Employer: United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Type: Full-time
Deadline: 07/07/2024
Overview:
The Peace and Development Officer (PDO) will work under the direct supervision of the Peace and Development Advisor (PDA) to provide substantive support in three main areas: research, information-gathering, and analysis for peacebuilding and conflict prevention; identifying entry points for conflict-sensitive approaches to build national capacities for conflict prevention; and providing technical support for coordination, partnerships, and M&E of peacebuilding programming.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Research, Information-Gathering, and Analysis:
- Assist in research, data gathering, and analysis focusing on peacebuilding and conflict prevention.
- Track and update relevant online tools related to peacebuilding and conflict prevention.
- Support PDA in political, political economy, and/or conflict analysis, monitoring the situation in the country, and reporting on issues related to peace and security.
- Conduct research on conflict analysis, scenarios planning, dialogue, and mediation.
- Identifying Programming Entry Points:
- Support inclusive and conflict-sensitive approaches in building national capacities for conflict prevention.
- Assist in identifying areas of programmatic engagement with national stakeholders related to social cohesion, dialogue, conflict prevention, and consensus-building.
- Provide training for UN Country Team staff and key national partners on conflict analysis and conflict-sensitive development.
- Undertake mappings and analysis of civil society actors, including youth, women, and marginalized groups.
- Technical Support for Coordination, Partnerships, and M&E:
- Support external coordination between stakeholders (government, civil society, private sector, and the international community).
- Assist in monitoring and evaluation functions, collecting, processing, and analyzing data for the peace and development team workplan.
- Support knowledge management and sharing of good practices on conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
- Assist in organizing meetings and consultations with national and international partners.
Core Competencies:
- Achieve Results: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by the deadline.
- Think Innovatively: Open to creative ideas, pragmatic problem-solver, makes improvements.
- Learn Continuously: Open-minded, curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback.
- Adapt with Agility: Adapts to change, handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible.
- Act with Determination: Shows drive and motivation, delivers calmly in adversity, is confident.
- Engage and Partner: Demonstrates compassion, forms positive relationships.
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: Appreciates/respects differences, is aware of unconscious bias, confronts discrimination.
Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:
- Business Development:
- Knowledge Generation: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context.
- Portfolio Management: Ability to select, prioritize and control programs and projects in line with strategic objectives and capacity.
- Business Management:
- Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, manage communications internally and externally.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Education:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree) in political science, conflict resolution, peace studies, sociology, international relations, international economics, law, public administration, or related social sciences.
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) with 2 additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of the advanced degree.
- Experience, Knowledge, and Skills:
- Minimum of 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience in conflict analysis, development, and/or conflict prevention.
- Extensive experience in analysis, research, and sound drafting skills.
- Experience in project/programme development and management.
- Experience in national and community-level conflict prevention and peacebuilding initiatives.
- In-depth knowledge of and extensive experience in Uganda and/or the sub-region.
- Language Requirements:
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Knowledge of Luganda and/or Swahili is an added advantage.
- Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree
How to Apply:
About United Nations Development Program:
- Industry: Administration
- Location: Kampala, Uganda
UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and build resilience to sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
