UNDP Durable Solutions Assistant Jobs in Ethiopia
Job Purpose and Organizational Context
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the agency for human settlements mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable cities, with the aim of providing adequate housing for all. It is the lead agency within the United Nations for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.
UN-Habitat supports Member States and development partners to transform cities into safer, more resilient and healthier places with better opportunities working towards achieving inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and communities, with a focus on addressing urban challenges and improving the quality of life for all people.
UN-Habitat advocates for policies and practices that promote sustainable urbanization, including the integration of social, economic, and environmental dimensions. It also helps build the capacity of governments, local authorities, and communities to plan, manage, and govern urban areas effectively, including promoting participatory approaches and inclusive decision-making processes.
Scope of the work
The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the project manager and UN-Habitat Ethiopia Programme Manager, and he/she will be responsible for the following duties:
Contribute to the implementation of a durable solutions strategies.
Contribute to fostering an environment that enhance partnerships with activities designed to strengthen the involvement of displaced communities and their hosts in the design and implementation of solutions strategies.
Participate in site/neighborhood assessments, support participatory planning processes with the local government, host and displacement affected communities and different organizations to inform area-based multisectoral interventions.
Key informant interviews and focus group discussions to be held with particular attention on the needs of displacement affected and host communities.
Conduct preliminary discussions with key actors and examine relevant documents to prepare an inception report and a work plan on incorporation of durable solution strategies.
Careful follow-up of the project’s workplan, support monitoring of project implementation and report against milestones to project team members.
Provide advisory services and participatory enumeration in order to contribute to reducing resource related conflicts and strengthening community cohesion.
Coordinate with local consultancy firm on the use of a digital tool incorporating a database of land uses and existent and possible land tenure arrangements ensuring that gender considerations are addressed.
Any other tasks requested by the Project or Programme Manager
Duties and Expected deliverables
The incumbent will have to perform the following assignments independently and in collaboration with the project lead and other team members:
Assess institutional setup, historical and recent synthesized reports on the state and conditions of displacement in the project locations.
Provide operational guidance on workplans and community engagement in camps, areas of displacement and areas of relocation/return or reintegration.
Determine methods and procedures to assist with the needs and priorities of IDPs and hosting communities by mainstreaming localized solutions into the project output and activities.
Through participatory processes, gather information for assessment of community profiles to better understand challenges, needs, and potentials of displacement-affected communities.
Support the assessment on displacement causes, exacerbating factors and multi-faceted impacts of displacement to reformulate policies towards long term and durable solutions to displacement affected communities.
Participate in community-based planning to inform area-based multisectoral interventions to facilitate (re)integration in areas of settlement and to strengthen civil society capacity and community cohesion.
Work closely with the project team to inform needs for incorporation in spatial plans, city-wide structure plans and settlement development plans.
Conduct outreach and participate in forums including in working groups on durable solutions with national, regional and local government entities, UN Agencies, NGOs, and other parties within the area of responsibility to facilitate project implementation, create partnerships and ensure proper coordination and information sharing.
Organize exchange and experience sharing programs and workshops on tools, policy revision, and challenges facing Displacement Affected Communities (DAC) as well as best examples and success stories on durable solutions.
Facilitate the formulation and implementation of a package for improved contribution of government, humanitarian, and development partners towards the humanitarian-development aligned with regional development plans.
Periodically evaluate the effectiveness of government and partners’ actions in handling the needs of DAC and make recommendations for improvement accordingly
Through regular field missions, undertake interviews, support in beneficiaries’ identification, verification and registration for HLP profile and assistance with consideration on gender dimension.
Collaborate with other experts in the identification of institutional gaps in capacity to respond to DAC and designing of capacity building training package for integration of DACs
Participate and contribute to workshops, seminars, and participatory meetings to be held as an integral part of the project at the federal or regional levels;
Keep custody and backup of documents, data and information to be collected in due course of carrying out the various tasks of planning sectoral studies.
Facilitate exchange programs from other regions and countries on creation of tools, policy revision and development for better decision making, solving the governance challenge and improvement of rights and conditions for DAC on HLP issues.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
BA/BSC degree in social sciences, humanitarian studies, law, or another relevant similar field
Work Experience
Two (2) years of proven work experience on migration, forced displacement, durable solutions, humanitarian and development operations, institutional capacity building, disaster management or related issues
Demonstrated knowledge of community communication and engagement approaches.
Understanding of and demonstrated competencies in forced displacement setting.
Experience in working with the United Nations, international organizations and NGOs is an advantage.
Experience in the humanitarian sector, including field experience is an asset.
Preferred: experience in community work
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent writing skills, with analytical capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for preparation of quality reports as well as media stories.
Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision with a high degree of responsibility, in a flexible manner and often under pressure.
Capacity to coordinate and organize a team and to support project implementation.
Ability to conduct interviews, surveys, and other data collection techniques.
Understanding of and demonstrated competencies in the context of forced displacement.
Computer Literacy, Database Management
Language
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, good knowledge in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Somali and Oromifa languages is preferred. Required ability to communicate with non-expert audience is preferred.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UNDP Durable Solutions Assistant Jobs in Ethiopia
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