Learning and Monitoring Specialist Part-time 60%

Learning and Monitoring Specialist Part-time 60%


  • Job Identification
    22287

  • Posting Date
    2024-11-20, 06:08 a.m.

  • Apply Before
    2024-11-27, 07:59 a.m.

  • Job Schedule
    Full time

  • Locations





    New York, United States





  • Agency
    UNDP

  • Grade
    IPSA-11

  • Vacancy Type
    International Personnel Service Agreement

  • Practice Area
    Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions

  • Bureau
    Crisis Bureau

  • Contract Duration
    9 months

  • Education & Work Experience
    Master’s Degree – 7 12 months(s) expertise OR Bachelor’s Degree – 9 12 months(s) expertise

  • Required Languages
    Fluency in English is required

  • Desired Languages
    Working information of one other UN official language is an asset

  • Vacancy Timeline
    1 Week


    • Job Description

    Background

     
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core rules at UNDP:  we worth variety as an expression of the multiplicity of countries and cultures the place we function, we foster inclusion as a manner of making certain all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we guarantee fairness and equity in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ method to our variety efforts means growing illustration of underserved populations. People who establish as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly inspired to apply. Learn extra about working at UNDP together with our values and inspiring stories.

     
    UNDP doesn’t tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any type of harassment, together with sexual harassment, and discrimination. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks.

     

    Office/Unit/Project Description

    Since its institution in 2004, the Joint UNDP-DPPA Programme on Building National Capacities for Conflict Prevention (the Joint Programme or JP) has been engaged in bridging the hole between political engagement and growth help in pursuit of sustainable peace. 

    The Joint Programme began a brand new part (2024-2028) during which it would proceed to contribute to joint UN motion to assist nationwide stakeholders improve their capacities and buildings for battle prevention, primarily by the deployment of worldwide and nationwide Peace and Development Advisors (PDAs) to the places of work of UN Resident Coordinators working in complicated settings. Based in over 60 international locations, PDAs present analytical, advisory, and capacity-development help to nationwide stakeholders to boost capacities for dialogue, develop prevention insurance policies and methods, strengthen nationwide infrastructures for peace and assist foster the engagement of girls and youth in these efforts. Through the PDAs’ position in advising UN management and offering technical assist on programme design, the Joint Programme will strengthen the capacities of the UN within the areas of built-in battle evaluation, conflict-sensitive growth, battle prevention, peacebuilding and preventive diplomacy, and contribute to system-wide thought management and studying. 

    The 2024-28 part outlines a imaginative and prescient for extra strong monitoring and analysis methods, information administration and studying, and expertise administration assist. To strengthen organizational studying, information administration, and monitoring for outcomes efforts, the Joint Programme has additionally began conducting Reflection and Learning Missions in international locations the place PDAs are deployed. 

    Scope of Work 

    • Undertake in-country Reflection and Learning missions with the Joint Programme staff. This will contain conducting interviews and focus group discussions with UN and nationwide stakeholders. After every mission, perform follow-up interviews, develop experiences with detailed mission notes, a shorter report, create brief one-page influence tales primarily based on the findings, and take part in required conferences to current the findings.
    • Provide strategic recommendation on new framework and processes for monitoring progress for outcomes for the Joint Programme’s 2024-2028 programme, centered on capturing long-term qualitative outcomes below Outcome 1 on supporting nationwide prevention capacities. 
    • Provide strategic recommendation and establish alternatives to strengthen Joint Programme approaches for information administration. This contains exploring totally different methodologies for capturing classes discovered from departing PDAs and nation posts which can be coming to an in depth. Additionally, overview and contribute with inputs to information supplies and occasions or workshops below the Joint Programme to strengthen studying and monitoring elements.
    • Provide strategic recommendation and establish alternatives to strengthen studying from PDAs by synthesizing key insights from totally different areas, recognizing patterns, and producing sensible and actionable suggestions to information the Joint Programme’s ongoing work efforts and inform strategic decision-making.
    • Draft and contribute to PDA influence tales for the 2024 Joint Programme Annual Report or different outreach materials.
    • Performs different duties inside their useful profile as deemed essential for the environment friendly functioning of the Office and the Organization.

     

    Institutional Arrangement

    The Specialist will report on to the Joint UNDP-DPPA Manager and will work in shut collaboration with the Programme Specialist. 

    Competencies

    Core  
    Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align difficult, achievable targets for a number of tasks, have lasting influence 
    Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential dangers, develop new concepts to resolve complicated issues 
    Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on alternatives to broaden horizons, diversify experiences
    Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively provoke and champion change, handle a number of competing calls for 
    Act with Determination:  LEVEL 3: Think past fast job/obstacles and take motion to attain better outcomes
    Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complicated panorama, champion inter-agency collaboration
    Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate advantages of numerous workforce and champion inclusivity

    Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

    Thematic Area Name Definition
    Business and administration Results-based Management

    Ability to handle the implementation of methods, programmes, and tasks with a spotlight at improved efficiency and demonstrable outcomes. Knowledge and understanding of related theories, ideas, methodologies, devices, and instruments 

     
    Programme and coverage Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions

    Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding 

     
    Business growth Knowledge technology 

    Ability to analysis info and to show it into helpful information, related for context, or conscious of a said want. Ability to apply current ideas to new conditions, and to develop new ideas to generate workable options and new approaches. Knowledge of related ideas, conceptual fashions, and theories that may be helpful in addressing new conditions. 

     
    2030 Agenda: People Gender  Women, Peace and Security.
    Partnership administration Relationship administration

    Ability to interact with a variety of public and personal companions, construct, maintain and/or strengthen working relations, belief and mutual understanding. 

     

    Business Direction and Strategy                    

     

    		 Strategic Thinking

    Develop efficient methods and prioritised plans in step with UNDP’s mission and targets, primarily based on the systemic evaluation of challenges, alternatives and potential dangers; hyperlink the overall imaginative and prescient to actuality on the bottom to create tangible focused options; be taught from quite a lot of sources to anticipate and successfully reply to each present and future traits; show foresight.

     
    Business Management Partnership Management Ability to construct and preserve partnerships with broad networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and personal sector companions, specialists, and others in step with UN technique and insurance policies.

    Please check with the competency framework site for all the listing of competencies and additional explanations. 

     

    Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA

    Min. Academic Education           

    • Advanced college diploma (grasp’s diploma or equal) in Social or Political Sciences, International Relations, Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding or a associated discipline is required. Or
    • A primary-level college diploma (bachelor’s diploma) within the areas talked about above, together with a further two years of qualifying expertise will probably be given due consideration in lieu of the superior college diploma.

    Min. years of related Work expertise              

    • Minimum of seven (7) years (with grasp’s diploma) or 9 (9) years (with bachelor’s diploma) of related skilled expertise in battle prevention, peacebuilding, worldwide relations, or worldwide growth is required; 

    Required abilities and competencies           

    • Experience in growing approaches for information administration, organizational studying, and in analysis and evaluation for programme design and administration.
    • Proven observe report of wonderful written and oral communication abilities for getting ready written experiences and oral displays. 

    Desired further abilities and competencies        

    • At least ten (10) years of demonstrated expertise in monitoring and analysis of battle prevention and/or peacebuilding programming is desired.
    • Proven expertise and understanding of UN/UNDP’s coverage and programmatic approaches is an asset.
    • Familiarity with the Joint UNDP-DPPA Programme and/or work of Peace and Development Advisors is desired.

    Required Language(s)

    • Fluency in English is required.
    • Working information of one other UN official language is an asset
     
     
     
     
    Disclaimer

     

     
    Under US immigration legislation, acceptance of a employees place with UNDP, a global group, could have vital implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises candidates for all skilled degree posts that they need to relinquish their US Permanent Resident standing and settle for a G-4 visa, or have submitted a legitimate software for US citizenship previous to graduation of employment. 

     
    UNDP will not be ready to supply recommendation or help on making use of for US citizenship and subsequently candidates are suggested to hunt the recommendation of competent immigration attorneys relating to any purposes.

     
    Applicant details about UNDP rosters

     
    Note: UNDP reserves the proper to pick out a number of candidates from this emptiness announcement.  We might also retain purposes and take into account candidates making use of to this put up for different comparable positions with UNDP on the identical grade degree and with comparable job description, expertise and academic necessities.

     
    Non-discrimination

     
    UNDP has a zero-tolerance coverage in the direction of sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules.  

     
    UNDP is an equal alternative and inclusive employer that doesn’t discriminate primarily based on race, intercourse, gender identification, faith, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, incapacity, being pregnant, age, language, social origin or different standing. 

     
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