Social Cohesion Clerck
Location :    MAROUA, CAMEROON

Application Deadline :    28-Sep-22 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :    3d 5h 28m
Additional Category :    Crisis Response
Type of Contract :    NPSA (Regular)
Post Level :    NPSA-4
Languages Required :
English   French  
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)    10-Oct-2022
Duration of Initial Contract :    6months

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Background

UNDP Cameroon coordinated, alongside the government, the implementation of the first phase of the Regional Stabilisation Facility, Cameroon window in the far north Region.The development and implementation of joint action plans for the localities of Amchidé (Municipality of Kolofata), Limani (Municipality of Mora) and Moskota (Municipality of Mozogo), Blangoua (Municipality of Blangoua), Waza (Municipality of Waza) since January 2020 has been facilitated in this context. As a multi-donor project establishing a common funding mechanism to achieve the scale and flexibility of responses needed for stabilization and to enable a transition to longer-term development in the Far North Region, the Project has set itself the following major objectives: (i) Immediately stabilize specific areas, freed from Boko Haram control,  but where communities remain vulnerable to continued infiltration and attack; ii) Increase community activities along the corridor in coordination with security forces and local authorities to maintain the return process.

The armed conflict following Boko Haram´s acts of violent extremism in Cameroon´s Far North Region has slowed economic activity and destroyed basic infrastructure in a region that already suffered from high levels of poverty before the outbreak of conflict, further increasing the vulnerability of these populations. Some villages and towns in Cameroon´s Far North Region have become uninhabited due to Boko Haram attacks, further reducing the presence of the state and the provision of basic services. Added to this the recent community conflicts, that consequences on social cohesion are unprecedented.

The second phase of the Stabilisation Project, which aims to improve the social contract in the global sense of the term, gives an important part to social cohesion, which must be understood as transversal between the three main pillars of the project, namely: i) community security and justice systems,ii) essential social services and infrastructure and  iii) short-term livelihood opportunities


Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure substantive support to Conceptualization and design of projects aimed at promoting peace and social cohesion:

a) Support in developing critical baselines on existing national and state level peace and social cohesion capacities including ongoing initiatives and mechanisms;

b) Identify and support in the integration of innovative approaches in the design and roll out of social cohesion and peacebuilding work in the RSF project implementing areas.

c) Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to the Programme into the portfolio under social cohesion and peacebuilding

d) Support in the documentation of project outcomes, reporting and packaging of knowledge and practices emanating from ongoing Peace Building work in the region

Contribute to effective implementation of project monitoring and evaluation strategy:

a) Effective support in the application of Results Based Management tools, establishment of management targets and monitoring achievement of peacebuilding and social cohesion results

b) Support in the design and formulation of programme Monitoring and Evaluation strategies, ensuring alignment with the Country Programme Action Plan

c) Support in capacity enhancement efforts targeting implementing partners to improve Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation of peacebuilding and conflict prevention work


Competencies

Core Competencies

Achieve Results:  LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements

Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible

Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

 

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies  

Ethics: UN policy knowledge  ethics: Ethics UN policy knowledge - ethics Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity

Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions: Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions- Community engagement for prevention, response, and social cohesion

Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions: Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions - Conflict Analysis and conflict sensitivity

Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions: Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions - Social Cohesion

Results-based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance

and demonstrable results

 


Required Skills and Experience

Min. Academic Education:        

High School Degree or Equivalent

or

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences or related courses.

 

Min. years of relevant Work experience:           

A minimum of 04 years of progressive relevant experience in peacebuilding and conflict prevention or other relevant experience related.

Or

For Bachelor’s Degree : a minimum of 01 Year of progressive relevant experience in peacebuilding and conflict prevention or other relevant experience

 

Required skills and competencies:

Experience in the use of computers and office software packages such as (MS Word, Excel, and Power Point) and web-based management systems is essential

 

Desired additional skills and competencies:

•            Knowledge of the UN and UNDP programme operations would be an added advantage.

•            Experience working in peacebuilding in the Far North Region is an added advantage.

•            Experience in provision of operational support to peacebuilding and social cohesion programs, monitoring and evaluations in the field is desirable.

•            Working knowledge of English would be an added asset

 

Required Language(s)  

•            Fluency in French (both oral and written)

•            Knowlegde of local langauages ( Fulani and Arabic at least)

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at : https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=109299

Source:https://www.offre-emploi.cm/offres-emploi/assistance-secretariat/job-opportunity-social-cohesion-clerck-40647/