UNDP Durable Solutions Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
Job Purpose and Organizational Context
Many regions in Ethiopia have been challenged by large scale displacement due to natural hazards, conflict1 and impacts of climate change, with approximately more than 4 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in the country. In Northern Ethiopia alone, more than 2.4 million people were internally displaced in 2021-2022 due to conflict.
Returning of IDP to their place of origin have recently been recorded in parts of Amhara, Afar, Tigray following OCHA, as well as in Somali and other regions, seeking for durable solutions. Ethiopia is designated as a priority country for the implementation of the June 2022 United Nations Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement.
There are real opportunities to facilitate solutions, going beyond treating internal displacement as only a humanitarian problem and recognizing it as a priority for development, peace, and climate action, working towards nationally and locally owned solutions ensuring that IDPs, along with other members of the local community, are protected and supported and empowered as rights-holding citizens and residents of their country.
Adopting a more integrated approach will require concerted efforts from across the UN system. Recently an IDP proclamation was drafted and is expected to be presented to the parliament and adopted in the future. The IDP law will solidify Ethiopia’s national strategy and policy on IDP solutions.
Duties and Responsibilities
Active participation in the National (Durable/development) Solutions Working Group (N-DSWG) for strong policy advocacy and influencing on decision making.
Represent UNDP Ethiopia CO, participate in and co-chair the N-DSWG meetings and activities, leading the operationalization of IDP policies and solutions from Nexus strategy perspective.
Collaborate with IOM, UNHCR and other UN agencies to effectively lead the federal SWG and make it functional towards designing and executing concrete durable solutions interventions and actions both in Northern Ethiopia and Somali region.
Support and facilitate the collaboration and coordination of federal-level DSWG with regional DSWG to advance practical solutions on the ground. This will be done in close collaboration with and under the guidance of both Federal and Regional SWGs and local authorities, and potentially the Recovery and Rehabilitation (R&R) Offices supported by UNDP.
Providing guidance and technical support to the Regional -DSWGs, which are operationalizing return plans and strategies, and IDPs solutions at the regional level.
In collaboration with other UN agencies, facilitate the ratification of IDP proclamation as well as development of IDP or Durable Solutions Strategies in each of the target regions.
In collaboration with others, advocate and influence policy to find lasting political solutions to address the root causes of particularly conflict driven displacement in Ethiopia and to accelerate return or relocation and reintegration of IDPs.
Engagement at the policy level to support the integration of IDPs into development plans and programs to ensure permanent solutions and end displacement in line with UNDP’s broader support of the UNSG action agenda on Internal displacement.
Thought leadership and technical Support on Development/Durable Solutions
Provide technical advice to UNDP Country Office Team on sustainable solutions in displacement situations, enhancing UNDP’s thought-leadership in convening and participating in coordination platforms and working groups and other forums to develop sustainable development responses and solutions to the IDPs in Ethiopia.
Support the CO in developing solutions data analysis and policy, through follow up on the JIPs scoping mission and by linking developmental profiling and assessments, data, and policy to better understand facts and experiences of IDPs, host and affected communities and local governments disaggregated by gender and age, in the target regions.
Support the CO leadership in strengthening the development approach to displacement solutions in regional strategies and assessments, in the short, medium, and long terms to address potential and existing protracted displacement (plan and budget).
Support the implementation of the UNDP engagement strategy and programmatic approaches to sustainable solutions to displacement, in response and recovery processes, in complement with and alongside humanitarian assistance.
Support mainstreaming the response to IDPs across all sectors, complementary to humanitarian IDP return packages, and in the peace support facility.
Develop relevant documentation on solutions programming for donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization, in particular concept notes on climate finance approaches to mitigating climate induced displacement in Somali and Afar regions.
Solutions Programming Development and Implementation Support
Technical support for UNDP engagement with Ministry of Planning and Regional President’s offices to facilitate the integration of IDPs into national and regional development plans and programs
Support efforts to strengthen capacity of the Government, including for the RRR offices in northern Ethiopia to integrate sustainable IDP return and reintegration into the RRR monitoring framework.
Support the CO teams in developing solutions programmes with governments/ communities to reinforce local solutions, restore social contract between institutions and citizens/ displaced communities while supporting social cohesion and socio-economic integration.
Support the identification and proposal to government integrated financing frameworks (INFFFs) for solutions and SDGs, with oversight mechanisms by displaced and host populations.
Coordinate and support the implementation of the UN agencies joint program on Internal Displacement Solutions’ Fund program
Ensure adherence of UNDP-supported work to safeguards: HACT, ESS, human rights, ‘leaving no one behind’, and ‘doing no harm’, updates risks and risk mitigation, to inform future plans and progress on implementation.
Multi-stakeholder Partnerships, networking and Resource Mobilization
Update the UNDP Ethiopia engagement strategy on development/durable solutions.
Identify strategic development partners and support the design of joint-program collaboration to build national capacities and infrastructure for solutions, including with the World Bank.
Help develop relevant documentation on solutions programming for donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization, including possible partnerships with private sector.
Information sharing, knowledge management and data analytics on IDPs
Based on the technical support and guidance of JIPs, work in collaboration with JIPs, IOM and respective government offices for Ethiopia to have an up to date data on IDPs
Facilitating information sharing and joint planning/programming, particularly within the framework of the Peace Support Facility within the UNDP and other development members of the WG and beyond.
Support CO leadership in strengthening a development approach to national durable solutions strategies, in the short, medium, and long terms to address protracted displacement as a national development priority, plan and budget.
Education:
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in social works, political science, development studies, economics or other social sciences or related fields of study is required. A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
At least five years with master’s degree or seven years with bachelor’s degree of progressive experience in implementation and management of multi-donor and multi-sector post-conflict recovery and development programmes/projects focusing on IDPs at national or international levels is required.
Experience in use of offices software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages will be considered as an asset. Excellent inter-personal skills.
Desired Skills
At least five years of progressively responsible professional development experience in related areas in Ethiopia
Experience in designing and delivering peace support, post conflict recovery programmes/projects or related areas
Experience working in UNDP and UN system policies & programming
Knowledge and experience of working in target regions (Afar, Amhara and Tigray is an advantage).
Language:
Fluency in spoken and written English and local language of the duty station is a requirement.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UNDP Durable Solutions Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
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