United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) helps its partners in the United Nations System meet the
world’s needs for building peace, recovering from disaster, and creating
sustainable development.
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) helps its partners in the United Nations System meet the
world’s needs for building peace, recovering from disaster, and creating
sustainable development.
UNOPS
is known for its ability to implement complex projects in all types of
environments around the globe. In Nigeria, UNOPS is
implementing The Niger
Delta Job Creation and Conflict Prevention Initiative which aims at mitigating
the violence in the Niger Delta through job creation and conflict prevention
initiatives to the vulnerable unemployed youths in the region. The project is
jointly funded by the Delta State Government, United Nations Development
Project (UNDP) and Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC). This
specific project covers a variety of sectors including training of
beneficiaries in livelihood vocational skills development, job creation,
mind-set change and conflict prevention initiatives. To achieve these’
objectives, UNOPS alongside the partners are setting up a befitting vocational
training centre in Egbokodo, Warri, Delta State and would require the services
of suitably qualified individuals for the following positions:
is known for its ability to implement complex projects in all types of
environments around the globe. In Nigeria, UNOPS is
implementing The Niger
Delta Job Creation and Conflict Prevention Initiative which aims at mitigating
the violence in the Niger Delta through job creation and conflict prevention
initiatives to the vulnerable unemployed youths in the region. The project is
jointly funded by the Delta State Government, United Nations Development
Project (UNDP) and Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC). This
specific project covers a variety of sectors including training of
beneficiaries in livelihood vocational skills development, job creation,
mind-set change and conflict prevention initiatives. To achieve these’
objectives, UNOPS alongside the partners are setting up a befitting vocational
training centre in Egbokodo, Warri, Delta State and would require the services
of suitably qualified individuals for the following positions:
Job
Title: Head Community & Social Development
Title: Head Community & Social Development
Vacancy
Reference Code:
UNOPS/VA/2011-005
Reference Code:
UNOPS/VA/2011-005
Key
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Individual will contribute to the
development of relevant training programmes for the implementation by the
local partners on community and social development.
Qualification/Experience
- Masters degree of any Social
Sciences discipline - Minimum of five years experience
in a similar relevant position; including: experience in community
development work, conflict management, stakeholder workshops, community
training, data collection, and baseline studies
Remuneration
Recruitment
for the above stated position is carried out on behalf of the Delta state
Government and partners and successful candidates, once employed shall be
subject to the best salary scale obtainable at Delta State institutions with an
additional special duty allowances (SDA) 30% of Gross salary. Candidates will
not be recruited nor subject to Un contract agreement.
for the above stated position is carried out on behalf of the Delta state
Government and partners and successful candidates, once employed shall be
subject to the best salary scale obtainable at Delta State institutions with an
additional special duty allowances (SDA) 30% of Gross salary. Candidates will
not be recruited nor subject to Un contract agreement.
Interested
and suitably qualified candidates working with the Delta state Government Educational
institutions are encouraged to apply. Qualified female candidates are strongly
encouraged to apply.
Successful
candidates currently working with the Delta state would be placed on secondment
and will benefit from the SDA.
candidates currently working with the Delta state would be placed on secondment
and will benefit from the SDA.
Other
successful candidates not working with the Delta state Government will be
placed at a level commensurate with their qualifications and experiences and
will also benefit from the SDA as addition to their gross salaries.
successful candidates not working with the Delta state Government will be
placed at a level commensurate with their qualifications and experiences and
will also benefit from the SDA as addition to their gross salaries.
Method
of Application
of Application
All
interested candidates are expected to submit their applications containing a
letter of interest, curriculum vitae and the United Nations Personal History form(P11) to the ngoc@unops.org on or before 15th January 2012
interested candidates are expected to submit their applications containing a
letter of interest, curriculum vitae and the United Nations Personal History form(P11) to the ngoc@unops.org on or before 15th January 2012
Only
short listed candidates will be contacted and no other correspondence will be
entered into with applicants
For
more details on the various positions, candidates are advised to visit UNOPS
websites and navigate to ‘who we need”
The
UN personal history Forms (P11) can also be obtained from the UNOPS website HERE
