Coordination Specialist JAC-People Centered Justice

Job title:

Coordination Specialist JAC-People Centered Justice

Company

United Nations Development Programme

Job description

Ensure Effective Project Management and Coordination

• Advises and supports the development and implementation of country selection process for the Catalytic Fund on people centered justice.
• Contributes towards supporting the implementation of the Catalytic Fund projects at country level including activities related to work planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Under the leadership of the Project Specialists, supports the coordination and coherence of the country level support with the other JAC workstreams on Data & Evidence’, Communication, Narrative and Connection to the SDGs and Financing
• Contribute to the development of coherence in the implementation of guidance on people centered security related tools for the implementation of global policy standards, including testing and rolling out of tools and methodologies.
• Contribute towards coordination and conducting of analysis of data, case evidence and research findings to distill relevant lessons from projects and programmes to inform policy formulation and guidance on people centered justice.
• Provide inputs to support the quality assurance of policy services and foster policy innovation to promote partnerships for people centered justice through reviewing lessons learned and evaluations to enhance programme delivery.
• Contribute to the process of drafting reports including review of issues and trends.
• Supports the implementation of the Global Programme implementation.

Build Partnerships and Resource mobilization

• Guides and supports ROLSHR engagements with current and prospective partners, including Member States, Private Sector organizations, CSOs/NGOs, and others to make available capacities for supporting Catalytic Fund programmatic efforts in the field and at HQ.
• Supports the implementation of partnership building and resource mobilization strategies, in line with Crisis Bureau’s and ROLSHR resource mobilization strategy in coordination with the ROLSHR Team Leader and Global Programme Manager.
• Contribute to the partnerships at field level for the implementation of JAC catalytic initiatives and provide advice and guidance to Country Offices on partnership strengthening.

Policy Positioning and Representation

• Facilitates teamwide efforts in strengthening strategic partnerships with JAC members, UN entities and other relevant bodies and provide inputs to those partnerships in support of UNDP initiatives:
• Supports the preparation of briefing notes and speeches.
• Advises and supports efforts in advocating for the importance of people centered justice and UNDPs work in this domain in various fora, including academia and civil society, with a view to deepen related political commitment and related reforms; and
• Facilitates team’s engagement in UN interagency and other coordination in relevant policy areas by providing research insight in specific thematic area.

Facilitate Knowledge Management

• Contributes to the maintenance of library of knowledge related to the thematic area, whether at the global, cross-regional, or region-specific level to and proactively share documents with team members and respond to their specific requests for information; and
• Contribute to the development and review of knowledge products in close coordination with HQ, Regional Hub, and country teams by analyzing and sharing lessons learnt and programme evaluation results.
• Participate in knowledge sharing processes and events within UNDP and with external partners and in particular JAC members and national counterparts at field level.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.CompetenciesCore:
Achieve Results:

• Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact.

Think Innovatively:

• Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems.

Learn Continuously:

• Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.

Adapt with Agility:

• Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.

Act with Determination:

• Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.

Engage and Partner:

• Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration.

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

• Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.

Cross-Functional & Technical:
Business Direction and Strategy: System ThinkingAbility 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.2030 Agenda: Peace

• Rule of Law Security and Human Rights Safeguarding human rights and protecting vulnerable groups.

Business Management: Portfolio Management

• Ability to select, prioritise and control the organi􀁝ation􀂶s 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 optimising return on investment,

2030 Agenda: Peace – Rule of Law Security and Human Rights

• Access to Justice.

Partnership Management: Strategic Engagement

• Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives.

2030 Agenda: Peace – Rule of Law Security and Human Rights

• Justice and Security for women including GBV.

Business Development: Integration within the UN

• Ability to identify and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations.

Required Skills and ExperienceEducation:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Development Economics, Law, Governance, Human Rights, Development Studies, Political Science, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or related disciplines is required. OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional work experience providing policy advice and programme support in the area of justice, human rights, rule of law in development and/or crisis contexts is required.
• At least 3 years of experience working in developing country settings is required.
• Experience in project coordination working with a wide range of partners on justice, human rights, and rule of law (public, private, academic, civil society, business community leaders) is required.
• Proven track record and leadership experience in the UN System related to working on justice, rule of law and human rights in crisis and/or developments contexts is required.
• Proven track record of project management and project coordination is an asset.
• Experience in crisis contexts is an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in English, both written and oral, is required.
• Fluency in another UN language is an asset.

DisclaimerUnder US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment.UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

Expected salary

Location

New York

Job date

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:41:28 GMT

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