Provision of relevant, timely, and integrated policy advice and programming support on justice and rule of law implementable in the Peace Support programme target regions,

• Thorough analysis and research of the justice, rule of law, and political situation in the targeted regions continuously with a particular focus on areas that have impacts on UNDP’s programmes/projects,
• Identify areas for support and interventions within the justice and rule of law thematic/sectoral areas based on analysis, as well as UNDP’s corporate priorities, CPD strategies, and comparative advantages,
• Regular monitoring and analysis of assigned the Peace Support Programme and suggest timely readjustments in the portfolio as and when necessary,
• Effective application of RBM tools, monitoring achievement of results and contribution to Peace Support Programme Team and Country Office-wide initiatives and activities,
• Determination of required revisions/adjustments, and coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises,
• Coordination of programme/project implementation with implementing partners according to agreed-upon priorities, Annual Work Plans, and available resources,
• Financial and substantive monitoring of the Peace Support Programme, analysis of the programme environment, identification of operational and financial challenges and propose timely adjustments and/solutions,
• Regular field monitoring visits, reporting back on findings and recommendations, follow-up to ensure timely implementation of the recommendations to build the capacity of the implementing partners,
• Contribution to the Rule of Law and Justice focused progress reports, distilling lessons learned, to the compilation of Peace Support Programme contribution to UNDP corporate reporting requirements,
• Ensure adherence to UNDP-supported work to safeguards: HACT, ESS, human rights, ‘leaving no one behind’, and ‘doing-no-harm’, updates risks and risk mitigation, to inform plans and progress on implementation.
• Ensures that approaches to gender equality are integrated into all aspects of planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.

Implementation of UNDP’s engagement in justice, human rights, and rule of law sector in the Peace Support Programme target regions

• Identify programmatic entry points through gap assessments and actively contribute to the formulation of new interventions/activities within the justice, human rights, and rule of law sectors,
• Assess capacity needs in the justice, human rights, and rule of law sectors in close collaboration with institutions in target regions and help develop well-structured and sustainable capacity development plans for addressing skill and knowledge deficits,
• Build strong and trusted relationships with regional counterparts, including zonal and woreda officials, as well as with target communities,
• Keeping abreast of policy changes and trends regarding public sector management, justice and human rights, and civil society, analyze them and inform Peace Support Project Management,
• Develop concept papers, briefing notes, issues papers, and analytical pieces to inform UNDP policy-making and programming,
• Identification and synthesis of best practices, key challenges, and lessons learned directly linked to the Peace Support Programme objectives, priorities, and outputs,

Provision of technical advice services internally within the Peace Support Programme Team and externally to regional government and non-governmental counterparts

• Thorough analysis and research of the justice, human rights, rule of law, and political situation in the target regions continuously with a particular focus on areas that have impacts on UNDP’s programmes/projects, feeding into the UNCSDF, SP, and CPD,
• Identification of areas for support and interventions within the justice, human rights, and rule of law thematic/sectoral areas assigned based on the above analysis, as well as UNDP’s corporate priorities and comparative advantages,
• Keeping abreast of policy changes and trends regarding justice, human rights, and the rule of law and analyze them and inform the Head and Deputy Head of the Peace Support Office,
• Develop concept notes, briefing notes, issues papers, and analytical pieces to inform UNDP policymaking and programming around justice, human rights, and rule of law programming.
• Minimum Requirements:

  Education:

  • Master’s or bachelor’s degree in law, Human Rights, Public Policy, Political Science, or related disciplines.

  Experience:

  • Minimum of 5 years (with master’s degree) and 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at national or international level in project management and provision of technical advisory services.
  • Experience in the usage of advanced computers and office software packages, including in handling web-based management systems.

  Required Language

  • Fluency in English and the language of the duty station.