Technical Specialist (Governance, ASGP)
UNDP Afghanistan Mission Statement: UNDP supports stabilization, state building, governance and development priorities in Afghanistan. UNDP support, in partnership with the Government, the United Nations system, the donor community and other development stakeholders, has contributed to institutional development efforts leading to a positive impact on the lives of Afghan citizens. Over the years UNDP support has spanned such milestone efforts as the adoption of the Constitution; Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial Council elections; institutional development through capacity-building to the legislative, the judicial and executive arms of the state, and key ministries, Government agencies and commissions at the national and subnational levels. UNDP has played a key role in the management of the Law and Order Trust Fund, which supports the Government in developing and maintaining the national police force and in efforts to stabilize the internal security environment. Major demobilization, disarmament and rehabilitation and area-based livelihoods and reconstruction programmes have taken place nationwide. UNDP Programmes in Afghanistan have benefited from the very active support of donors. UNDP Afghanistan is committed to the highest standards of transparency and accountability and works in close coordination with the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan and the UN system as a whole to maximize the impact of its development efforts on the ground. ASGP Project: Developing sound and functional sub-national governance systems is a vital item on the Afghanistan development agenda. Strengthening institutional capacities and arrangements for sub-national governance and development were priorities approved in the London and Kabul Conferences in 2010. It is increasingly recognized that capacity of sub-national governance and development institutions is key to peace, stability and development of the Afghan people. UNDP is implementing the Afghanistan Sub-national Governance Programme (ASGP) developing institutional structures and capacities required for effective service delivery at the sub-national level. ASGP works at the national level with the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), and with key government institutions at the sub-national level, namely the Provincial & District Governor’s Office (PGOs & DGOs), Provincial & District Councils (PCs & DCs) and municipalities. The key objective of the ASGP is to strengthen the democratic state and government institutions enabling these to better govern and ensure quality public services delivery at the sub-national level through advocacy, policy advice and capacity development. In the phase I, ASGP had initiated the sub-national governance reform process at national (IDLG), provincial, district and municipal levels. The objective of Phase II is to roll out these reforms comprehensively across the country. Based on the experience during the Inception Phase of ASGP-II, the implementation strategy of ASGP now consists of support at the national, provincial and municipal levels. At the provincial level, ASGP aims to implement a sector-wide, provincial approach through the establishment of partnerships with each provincial governor to provide them with additional resources, staffing and equipment for enhanced good governance. Additionally, the Provincial Councils (PCs) are important sub-national institutions at the provincial level, having an important role in strengthening the sub-national governance in Afghanistan inter alia through oversight of public services delivery. The PCs are currently the only representative bodies at the sub-national level, established by means of constitutionally mandated elections. ASGP works closely with the PCs in developing their institutional and organizational capacities. For the advancement of these aims, UNDP is working towards capacity development and implementation partnerships with the Provincial Governor Offices, Provincial Councils, District Government and Municipalities. A Letter of Agreement (LoA) has been signed between UNDP and the Provincial Governor Offices (PGO) across the 34 provinces to empower the provincial institutions in taking the lead for implementation of ASGP activities in the provinces and realize their mutual agreed upon objectives. The provincial LoA articulates a framework for implementation of ASGP activities by the benefitting provincial institutions themselves, namely the PGO, the District Governor Offices (DGOs), the Provincial Council (PC) of the province. The LoA is an enabling mechanism for transferring and making available funds to these institutions to carry out ASGP agreed upon activities in the provinces of Afghanistan. Objective of the Assignment: The Technical Specialist (Governance, ASGP) under these Terms of Reference shall be responsible for supervising the implementation of ASGP and achieving its outputs under the provincial approach for an assigned number of provinces. Scope of the Assignment: The Provincial Governance Advisor, ASGP will work under the overall guidance of the ASGP Chief Technical Advisor / Programme Manager. Note: UNDP Afghanistan reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP Afghanistan at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements.
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Duties and Responsibilities | |
Under the direct supervision of the ASGP CTA, the Technical Specialist provides strategic advice and technical assistance to the provincial and subnational administrative and representative bodies in formulating and implementing subnational government development programmes and capacity building initiatives at the local level. The Technical Specialist manages a team of ASGP experts, international and national consultants and project staff assigned in the region and provinces. Summary of key functions:
Provide advice and support to sub-national government counterparts and facilitate knowledge management and learning on local development programming, implementation, and performance measurement focusing on achievement of the following results:
Provide guidance and technical assistance to-sub national government counterparts in undertaking their basic functions and responsibilities to achieve a more cost-effective delivery of services to the people focusing on achievement of the following results:
Actively participate in the building of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy focusing on achievement of the following results:
Participate in advocacy and promotion of awareness of UNDP’s mandate and mission focusing on achievement of the following results:
Supervise and provide guidance to a team of ASGP experts, international and national consultants and project staff assigned in the region and provinces focusing on the achievement of the following results:
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Competencies | |
Corporate Competencies:
Functional Competencies: Knowledge Management and Learning
Development and Operational Effectiveness
Management and Leadership
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Required Skills and Experience | |
Education:
Experience:
Language Requirements:
Interested and qualified International candidates should apply on-line through the UNDP Jobs site at http://jobs.undp.org/ or http://www.undp.org.af/Jobs/index.htm .
Please ensure that you upload your UN Personal History Form-P11 (available at http://www.undp.org.af/Jobs/index.htm ) in the relevant field of the on-line applications.
Incomplete applications or applications received after the closing date 05 March 2012 will not be given consideration. Please note that only applications who are short-listed will be contacted.
For more detailed information about UNDP Afghanistan please visit our website at www.undp.org.af
Successful candidates must be prepared to start work within 3 weeks of the offer of appointment
Internal candidates who have served a minimum of 12 months in the current assignment are invited to apply. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. | |
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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. |
Technical Specialist (Governance, ASGP)
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