- Proactive articulation within Governance and Peace Building Cluster to assure integral and issues-based programmatic approach.
- Thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country and preparation of substantive inputs to CCA, UNSCDF, CPD, CPAP and other documents.
- Collection and analysis of information about peace, development and reconciliation and related Sustainable Development Goals situation at national, regional and local levels for proposing public policies for improving governance.
- Identification of areas for support and interventions related to peace, development and reconciliation thematic areas of work as part of the Governance and Peace Building Cluster in close coordination, collaboration and articulation with other areas of work.
- Actively contributes to the application of issues-based approach to UNDP´s work at national, departmental and local levels to assure coherence and effectiveness of UNDP´s work in Colombia.
- CO business processes mapping and preparation of the content of internal Standard Operating Procedures in Results Management.
- Promotes the inclusion of cross-cutting issues (e.g. gender, human rights) where UNDP could strengthen its position to help address national challenges as part of its efforts to perform its mandate.
- Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals.
- Contribution to a strategy for knowledge management in the strategic programmes of the portfolio.
- Support to development of policies and institutions that will address the country problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Organization of trainings for technical staff of UNDP at national and territorial level, UN agencies, state institutions and civil society organization on issues related Peace, Development & Reconciliation.
- Enhances UNDP´s value added as a trusted partner of the local, regional and national level stakeholders
- Design and formulation of CPD within the area of responsibility, translating UNDP’s priorities into national, regional and local interventions. Coordination of programme implementation with the implementing partners. Introduction of performance indicators/ success criteria, cost recovery, targets and milestones.
- Supervises the quality of programme/project to be presented to the local PAC; quality control and follow up of contribution agreements; aware of the closure of projects once finalized. Programme Specialist can perform functions of Senior Manager in Atlas.
- Manages the application of RBM tools, establishment of targets (BSC) for the achievement of results and leads results oriented monitoring of the portfolio, including assurance of quality reporting oriented to results and management of outcome-oriented evaluations.
- Development of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society in the specific thematic areas based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and donors’ priorities.
- Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for initiation of new projects, active contribution to the overall office effort in resource mobilization.
- Formulation and implementation of a resource mobilization strategy for new projects on relevant thematics with the national government, the local governments, international cooperation, private sector, foundations and other sources. Significant increase of the budget directly implemented by the peacebuilding portfolio.
- Coordination at technical level with international donors on relevant topics of the portfolio.
- Coordination at technical level with UN agencies with concrete results towards a Delivery as One approach.
- Oversees and guarantees compliance with UNDP`s rules, regulations and procedures by programme staff under his/her supervision,
- Assures effective performance management, regular feed-back and implementation of learning plans of personnel under his/her supervision.
- Jointly with Programme colleagues performs systematic follow-up of annual work plans for guaranteeing their planned results as well as their overall implementation
- Risk management to mitigate its possible impact in programmes/projects
- Guarantee that programme staff under his/her supervision contribute substantively in the audit of NIM (National Implementation) /DIM (Direct Implementation) and NGOs projects within its portfolio.
- Guarantees that the programme associate make an adequate follow up on audit recommendations. All exceptions are timely reported.
- Supervises timely and substantive submission of mandatory reports to the counterparts, donors and HQ.
- Integrates diverse contributions to formulate coherent approaches
- Aligns innovation to service delivery components
- Manages prototype / pilot efforts and seeks feedback
- Creates awareness of substantive opportunities and risks among others
- Navigates complex circumstances thoughtfully and is solution-minded
- Coaches team members to appropriately share knowledge across teams
- Addresses conflicts in a timely, sensitive manner; escalates to leadership when appropriate
- Recognizes members of the team for their efforts and successes
- Optimizes individual and team abilities
- Persuades others to embrace new ideas, even when controversial
- Empathizes with client perspectives and needs and communicates messages with the clients’ experiences in mind
- Creates opportunities for developing new client relationships
- Anticipates constraints and identifies solutions
- Expands capacity of team to deliver on time, on target, and within organizational standards
- Ensures high quality of work in terms of both substantive depth and adaptive relevance to client needs
- Accepts responsibility for implementation / team deliverables/ client satisfaction consistent with organizational standards
- Exhibits thorough organizational awareness of UNDP’s approach to client service delivery and integrity and accountability
- Exhibits sound judgment and the ability to make reasonable decisions in complex situations
- Creates effective advocacy strategies
- Performs analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses
- Provides information for linkages across programme activities to help identify critical points of integration
- Provides information and documentation on specific stages of projects/programme implementation
- Provides background information to identify opportunities for project development and helps drafting proposals
- Participates in the formulation of project proposals
- Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UNDP’s mandate and strategic agenda and actively seeks opportunities for coordination and articulation at national, departmental and local levels
- Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners
- Promotes UNDP’s agenda in inter-agency meetings
- Anticipates client needs
- Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider
- Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective
- Solicits feedback on service provision and quality
- Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches
- Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms
- Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines
- Keeps abreast of new developments on complex and multi-dimensional development issues, in particular issues related to Sustainable Development and Resilience area of work and seeks to develop him/herself professionally
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
- Analyzes information on potential bilateral donors and national counterparts to recommend a strategic approach
- Identifies and compiles lessons learned
- Develops a resource mobilization strategy at the country level
- Performed analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses
- Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for global advocacy work and adapts it for use at country level
Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension