Background
Office/Unit/Project Descriptionย
The Supporting Women in Law (SuWIL) project at UNDP Tajikistan project aims to address the under-representation of women in the justice sector as legal professionals in the country. The project will support young women in three stages of their education and careers: in law schools, as fresh law graduates and as young practitioners. The project will enhance the educational and professional development opportunities available to women in law in Tajikistan and provide mentorship so that they are able to receive a better education that makes them competitive in the justice sector job market and can overcome social barriers that prevent them from pursuing career paths. Building on lessons from previous work done at UNDP Tajikistan in the Rule of Law and Access to Justice Initiative,ย the project will employ a three-pronged approach of 1) Enhancing the capacity of Law Departments of Universities to support the professional development of young women law students and enhancing the quality of legal teaching at the universities; 2) Supporting an internship programme for women law graduates and a Fellowship programme for women lawyers for structured mentorship and coaching in provision of legal aid; and 3) Producing knowledge products and promote evidence-based policy advocacy.ย The Project will draw on the partnership created with the Ministry of Education and Science and six national universities, the Union of Advocates and leading rule of law related civil society organizations.ย
Scope of Workย
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and overall guidance of the Programme Specialist of the Governance Cluster, the Knowledge Management Assistant will provide support in the effective realisation of the project with a focus on data collection and analysis, knowledge management, implement the communication plan of the project, and general support in the implementation of the project activities.ย
Duties and Responsibilities
The Knowledge Management Assistant will be responsible for the following key functions and tasks:ย
GOAL 1: Support the implementation of monitoring and reporting on project progress focusing on knowledge sharingย
Designs and conducts pre- and post activity surveys for each activity in close collaboration with project team to ensure all activities are adequately designed to meet project aims and specifically designed to meet the needs of the project beneficiaries, i.e. young women.ย Provides analysis of the conducted activity surveys to project team to promptly address challenges and gaps.ย Maintains and updates records of all reports and analysis in Project online platform (UNDP SharePoint) in accessible format. Regularly monitors the progress of project activities to assess overall project implementation with respect to project objectives, outputs, and indicators.ย Leads data collection of project activities to provide input for regular donor and UNDP reporting, and maintains accessible records of data collected. Collects and analyzes activity reports from partners about capacity development activities with young women. ย Provide effective troubleshooting, suggestions for corrective measures to be undertaken, based on results of monitoring, where necessary.ย Contributes to maintain repository and update online platforms (UNDP SharePoint) for all relevant project documentation, knowledge management products and overall project reports.GOAL 2:ย Provides effective support on project reporting, donor relations and partnershipsย
Supports the preparation of visual briefing notes, donor presentations. Consolidates project reports as required by the project and organisation guidelines.ย Timely reports on identified risk, issues and challenges which may affect project implementation and achievements.ย Ensures standardised and timely collection and documentation of updated dataย Assist project team in conducting workshops, trainings, and other meetings through organization of events and drafting of minutes if required.GOAL 3:ย Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing intervention
Leads the project activities related to development and sharing of policy briefs. Support the coordination with national counterparts on receiving feedback on developed knowledge products and reports. Support and facilitate robust evidence base documented experience, with research and analysis carried out, where possible.ย Supports the identification, documentation, synthesis of lessons learned and best practices across project, Country Office for monitoring, reporting, and knowledge sharing.ย Support with dissemination of data and information with partners and consultants.ย Assist with filing and archiving of project information and data in close coordination with project team.ย Partcipate at staff meetings and team building activities to ensure sharing knowledge with others and learn from other colleagues. Contribute to development on video and other communication materials production in close colloboration with project team. Any other relevant task assigned by the Project Manager.ย 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 direct supervisor is the Project Manager for UNDP/Supporting Women in Law Project.ย
Competencies:
Coreย 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:ย 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:
Communication: Writing and Editing: Ability to create and/or edit written content in different UN languages.
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness: Effectiveness: Project Quality Assurance
2030 Agenda: People: Gender: Knowledge Management and Learning on Gender Equality
Data: Data analysis: Ability to extract, analyze and visualize data to form meaningful insights and aid effective business decision making.
Digital: Data collection: Being skilled in Data Sorting, Data Cleaning, Survey Administration, Presentation and Reporting including collection of Real-Time Data (e.g. mobile data, satellite data, sensor data).ย
Business Development: Knowledge Facilitation: Ability to animate individuals and groups, internally and externally, and to design and facilitate activities, to share and exchange knowledge, information and ideas. Knowledge of tools and approaches to stimulate active participation, contribution, and exchange.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Secondary Education is required. ORย A first-level university degree (Bachelorโs Degree) in Law, Political Science, International Relations or Governance or equivalent field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.Experience:
Minimum five (5) years (with secondary education) or two (2) years (with Bachelorโs degree) of experience in implementation of activities similar to the goals listed in the scope of work, including designing and delivering pre and post activity assessments of capacity development activities, and working on projects with young women beneficiaries.Required skills
Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word is required.Required Language(s)
Fluency in English, Russian and Tajik is required.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.ย
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.ย
Right to select multiple candidates
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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