The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in January 2005 represents a real opportunity for the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) to put into practice its stated vision for bottom-up, responsive and democratic governance. However, there are enormous challenges in terms of putting in place the functioning governance institutions that were destroyed by the longest war in Africa. The capacity in South Sudanese institutions can be described best as rudimentary, although they are starting to build slowly. It needs time to establish itself and develop and implement policies and legislation, as well as build new capacities; systems and structures require an open, representative and responsive civilian government. Its challenges are (i) construction/reconstruction of a devastated Southern Sudan (ii) the return and reintegration of up to an estimated 3-4 million people. (iii) the reintegration of thousands of ex-combatants (iv) the establishment of the basic rule of law and law enforcement (v) reconciliation between fractured and dislocated southern communities affected by generations of conflict (vi) the establishment of basic services in all sectors and all areas, and (vii) building a democratic governance system. UNDP Southern Sudan is one of the leading partners of the GoSS in the promotion of decentralized democratic good governance through its technical and programme assistance. The UNDP Governance Program is availed at three levels: GoSS, State and local governments or the counties. In partnership with the Local Government Board, UNDP is implementing the Local Government Recovery Programme with a focus on (i) formulating policies and guidelines for improved local governance, (ii) institutional strengthening of Counties to perform mandated functions, (iii) designing/implementing an incentive based grant allocation system to counties, CSOs/NGOs and (iv) increasing public knowledge and trust in local government. Under this Programme, the Local Government Board, the state ministries of local Government and law enforcement and the counties will receive technical support that will range from policy and legislation, gender, local government planning and budgeting, revenue and resource mobilization to small grant assistance to counties to design and implement community level policies. UNDP Southern Sudan proposes to recruit a Project Administrative/Finance Analyst, a national staff member, for the Local Government Recovery Programme, who will be located in Juba, specifically at the office of the Local Government Board (LGB). Under the overall supervision of the LGRP Project Manager/Deputy Programme Manager, the Admin/Finance Analyst shall undertake all the administrative and financial activities for the smooth implementation of the project.
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Summary of key functions:
Administration
Finance:
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Corporate Competencies
Functional Competencies Knowledge Management and Learning:
Leadership and Self-Management:
Functional Competencies
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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. |
Administrative/Finance Analyst, Local Government and Recovery Project (LGRP)
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