Jobs at UNDP in Uganda- Programme Coordinator

Job Title:PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
Location : KAMPALA, UGANDA
Application Deadline : 27-Jan-12
Type of Contract : Service Contract
Post Level : SB-3
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Mar-2012
Duration of Initial Contract : One year
Background
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is the coordinating agency within the United Nations system for human settlements and focal point for coordinated implementation of the Habitat Agenda, as well as the human settlements chapter of Agenda 21, and the MDG Goal 7 Target 11 of significantly improving the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by the year 2020.

UN-HABITAT was mandated under a resolution GC 19/13 to work closely with local governments and representatives of civil society to raise awareness and improve national policies and local strategies to reduce urban poverty as well as to enhance social inclusion and social justice. Under this mandate, UN-HABITAT is to establish resource centres that would act as One Stop Youth Centre, a centre where youth can access skills and information related to their development needs.

The UN Joint Programme on Population (UNJPP) developed four outcome areas where different UN agencies were required to provide interventions geared to realizing the developed outcomes. UN-HABITAT is expected to contribute towards outcome 3 which is “Youth and Vulnerable groups have competitive skill and opportunities to participate in the economy including urban development”. This outcome aims at contributing to building youth skills and opportunities to actively participate in the economy for sustainable livelihoods.

Therefore, UN-HABITAT having implemented One Stop centre models in other parts of the world including Kampala, City Council – Uganda, is replicating the model in Arua municipality. The aim of the project is to enhance the capacity of the Government of Uganda- the municipality of Arua to empower vulnerable urban youth for socio-economic inclusion and development. Through the establishment of a One Stop Youth Centre (OSYC) in Arua the Municipality will enhance the capacity of youth and youth organizations to acquire and promote entrepreneurship skills for income generation and livelihoods and governance . It will also strengthen the capacity of Arua municipality to undertake youth development activities.

Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Habitat Programme Manager, the Programme Coordinator will provide technical assistance to the HPM as well as relevant partners for guaranteeing a smooth and coordinated implementation of Arua One Stop Youth Centre project, Kampala One Stop Youth Centre and the youth programme in Uganda. The Programme Coordinator who will be based in Kampala, would primarily be responsible for guiding, facilitating, managing, and coordinating the implementation of UN-Habitat and youth programme in Uganda.

Duties and Responsibilities
Provide and develop a model for guiding development and replication of new youth centres in other municipal/town councils
Implement the goal of the UN-Habitat Global Partnership initiative for Urgan Youth Development.
Coordinate the organisation of training and capacity building activities, including workshops, expert meetings, Youth Assemblies etc as may require.
Ensure development and implementation of work plans and monitoring of programme activities.
Facilitate and monitor youth groups that have benefited from the UN-HABITAT youth.
Builds partnership and supports networks within and beyond the UN on sustainable youth centres.
Liaise regularly with other institutional counterparts involved, namely UNFPA, ILO, UNICEF, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Arua Municipality; for coordination and joint planning purposes, providing needed technical assistance on all issues related with the implementation of the programme.

Competencies

Understanding and knowledge of UN system, and UN-HABITAT.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and good understanding of key issues and challenges of young people.
Knowledge and understanding of concepts and approaches relevant to human settlements issues and youth-led development.
Good networking skills and building with partnerships.
Ability to work effectively fostering team spirit through building trust and commitment to common objectives.
Self management-ability to set goals and priorities to plan, coordinate and monitor work plans with minimum supervision as well as be able to identify priority activities/assignment and adjust priorities as required.
Ability to mobilize funds from the One UN.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:

Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Social Administration, Development Studies or any other related field.

Experience:

Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in project management including monitoring and evaluation.
Experience in designing and facilitating trainings or capacity building programmes for young people.
Demonstrated ability to prepare project proposals and project documents, work plans and progress reports.
Minimum of 4 years experience working with the United Nations on youth issues preferably the youth centre models.
Experience in working closely with local governments is desirable.
Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS. Word, Excel, Power point, Internet etc).

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English.

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.


To Apply;
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=27570

Deadline : 27-Jan-12