Senior Civil Society Expert Vacancy At UNDP Abuja August-Septmber, 2012
Employment Nigeria
01-Jan-1970
NIGERIA , NIGERIA ,
SENIOR CIVIL SOCIETY EXPERT VACANCY AT UNDP ABUJA
JOB TITLE: SENIOR CIVIL SOCIETY EXPERT
JOB LOCATION: NIGERIA
COMPETIENCE
- Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards
- Promotes the shared vision, mission and strategic goals of the partners supporting the initiative
- Displays strong cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Treats all people fairly without favouritism.
- Functional Competencies:
- Proven competence in the field of democratic governance, well-informed on both electoral and broader democratic governance issues such as legislative development, the role and potential of mass and community media, civil society in emerging democratic societies, and the participation and role of women in politics. Comfortable with full range of sub-sectors within the project, although possibly more knowledgeable and experienced in some areas. S/he should have a strong grasp of the strategic, policy and nuts-and-bolts issues involved in capacity development in the area of democratic governance
- Ability to appreciate and respond productively to the challenges faced in leading a high-risk initiative in a politically challenging environment. Ability to maintain calm and poise in high pressure and sometimes provocative situations as well as apply skills in mediation and consensus-building
- Solid academic background and demonstrated abilities in analysis of complex political situations and providing strategic advice, while maintaining personal detachment
- Proven managerial experience in an international context and ability to lead teams. Proven ability to make sound decisions in delegation of responsibilities and in finding a balance between a focus on detail and keeping an eye on the big picture. Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Strong inter-personal communications and diplomatic skills, with an ability to listen, understand and respond effectively to different and divergent points of view expressed by a wide range of stakeholders. Ability to build strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
- Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor work plans. Proven ability to work under pressure and produce output that is accurate, timely and of high quality. Ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Ability to understand and apply tools such as the logical framework, results-based approaches like UNDP’s RBM and PRINCE2. Solid knowledge and experience of project management. Ability to support and provide oversight to strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
- Resourcefulness, good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity. Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective work relationships with and between different levels and types of project personnel and counterparts.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Education:
- Advanced university degree (Masters) related to democratic governance and development, such as Political Science, economics, law and other social sciences.
- Experience:
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in planning and implementing CSO activities in relation to electoral reforms and democratic process
- Progressively responsible work experience in democratic governance, including electoral issues, dealing with: (a) policy dialogue and advisory work (b) leadership and management of research and analysis (c) design and execution of capacity development programmes (d) project management, including the leadership of multi-disciplinary expert teams, preferably funded by development partners (UN or other) and (e) promotion of stakeholder/community awareness of and participation in democratic governance.
- A good understanding of the social, economic, political and historical trends underpinning African and, ideally, Nigerian governance and electoral processes.
- Skills in training, process facilitation, strategic planning, and partnership-building.
- Ability to prepare high quality policy briefs, analytical reports, and technical research reflecting global good practice in democratic governance.
- Excellent PC user skills: word processing, spreadsheets, databases and web-based research.
- Ability to travel within Nigeria and overseas.
- Proven track record of advising, organizing and supervising public awareness activities partnering with CSOs, including that of CSOs capacity-building projects.
- Excellent knowledge of election procedures and frameworks.
- Ability to work harmoniously with people from different cultural backgrounds.
- Familiarity with the civil society landscape in Nigeria.
- Language Requirements:
- Strong skills in written communications in English particularly in preparing issue-based papers or reports.
- Excellent spoken English is also required.
Application Deadline : 10-Sep-12
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed
