the Project Field offices, both according to the client requirements and in line with UNOPS rules and regulations. It is headed by the Cluster Chief who has the overall authority and accountability for the performance of the Mine Action Cluster on behalf of its clients.

Somalia Mine Action supports mine and explosive remnants of war (ERW) clearance activities, awareness programming, contamination survey and coordination for mine action activities throughout Somalia. Somalia Mine Action works closely with other UN Agencies, local communities and humanitarian and development actors to ensure a sustainable and effective response to explosive contamination in Somalia, with priority on improving the lives of people living in affected communities, and ensuring national capacity development for a long term solution to the problem. In Somaliland and Puntland, capacity development has been carried out for the Somaliland Mine Action Centre SMAC, the Police EOD, the Puntland Mine Action Centre and the Puntland EOD. The Programme has an office in Nairobi to provide managerial and support functions for the Regional Offices in Somalia.

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

· Act as a Head of Office for Baidoa and perform comprehensive operational management of the UNMAS regional Joint Operations Centre (JOC) for AMISOM Sector Three (S3) in Baidoa;

· Prioritize, co-ordinate and implement all operational tasking including EOD/IED callout response and mine action (MA) operations within S3;

· Ensure a quality management approach is taken to all EOD/IED and MA operations performed in S3;

· Management, control and security of all explosives issued to the JOC and/or utilized by contractors and implementing partners in S3;

· Coordinate and task internationally contracted staff to deliver training and mentoring support to AMISOM explosive management operations;

· Oversee and supervise the delivery of any contracts with partners/implementers to ensure contractual conformity;

· Ensure that contractors are conforming to approve Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and conducting safe and effective EOD/IED and MA Operations;

· Implementation of a quality management system, ensuring that the system is being applied in a fair and equitable manner and that accreditation and monitoring do not interrupt or delay operations;

· Conduct routine on-site quality assurance of all organizations operations as part of the accreditation process;

· When requested, act as the Investigating Officer for Detailed Independent Investigations or Boards of Inquiry for Mine/UXO/IED accidents or incidents;

· Capacity build UNMAS office staff, Somalia Police Force (SPF) EOD and Humanitarian MA personnel in Baidoa;

· Provide co-ordination of all UNMAS and other training activities for UNMAS, AMISOM and SPF personnel.

· Conduct regular co-ordination meetings with the AMISOM Sector Commander and/or his operational staff.

· Other tasks as directed by the Project Manager and Chief of Operations.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

Education

· Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or a First Level University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience is required ;

· Or Military Experience (or relevant Police Experience) at the Officer level or Warrant Officer/Senior NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer) with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.

Work Experience

· Minimum of 5 years’ experience (Master’s Degree or equivalent) 7 years (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in Proven experience in management of C-IED and/or UXO/MA clearance operations is required

· Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) qualifications to an advanced level are an advantage;

· Knowledge of the UN system and UNOPS procedures is desired;

· Proven experience of Quality Management processes is an advantage.

Language

· Fluency in written and spoken English is required

Key Competencies

· Teamwork –Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with people in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

· Planning & Organization –Ability to manage, organize, plan and implement work assignments, juggle competing demands and work under pressure of frequent and tight deadlines.

· Judgment –Demonstrated ability to apply good judgment and decision making skills.

· Communications –Strong spoken and written communication skills.

· Problem Solving –Strong analytical and problem solving skills and ability to handle a range of management and coordination issues.

· Commitment to Continuous Learning –Willingness to keep abreast of new developments.

· Professionalism –Professionalism: sound knowledge of, and exposure to, administrative and financial management issues

Other Skills

· Demonstrated capability of rapid decision-making (with little margin of error), under conditions of extreme stress.

· High standard of physical fitness.

· Internationally recognized driving license

· Knowledge of UN systems and UNOPS procedures as desirable

· Computer literacy, in particular the use of MS Office

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates should submit their CV along with their application letter via e-mail tocareers@ctgglobal.com with reference to “BHJOB2678_707” in the subject line. Short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Livelihoods Project Coordinator

JOB TITLE: Livelihoods Project Coordinator

LOCATION: Galkayo, Somalia

REPORTING: Deputy Country Director

SUMMARY:

The Livelihoods Project Coordinator will be responsible for the development, start-up, ongoing management, continuing development, and daily supervision of all activities under RI’s livelihoods program for the IDPS/refugees in Galkayco.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designs work plan and manages implementation of protection and livelihoods interventions in Galkayo
• Ensures project targets are met according to work plan deadlines, and that the project is adequately resourced to carry out effective programming. Oversees course correction with other senior staff as needed.
• Conducts community assessments to identify critical requirements for program interventions with focus on the IDPs and refugees.
• Leads the development of strategy for Somalia livelihoods activities, with emphasis on response to perceived needs indicated by communities and beneficiaries.
• Strengthening RI Somalia capacity profile in Livelihood programming.
• Review existing programming and make recommendations for areas of expansion.
• Plans and implements emergency interventions in beneficiary communities as needed.
• Works with the Country Team, operations, finance, and security staff to ensure that all program activities adhere to RI and international standards.
• Conducts and designs livelihoods activities with the utmost sensitivity for the safety and well-being of beneficiaries and national staff and with regard to the political context.
• Provides capacity-building for national staff: technical support, organizing training, and preparing training Manuel and schedule for livelihoods staff.
• Take lead in the development of livelihoods indicators and relevant monitoring and evaluation instruments and provide real time technical advice to project staff through direct field visits.
• Undertake frequent field visits to project sites to ensure that the activities are carried out in accordance to work plan and technical requirements.
• Ensures that RI provides quality services that meet Sphere and other international standards.
• Focal point for technical proposal writing for livelihoods programmes.
• Submits monthly and quarterly reports by collection of information and data from the field, data analysis, and report documentation.
• Seeks funding support from local donors in coordination with the Country Office.
• Manages sector budget and personnel in line within RI field procedures and Code of Conduct.
• Liaison with various stakeholders and leading livelihoods organizations in all project locations, and take lead role in providing information regarding livelihoods trends to RI Deputy Country Director and Country Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Significant (at least 5 years) experience working with an INGO in increasing positions of reporting and responsibility.
• Experience (2 years) developing and implementing Agriculture and Livelihoods sector activities.
• A bachelor’s degree in development, agriculture, or related fields a must. Post-graduate degree is desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills.
• Logistical planning and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with data collection and analysis strongly required.
• Experience living and working in dynamic, insecure environments and with local communities.
• Ability to live and function at a high capacity within a collaborative organizational structure.
• Ability to live and work from within a remote post.
• Understanding of the political and cultural context in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa and a strong interest in working in the region.
• Demonstrated written and oral English communication skills (must be able to provide an independently created and relevant writing sample).
• Demonstrated budget and expense management skills.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please visit: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH07/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=RI&cws=4&ri...

Planning, Implementation & Coordination Specialist (Electoral Support)

Background:

The Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia, adopted in August 2012, provides for the conduct of a constitutional referendum and elections. The Constitution provides for the establishment of a National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) mandated with the conduct of presidential elections, federal parliamentary elections, voter registration and update of the voter’s roll, candidate registration, delimitation of constituencies and wards, regulation of political party system, regulation of money spent by elected candidates or parties in respect of any elections, settlement of electoral disputes, facilitation of observation and evaluation of elections, development of an electoral code of conduct for candidates and parties and voter education. Establishment of the NIEC, elaboration of an electoral legal framework, setting up of an independent and functional NIEC and conduct of Constitutional referendum and elections are key priorities outlined in the New Deal Compact, Vision 2016 Conference recommendations and the agenda of the House of the People.

Within this context, the United Nations will provide electoral assistance in an integrated and phased manner, having established an integrated UN Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM)/UNDP electoral support group. At the inception phase of the electoral assistance to be provided, the UN engaged in supporting national authorities on the development of the NIEC law. At a later stage, once the institution is in place, technical assistance will be provided to the NIEC in order to support the capacity development of the institution. Finally, support will also be needed in the planning and preparation of the forthcoming electoral events. This assistance will include technical advice and activities including operational support in procuring goods and services.

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Chief Electoral Adviser, the Planning, Implementation and Coordination Specialist (Electoral support) will contribute to the development of the electoral support project; implementation, monitoring and reporting of the approved work plan; coordination of the different entities involved in electoral support; as well as contribute to the provision of advisory support to the NIEC on internal organizational management, planning and reporting.

Description of Responsibilities :

Summary of key functions:

• Take the lead in electoral project planning, project implementation and monitoring, and risk assessment;
• Engage in coordination and information sharing with donors, electoral stakeholders, electoral assistance providers, and other UN entities;
• Advise the NIEC on organizational management, planning and internal communication/reporting systems.

Take the lead in electoral project planning, project implementation and monitoring, and risk assessment:

• Take the lead in the planning and development of the electoral Project Document, including the Results Resources Framework;
• Take the lead for the development and implementation of the project’s M&E plans, in particular specific electoral-related output activities, indicators, targets, monitoring steps and means of verification, in line with the Annual Work Plan and according to UNDP standards and UN country-specific objectives;
• Take the lead in the development of the Annual Work Plan, including clear linkages between activities, budget, and annual and quarterly milestones;
• Take the lead to monitor and report project progress according to the M&E plan, including the establishment of internal monitoring tools to gather results-based information;
• Take the lead to develop and monitor the project’s electoral risk assessment;
• Assist in updating progress on project outputs and the risk, issues and monitoring logs on ATLAS;
• Participate in planning and implementation meetings with UNDP and UNSOM colleagues.

Assist in coordination and information sharing with donors, electoral stakeholders, electoral assistance providers and other UN entities; and ensure proper donor reporting:

• Act as focal person in donor communication, and develop a donor and stakeholders liaison and communication system, including a constantly updated mailing list;
• Contribute to the mobilization of funds with partners for additional resources;
• Take the lead in developing project reports in a timely manner for submission to UNDP senior management and project donors; such as quarterly reports, annual report, and donor-specific reports, and electoral updates;
• Engage and liaise with other UN sections and entities as well as non-UN assistance providers to ensure information sharing, coordination of efforts and identification of opportunities for synergies and collaboration;
• Through close cooperation with the UN’s gender experts support the mainstreaming of gender equality concerns in plans, strategies and materials developed, and technical advice provided to the NIEC and Somali authorities.

Advise the NIEC on organizational management, planning, monitoring and internal communication/reporting systems:

• Support and advise the NIEC with the development of its strategic plan and in particular envisaged goals, activities, targets and milestones;
• Assist the NIEC with the development of its annual work plans and preparation of updates and reports;
• Advise the NIEC in its internal organizational management and coordination and internal monitoring, reporting and communications systems;
• Link NIEC’s progress and performances to the project’s M&E plans.

Impact of Results

The key results are expected to have an impact on the electoral process in Somalia as well as the UNDP support toward that purpose. In particular, the results have an impact on the delivery of:

• Capacity development and technical advice to the National Independent Election Commission (NIEC);
• Sound advice given to the national authorities on other electoral related matters as specified in the project document;
• Coordination of stakeholders’ effective support to the electoral cycle;
• UNDP’s credibility as an execution agency of the UN system.Competencies : Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda

• Creates effective advocacy strategies;
• Contributes to the elaboration of advocacy strategies by identifying and prioritizing audiences and communication means;
• Performs analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses;
• Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for advocacy work.

Results-Based Programme Development and Management

• 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

• Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UN/UNCT’s strategic agenda;
• Sensitizes UN Partners, donors and other international organizations to the UN/UNCT’sstrategic agenda, identifying areas for joint efforts;
• Develops positive ties with civil society to build/strengthen UN/UNCT’s mandate;
• Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners;
• Displays initiative, sets challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts new work assignments;
• Takes responsibility for achieving agreed outputs within set deadlines and strives until successful outputs are achieved;
• Effectively attentive to programmatic synergies in inter-agency meetings.

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches

• Seeks a broad range of perspectives in developing project proposals;
• Generates for regional and innovative ideas and effective solutions to problems;
• Looks at experience critically, drawing lessons, and building them into the design of new approaches;
• Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations;
• Documents successes and uses them to project a positive image;
• Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking;
• Makes the case for innovative ideas from the team with own supervisor.

Resource Mobilization

• Develops detailed knowledge and understanding of key donors, their priorities and areas of interest and adapts content and approach of resource mobilization activities to their requirements;
• Builds and maintains relationships with donors demonstrating professionalism in providing advice and information on UN activities and sensitivity to donor concerns;
• Develops, reviews and monitors agreements and trust funds which reflect the outcomes of negotiations with donors and meet the reporting requirements of UN;
• Uses knowledge of donors and successful programmes and projects to contribute to fund raising and resource mobilization strategies.

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

• Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
• Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms;
• Develops and/or participates in the development of tools and mechanisms, including identifying new approaches to promote individual and organizational learning and knowledge sharing using formal and informal methodologies.

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

• Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally;
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments;
• Ability to facilitate the implementation of joint UN programme activities and strengthen strategic partnerships for effective implementation;
• Ability to build and sustain effective partnerships with UN Agencies and main constituents, advocate effectively, communicate sensitively across different constituencies;
• In providing advice to the RC, has the capacity to gather comprehensive information on complex problems or situations; evaluates information accurately and identifies key issues required to resolve problems.

Client Orientation

• Anticipates client needs;
• Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider;
• Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective.

Core Competencies: Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
Building support and political acumen;
Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
Building and promoting effective teams;
Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards;
Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;

Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking.

Qualifications :

Education:

Master’s Degree in International Affairs, Public Policy, Public or Business Administration, Communication, Political Science, Social Studies, Conflict Resolution or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in electoral assistance, project planning and management, monitoring and evaluation, and/or other relevant experience;
• Demonstrated experience in developing UNDP project documents and work plans including risk assessments;
• Have previously worked in the framework of multi-donor projects;
• Demonstrated ability to produce comprehensive reports and project analysis in country-specific context;
• Experience with delivering electoral assistance in a post-conflict environment;
• Capacity to dialogue with electoral and high level political and administrative officers as well as donors from the international community;
• Political analysis skills and reporting is an asset;
• Experience of working in Somalia is also an asset;
• Advanced skills in the usage of computer software packages and web based management.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application by visiting: http://jobs.undp.org/ or

http://jobs.undp.org/%5C/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=53587