Community Development Specialist (SC-7)

Background

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure substantive support and implementation of JPRWEE programme focusing on achievement of programme results in the field; 

• Coordinate UN Women’s field activities on social mobilization of rural women, organized in Self-Help Groups (SHG)s, women’s producer cooperatives; 

• Coordinate national implementing partners towards effective and efficient cooperation on programme implementation; feed information from monitoring missions back to JPRWEE partners;

• Undertake regular monitoring missions to programme sites (to villages located in Batken, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Naryn and Chui) to identify and flag any implementation issues, risks and provide recommendations for addressing these in a timely manner;

• Identify and provide recommendations on synergies and complementarities between activities implemented by different implementing partners;

• Liaise with government stakeholders and other partners at the local and national levels to ensure proper coordination and partnership in common development efforts, present information on programme activities, as well as ensure dissemination to broader public;

• Liaise with implementing partners on routine implementation of the project activities, track use of resources; 

• Contribute to project documents, work plans, budgets, and proposals required for the purposes of annual planning, resource mobilization. Collaboration with partners is essential, etc;

• In partnership with JPRWEE Programme Manager ensure timely and adequate implementation of activities under the relevant AWP, monitor the budget utilization/implementation in lieu with the AWP and project log-frame; 

• Contribute to knowledge building and sharing through synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices under the JPRWEE programme;

• Contribute to preparation of quarterly and annual joint programme progress reports, and any other reports as requested by the participating agencies;

• Participate in monthly technical meetings with the programme’s team and perform assigned tasks; 

• Assist in preparation for National Steering Committees (NSC) meetings and follow up on the NSC meetings decisions;

• Perform and other duties as requested

Corporate competencies 

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards; 

• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of UN Women; 

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability. 

Functional competencies

Knowledge Management and Learning 

• Shares knowledge and experience; 

• Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills; 

• Ability to analyze complex situations from a position of impartiality; 

• Ability to concisely and to the point document information and findings, targeting a specific audience. 

Development and Operational Effectiveness 

• Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to Results Management, including support to design, planning and implementation of the projects, managing data and reporting; 

• Good knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit. 

Leadership and Self-Management 

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback; 

• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure, uses skills of diplomacy; 

• Ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities, grasping the situation quickly; 

• Ability to conduct advocacy on sensitive issues, not avoiding but processing conflict. 

Professional skills and experience

• Undergraduate or university degree in social sciences or relevant field; 

• At least 5-7 years of relevant work experience of implementing projects in the area of community development with a focus, income-generating activities, gender equality and women’s empowerment; 

• Demonstrated substantive knowledge of community mobilization theory and practice, women’s economic empowerment, and gender equality issues in Kyrgyzstan’s context, as well as key players both at the national and grassroots level; 

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills in Russian and Kyrgyz; 

• Competent in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel and etc.); 

• Fluency in Kyrgyz and Russian languages is a requirement; functional level of English;

• Proven working experience with local self-governing bodies (органы местного самоуправления) is required, while experience of working with government national agencies (in particular, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Social Development) will be considered as a strong asset;  

• Previous work experience with UN agencies and other international development partners is highly desirable.  

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Application Procedure

An interested candidates must submit applications no later than 10:00, January 30, 2020, by sending all the necessary documents to the email address: hr.kyrgyzstan@unwomen.org, please indicate in the subject line "Application for a vacancy – Community Development Specialist".  All applications must include (as annexes):

• Letter of Interest  

•  Form P-11 with a description of previous experience in performing similar tasks, available at www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment 

• CV

Please describe in detail your work experience in the form of P-11 in accordance with the required qualification requirements specified in this Terms of Reference.

Only selected candidates will be invited for the next of recruitment. Candidates will be assessed if they meet all the mandatory requirements in the Terms of Reference.

IMPORTANT: Applications without the completed P11 form are incomplete and will NOT be considered for further evaluation.

The consultant should use a client-oriented approach in accordance with the rules and regulations of UN-Women, as well as give priority to high standards of quality, productivity and timeliness in carrying out tasks. In addition, the Consultant must ensure the highest standards of impartiality and integrity. The consultant must fully adhere to the UN mandate and values, in particular in matters related to the promotion of gender equality as one of the ways to reduce conflicts, improve life, ensure fairness and justice; the empowerment of women at the heart of efforts to promote gender equality; interethnic tolerance and consent; and respect for diversity.

Please see the Terms of Reference in Russian and English attached in the FILE DOWNLOADS.