Peace Building Conflict Prevention Unit Programme Officer

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is UN’s global development organization. UNDP has a normative global mission as a pro-poor development agency to promote human rights, gender and the Millennium Development Goals.

Organizational Unit / Agency: UNDP Kenya, Peace Building Conflict Prevention Unit

Application deadline: 11 October 2011

Type of contract: Service Contract

Post Level: SB-4

Languages required: English

Starting date: November 1, 2011

Duration of initial contract: 1 year renewable

Background

UNDP Kenya and the Embassy of Sweden are supporting the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) in implementing a three-year programme focusing on Community Ownership of Peace: Instilling Cohesion and Integration Values to Promote Peaceful Co-Existence and Reconciliation in Kenya.

The NCIC is a statutory body established under the National Cohesion and Integration Act 2008, No. 12 of 2008, enacted after the 2007 post-election crisis and the subsequent political negotiations.

The NCIC is one of the Agenda Four reform Commissions, borne out of the realization that long lasting peace, sustainable development and harmonious co-existence among Kenyans, requires deliberate normative, institutional and attitudinal processes of constructing nationhood, national cohesion and integration.

The Commission therefore, is a key step towards overcoming challenges to building nationhood.

The NCIC object and purpose, as provided for in section 25 of the Act is to facilitate and promote equality of opportunity, good relations, harmony and peaceful co-existence between persons of different ethnic, colour, religious and racial backgrounds in Kenya, and to advise the Government on all aspects thereof

Position Information

Under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, Peace Building and Conflict Prevention Unit, UNDP-Kenya, the duties and responsibilities of the Programme Officer will be as follows:

• The Programme Officer will work in collaboration with the NCIC Project Coordinator in the day-to-day implementation of the project activities, as per the Project Work Plan.
• Planning, monitoring, reporting, financial management and evaluating the progress of the project as per the Project Work Plan and ensuring compliance with UNDP and/or Implementing Partners rules and regulations.
• Ensure coordination of the project implementation process with relevant stakeholders to ensure coherence, including their involvement in monitoring and evaluating project activities, joint field visits to enhance appreciation of the project’s work.
• Provide technical expertise into strategic planning of the project implementation process.
• In collaboration with the NCIC Project Coordinator, ensure preparation of project reviews and final evaluations, as well as audits, including action plans to implement audit recommendations.
• Engagement with key partners to influence policies and issues as relates to national cohesion, integration, reconciliation, peace building and conflict prevention, among other related issues.
• In collaboration with the NCIC Project Coordinator ensure project documentation and publicity.
• Ensure mainstreaming of relevant issues such as Gender, Human Rights Based Approach, etc in the implementation of the project.
• Undertake any other responsibilities as may be assigned in relation to this position, as well as perform other tasks as assigned by the Unit Team Leader or by Senior Management.

The full post description detailing the scope of work required academic qualifications and years of relevant work experience can be accessed on The UNDP Kenya website.

Application Procedure:

Interested and qualified persons should apply on the UNDP Kenya e-Recruitment portal located at www.ke.undp.org/erecruit.

Applicants are required to fill and sign a Personal History Form (P11 Form) and submit it together with their online application.

Applications received via other means will not be accepted.

Additional considerations

1. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

2. UNDP will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

3. Preference will be given to equally qualified women.

4. UNDP as a matter of practice does not charge any application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment. If you have any questions as to vacancy announcements you have received, please refer to the UNDP Kenya website.

“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing patterns”.