Background 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. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
This UNDP Project is an integral component of the broader Uzbekistan - Sustainable Rural Development Project that would be financed and executed by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). The overall objective of UNDP Project is to empower and build capacities of local partners (communities, architects, engineers, local authorities) in developing and implementing local development plans and promoting locally relevant green and energy efficient as well as digital solutions. The Project aims to build capacities of targeted communities and partners in adopting and implementing environmentally friendly solutions. The Project will also confer positive impacts on human development through increased economic opportunities and wellbeing of targeted communities. Climate-related concerns will be mainstreamed into decision-making at all levels, facilitating climate-resilient and energy efficient development from the community level up to the regional level. The project takes a people-centred, gender sensitive and climate risk-informed holistic approach. UNDP will assist the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan (MEDPR). The Project will focus on four main outputs with corresponding sets of activities:
Output 1. Capacities of targeted local communities increased to identify local needs and to develop plans of actions, i.e., Community Development Plans (CDP), by identifying priority infrastructures for investments that have optimum and long-term benefits through an inclusive community engagement (including women and youth) and consultation with sub-regional and local authorities.
Output 2: Capacities of local architecture-design institutions and regional departments of architecture and construction are enhanced for development of improved engineering designs and master plans that are responsive to the sustainability aspects (economic, operational, and environment sustainability), innovative energy and water efficient, low carbon technology, climate resilient and gender responsive, and promoting local resources. Output 3: Capacities of construction, architecture-design and public service delivery sector are increased on the local governance and community participatory mechanism in the planning and implementation of rural development programs and initiatives by using digital transformation, gender-sensitive approaches, innovative IT solutions, including development of digital infrastructure and information systems to ensure better access to social facilities and services in rural areas, including green redevelopment/regeneration and increasing resilience in post-disaster situations (such as COVID-19 and other pandemics). Output 4: Local communities are strengthened empowering women, youth, elderly, people with disabilities, involving in decision making processes and national/sub-regional/local government capacities and institutionalization in operation and maintenance of the infrastructure to ensure sustainable functioning.
The Community Mobilization Associate will contribute to address needs of rural communities in target communities. S/he will be particularly contributing in acheveing the output 1 and 2, while also supporting the implementation of other project outputs and will be in charge of ensuring successful implementation of the project’s activities related to ensuring supporting community mobilization, enhancing people’s skills on community development planning in remote rural areas.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Project Analyst (Task Manager on Community Development and Sustainable Infrastructure) in Karakalpakstan and overall supervision of Project Manager, and in close collaboration with relevant project staff and partners, the Infrastructure Development Associate will be responsible for successful achievement of the project results towards ensuring enhanced rural community development and on the overall project activities. The incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities:
Support introduction of energy and water efficient, new agriculture & farming technologies, ozone-friendly and low GWP (global-warming potential) based technologies in different sectors/applications in a balanced proportion of pilot projects providing infrastructure projects’ documentsnattion including cost estimates and technical proposal, etc.. Work in selected vulnerable rural communities with local government to facilitate decentralized planning and rehabilitation of essential public services as identified in CDPs such as water supply, agriculture infrastructure and access to digital solutions, etc.; Visit the Programme target communities and collect data on each community needs; Study the needs identified in target communities; Work with the cost estimation institution(s) in calculation and creation of necessary engineering schemes of the infrastructure projects; Prepare the tender documents and launch the tender process jointly with Procurement specialsits of the project; Ensure quality control over the water supply and social infrastructure activities and conduct cross-checks between the signed work amounts and factual fulfilments at project sites; Report on inadequacies; Assist the relevant staff to make wider dissemination of tender announcements infrastructure projects; Monitor and report on the process of realization of infrastructure projects in accordance with the given time schedule and ensure timely fulfilment by the company; Record any mistakes and provide consultations to the contracted company for timely correction; Provide timely reporting to the Project Manager on any issues regarding the infrastructure projects implementation process; Monitor and collect data on direct and indirect beneficiaries on the prospective infrastructure projects with gender disaggregation; Prepare final report of completed activities to be cleared by the Project Manager; Ensure activities are aligned with the GoU renewable energy and green development national priorities; Enhance participation of women and vulnerable groups and ensure throughout the project cycle to support their empowerment; Support in developing and deploying methods for effective and sustainable development of infrastructure in rural areas through promoting the local resource-based approaches; Contribute to facilitate Learning and Knowledge-Sharing: Promote peer-to-peer learning, knowledge-sharing, and documentation of best practices to make local action more effective, sustainable, and replicable. Perform other duties as required by the direct supervisor and/or Project Manager in the scope of the current position.The incumbent will promote UNDP’s mandate as a gender-responsive organization with zero tolerance to any kind of discriminatory and abusive behaviour, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse; and ensure that:
• human rights and gender equality is prioritized as an ethical principle within all actions; activities are designed and implemented in accordance with “Social and Environmental Standards of UNDP”;
• any kind of diversities based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender are respected within all implementations including data production; differentiated needs of women and men are considered;
• inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in that sense an enabling and accessible setup in various senses such as disability gender language barrier is create;
• necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings etc. introduced. Competencies Core
Achieve Results:
LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively:
LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously:
LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility:
LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination:
LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
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