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Today Ukraine is facing the most serious challenges since becoming an independent state. The complex humanitarian, development, and peace challenges underscore the importance of programming that responds to the multiple dimensions of the crisis. The UNDP Recovery Framework for Ukraine is grounded in working in partnership with sister UN entities and beyond. The Inclusive Development Recovery and Peacebuilding Portfolio (IDRPB) directly contributes to the achievement of the Recovery Frameworkโs key outcomes. Targeting primarily the sub-national and local (territorial community, city, or settlement) levels, the IDRPB outlines the responses to the multi-dimensional challenges faced by the Ukrainian communities, through their decentralized authorities, to manage effectively and efficiently early and post-recovery planning and implementation, while fostering sustained momentum around SDGs implementation and ensuring that the needs and experiences of women and men from all groups of society, especially the most vulnerable, are accounted for in this process. The Regional Development Programme (RDP) directly contributes to the achievement of the Recovery Frameworkโs key outcomes, while organizationally it is an integral part of the IDRPB.ย
Targeting primarily the sub-national (oblast) and local (territorial community, city, or settlement) levels, the RDP outlines the responses to the multi-dimensional challenges faced by the Ukrainian communities, through their decentralized authorities, to manage effectively and efficiently early and post-recovery planning and implementation, while fostering sustained momentum around SDGs implementation and ensuring that the needs and experiences of women and men from all groups of society, especially the most vulnerable, are accounted for in this process. In this context, the United Nations Development Programme is recruiting a professional with relevantย experience and a track record for the position of Community Developmentย Officer.ย The Community Developmentย Officer will work under the matrix arrangement allocating his/her working time to projects implemented as part of the IDRPB Portfolio supporting Regional Development projects (hereinafter - the IDRPB-Regional Development projects).ย The incumbent will promote UNDP's mandate as a gender-responsive organization with zero tolerance to any kind of discriminatory and abusive behavior, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Ensure Community Development and Engagement, partnership building and resource mobilization:
Support various assessments aimed to identify local community recovery and development needs, priorities, and initiatives integrated into regional and local recovery and development strategies, plans and project portfolios; Conduct stakeholder mapping, develop and execute stakeholder engagement strategies, engaging vulnerable and seldom-heard groups in project activities, local and regional decision-making, recovery and development projects and initiatives; Support the establishment of cross-sectoral partnerships for the implementation of local initiatives contributing to the regional and local recovery and development strategies and plans as well as UNDPโs programmatic objectives; Facilitate collaborations between the public authorities and multiple stakeholders within IDRPB-Regional Development projects and beyond; Work with local and regional stakeholders and support the development of community-led initiatives on the development and recovery; Provide support to local and regional stakeholders in the development and execution of resource mobilization strategies for community-led initiatives and projects; Support the communication and networking with project donors and other relevant donors, NGOs and UN agencies to generate their interest in project activities and to build synergy; Work as a trainer and resource person in the training organized for the communities and other partners in the region.Facilitate knowledge management and communication of results:
Identify, communicate and share the best practices and lessons learned from the implemented local initiatives; Contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice where applicable; Proactively share information with the IDRPB team and UNDP country office; Support the implementation of communication plans, production and dissemination of communication products to raise the profile of the project and awareness of action; Collaborate and coordinate with other UN agencies, governmental institutions, NGOs, and other organizations on monitoring and evaluation issues; keep abreast of the latest developments and professional norms, standards, tools and methodologies; Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor, and UNDP Ukraine Leadership.The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
The Community Development Officer will work underย the strategic guidance of the Regional Development Programme Manager and under the direct supervision of the Participatory Governance & Community Engagement Specialist.ย
Competencies ย Core competencies: Achieve Results: LEVEL 1:ย Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline. Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1:ย Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements. Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1:ย Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback. Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1:ย Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible. Act with Determination: LEVEL 1:ย Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident. Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1:ย Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships. Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1:ย Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination. Cross Functional and technical competencies: Business Direction & Strategy- Effective Decision Makingย ย Take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with oneโs authority, area of expertise and resources and take into consideration potential wider implications. Business Management- Project Management ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals. Business Management- Results-based Management ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programs and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools. Business Management- Operations Managementย ย ย ย Ability to effectively plan, organize, and oversee different parts of corporate operations, simultaneously and in an integrated way, in order to convert the organizationโs assets into the best results in the most efficient way. Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanisms. Business Management- Customer Satisfaction/Client Managementย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests. Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns. Finance - Budget managementย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets. Administration and Operationsย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Documents and records managementย Overall document (hard or electronic) management; registry and retention policy including storing and archiving. Administration and Operations- Events management (including retreats, trainings and meetings)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ability to manage events, including venue identification, accommodation, logistics, catering, transportation, and cash disbursements, etc. ย Required Skills and Experience ย Education: Advanced university degree (Masterโs degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Law, International Relations, Political Science, or other related fields is required. A first-level university degree (Bachelorโs degree) in the fields described above in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Masterโs degree. Experience: Applicants with a Masterโs degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a Bachelorโs degree are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in regional or community development or related areas.Required skill:
Computer skills including knowledge of office software packages (MS Word, MS Excel, etc.)Desired skills:
At least 1 year of work on relevant positionsย in international technical assistance projects related to social mobilization and civic engagement will be considered an asset;ย Experience in the development and/or delivery of capacity-building services (training programmes, seminars/workshops, courses, etc.) for national or subnational (regional and local) authorities (at least 5 capacity-building activities) will be considered an asset; Experience of working/liaising with UNDP or other UN agencies and evidence of knowledge of the respective policies and procedures will be considered an asset; Experience in organizing events (forums, conferences, etc.) at national or subnational levels (please list at least 5 events) is desired.ยLanguages:
Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.Disclaimer ย Applicant information about UNDP rosters ย Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.ย 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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