Background
During May, 2014 heavy rains fell over Bosnia and Herzegovina, causing massive flooding in northern, eastern and central parts of the country bordering Croatia and Serbia. The floods are the worst in 120 years and have brought enormous destruction in a country that is still recovering from the consequences of the 92-95 war and where significant groups of the population suffer from chronic poverty and unemployment. The natural disaster affected a quarter of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and approximately one million people, which is approximately 27% of the country’s population of 3.8 million. Nearly 50% of governments were hit by the floods, among them 46 suffered severe damage and destruction, where urban, industrial and rural areas were completely flooded with water, cut off and without electricity, water or communications for days. Consequently, houses, infrastructure, schools, hospitals, private facilities, farms and crops were wiped out, causing deterioration of public services, local economy and agriculture activities.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic directions of the Recovery Programme for Doboj region
- Manage the programme’s implementation in a cost-effective manner
- Manage human resources of the Doboj office
- Management of partnerships for the Recovery Programme for Doboj region
- Coordination of the programme’s activities with other UN agencies and implementing agencies in the area
Requirements
- Master degree in any of the social or economic sciences, preferably with a focus on rural development/sociology, economics,
project/business management issues
- University degree with at least two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the postgraduate degree
- Five years of relevant experience in the field of development cooperation, preferably in transition country.
- Strong proven experience in one of the following UNDP’s pillars: Energy Efficiency and Environment, Local Regional Development, Social
Inclusion and Democratic Governance, Human Security and Justice
- Excellent knowledge of rural trends, issues and policies in BiH and EU.
- Excellent and proven experience in dealing with local government, NGOs and donors
- Good understanding of post-war and post-socialist transition contexts, poverty and local development support strategies
- Previous experience with an international public and/or private sector Organization is a basic requisite, while experience with complex
UN and/or UNDP Recovery programmes would be considered as an asset.
- Fluency in spoken and written English and in BHS languages
Deadline: 20 July 2014
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