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Background
Building on the previous phase of EU4Dialogue, the second phase of the project will continue to build an enabling environment for people-to-people contacts across the divides with a view, in the long term, to support sustainable peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus and beyond. For this purpose, it will seek to enhance human security for conflict and post-conflict affected communities, preserve and create spaces for dialogue, confidence building and will encourage peace education.
The project’s overall aim is to improve both local and regional environments for cooperation and long lasting, sustainable peace through enhanced human security for conflict /post conflict affected communities, supporting community lead peace initiatives, confidence building, dialogue and peace education. For this purpose, the project will strive to empower local civil society to become leaders in addressing the needs of their conflict affected communities, and to stimulate peacebuilding efforts across the conflict contexts.
Duties and Responsibilities
In his/her capacity as Project Coordination Officer for Georgia-specific component of the project, the incumbent will be responsible for provision of coordination support to EU-funded EU4Dialogue – Phase II project. The Project Coordination Officer will provide programmatic and operational oversight of the project implementation in Georgia. He/she will ensure development and implementation of the country specific Annual Work Plan, monitoring plan, capacity building activities, evaluation, support to visiting missions, collection of data and lessons learned, including provision of substantive analytical inputs and real time reporting on implementation for the donors and UNDP.
EU4Dialogue Summary of Key Functions:
Provide project coordination support on the ground through results-based management approach:
- Provide guidance, supervision, and coordination support to Tbilisi-based project personnel of Georgia-specific component of the project; assess and evaluate their performance.
- Maintain close coordination with Sukhumi-based project personnel and the regional team collocated in Tbilisi.
- Ensure cost-effectiveness and strictly adhere to value for money principle under the Georgia specific component of the project.
- Engage with key stakeholders working in the field of peacebuilding recovery and development; establish close working relationships with them.
- Support the Regional Project Coordinator in timely delivery of project outcomes, results, and targets, as listed in the project document.
- Ensure proper quality control, scrupulous financial management of project funds, and use of project equipment and project resources on the ground.
- Implement the results-based management approach, follow all the relevant UNDP rules, regulations, and guidelines.
- Submit periodical reports in all required formats; monitor, identify, analyse, and report to the Regional Project Coordinator and the Country Office, when requested on the local project achievements, constraints, opportunities, and threats.
- Support the Regional Project Coordinator in ensuring the visibility of project results and of all relevant partners, in line with UNDP and EU guidelines.
- In coordination with the Regional Communications Officer, develop and implement relevant campaigns to raise awareness of EU4Dialogue Phase II and encourage confidence building ideas from the grassroots – community interlocutors, community-based and international NGOs, UN, and other actors.
Ensure effective oversight of implementation of project activities on the ground:
- Lead identification and evaluation of ideas/project bids for conflict transformation opportunities according to the pre-set criteria, through calls for proposals or other means.
- Coordinate activities with and provide technical support and guidance, as necessary, to project partners and national stakeholders to ensure timely and successful implementation of the project interventions.
- Oversee procurement of works and supplies for the implementation of selected conflict transformation initiatives and other activities.
- Manage the roster of key local stakeholders engaged in conflict transformation and identify potential implementing partners, manage relationships with them, and provide close monitoring and evaluation of their performance according to UNDP’s standard procedures.
- Promote networking and experience sharing between the project stakeholders and target groups.
Provide analytic and strategic inputs:
- Contribute to assessing the impact of the supported initiatives and identify lessons learned.
- Promote cohesive response strategies within EU4Dialogue Phase II and with other confidence building mechanisms.
- Monitor risk matrix of the project and update Georgia-specific risks as required, including in corporate system.
- Provide substantive advice to the Regional Project Coordinator and the Country Office on the issues related to the focus of the project, strategic priorities and working modality.
- Analyse and monitor the emerging developments to gauge perceptions and understand the political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics in Georgia, including provision of succinct reports/briefs.
Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic area(s):
- Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned that are generated from the project and implementing partners.
- Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice on project related issues. Support establishment of knowledge platforms for the project, facilitate innovative mechanisms for dissemination of knowledge from the project, and develop knowledge resources and products to share with project partners and to support UNDP’s engagement in this area.
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 incumbent will work under the overall guidance (matrix supervision) of the UNDP CPR Team Leader in Tbilisi and the direct supervision of the Regional Project Coordinator based in Brussels.
Competencies
Core Competencies:
- 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.
Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:
Business Development
- Collective Intelligence Design:
- Ability to bring together diverse groups of people, data, information, ideas, and technology to solve problems and design solutions or services.
- Knowledge and understanding of Collective Intelligence Design principles, methodology and practices.
- Human-centred Design:
- Ability to develop solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process.
- Knowledge and understanding of human centred design principles and practices.
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.
Business Management
- Partnerships Management:
- 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.
- Project Management:
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
Finance
- Budget Management:
- Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, International Relations, or a related discipline is required. or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- Applicants with a master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
- Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in implementing projects/initiatives and/or ensuring coordination with focus on multiple stakeholders and/or providing analytical/monitoring.
Desired Skills:
- Experience in coordination of development, recovery, peacebuilding or community mobilization projects.
- Experience in conflict sensitive programming.
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Experience in analysing political, social, and economic developments in the country and the region affecting divided communities.
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Previous experience with UN/UNDP in coordinating the project of similar complexity.
- Past experience with international organizations and/or NGOs in similar positions requiring initiative, sound judgement, and superior diplomatic skills.
Required Languages:
- Fluency in Georgian and English is required.
- Working level knowledge of Russian will be considered as an asset.
Professional Certificates:
- Certificate in project management will be an asset.
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.
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.
Right to select multiple candidates
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