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Job Title:  Programme Associate (Fresher UN Jobs)

Organisation: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Placement Organization: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well-supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board.

About UNDP:

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations’ global development network. UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience to sustain development results.

Job Summary:   Under the overall guidance of the Team Leader Governance and Peace Unit, the Programme Associate will contribute to delivery of UNDP’s Transformational and Inclusive Governance portfolio while ensuring synergies with the other programme portfolios of i) Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Resilient Development Inclusive and Sustainable Growth; and ii) Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Resilient Development. S/he will also contribute to linkages with the key flagship programmes of: (i) Digitalization, Innovation and Smart Cities Programme, (ii) SDG’s Integration and Acceleration Programme; (iii) Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Programme, (iv) Nature, Climate, Energy and Resilience Programme; and (v) Youth4Development Programme.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   Specifically, S/he will contribute to the following tasks:

Programme development and support

• Provide research support selected thematic areas.
• Contribute to the drafting of concept papers.
• Contribute to programme and projects monitoring and documentation of lessons.
• Undertake mapping and prepare partner database for the programme thematic areas.

Contribute to the nurturing of Strategic partnerships

• Provide technical and operational information for informing UNDP CO ‘s participation in inter-agency and other technical working groups.
• Contribute to Reporting the extent of stakeholders’ ownership of development strategies promoted by UNDP.
• Contribute to the identification and maintenance of contacts and effective relations with partners; and
• Participate in designated thematic and technical working groups as will be designated.
• Contribute to organizing meetings and events.

Contribute to evidence-based generation, knowledge building, quality periodic reports and advocacy

• Providing quality support to analytical works, for evidence-based decision-making in the pursuance of good governance.
• Provide research support for informing issue papers and short policy briefs.
• Prepare articles and stories to communicate best practices, lessons learnt, and programme experiences.
• Contribute to knowledge networks and relevant communities of practice.
• Facilitate collection, recording and dissemination of international best practices as well as lessons learnt for informing improvements in the programme.
• Support the development of content in support of communication strategies, mechanisms, and tools.

Administrative and operational support

• Contribute to the consolidation of information of project closure processes.
• Assists in Procurement process for projects as requested.
• Facilitates project inventories and inventory records keeping.
• Assists in meetings, drafts minutes and correspondence as requested.
• Assists in ad-hoc Practice administrative and operational tasks.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Eligibility criteria: Age: 18 – 80 years
• Nationality: Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

• 1 year of experience in or demonstrated interest in development programming.
• Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.
• Area(s) of expertise: Administration, Development programmes
• Driving license
• Languages: English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in – currently enrolled or recent graduate (no longer than 12 months ago at the time of application) in Law, Governance areas, Peacebuilding, Social Sciences, development studies or related field.

Competencies and Values

Corporate competencies:

• Demonstrate commitment to UNDP mission, vision, and values.
• Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

• Interest and motivation in working in an international organization.
• Good analytical skills in gathering and consolidating data and research for practical implementation
• Outgoing and initiative-taking person with a goal-oriented mind-set
• Communicates effectively when working in teams and independently.
• Good in organizing and structuring various tasks and responsibilities.
• Responds positively to feedback and differing points of view.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
• Willingness to travel to the field when required.

How to Apply:

All candidates for the aforementioned United Nations Volunteers (UNV) job should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 21st August 2024

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