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Community Mobilizer

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Background
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UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP) was established through a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 1978, calling upon UNDP “to improve the economic and social conditions of the Palestinian people”. Since its establishment, UNDP/PAPP has delivered over USD 1.7 billion in development assistance to the Palestinian People.

 

UNDP’s Palestinian Programmatic Framework (PPF) 2023-2025 sets out a vision of “a world in which all Palestinians can enjoy a dignified life and fulfil their own vision of a unified, peaceful and free society”.  The PPF is centred around the concept of ‘Transformative Resilience’ and its three elements: a cohesive Palestinian identity, self-reliance, and ownership and leadership.

 

Over the next three years, UNDP/PAPP will build on its experiences and achievements to make critical contributions to the priorities defined by the Palestinian national development plans and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), through interventions in three programmatic priority areas:  i) democratic governance and quality services; ii) inclusive economic opportunities; iii) sustainable natural resources management.

 

In this regard, IPR is a comprehensive, inclusive and integrated response to the needs of the most vulnerable/marginalized communities in Palestine. It is designed based the analysis of previously existing multisectoral development challenges. The Programme seeks to address community needs through investments in community infrastructure and basic services within the aim of reducing disparities, strengthening social cohesion, and enhancing community engagement and ownership (particularly women, youth, and people with disabilities). The Programme also contributes to creating short-term employment opportunities through construction/rehabilitation works and long-term sustainable jobs through the operation and management of the new/or expanded services provided.

The overarching objective of the Investment Programme for Resilience is to reinforce the resilience of marginalized Palestinian communities. In order to do so, the programme has embedded community engagement throughout the life cycle of the project, thus building leadership and ownership of the community. The Programme plans to achieve the following three outputs: 1. Social and community infrastructure rehabilitated and/or expanded; 2. Capacity of entities improved to manage the infrastructure and to provide sustainable services and employment to the community; 3. Social cohesion activities planned and implemented by the community.

Institutional Arrangement

Under the guidance of the Programme Specialist and the direct supervision of the IPR Programme Manager, the Community Mobilizer will be a key member of the Project Implementation Unit, complementing the technical work of the engineers in the West Bank, with capacity building support to the partners and community engagement activities with local representatives.

Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent will undertake the following:

  1. Coordination of resilience/community infrastructure activities.
  2. Monitoring of project activities and expected results.
  3. Facilitation of dialogue among stakeholders and community engagement in social cohesion activities.
  4. Support the drafting of regular updates on the resilience/community infrastructure component and the finalization of donor progress reports.
  • Coordination of resilience/community infrastructure activities
    • Support the Implementing Partners (IPs) and the community representatives in the development and operationalization of the “resilience plan” for the implementation of social cohesionactivities, relevant to the specificcontext, to complement, sustain and build ownership around the communityinfrastructure initiatives.
    • Identify any additional capacity needs of the selected entities(NGOs/CBOs) to ensure sustainable implementation of community infrastructure interventions.
    • Support the IPR Programme Managerin the day-to-day management of the social cohesion/community resilience component, including ensuring timely and quality delivery of results.
    • Support the IPR Programme Manager in the design, implementation and closure of consultancy services aimed at enhancing IPs capacities in needed/ identified areas.
    • Support the financial payments of the social cohesion plan implementation and ensure the proper documentation of supporting documents available internally and with the implementing partners.
  • Monitoring of project activities and expected results
    • Monitor the project’s assumptions constantly, assess the risks and propose revisions in the action plan to the Programme Manager, if necessary.
    • Monitor the bottlenecks, problems, unexpected deviations and possible delays constantly andpropose revisions in the action plan to IPR Programme Manager, if necessary.
    • Support the M&E activities through site visits, data collection and reporting using available tools.
  • Facilitation of dialogue amongstakeholders and community engagement in socialcohesion activities
    • Connect with and engage individuals and groups in the communityaround the targetedinfrastructure.
    • Leverage existing communityplanning exercises and ensure their inclusivity and the communityactive participation in decision making.
    • Ensure the mainstreaming of gender, environment and digitalization acrossall activities in the community.
    • Facilitateworkshops on common topics between different entities/communities to strengthen knowledge exchange.
  • Support the drafting of regular updates on the resilience/community infrastructure component and the finalization of donor progress reports
    • Draft lessons learnt and best practices in collaboration with IPR West Bank team and considering feedback from target communities.
    • Support the IPR Programme Manager in the preparation of donor reports and other ad-hoc reporting requirement related to the resilience/community infrastructure component.
    • Conduct monthly reporting using the MIS, and Kobo Toolbox tools in line with the agreed templateand quality standards.
    • Document meetings and communications with the implementing partners as part of the project documentation.
    • Highlight potential stories to the IPR Programme Manager to be included as part of the communication/visibility plan/activities.
Competencies
Core
LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, paysattention to details, delivers quality workby

deadline
LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problemsolver, makes

improvements
LEVEL 1: Openminded and curious, shares

knowledge, learnsfrom mistakes, asksfor feedback
LEVEL 1: Adaptsto change, constructively

handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
LEVEL 1: Shows driveand motivation, ableto deliver calmlyin face of adversity,

confident
LEVEL 1: Demonstrates

compassion/understanding towardsothers, forms positive relationships
LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences,

aware of unconscious bias,confront discrimination
  Cross-Functional &Technical competencies  
  Thematic Area  Name Definition   
  Business Management Monitoring Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy betweenplanned and

actual activities and programme performance and results

  
  Business Management Result-based Management Ability to manageprogrammes and projects with a focusat improved performance and demonstrable results.  
  Business Direction &Strategy Strategic Thinking Ability to developeffective strategies and prioritized plansin line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks, and opportunities. linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions  
  Business Management Evaluation Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria andbenchmarks.

Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needsand concerns.

  
  External Relations &Advocacy Relationship Management Ability to engage witha wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust, and mutual understanding.  
  Ethics UN policy knowledge –

Ethics

 Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules andother policies relating to ethics and integrity.  
  2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness Crisis management / Country Management

Support

 Resilience based programming  
Required Skills and Experience
Min. Education

requirements

 High School Diploma or BA Degree in Social Sciences, Business  Administration, or related fields.
Min. years of relevant work experience Minimum 7 years of professional experience with High School Diploma or 4 Years with BA Degreein project coordination, implementation, monitoring of

community development projects
Requiredskills
  • Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills
  • Experience in developing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating plans with local communities using results-based management principles.
  • Ability and experience in engagement with partners and leading participatory processes
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
  • Proven record of working in the field, on community engagement/mobilization and/orparticipatory local planning processes is an asset
  • Demonstrated work experience in the West Bankand East Jerusalem context and   communities acrossthe West Bank is an asset
  • Working with UNDP or other UN agencies or with international organizations is an asset.
  • Specialization in social sciences is an asset
RequiredLanguage(s) Proficiency in Arabicand English is required
Professional Certificates N/A
Disclaimer
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.
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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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