Background
As part of the
Delivering as One initiative, the UN in Rwanda aims at improving coherence,
harmonization, efficiency, alignment and effectiveness of the UN system’s
operations. To reinforce the Delivering as One process, the Government of
Rwanda and the One UN developed a unified UN
Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP
2013 -2018) that is fully aligned to the Government’s priorities set out in its
Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDRPRS II) as well as
Rwanda Vision 2020.
Promoting good governance
consecrating national unity, identity and harmony, catalyzing capabilities to
increase rapid production and development are key pillars of EDPRS II. This
priority is also evident in Rwanda’s Vision 2020, which identifies the goal for
Nation Building & Good Governance as “…a strong and secure nation, with
high standards of political and administrative governance”.
Result Area 2 of the
UNDAP 2013 -2018 focuses on Accountable Governance, including to improve
citizen participation in sustainable development and decision making processes
at all levels.
More specifically,
UNDP contributes to the following areas of work:
- strengthening
of capacity of national and local institutions for research generation and
utilization of disaggregated data for participatory and evidence-based
policy formulation and planning at all levels; - strengthening
of the capacity of central, decentralized entities and communities to
promote community driven development processes; - strengthening
of capacity of national oversight institutions to promote and demand for
accountability and transparency at all levels; - Capacity
of citizens, communities and CSOs to demand accountability and
transparency strengthened at all levels; - Increased
participation of women and youth in decision making and democratic
processes at all levels.
Rwanda has made very
significant advances and has shown a strong commitment to rebuilding and
strengthening national capacity for good governance through institutional
capacity building; security sector reform and law and order; public sector
reform and decentralization; reconciliation and peace consolidation as well as
anti‐corruption
measures.
UNDP has supported
the GoR to strengthen the capacity of key governance institutions to deliver on
their constitutional mandates; improve accountability; produce governance
assessments to improve evidence based analysis and track progress in the area
of governance, as well as, promote access to justice at all levels, develop
mechanisms for unity, reconciliation and peace consolidation.
UNDP is a recognized
key partner to the GoR in governance promotion thus the need for creating ways
of sustaining the gains of the economic development and peace consolidation in
Rwanda.
Duties and
Responsibilities
Working in the
Democratic Governance and Peace Consolidation Unit, the JPO’s duties will be
focused on the Country Office’s programme activities in the Governance sector.
The incumbent will collaborate with the implementing partners and project
personnel.
- Support
the identification, design and formulation of programmes / projects in the
Governance sector with particular emphasis on the area related to citizen
participation and empowerment; - Monitor
and administer all projects within his/her portfolio and to provide
backstopping to the Head of Unit and Project Managers on programme/project
implementation - Become
conversant with the various Rwandese public institutions and civil
societies, legal bodies, and legislation as relevant to UNDP programming; - Support
the establishment of meaningful partnerships with Rwandese authorities,
relevant professional bodies and civil society organizations in public
administration, as well as to develop project proposals and capacity‐building initiatives; - Provide
substantive inputs in and advice in the development of the Governance
portfolio; - Initiate
contracts, project cooperation agreements, memoranda of understanding and
other legal and financing documents; - Assess
the impact and effectiveness of the assistance through regular
consultations with government counterparts and project managers, periodic
field visits, analysis and preparation of progress and other required
reports; - Ensure
the timely and efficient delivery of project outputs; - Assist
in the administration of projects including the preparation of annual work
plans, drafting terms of reference, arranging for training activities
workshops, seminars and preparing all necessary correspondence; - Assist
in resource mobilization efforts, including the identification of project
opportunities and the formulation of top‐quality
project proposals; - Advocate
for, and promote awareness and understanding of, UNDP’s mandate, mission
and purpose with special emphasis on Democratic Governance and Peace
Consolidation; - Assist
in coordinating UNDP’s initiatives on governance with other Un Agencies
within the DaO, international agencies and donors, and develop inter‐agency synergies and complementarities; - Perform
any additional tasks as requested by the Supervisor.
Required Skills and
Experience
Education
- Master’s
Degree or equivalent Advanced Degree in a related field of expertise
Experience
- A
minimum of two years of paid working experience in a relevant field - Experience
in governance, public / civil administration reform and models, civil
society, or capacity‐building
& institutional strengthening of governance bodies and civil society
organizations is desirable;
Language
Requirements
- Fluent
in English. - Working
knowledge of French would be an asset.
Other
desirable education, languages and work experience
- Experience
in governance, public / civil administration reform and models, civil
society, or capacity‐building
& institutional strengthening of governance bodies and civil society
organizations is desirable
Nationality
This post is opened
in the context of the JPO Programme sponsored by the Government of Belgium and
is open exclusively to nationals of Belgium.
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