Background
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The Papua New Guinea government addresses corruption. Over the last three decades, its efforts have yielded varying degrees of success. Papua New Guinea was the first Pacific country to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), doing so in 2004 and 2007. This was followed by a number of significant developments. Challenges, however, persist. Public trust in states' ability to combat corruption remains low. Civil society in Papua New Guinea is fragmented. NGOs have struggled to speak with one voice on issues of national interest. National and sub-national governance arrangements complicate matters by aiming to deliver services through public, statutory, and authority-style institutions.
As part of its efforts to relaunch a national anti-corruption drive in 2020, the national Government endorsed the current National Anti-Corruption Plan of Action 2020 - 2025 (NACPA) to implement the existing NACS framework. The NACPA identifies fifteen Programmes of Work (POWs) that divide up Papua New Guineaโs core anti-corruption priorities, identify key activities and allocate responsibilities to stakeholders. Action to develop the NACPA drawn together various areas of Government, civil society, the private sector and development partners.ย
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has played an important role in supporting, facilitating and advising on various aspects of this effort. In 2021, UNDP and UNODC with support from the European Union, began implementing initiatives to support the Government of Papua New Guinea and key stakeholders progress national anti-corruption priorities. Much of this has been delivered under the Project on Preventing and Countering Corruption in Papua New Guinea (the โProjectโ). Under this initiative, UNDP is partnering with Government, key national institutions, civil society and communities to strengthen their capacities to address corruption. Specifically, the Project aims to assist strengthening Papua New Guineaโs national integrity system through the strengthening of core anti-corruption institutions and processes in close partnership with key Government and non-government bodies.ย
The success of this work has resulted in calls for UNDP to expand its efforts and specifically in strengthening the capacity of civil society to engage in a more substantive and unified manner on matters of good governance, transparency, and advocacy. The first step in this emerging body of work, funded by the European Union, will be delivered under the newly commissioned,ย Transparency and Accountability in Papua New Guinea Project or โTAP in PNG Project.โ Delivered by UNDP, the goal of TAP in PNG Project is to support strengthening of Civil Society Organizations, Women Organizations, journalists, youth and active citizens to demand improved integrity transparency and accountability systems and practices. ย The Project will be implanted at the national level and on pilot level in Bougainville.ย
This will be done by working with non-state actors including Civil Society Organizations, Womenโs Organizations, journalists, youth, community leaders and other active citizens in line with the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and National Anti-Corruption Plan of Action (2020 โ 2025) Power of Work 10: Engagement and support to Non-State Actors.ย
This Project will enhance capacities of local civil society organizations and independent actors to demand improved integrity, transparency and accountability (ITA) systems and practices.ย
UNDP is now seeking a highly motivated Programme Specialist to provide a range of management, operational and oversight services to this growing portfolio of work. The Programme Specialist will report to the Country Office Chief Technical Adviser (Anti-Corruption). He/She will sit in a multi-national team which includes senior national programme officers.ย
Position Overview
Under the supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor (Anti-Corruption), the Programme Specialist will be responsible for the day-to-day management of this growing portfolio of projects and in particular, management of the Preventing and Countering Corruption in PNG Project and Transparency and Accountability in Papua New Guinea Project. The Programme Specialist will further provide technical advice related to advocacy and strengthening the Civil Society Organizations, Faith-Based Organizations, and other non-state actors as appropriate. The incumbent will be based in Port Moresby, with regular travel to subnational locations.
UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.
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2. Develop strategic partnerships and resource mobilization.
ย Substantively contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and lead the identification and onboarding process for implementing partners. Cultivate and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with implementing and development partners, government officials, businesses, NGOs, other national and regional stakeholders, and beneficiaries to support and ensure accurate interpretation of projects objectives and promote inclusive project implementation. ย Substantively contribute to project communications and visibility efforts. Make recommendations to the management team on activities with potential for scale-up, replicability and synergies. Provide technical support to the implementing partners and act as a liaison between UNDP and the partners. ย Support resource mobilization efforts and project development.3. Provide technical expertise and high-quality advisory services.ย
Developing and implementing strategies to support CSO networks, Media, youth, private sector and community groups to strengthen their collective role and action in anti-corruption, integrity, transparency, and accountability-related processes. Designing, planning, and implementing civic engagement and inclusion activities in close collaboration with other Country Office programmes and external partners. Preparing and conducting training on various matters for programme counterparts. Preparing training evaluation forms (pretest, posttest, evaluation), analyzing evaluation forms and developing training reports. Facilitating co-ordination and information-sharing amongst partners and other implementers, building synergies where appropriate to expand the reach of programme activities. Support the monitoring of activities in the field at both national and sub-national levels. Facilitates resource mobilization efforts including the drafting of concept notes, project designs and policy notes.ย Provide reports on activities to inform the teamโs progress reports, donor updates and communications efforts. The latter will be delivered in close consultation with the Country Office Communications unit.4. Advising, facilitating in strengthening public education and civic awareness on matters of transparency, integrity and anti-corruption drawing on research, cross-sectoral analysis and strategic assessmentย
Undertaking assessments that inform the development of a strategy forย public awareness and inclusive civic education. This includes providing technical support to the Government and Non-State actors on the planning and delivery of such initiatives.ย Facilitating research as appropriate and consistent with annual work plans and possible ad hoc requests. Facilitating and supporting consultations between Government, CSOs and other non-state actors. Conducting CSOs and public awareness information sessions/workshops and training as required. Facilitating coordination and information-sharing amongst partners and other implementers, building synergies where appropriate. Provideย backgroundย papers,briefingย notesย andย conceptย notestoย informย decision-makersย to engageย inย aย comprehensive,ย long-termapproachย to UNDP anti-corruption, integrity, transparency and accountabilityย developmentย inย Papua New Guinea.5. Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing, and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic areas.
Facilitating team members in their knowledge-building and awareness raising activities. Reviewing evaluations of activities, including lessons learnt for continued improvement. Support and participate in lessons-learning exercises to inform strategic programmatic decisions that might be made by the Country Office Senior Management Team. Contribute to the development and dissemination of knowledge products highlighting issues of national importance within the programmes scope and demonstrating the results achieved by UNDP. Supporting the organization of workshops, training and other capacity-building-related activities, as well as local and international travel of the portfolioโs team and stakeholders as appropriate. Liaising and collaborating with key development, and implementing partners as needed in portfolioโs activities and the programmes broader success in close collaboration with Chief Technical Adviser (Anti-Corruption).The incumbent will perform other duties within his/her functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization;
Core competencies
Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact.
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.
Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration.
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Business Management - Results-based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results
Business Direction & Strategy - System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Partnership Management - Resource Mobilization: Ability to identify funding sources, match funding needs (programmes/projects/initiatives) with funding opportunities, and establish a plan to meet funding requirements
Business Management - Customer satisfaction/ Client Management: 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
Business Management - Portfolio Management: Ability to select, prioritize and control the organizationโs programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment
Finance - Financial planning and budgeting: Ability to create and manage processes to achieve UNDP's long and short-term financial goals, including through planning, budgeting, forecasting, analyzing and reportingย
Business Management - Communication: Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience; Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.ย
ย Required Skills and Experience
ย Education:
Note: Please upload copies of your academic qualifications and 3 latest UN Common System performance evaluations (if applicable).
Please note that continuance of appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.
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