UNV Peace and Community Cohesion Officer Jobs 2021 – South Sudan NGO Jobs. UNV South Sudan looking for “Peace and Community Cohesion Officer“. Applicants with a Bachelor degree may apply on or before 02nd September 2021.
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UNV Peace and Community Cohesion Officer Jobs 2021
The UNV has published a job vacancy announcement on 19th August 2021 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of Peace and Community Cohesion Officer to be based in Malakal, South Sudan.
| Recruiter | United Nations Volunteers (UNV) |
| Position | Peace and Community Cohesion Officer |
| Location | Malakal, South Sudan |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 02 years |
| Application Deadline | 02nd September 2021 |
Description of Task
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Peacebuilding Specialist or his/her designated official, the NUNV Peace and Community Cohesion officer will report to the Project Manager, Peace and Community Cohesion Project, UNDP in undertaking the following duties:
Typical Overall Functions include:
- Support training of infrastructure for peace and mechanism.
- Coordination of peace actor’s forum.
- Support continuous conflict analysis to inform programming.
- Support capacity strengthening of CSOs and Volunteer psychosocial support teams
- Provide administrative and logistical support to the field offices
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the implementation of peace and community cohesion related activities:
- Play a supportive role in maintaining regular communication and coordination with relevant partners, CSOs and local and national Government counterparts to ensure timely implementation of project activities.
- Support local peace partners in the coordination of local level peacebuilding activities and facilitate the coordination with relevant state level actors.
- Participate in relevant events and networks related to the specific scope of work.
- Support the strengthening of local peace infrastructures, such as peace committees, Council of Traditional Authorities and Leaders (COTAL) to encourage joint and inclusive and gender sensitive peacebuilding approaches at the local level.
- Support in the identification of capacity needs of local peace partners/structures and support the design and implementation of capacity development initiatives.
- Support strengthening capacities for local conflict early warning reporting and response system working under CEWARN system.
- Support promotion of community-led participatory conflict and context analyses to inform project programming.
- Monitor and assess activity progress against the project’s Annual Work Plan targets and indicators.
- Ensure the project lessons learned and best practices are captured, documented, and periodically shared.
- Support identification of new entry points for PaCC activities that contribute to social cohesion and community security.
- Support gender analysis and mainstreaming in all project activities and operations, and monitor and advise, especially CSOs and Government counterpart on this requirement.
- Collect data for draft reports, updates, and briefing notes as necessary.
Eligibility criteria:
Required degree level
- Bachelor degree or equivalent
Educational additional comments
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in social science, development studies, international studies, international relations, or other relevant field of studies.
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in the Peacebuilding and development sector;
Required experience
- 24 Months
Experience remark
- Experience in the peacebuilding and development sector.
- Experience with international organizations and UN is an asset.
- Demonstrates ability to extract, interpret, analyze data and present it in a comprehensive and reader-friendly way.
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability in supporting knowledge management and learning efforts.
- Excellent understanding of the local context.
- Experience in the usage of computers (Microsoft Office, Publisher, and other application, etc).
Language skills
- English (Mandatory), Level – Fluent
- Arabic (Mandatory), Level – Working Knowledge
Other Details
- Duration: 12 months
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNV Peace and Community Cohesion Officer Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://www.unv.org/vo/ssdr001546-10359
The Closing Date: 02nd September 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unv.org |
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