Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Implementation:

• Provide support for planning and implementation of the day-to-day activities of the project in the respective state/locality;
• Provide inputs from the field to the Programme Manager for project initiation, drafting of project proposals and other technical documents;
• Maintain good relations and partnerships with stakeholders including UN mission, agencies, Government counterparts, the private sector, implementing partners;
• Support the recruitment, training, orientation and deployment of youth volunteers;
• Participate in monitoring, mentoring and support of volunteers at the community level in collaboration with the State Youth Volunteers Coordination Unit, relevant Government Ministries and other stakeholders;
• Attend State Technical Coordination Committee meetings and other related Coordination meetings with UN agencies and other local stakeholders;
• Provide support for effective volunteer training including inputs to improve curriculum, training quality;
• Support and facilitate the organisation of events; including specialised celebrations and voluntary community initiatives;
• Mainstream environmental management, voluntarism and gender equality into youth activities;

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Support the drafting of Annual Work plans and Budgets for the project
• Develop, implement and update action plans, M&E plans in line with the project document;
• Perform regular data collection, monitoring surveys ensuring key results are tracked and documented;
• Prepare regular briefs and updates of key achievements for Programme Manager and the project team for briefings and donor meetings;
• Organise regular review exercises to identify lessons learned, best practices and detect problems on timely basis;
• Monitor the performance of serving volunteers through field visits to their duty stations, discussions with their supervisors and counterparts and follow-up on their periodic reports;
• Regularly organise joint field visits to project locations with Government counterparts and implementing partners;
• Provide support for the conduct of project evaluations; facilitate donor field visits and provide support to short-term consultants;

Knowledge Management and Sharing

• Working closely with the communications unit, identify and draft personal and success stories, taking quality photos and ensure they are communicated widely through appropriate media;
• Draft success stories using appropriate social media platforms
• Provide high quality media inputs for publications, presentations and reports including high resolutions photos and videos from the field.
• Develop and update lessons learned log for the project;

Financial Management

• Develop action plans and budgets for DIM working advances and ensure advances are utilised and liquidated on timely basis;
• Provide support for the implementation of sub-grants -drafting MCGAs, LOAs (agreements with implementing partners), track and follow-up on the implementation, liquidation and reporting of all sub-grants on timely basis;
• Ensure that IPs are informed of their obligations for documentation, schedule of activities and payments and reporting;

Project Operations Support and Coordination

• Provide support in monitoring security situation within the state and their impact on the project and UNDP’s operations;
• Participate in relevant state coordination meetings and forums where necessary;
• Any other duties deemed necessary by the Programme Manager.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Results/Expected Output:

The purpose of this position is to provide technical and operational support for the implementation of the Youth Volunteers Supporting Peace and Recovery in Darfur Project in the Darfur Region with particular focus on the respective state/locality.

The contributions of this assignment will impact the overall capacity of the UNDP team and implementing partners to effectively deliver the Project, as per the project document and the annual work plan, including the following:

• Improved technical support for project implementation at the state level;
• Project planning, implementation enhanced for timely achievement of project targets.
• Efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to stakeholders on diverse issues.
• Effective and high technical and administrative capacity building provided of State Project Coordination Units in the respective states.
• High quality training provided to youth volunteers and community members;
• Vulnerable community members increased income earning and entrepreneurial capacity as a result of this project;
• Accurate and reliable information generated for the monitoring, evaluation and further improvement of the project;
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

• The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counter-parts, including Implementing Partners (IPs); • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development dur-ing the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed

Area of Expertise Requirement

1. Project Planning and Implementation
2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
3. Knowledge Management and Sharing
4. Financial Management
5. Project Operations Support and Coordination

Darfur is located in the western-most region of Sudan. The main cities and towns in Darfur include El Fasher, Nyala, Ed Daen, Zalengi and Geneina. The region has been in a state of humanitarian emergency since 2003. However, since the last two years, peace and security has tremendously improved across Darfur paving way for the much needed recovery and development interventions.

The security situation in Darfur is unpredictable, though has generally been calm and improving which requires a mature level of security and cultural awareness. Risks to personnel are reduced by strict adherence to UN security guidelines, instructions and mitigating measures. Crime rate, has been reduced to minimum even though the situation require monitoring and vigilance. It is mandatory for all personnel to receive a security briefing upon arrival and to observe local as well as UN security regulations.

The cost of living in Darfur is relatively reasonable. The markets and shops are generally stocked with local and common cereals, fruits and vegetables, meat, fish and other common food items. Local restaurants hardly serve continental dishes but one can find fairly good quality food locally. Telecommunications are appreciably reliable in Darfur. There are three main international telecommunication companies in Darfur which provide mobile phone, internet and other telecom services.

Assignment Place REmarks:

A 12 - month contract; with subsequent contract extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.

Travel to duty station (if applicable) and a Settling-In-Grant will be provided in the event duty station is not within commuting distance from the place of recruitment. A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) of 942.00 USD is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included (health insurance for up to 3 dependents), as well as final repatriation (if applicable) and resettlement allowance for satisfactory service.

Please note that only applications made through VMAM will be considered.

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.

Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the assignment (special call) to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the assignment (special call) to which you would like to apply. please follow the below link to apply or search for assignment number SDNR000174-2649

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/show-doa/U0ROUjAwMDE3NA==

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please also note this is a National UN Volunteer post.

Deadline for applications: 26 April 2018