Deadline: 03 May, 2021
Location: Kampala, Uganda
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking to fill the role of Peace and Development Advisor.
UNDP works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion.
Responsibilities
- Undertake conflict analysis and provide strategic advice to the resident coordinator in engagement with high-level government officials, academia, civil society including youth and women’s networks, UN country teams, HQ, and other relevant stakeholders
- Submit the analysis and reporting to the RC, UNDP RR and DPPA-DPO regional division
- Identify opportunities to build national capacities for conflict prevention including areas of strategic, programmatic and policy engagement with national stakeholders, and support the RC and the UNCT action in areas of conflict prevention, peacebuilding, human rights, humanitarian development peace (HDP) nexus, Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace and Security (YPS)
- Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with key national stakeholders, regional and international actors and development partners on issues related to sustaining peace and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development
Requirements
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree) in Conflict Resolution, Peace Studies, Political Science, Human Rights, Sociology, International Relations, Economics, Law, Public Administration, or a related field
- Seven years, minimum, of experience in conflict analysis, strategy development, risk-informed/conflict sensitive development and/or conflict prevention and sustaining peace in a governmental, multilateral or civil society organisation
- Proven policy, advisory and advocacy experience and track record of engagement with senior officials in United Nations, government, and external partners
- Experience in programming and project management, such as programme design and results monitoring, in areas related to conflict prevention, peacebuilding and/or development
- Experience in national and community level conflict prevention and peacebuilding initiatives and programming (experience in gendered dimensions of peacebuilding will be an asset)
- Experience working within a UN agency/fund/programme or department and field experience will be a major asset
- Experience working in the Eastern Africa sub-region will be an asset
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Knowledge of another UN language is an asset
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