Organizational Context. As the crisis deepens in Syria and after more than two years of escalation of hostilities and violence, the United Nations Development Programme, is scaling up its emergency humanitarian and livelihoods interventions to reach out to the most vulnerable and affected populations. The Syria crisis has left 6.8 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Thousands are fleeing across borders every day, while others are leaving their homes to safer areas and at least 4.25 million people have taken shelter in public buildings, parks and with host families. Support mechanisms are under increasing pressure due to limited and depleting resources of host families and local communities, over-stretched basic services and community infrastructure and limited housing space. Moreover, the crisis has exacerbated pre-existing levels of poverty and unemployment especially in rural areas. As a response to the emerging needs of the Syrian population, and in line with the Syrian Humanitarian Response Plan (SHARP), UNDP has developed a large Humanitarian Livelihoods Programme in order to better address the emerging needs of the directly and indirectly affected populations and communities. To launch this programme, UNDP has mobilized its own teams and resources to kick-start relevant emergency and livelihoods initiatives and managed to ensure some donors funding for its programme. The initiatives are focused on quick impact projects that create jobs, provide emergency livelihoods support, restore critical community infrastructure and community capacities, and create a resilient local economy. The programme is implemented from an area-based approach; field teams are deployed to target geographical areas supported by a national team operating from Damascus.
Organizational Context. As the crisis deepens in Syria and after more than three years of escalation of hostilities and violence, the United Nations Development Programme, is scaling up its emergency humanitarian and livelihoods interventions to reach out to the most vulnerable and affected populations. The Syria crisis has left 9m people in need of humanitarian assistance. Support mechanisms are under increasing pressure due to limited and depleting resources of host families and local communities, over-stretched basic services and community infrastructure and limited housing space. Moreover, the crisis has exacerbated pre-existing levels of poverty and unemployment especially in rural areas. Under the direct supervision of the Early Recovery Specialist, and in close coordination with the Area Manager, Thematic Team Leaders and Field Management Officer, the consultant (Engineer) is responsible for the provision of technical support and expertise in the area of damage assessment.
Organizational Context. Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager/Field Management Officer, and in close coordination with the Thematic Team Leaders and Early Recovery Specialist, the Area Manager is responsible for the coordination and management of UNDP’s area based strategies and interventions. The Area Manager analyzes political, social and economic trends and advises UNDP’s office accordingly, builds partnerships in the field, coordinates the formulation, management and production of area based strategies, plans and intervention. The Area Manager manages the implementation of area based interventions ensuring achievements of results within the timeline, liaising with relevant partners and stakeholders and supervises and guides field staff, ensuring quality reporting on implementation.
Organizational Context. Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Area Manager, and close collaboration with the Thematic Team Leader and Early Recovery Specialist, the Communication Officer will support the strategic promotion of the Humanitarian and Livelihoods Programme
Organizational Context. A. Identifies funding structures within the setting and impact on service delivery B. Recognizes social policies that affect the organization and/or its services C. Describes the organization’s policies, procedures and mission, including those related to health and safety, ethics, discrimination, harassment, diversity and equity. Learning Goals Plans for Goal Attainment
Organizational Context. The UNDP Pacific Office was officially opened in July 2006 and acts as a pillar of support to the three main UNDP Offices in the Pacific in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. The Office delivers an incorporated approach to development as well as policy and technical advice through the UNDP Country Offices. The four main projects undertaken by the Office are known as practice areas and include: the fostering of democratic governance within the Pacific (Democratic Governance Programme), reducing poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, peace-building and crisis recovery for the Pacific region, and enhancing and implementing capacity development, knowledge management and ICT for development. The Democratic Governance Programme has begun implementation of the United Nations Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption (UN-PRAC) Project, a joint UNDP/UNODC four-year programme (2012– 2016). The Project focuses on assisting Pacific Island Countries to tackle corruption through ratifying and implementing the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), as well as assisting those Pacific Island Countries that have ratified UNCAC to undergo the peer review process. Under the guidance and direct supervision of both the UNDP and UNODC Regional Anti-corruption Advisors, the Programme Associate provides a substantive support role in the UN-PRAC team in the design, planning and management, evaluation and monitoring and reporting of initiatives on anti-corruption, specifically working with national legislatures and representative institutions, civil society and local governance, as well as other governance service lines that may be assigned in future. The Associate shall promote a results-oriented approach in UNDP/UNODC initiatives, consistent with UNDP/UNODC mandates. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with the democratic governance team and the operations and other teams in the UNDP Pacific Office and UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific staff for resolving programme - related issues and information delivery. Functions / Key Results Expected
Organizational Context. The UNDP Pacific Office was officially opened in July 2006 and acts as a pillar of support to the three main UNDP Offices in the Pacific in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. The Office delivers an incorporated approach to development as well as policy and technical advice through the UNDP Country Offices. The four main projects undertaken by the Office are known as practice areas and include: the fostering of democratic governance within the Pacific (Democratic Governance Programme), reducing poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, peace-building and crisis recovery for the Pacific region, and enhancing and implementing capacity development, knowledge management and ICT for development. The Democratic Governance Programme has begun implementation of the
Organizational Context. Under the overall guidance of the Programme Specialists and direct supervision of Communications Officer and/or Communication Associate, the photographer provides high quality photography services, when required (with advance notice). The photographer demonstrates a client-oriented approach, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. The photographer ensures effective and efficient provision of services, full confidentiality in all aspects of assignment, management of information flow and follow-up on deadlines and commitments made.
Organizational Context. The Senior Protection Associate is expected to support the coordination of quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern in Slovenia, and identify opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors. He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and liaises externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor. He/she also ensures that persons of concern are involved with UNHCR in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will support the building and maintaining of effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.
Organizational Context. About IPC-IG: The IPC-IG was founded in 2002 as a result of an agreement between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Brazil. It was created with the objective of promoting the exchange of experiences, knowledge and technical and institutional capacities for the design, formulation and evaluation of development policies that contribute to inclusive growth, poverty and inequality reduction and human development. The Centre began its activities in 2004 and, since then, it has been providing advisory services to countries worldwide, receiving study tours from policy makers, hosting international research fellows and interns, facilitating capacity-strengthening and knowledge-sharing through training, conferences and various publication series, as well as building networks of researchers and practitioners on development policies. Since 2013, the Resident Representative of UNDP Brazil’s Country Office also acts as IPC-IG Director. The Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), a think-tank under the Ministry of Economy, is the focal point of the Brazilian Government at the IPC-IG. Ipea also physically hosts the IPC-IG and contributes through the participation of its researchers in the Centre’s activities. The UNDP and Ipea work together to ensure that the IPC-IG can offer world class knowledge and expertise through its services in five main areas: social protection; technological innovation; inclusive growth; sustainable development and poverty reduction strategies. Our Internship Programme aims at offering to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to experience the day-to-day work of an international research centre that acts as a global forum for policy dialogue and knowledge sharing in development innovations. It is designed to contribute to the training of new professionals and facilitate their entry in the labor market. It also seeks to provide support to the IPC-IG's applied research activities, policy advisory services, and communications outreach, among other tasks. This opportunity will complement the interns’ own practical experience in various areas related to centre’s thematic areas. In addition, our programme offers the possibility of further involvement in the United Nations System. The Internship Programme operates under the rules and policies of the UNDP Internship Regulations.
