Background
The impact of uncontrolled possession and proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Kosovo continues to constitute a major threat to social and economic development. The most recent Kosovo SALW survey estimates that 400,000 weapons are currently in circulation. Continuing armed violence in Kosovo can be attributed to a number of factors, including political and ethnic rivalries, organized crime, and revenge attacks connected with blood feuds; these factors occur against a background of economic deprivation, uncertainty regarding Kosovo’s final status, and an under-resourced police service operating alongside an inefficient legal system. Uncontrolled SALW exacerbates and perpetuates insecurity, as civilians keep firearms in order to protect themselves from perceived threats. The project supports institutions and organizations within Kosovo with technical assistance during the development of a SALW Control Strategy and Action Plan, and provides assistance in the mobilization of donor resources for, and technical advice in implementation.
The Kosovo Small Arms Control Initiative (KOSSAC) is supported by a consortium of bilateral donors including Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany. Launched in January 2007, KOSSAC is designed to support the development of an integrated, comprehensive, and sustainable response to the SALW problem. Key project activities include: establishment of a Kosovo SALW Commission, adoption and amendment of relevant legislation, delivery of a SALW awareness campaign, capacity-building of government and civil society actors in SALW control (including survey, collection, and destruction), and gender mainstreaming. The initiative will result in sufficient capacity generated and knowledge transferred such that Kosovo institutions can assume full responsibility for control of SALW.
Under the administrative supervision of the UNDP Governance Programme Coordinator, the KOSSAC Project Manager / EU Small Arms Control Initiative (EUSAC) Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) will be responsible and accountable for delivering the scope of work detailed in the KOSSAC project document (including the budget), and assume a technical and advisory function as CTA to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Requirements
- MA Degree or equivalent in the security sector, social sciences, management, international development, international relations or other
relevant fields. Extensive experience in providing technical and political advice to national policy makers on SALW (Small arms and light
weapons) issues in Kosovo and the Balkans may be accepted in lieu of the Advance University degree in combination with 7 years of
relevant experience.
- Five years of relevant experience in SALW, Security Sector Reform or related fields (Community Security);
- Experience in Project Management; a formal Project Management qualification will be an asset;
- Experience of working in Kosovo and the Balkans will be an asset;
- Previous experience of managing a UNDP project with programming and operations responsibility will be an asset.
- Fluency in English required;
- Working knowledge of Albanian or Serbian is an asset.
Responsibility
- Develops a programme of work presenting the expected KOSSAC outputs and budget expenditures to be updated and maintained
thereafter;
- Manages all operational matters, in close collaboration with the UNDP Kosovo operations unit, related to implementation of KOSSAC as
required in the project document;
- Manages and monitors the project budget in cooperation with UNDP Kosovo;
- Assumes managerial responsibilities for KOSSAC project staff, including the development and communication of roles and responsibilities,
definition of reporting arrangements, and oversight of implementation of respective staff work plans;
- Undertakes risk assessments and develop a risk mitigation strategy for KOSSAC;
- Develops and implements appropriate procedures for sub-contracting KOSSAC components in accordance with UNDP Kosovo standards.
Deadline: 5 December 2011
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