The Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) brought renewed impetus towards stabilizing the fragile situation in the country. Even so, South Sudan continues to face immense political, institutional, social and economic challenges which include; a) weak infrastructure for peace; b) illegal long-standing practices like cattle raiding, child and forced marriages and age set youth; c) exclusion of women, youth, minorities and other special interest groups in peacebuilding initiatives, development and governance; d) proliferation and misuse of firearms; and e) climate change induced and resource based conflicts. Left unattended, these factors have the potential to reverse peacebuilding gains, increase fragility; impede healing, trust and confidence building and reconciliation and undermine implementation of key R-ARCSS milestones like security sector reforms, demobilisation and disarmament processes and gender equality provisions.
Working in existing and new conflict clusters, Peace and Community Cohesion Phase II Project (PaCC II) will support the central and subnational governments and authorities to; a) establish and enhance the capacity of peace infrastructures to manage conflicts peacefully; b) deepen social, cultural and economic cohesion among communities to foster healing, reconciliation and peaceful coexistence; c) empower citizens, with added emphasis on women, youth and other marginalised groups for voice, agency and participation in governance and peacebuilding initiatives and demand accountability; d) implement legal, policy and civilian frameworks on small arms and light weapons; and e) promote conflict sensitive access, use and control of natural resources by pastoral and farming communities in targeted conflict clusters.
The Phase II of the project is expanding its reach to new conflict clusters with coordination offices in Warrap State capital, Kwajok and Upper Nile State capital, Malakal. In this regard, PaCC is seeking to recruit a national Peace and Community Cohesion Officer to be based in Kwajok, Warrap State. The Officer will work closely with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), State and Regional Peace Coordinators, other UN Agencies, amongst other relevant partners.
Under the overall guidance of the UNDP South Sudan’s Democratic Governance and Stabilization Unit (DGSU) Team Leader and the direct supervision of the project Manager for the Peace and Community Cohesion, the Peace and Community Cohesion Officer will execute the following key functions and duties in the relevant conflict cluster. The Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) brought renewed impetus towards stabilizing the fragile situation in the country. Even so, South Sudan continues to face immense political, institutional, social and economic challenges which include; a) weak infrastructure for peace; b) illegal long-standing practices like cattle raiding, child and forced marriages and age set youth; c) exclusion of women, youth, minorities and other special interest groups in peacebuilding initiatives, development and governance; d) proliferation and misuse of firearms; and e) climate change induced and resource based conflicts. Left unattended, these factors have the potential to reverse peacebuilding gains, increase fragility; impede healing, trust and confidence building and reconciliation and undermine implementation of key R-ARCSS milestones like security sector reforms, demobilisation and disarmament processes and gender equality provisions.
Working in existing and new conflict clusters, Peace and Community Cohesion Phase II Project (PaCC II) will support the central and subnational governments and authorities to; a) establish and enhance the capacity of peace infrastructures to manage conflicts peacefully; b) deepen social, cultural and economic cohesion among communities to foster healing, reconciliation and peaceful coexistence; c) empower citizens, with added emphasis on women, youth and other marginalised groups for voice, agency and participation in governance and peacebuilding initiatives and demand accountability; d) implement legal, policy and civilian frameworks on small arms and light weapons; and e) promote conflict sensitive access, use and control of natural resources by pastoral and farming communities in targeted conflict clusters.
The Phase II of the project is expanding its reach to new conflict clusters with coordination offices in Warrap State capital, Kwajok and Upper Nile State capital, Malakal. In this regard, PaCC is seeking to recruit a national Peace and Community Cohesion Officer to be based in Kwajok, Warrap State. The Officer will work closely with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), State and Regional Peace Coordinators, other UN Agencies, amongst other relevant partners.
Under the overall guidance of the UNDP South Sudan’s Democratic Governance and Stabilization Unit (DGSU) Team Leader and the direct supervision of the project Manager for the Peace and Community Cohesion, the Peace and Community Cohesion Officer will execute the following key functions and duties in the relevant conflict cluster.
2. Support the strengthening/capacity development of local peace infrustrustructures and civil society partners:
3. Support gender and conflict mapping and analysis, monitoring and evaluation and lessons learned studies:
Corporate Competencies:
Functional Competencies:
Building Strategic Partnerships: Identifying and building partnerships
Innovation and Marketing New Approaches: Developing new approaches
Resource Mobilization : Implementing resource mobilization strategie
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Developing tools and mechanisms
Knowledge/Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter
Leadership
Education:
Experience:
Language Requirements:
Application Procedure :
Kindly note that this vacancy announcement is for qualified South Sudanese nationals only
To start the application process, applicants are required to register at http://jobs.undp.org by creating a personal profile and completing UNDP Personal History Form. Please note that UNDP only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Only applications received through http://jobs.undp.org will be considered and applications received after closing date will not be considered. Due to the large number of applications received for UNDP South Sudan vacancies, only applicants short-listed for written test and interview will be contacted.
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Contract Duration: 12 Months with Possibility of extension
This vacancy is archived.