- Assess capacities of police districts (PD) with regard to key back-office functions including infrastructure, human resources, and procurement (among others) through interviews with the MOI and PD personnel, observational visits to the PDs, and review of internal/technical documents and relevant SOPs
- As part of the assessment, identify administrative challenges to effective community-oriented policing (initially focusing on PDs in Kabul)
- Using information gathered in the assessment, develop an Administrative Capacity Framework to guide capacity building activities for administrative capacities at the PD level
- In collaboration with a team under the direction of Deputy Civilian Commander of the Kabul police headquarters (PHQ), work with the PDs to implement the Administrative Capacity Framework
- Oversee nationalization of the initiative through ongoing collaboration and necessary trainings with PHQ
- In collaboration with LOTFA’s M&E team and the Governance for Peace Unit develop indicators to track capacity building progress under the Administrative Capacity Framework
- Alongside the M&E team and the Project Manager, monitor capacity building progress on a regular basis and make adjustments to the project workplan (planned activities) as necessary
- Organize and facilitate workshops with key stakeholders from the government and international community (LOTFA donors) to keep them informed on status of project, key achievements and challenges
- Follow-up in ensuring the implementation of the recommendations of independent evaluation reviews and/or audits, as approved by UNDP Management
- Provide follow-up and support on the day-to-day coordination and implementation of the project activities
- Provide technical advice to implementing partners and stakeholders to perform tasks related to project activities efficiently and effectively
- Support and coordinate the implementation of project activities with implementing partners and relevant stakeholders;
- Support the Project Manager in managing the project team and ensure timely implementation, results –orientation and accountability for project
- Organize and provide secondary supervision of the activities of various administrative project team members
- Prepare or provide, appropriate, technical programme management inputs to regular reports (monthly, quarterly, and annually) and propose activities to be implemented in the next reporting period
- Backstops for the Project Manager during his or her absence
- Undertake other duties as assigned by the Project Manager or as necessary for the success of the project
Core Competencies
Innovation
Ability to make new and useful ideas work
Leadership
Ability to persuade others to follow
People Management
Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
Communication
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
Delivery
Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
Functional/Technical Competencies
Job Knowledge/ Technical Expertise
Ability to develop and implement an institutional capacity assessment
Ability to develop an M&E framework to track project progress and adjust workplans
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and strong organizational and time management skills
Client Orientation
Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion;
Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external clients
- Master’s degree in business administration, International Relations, Political Science, Social Sciences, Law, or other similar fields is required or a Bachelor’s degree with 2 additional qualifying years may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree;
Experience:
- With Master’s 3 years and Bachelor at least 5 years of progressive working experience in project or programme planning, development and implementation;
- Experience working with the Ministry of Interior, PD stations in Afghanistan or with police reform preferred;
- Experience working on administrative (i.e. procurement, finance, logistics) areas within government ministries is an asset;
- Experience developing methodologies for institutional capacity assessments (or similar) is an asset;
- Experience in an international setting with the UN or with international organisations an asset;
- Experience working with government counterparts building national capacities is an asset;
- Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with other colleagues from various cultures and professional backgrounds;
- Solid experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Office incl. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as experience in handling of web-based management systems.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Fluency in Dari and/or Pashtu is required.
- Good report writing skills.
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Contract Duration: Up to 31 December 2020 with possibility of extension