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The Peace and Development Officer works in the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator under the direct supervision and guidance of the Peace and Development Advisor (PDA), to provide substantive support in three main areas of activity, including:

Assist on research, information-gathering and analysis with specific focus on supporting and promoting peacebuilding and conflict prevention;

Identify entry-points and support inclusive and conflict-sensitive approaches in efforts to build national capacities for conflict prevention, particularly with regard to civil society, including women’s and youth networks;

Provide technical support for coordination, partnerships and M&E;

Under the direct supervision of the PDA, the main duties and responsibilities of the PDO will include:

1. Assisting on research, information-gathering and analysis with specific focus on supporting and promoting peacebuilding and conflict prevention;

• Gather and process data and information relevant to the UN’s role and activities in Ukraine and the sub-region as relevant, with specific focus on supporting and promoting peacebuilding, social cohesion, national unity, conflict prevention and sustainable development;

• Support the PDA in undertaking political, political economy and/or conflict analysis, monitoring the situation in the country, and reporting of issues related to peace and security, including through analysis of local sources;

• Carry out and coordinate research on particular issues and thematic areas, in particular related to national unity and social cohesion, as well as on the conflict-affected in eastern and southern Ukraine.

​2. Identifying entry-points and support inclusive and conflict-sensitive approaches in efforts to build national capacities for conflict prevention, particularly with regard to civil society, including women’s and youth networks;

• Assist the PDA in identifying areas of programmatic engagement with national stakeholders related to social cohesion, dialogue, conflict prevention and consensus building; and contribute to the development of conflict-sensitive approaches;

• Under the guidance of the PDA, support the exploration of entry points with key national counterparts including the Government and civil society;

• Advise on mainstreaming conflict-sensitive approaches; including provision of training UN Country Team staff and key national partners on conflict analysis, conflict prevention and/or conflict-sensitive development;

• Undertake mappings and analysis with civil society actors’ (including youth, women, and marginalized groups) capacities for conflict prevention/ peacebuilding at local and national level, using the exercise to inform the support provided by the PDA and UNCT throughout the duration of the assignment;

• Support the PDA in their engagement with national and local stakeholders, focusing particularly on engaging with civil society actors at local level and academia, to help link local initiatives to national-level institutions, structures and processes, as well as reinforcing dialogue between government and civil society and/or people-to-people dialogues.

​3. Provide technical support for coordination, partnerships and M&E;

• Support the external coordination of existing partnerships between stakeholders (government, civil society, private sector and the international community, including the UN system).

• In close collaboration with the PDA and the Joint Programme Secretariat, support monitoring and evaluation function, including collecting, processing and analyzing data in the framework of peace and development team workplan;

• Support knowledge management and sharing of good practices on conflict prevention and peacebuilding; ensure that stories and lessons learned are shared with the Joint Programme Secretariat; and respond to specific requests for information; and

• Perform an array of duties that support UN coordination and effective Peace and Development Team programme implementation. These may include: assisting in organizing meetings and consultations, organizing and implementing consultation processes with national and international partners.

​ Core Competencies:

• Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work
• ​Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow
• People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
• ​Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
• Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement

• Technical/Functional

• ​Social Cohesion: Knowledge of methods and experience of supporting communities to achieve greater inclusiveness, more civic participation and creating opportunities for upward mobility
• ​Peacebuilding and Reconciliation: Ability to support peace processes to facilitate recovery and development
• ​Conflict-Sensitive Programming: Ability to use methods and tools to monitor conflict triggers and determine impact of various dynamics in conflict-prone situations

• ​Conflict Analysis and Risk Assessment: Knowledge of conflict analysis and risk assessment concepts and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
• ​Gender: Knowledge of gender issues and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations, including analysis of projects from a gender perspective

• ​Civil Society Engagement: Knowledge to create and implement civil society initiatives and apply across peace and development work
• ​Knowledge Management: Ability to efficiently handle and share information and knowledge

• ​Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in political science, sociology, international relations, international economics, law, public administration, or other related social sciences. Bachelor’s degree in relevant area in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible experience with Master’s degree or equivalent or 4 years of experience with Bachelor’s degree in conflict analysis, development and/or conflict prevention in a governmental, multilateral or civil society organization;
• Extensive experience in analysis, research and sound drafting skills;
• Experience in project/programme development, management
• Experience in national and community-level conflict prevention and peacebuilding initiatives and programming;

• In-depth knowledge of and extensive experience in Ukraine, including in dialogue and conflict prevention initiatives; awareness and familiarity of key actors and stakeholders across the political, economic, and development spheres alongside knowledge of government, civil society, and other non-state actors.
• Fluent written and spoken English, Ukrainian and Russian is required.

For furher details and to apply please visit https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=32262&HRS_JO_PST_SEQ=1&hrs_site_id=2

Vacancy End Date

08/09/2020 (Midnight New York, USA)