Background Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.The UNDP Project for Access to Justice and Rule of Law aims to promote the resilience of communities and institutions to strengthen the social contract between society and the state through the delivery of the following four Outputs:
- Output 1. Community Safety: Community self-help initiatives are supported to address diverse community justice needs with a focus on marginalized groups, such as women, youth, the displaced, and the poor.
- Output 2. Legal Empowerment: Society-state partnership is promoted between community-based service providers and institution-based supervisory authorities in addressing diverse justice needs.
- Output 3. Gender Justice: Gender-inclusivity is enhanced at the rule of law institutions with stronger women’s participation and leadership in providing gender-responsive justice services to women, girls, men, and boys.
- Output 4. Detainee Protection: basic condition is improved at detention facilities, vocational training is provided to promote livelihood opportunities after release, and community re-entry is supported.
Given the significant needs of access to gender justice in Yemen, the Output 3 is further operationalized through the below results with additional and complementary donor funding.
- Output 1. Empowerment: Gender-inclusive early recovery of rule of law institutions through the empowerment of women justice professionals.
- Output 2. Protection: Gender-responsive protection and justice services through the participation of women in displaced and host communities.
The Project takes the following approaches based on lessons learned from Yemeni and other contexts:
- Strategically combine “top-down” (institutions) and “bottom-up” (communities) interventions to offer a development solution of a “people-centered approach to institution building.”
- Bridge the oversimplified dichotomy between the state and society, utilizing numerous intersections across State non-justiciable mechanisms and non-state justiciable mechanisms.
- Structure its way of working to be participatory and inclusive, iterative and adaptive, context-specific and problem-led rather than cookie-cutter and solution-driven.
Against this backdrop, UNDP is recruiting a National Partnership Officer with the below responsibilities.
Duties and Responsibilities Summary of Key Functions:
- Provide contextual updates for adaptive management.
- Build partnerships for inclusive project governance.
- Offer technical advice on access to gender justice.
- Conduct results-based monitoring and reporting.
- Mainstream gender in all project aspects.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Provide contextual updates at the national and sub-national levels for adaptive management.
- Share the latest updates on formal and informal political economy dynamics relevant to the project implementation and risk management.
- Map project stakeholders comprehensively to ensure inclusive participation, Leave No One Behind (LNOB), and Do No Harm.
Build national and sub-national partnerships for inclusive project governance.
- Liaise with government counterparts at the national and sub-national levels to secure necessary permits to facilitate project implementation.
- Organize consultation meetings to foster partnerships with government, civil society, and community leaders, such as the Project Board Meetings and the Technical Working Groups.
Offer technical advice on access to gender justice as per the Yemeni context and project Outputs.
- Provide technical advice on access to gender justice, women’s empowerment, and protection as relevant to the Yemeni context and project results framework.
- Contribute to substantive documents in support of the Project Manager, such as Terms of Reference (ToRs) for Responsible Parties (RPs) and Results-Oriented Annual Reporting (ROAR).
Conduct results-based monitoring of project progress and reporting on knowledge/evidence base.
- Undertake regular site monitoring visits and trace project progress, identify challenges and risks, and suggest solutions and mitigation measures.
- Oversee project RPs to ensure their satisfactory performance, including timely progress and final reporting with the required evidence base for knowledge generation.
Mainstream gender in all aspects of project implementation.
- Advise national and local partners, including RPs, on gender mainstreaming in project implementation and disaggregated reporting.
- Uphold the UN Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) policy within the project team and with all project stakeholders.
- 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 Project Partnership officer will report to the Project Manager, Access to Justice and Rule of Law. S/he will be an integral part of the UNDP Project Team for Access to Justice and Rule of Law and will be performing in collaboration with and complementarity with other national team members.
Competencies Core Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making People Management (Insert below standard sentence if the position has direct reports.)
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Thematic Area Name Definition 2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness SDG Integration Institutional and Context Analysis 2030 Agenda:
Peace
Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights Access to Justice 2030 Agenda:
Peace
Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights Violence Reduction Prevention of Violent Extremism
Business Management Results-based Management Ability to manage programs and projects with a focus on improved performance and demonstrable results Business
Management
Partnerships Management Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies Business Management Communication Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through wirten 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
Business Direction and 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 R eq Required Skills and Experience Educational requirements - Advanced University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Socio-Legal Studies or Business Administration or related field is required. Or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree
Min. years of relevant work experience - Minimum two (2) years of (with Master’s degree) or four (4) years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant work experience in project management, partnership management or relevant related field is required
Essential skills - Demonstrated experience in project implementation with special focus on women and children, community engagement and mobilization
- Prior experience in project Results-based monitoring and reporting
Desirable Skills - Demonstrated experience and advanced understanding of People-Centered Approach (PCA) to justice and security in the fragility context.
- Advanced experience on community safety to facilitate a bottom-up and participatory identification and resolution of community issues.
- Advanced experience in strategic communications to reconcile competing values and secure project’s narrative position.
- Proven experience inconflict and diversity-sensitive analysis of development opportunities and challenges to promote access to justice
- A relevant work experience in Yemen is Preferred
Required Language(s) Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and oral is required. Professional Certificates Qualifications on protection, esp. women and children; community engagement and mobilization; strategic multi-stakeholder communications is desired Disclaimer Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)
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