Turkey is the country with the highest number of refugees in the world. The current number of registered Syrian population is currently over 3,6 million. Around 98 percent of Syrian refugees live outside camps in host communities, the majority concentrated around the border provinces, with significant impact on the national/local labour market and creating additional demand for basic services to be delivered by service providers, i.e. national and local governments. Syrian refugees residing in Turkey are mainly located in Southeast Anatolia region bordering Syria, but as the crisis is prolonged, the population is now significantly expanding to other regions as well.
The Government’s response to the Syrian crisis is led and coordinated by the Ministry of Interior Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM), while other line ministries and central/local government agencies are increasingly involved in the response. Local municipalities play a critical role in the implementation of the response. As a result of the protracted nature of the crisis, there is an increasingly strong call for a multi-sector resilience based response.
The Turkey Chapter of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) addresses the challenges through both humanitarian (refugee) and development (resilience) perspectives, within the context of six sector responses (livelihoods, protection, basic needs, health, education and food security). The 3RP Turkey Chapter highlights the increasing need and importance of the resilience response, reflected both in terms of type of support required as well as the resilience budget partners appealed for, which now represents the majority of the 3RP appeal.
UNDP and UNHCR have a regional level MoU outlining the core coordination responsibilities in response to the Syria crisis, with UNDP having an agreed lead coordination role on resilience.
UNDP co-leads the coordination of 3RP with UNHCR, and focusses on strengthening resilience related support across all 6 sectors. This includes, amongst others, a stronger focus on support to strengthening of capacities of both national and local partners (municipalities in particular).
Livelihood plays a vital role in ensuring the SuTP and vulnerable communities to become more self-reliant and reduce risks and vulnerability. To address the challenges of access to livelihood and employment require a combination of short-term and long-term solutions and considerations of both local/regional/national contexts. It further requires close collaboration with the GoT and its local and accredited agencies and strong partnership with the private sector to rally for job creation and support for advocacy efforts.
The Livelihoods Sector has accumulated experiences that will be useful to jumpstart the implementation of 2020/2021 plan. The sector has designed a comprehensive strategy aiming at supporting both the supply and the demand side of the labour as well as the enabling environment; This involves technical skills training, support to small businesses for job creation, as well as support to self-employment and other income opportunities.
UNDP co-chairs both the Syria Response Group (head of agencies level) and the Syria task force (attended by UN agencies, NGOs and donors). UNDP takes active part in about 4 sectors, namely Livelihoods, Basic Needs, Protection and Food Security.
At the national (Ankara) and regional (Gaziantep, Izmir, Hatay) levels, the Livelihood Sector is coordinated by a Livelihood Sector Coordinator supported by an Information Management Assistant (IMA). Regional/local coordination mechanism may be established in other regions i.e. Izmir and Istanbul to support partners when necessary, and as funds become available.
The Livelihoods Sector Working Group consists of over 70 partners, including UN agencies, civil society, Government (Ministry of Labor, AFAD and Iskur- the Turkish Employment Agency) and private sector (i.e. Chambers of Commerce and Industry).
Under the guidance of the Resilience Advisor, the Livelihoods Sector Coordinator will:
COORDINATION
DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES/ TOOLS
ACTION PLANS
Support advocacy to facilitate the implementation of recommended action plans.
The incumbent of the position should strictly avoid
The incumbent of the position should ensure that
UNDP prioritizes gender equality and women's empowerment approach in all its actions, workplace relations and implementations as well as gender parity in representation to create a workplace which is equally inclusive of women, men and persons with other gender identities. Temporary special measures will be instituted to ensure appointment of personnel of under-represented genders at grades and in roles where they are under-represented
Qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply
Supervisor: UNDP Resilience Advisor
Payment Schedule: The remuneration is to follow a monthly schedule.
Other considerations:
Interested individuals shall provide a letter of motivation as a part of their online application focusing on the applicant’s skills and capabilities against the required qualifications (in English).
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
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.
Corporate Competencies:
Functional Competencies:
Education:
Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in:
Experience:
Language Requirements:
Fluency in written and spoken English and Turkish is essential.
Fluency in written and spoken Arabic is an asset
Other Skills:
Experience with Microsoft Word
Notes:
(i) Internships (paid/unpaid) are not considered professional experience.
(ii) Obligatory military service is not considered professional experience.
(iii) Experience gained prior to completion of undergraduate studies is not considered professional experience.
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UNDP is committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, and encourages all qualified applicants, irrespective of gender, nationality, disabilities, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Contract Duration: 12 months, with possibility of extension
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