Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop global, national and sub-national gender responsive strategy/action plans and policy guidance through whole-of-society methodologies;
• Identify challenges, solutions, impact evaluation and monitoring for proposed policy and interventions;
• Undertake risk identification, (threat) assessments, index development and prevention/mitigation programming;
• Identify opportunities for advocacy and resource mobilization on global/regional/country levels;
• Support stocktaking and M&E to assess progress of implementation of national/regional/global policy documents;
• Provide strategic and technical advisory support in the area of PVE, integrating the human rights-based approach and gender mainstreaming strategies, principles and relevant toolkits.

2. Knowledge creation, research and documentation?

• Undertake primary/secondary research in the new areas of concern, including conflict analyses inclusive of violent extremism and/or dedicated violent extremism threat assessments;
• Develop research designs, research questions and scope of work for undertaking primary research in new areas;
• Provide regular strategic insights and analyses on new and emerging areas for programming in PVE;
• Document and manage lessons learned, good practices, case studies, innovations and pilot models for wider dissemination and sharing;
• Design and implement multi-stakeholder consultation processes for testing, validation, and advocacy;
• Develop literature on best practices and case studies by both UN agencies and stakeholders beyond the UN; and
• Contribute to (on- and offline activities of) PVE Communities of Practice.

3. Project design, formulation, implementation & other programme related technical support

• Provide for inclusive (needs) assessments and conflict sensitivity analysis of partners informing development of concept notes/project proposals; facilitate stakeholder consultations with a focus on (local) civil society partners;
• Prepare conceptual framework/concept notes on new areas of work/developmental challenges;
• Provide technical assistance in identification of developmental challenges, target areas, beneficiaries and partners and formulate implementation?strategy for UNDP PVE programmatic and advisory support;
• Provide technical support and identify issues in development of new interventions/projects, including in implementation (operational plan, monitoring and resource requirement), institutional and management arrangements;
• Conduct studies on project/programme highlights, activities and processes involved;
• Prepare and review project documents;
• Identify areas/beneficiaries and partners; timing, sequencing of activities; mobilization of finance;
• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of global, regional, national and/or sub-national policies and (UNDP) programmes contributing to their implementation; and
• Prepare project proposals to ensure innovation in concepts, strategies and incorporation of best practices.

4. Capacity?development/training

• Develop capacity assessments and plans to develop strategic interventions for institutional strengthening, achieve milestones identified and address the identified capacity gaps.
• Develop, conduct and/or coordinate target specific products (such as training curriculum, tools/toolkits and manuals) and events/workshops based on training needs assessment for various stakeholders.

Competencies

• Demonstrated experience in providing policy advisory support, programme design, capacity development and/or research on PVE.
• Understanding of policy, government functioning and national/regional processes of the area of intervention with relevance to PVE.
• Up to date familiarity of international projects across one or more areas of expertise related to the prevention of violent extremism.
• Working knowledge of objectives-oriented project planning, or results-based management.
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing skills.
• Solid inter-personal communication skills, including political sensitivity.
• Experience in presentation and facilitation skills.
• Candidates should possess the basic gender competencies including clarity on gender equality concepts, commitment to work in a gender-sensitive manner; they should be able to demonstrate ability to carry out gender analysis within specific development areas through their work experiences.

Required Skills and Experience

Education/academic qualification:

• An advanced university degree preferred in international affairs, conflict prevention, economics, political science, international development, international law, or a similar field.

Education, experience and skills:

• Band 1, Implementation Support: Master’s Degree in relevant field with minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, or Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field with minimum 7 years of relevant work experience.
• Band 2, Specialist Support: Master’s Degree in relevant field with minimum 7 years of relevant work experience, out of which minimum 3 years of international experience as a requirement.
• Band 3, Senior Advisory: Master’s Degree in relevant field with minimum 12 years of relevant work experience, out of which minimum 5 years of international experience as a requirement.

Knowledge and skills:

• Demonstrated experience in research, policy and programmatic advice for UN, government, think-tank and research institutes on conflict prevention, peacebuilding and/or prevention of violent extremism in different regional and country contexts.
• Field experience in developing countries, conflict-affected settings is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in organizing and facilitating multi-stakeholder/consultative processes.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Ability to work independently and achieve quality results with limited supervision and within tight schedules.
• Excellent spoken and written English, knowledge of other UN official languages is an advantage.
• Experience with UN and other international organizations on PVE, conflict prevention and peacebuilding-related matters is an asset.

Evaluation of applicants

Applicants will be screened against qualifications and the competencies specified above and may be requested to participate in a brief interview. Interested candidates are advised to carefully review this advertisement and ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described above.

Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

Applications?should include:?

• A cover letter, clearly identifying the “Areas of Expertise” as mentioned in the background section above.
• Updated P11 and Personal CV, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references
• Daily professional Fee.