Background
A three years joint project prepared by UNDP, UNV, UNICEF, UNFPA and WHO, under the direct guidance of the UN Development Coordinator, and funded by the UN Human Security Trust Fund (HSTF) have started its implementation in September 2012. This project aims to empower and mobilize different communities in targeted Fushë Kosovë /Kosovo Polje (FKP) and Obiliq/Obilic municipalities by providing support to the most vulnerable groups such as Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians, Serbs and Albanians, as well as IDPs, to identify sustainable interventions that will decrease the vulnerability and human security risks that these communities face. Through multi-sector interventions, the project will improve the living conditions of concerned communities, promote a tolerant and multi-ethnic climate and result in their strengthened self-reliance, participation, protection, improved education, health and sustainable livelihoods.
The project tackles three critical human security challenges by engaging in activities that will:
- Stimulate livelihood opportunities for those least able to participate in the labour market (focusing on RAE, youth and women), including by promoting work-readiness, learning skills and improved social protection for the poor, excluded minorities, women and young people;
- Improve the health prospects of those most at risk from environmental and lifestyle hazards in two of Kosovo’s most polluted and poorest neighboring municipalities.
- Provide immediate benefits to communities (such as support to livelihood generation) which will be balanced with longer-term preventative measures in health, education and participatory decision making to ensure sustainability through capacity-development, partnership and ownership.
Responsibilities
- Ensure development of joint annual work plans and budgets; implementation and monitoring of expected resultsaccordingly
- Prepare (based on contributions from participating UN agencies and in close coordination with them), and with the support of Municipal Project Officers, consolidated substantive and financial annual reports, in line with approved annual work plans; prepare budget revisions.
- Coordinate, maintain and initiate effective dialogue with key stakeholders at the local and central level that are involved in the project implementation and support, ensure that the implementation of project activities meets municipal and Kosovo-wide priorities, and in partnership with relevant implementing UN agencies, ensure that the project has the highest possible impact in terms of human security.
- Manage the implementation of the Regional Roma Facility component for Kosovo
- Establish and manage mechanisms for exchange of information, experience and lessons learned at the local and national levels.
- Motivate and lead a high performing project team (including two Municipal Project Officers and a Project Assistant) and undertake personnel performance appraisals
Requirements
- Master degree in Public Administration, Social Sciences, Economy and/or Business Management or other related areas.
- Min 3 years of relevant working experience at the national/regional level in the areas of public administration, local development, management, social protection or other related field.
- Previous experience with a development organization or project, an international agency or NGO, with a proven ability to coordinate or manage complex projects with diverse range of partners.
- Strong analytical, drafting and communication skills.
- Experience in promoting human rights and peace building and/or security initiatives is an advantage
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based management systems would be an asset.
- Fluency in both oral and written English, Albanian and/or Serbian.
Deadline: 10 December 2013
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