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• Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
• Country: Ethiopia
• City: Addis Ababa
• Office: UNDP Addis Ababa
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Job Identification : 20389

Locations : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Posting Date : 09/03/2024, 11:58 AM

Apply Before : 09/18/2024, 03:59 AM

Job Schedule : Full time

Agency : UNDP

Grade : NPSA-2

Vacancy Type : National Personnel Service Agreement

Practice Area : Management

Bureau : Regional Bureau for Africa

Contract Duration : 1 Year with Possibility for extension

Education & Work Experience : High School certificate - 2 year(s) experience

Required Languages : English

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Job Description

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind' approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Following almost two years of intense conflict, an Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities was signed between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GoE) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in Pretoria on 2 nd November 2022. The agreement paves the way for the restoration of peace, security, and stability in the Tigray Region and other conflict impacted areas of Afar and Amhara regions.

In February 2022, an assessment and planning process for rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction (RRR) in conflict-impacted areas was launched under the technical coordination of the World Bank (WB) and leadership of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). As a result of this process, the Government has prepared a USD 20 billion Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) mostly addressing conflict impacts in Northern Ethiopia. The RC/HC tasked UNDP to prepare a two-year immediate and rapid peace support (stabilization) proposal worth USD 2.4 billion leading to the establishment of the Peace Support Facility. It is an offer endorsed by the Ethiopian Government to support peace processes in Ethiopia providing rapid and scalable peace dividends complementing the 3RF. The Facility is designed to support immediate recovery, risk and vulnerability reduction for communities, conflict prevention working along the HDP Nexus, and promoting pathways towards durable solutions to protracted displacement, and fostering lasting peace in Ethiopia.

The Facility's strategic goal is to contribute to an irreversible peace process in Northern Ethiopia. it contributes to the Country's Programme Document in three key areas:

• Federal, Regional, and sub regional capacities are strengthened for reintegration, reconciliation, prevention, and peaceful management of conflicts.
• Marginalized groups, particularly the poor, women, persons with disabilities and displaced are empowered to access entrepreneurship services and financial and non-financial assets and services to build productive capacities and benefit from sustainable livelihoods and jobs.
• The complex, multi-dimensional challenge of consolidating peace and delivering a peace dividend can be addressed adequately only through a multi-dimensional response moving from ‘saving lives' to ‘sustaining life', and restoring a sense of normalcy The situation in Northern Ethiopia, therefore, demands practical application of the HDP nexus (and related concept of human security), with all three parts of this equation moving in tandem to stabilize conditions, save, protect, and improve lives, ensure respect for human rights, and lay the groundwork for sustainable peace and development.

The PSF is uniquely positioned to respond quickly and effectively to the needs in Northern Ethiopia. It offers a platform benefiting from the leadership and ownership of the Ethiopian Government and Regional Presidents. It has successfully supported the creation of the RROs that are critical for coordination, prioritization and accountable implementation of interventions.

The PSF further offers a platform for collaborative, coordinated, and accountable support to the peace processes ensuring that development partners can effectively and efficiently participate in rule of law, whole-of-government, and people centered approach to the stabilization, reconstruction, early recovery, and conflict transformation efforts in Ethiopia.

The PSF focuses on the following windows: Window 1: Local Governance, Human Rights and Social Cohesion

Window 2: Basic Social Services (health, nutrition, education, WASH, protection)

Window 3: Economic Revival (enterprises and livelihoods)

Window 4: Demobilization and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants

Window 5: Solutions to Internal Displacement

Geographic Focus: Afar, Amhara and Tigray (Northern Ethiopia).

Accordingly, the incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks

Scope of Work and responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the PSF project and the direct supervision of Deputy Head of Peace Support Facility, the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to PSF by ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver also demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Upon request of the supervisor, the Driver may also be required to provide driving services to the operations and programme staff in the CO, consultants and experts and UN staff on mission.

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration: Duties and Responsibilities

• Provision of reliable and secure driving services focusing on the following key activities.
• Apply defensive driving principles at all times and conditions
• Check availability of fuel, water, and oils every day before start traveling
• Ensures that the assigned vehicle is kept clean and ready to provide transport services
• Provide satisfactory and punctual transport services to staff

2 . Proper use of vehicle including daily maintenance and documentation focusing on the following key activities:

• Takes care of day-to-day maintenance services of the vehicle, check oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc
• Perform minor repairs and arrange for other required repair services
• Properly fill log sheets and make sure they are signed by users on daily basis
• Timely inform the administration assistant when maintenance service is required
• Make sure that all staff on board are UNSMS and/or allowed to be onboard by supervisor(s) for official purposes

3. While on board and enroute, ensure UNSMS, UN properties and Assets Safety and Security

• Ensures that the steps, rules, and regulations are taken in case of reporting an accident
• Timely reporting accidents to direct supervisor, field level UNDSS and local police/traffic
• Collect and share facts to medical personnel and police officers, when necessary.
• Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, necessary spare parts.
• Deal effectively and tactfully with officials and visitors that use his/her vehicle.

4. Performs other duties as assigned by the office focusing on the following key activities

• Assist programme and operations staff while receiving guests, arranging workshops, meetings and conducting procurements
• Support programme and operations team in delivering and receiving messages to and from partners
• Support the procurement team in making minor purchases and collects urgent purchases from local suppliers as requested
• Support PSF staffs in documentation and facilitation of training

Competencies

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline . eXUyxrR DY4mwU
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements.
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback .
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible.
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident.
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.

Cross -Functional and technical competencies.

• Administration & Operations: Vehicle management: Knowledge of policy & procedures on fleet management
• Administration & Operations : Insurance management: Knowledge of policy and procedures on insurance; ability to conduct risk assessment to procure coverage; to ensure relevant tracking and reporting.
• Administration & Operations: Documents and records management: Overall document (hard or electronic) management; registry and retention policy including storing and archiving.
• Business Management: Operations Management: Ability to effectively plan, organize, and oversee the organizations business processes in order to convert its assets into the best results in the most efficient manner.
• Business Management: Customer Satisfaction/Client Management: Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs, provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy, Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests, and Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
• Business Management: Communication: Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience, and Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
• Business Management: Digital Awareness and Literacy: Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skillfully grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed.

Required Skills and Experience

• At least secondary school education graduate; preferably with diploma on Auto Mechanics and related fields of study.

Experience.

• Minimum 2 years' work experience preferably with UN and Humanitarian/Development NGOs as a driver; safe driving record; knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in driving and repairing different 4WD light vehicles.
• Experience on working under stressful working conditions including in remote field locations is desirable.

Required skills.

• Valid 3rd grade driving license.
• Skills on basic vehicle maintenance.
• Knowledge to courtesies
• Computer literate.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the competencies section.

• At least two years of driving experience with UN and Humanitarian/Development NGOs as a driver.
• knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in driving and repairing different 4WD light vehicles.
• Experience on working under stressful working conditions including in remote field locations in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions.
• Diploma/certificate on auto mechanics.
• Training/certificate on defensive driving.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and local language of the duty stations.
• Very good in spoken and written English and fluency in local language. Knowledge of other local languages in Ethiopia is an added advantage.

Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)

Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment.

UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

Applicant information about UNDP rosters

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Non-discrimination

UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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Local Consultant: Communication Analyst(Maternity Cover)(3 Months with possibility of extension to further 3 Months subject to funding)-Addis Ababa Ethiopia

• Level: Consultant
• Contract type: Consultancy
• Closing date: 10 Sep 2024 11:59 PM (America/New_York)
• Duty station: Addis Ababa

The Position:

The Communication Consultant (Maternity Cover) will be based in the Country Office in Addis Ababa under the supervision of the Programme Analyst Communication (NOB) and the Head of the Communication Unit (P3). 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results

Job Purpose:

The purpose of this consultancy is to ensure the continuity and effectiveness of the work of the UNFPA Ethiopia Communication Unit during a maternity leave period. The consultant will provide essential support to the media, communication, and advocacy efforts that underpin UNFPA’s mission and programmes in Ethiopia. 

In this role, the consultant will assist in the design, management, and implementation of the Country Office's communication and publication strategies. These strategies are key to influencing the development and humanitarian agenda, enhancing public and media outreach, and mobilizing political and financial support for UNFPA’s initiatives.

The consultant's support is crucial for the office's ability to prepare and disseminate reports, briefing materials, and multimedia content, as well as manage the UNFPA Ethiopia website, social media platforms, and other visibility and advocacy activities.

Working under the overall guidance of the UNFPA Representative and the direct supervision of the Communication Analyst (NOB level) and the Head of Unit, the communication consultant will collaborate closely with the Programme and Operations Teams, Regional Offices, other UN Agencies, the UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office, the UN Communication Group, and the Humanitarian Communication Group. This collaboration will ensure the effective implementation of the UNFPA Ethiopia country office communication strategy.

You would be responsible for:

Supporting the  planning and design of internal and external communication and outreach strategies,  focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• Keeps abreast of the programme development and implementation and ensures proactive involvement in the design and implementation of communication activities in support of reproductive health, population, gender and humanitarian programmes.
• Promotes innovative and creative approaches in response to the needs of the programme in external relations and social and behaviour change communication.
• Contributes to and maintains strong media and advocacy networks and relationships, ensuring regular media events and engagements of UNFPA personnel with key media figures. 
• Liaises and coordinates with regional and global communication officers, as well as program staff on communication and advocacy activities.
• Supports the implementation of the joint UN Communication 
• Prepares timely responses to media queries, liaising as necessary with Regional and HQ in sensitive situations.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or as required by the post.

Ensuring the  implementation of the CO publications strategy and plan,  focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• Contributes to the production and dissemination of communication and advocacy materials, including brochures, posters, pamphlets, fact sheets, press releases, and newsletters, among others.
• Supports the CO publication activities, such as drafting articles, managing content, setting norms for publishing and design, maintaining regular contact with printers and other suppliers to ensure efficient production and dissemination of media materials.
• Assists in drafting and disseminating of media statements, speeches, and press releases.
• Edits reports, proposals, studies, press releases, and speeches to ensure quality, cultural and gender sensitivity, and social inclusion, making them valuable resources for advocacy and fundraising purposes.

Providing support for the  regular update of the UNFPA website, social media platforms, CO web-based knowledge management system,  focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Regularly updates the website and social media platforms of the Country Office with relevant content.
• Develops and maintains a content calendar for social media, ensuring a consistent and strategic flow of posts that align with UNFPA’s communication goals.
• Supports the development of audiovisual materials that effectively highlight UNFPA’s work and convey its key messages.
• Assists in event management and coordination, contributing to the successful execution of UNFPA's initiatives and campaigns.
• Provides support for quality assurance of UNFPA-supported research, surveys, assessments, and reports (annual reports, donor reports, field mission reports, etc). 
• Plans and organizes travel to locations throughout Ethiopia to gather stories, videos, and photographs for use in publications and websites.
• Supports trainings for other UNFPA national staff on basic communication skills such as writing press releases, news articles for the newsletter, engaging with the media, and taking good pictures of projects and activities.
• Provides support in documenting good practices and lessons learnt from programmes.

Supporting programme implementation and resource mobilization,  focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Organizes field missions for visiting donors, partners, journalists, etc.
• Provides timely support in preparing and responding to global, regional, and national media and advocacy events linked to all programme areas. 
• Supports the Country Office’s efforts in advocacy and resources
• mobilization.
• Promotes and disseminates corporate advocacy materials, such as the State of World Population and the World Population Day.
• Promotes and maintains public information campaigns on UNFPA activities such as HIV & AIDS, gender, census, youth activities, humanitarian response, fistula, reproductive health, and commodity security, etc.

Work relations: 

External: Builds and maintains strong media and advocacy networks and relationships, ensuring regular media events and meetings between the Representative and key media persons. 

Internal: Supports programme implementation by working with programme officers to make the UNFPA Country Programme visible by effectively communicating results and impact.   

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Advanced university degree in social sciences, journalism, communications and other related areas.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Up to two years of increasingly responsible experience in public relations and communication.
• Good knowledge of media and public relations.
• Strong advocacy skills.
• General ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form in English, with specific skills in writing press releases and articles/stories for traditional and electronic media.
• Familiarity with the UN system in general and specifically UNFPA mandate, programmes and procedures is desirable.
• Understanding of and familiarization with current development topics and political issues in Ethiopia. 
• Proven ability to effectively manage relationships with media representatives, government officials, and other UNFPA partners.
• Familiarity with social media management platforms and design tools such as Canva and/or Adobe, demonstrating the ability to create and manage engaging content across various digital channels.
• Proficiency in current office software applications. 

Languages: 

• Fluency in oral and written English and Amharic.  

Required Competencies: 

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Functional Competencies:

• Advocacy / Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
• Result-Based Programme Development and Management
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Job knowledge / Technical Expertise

Compensation and Benefits:

  This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here  to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical insurance proof and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

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