Chief Technical Advisor (Rule of Law Programme)

1. Promote UNDP’s mandate and corporate policy and provide senior high level policy advice to government and other partners;
2. Strategic guidance and advice to UNDP Senior Management for the implementation of projets portfolio in the area of Accountable Institutions, Rule of Law and Justice, including joint projects focusing on a fully coordinated approach to rule of law, access to justice, and justice reform and capacity development of justice sector institutions and actors;
3. Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance of the Strategic and Results framework of the Accountable Institutions, Rule of Law and Justice projects portfolio, including joint projects, and coordinate the day to day management;
4. Ensure resource mobilization and partnerships across the Accountable Institutions, Rule of Law and Justice sector;
5. Ensure Knowledge management within the unit and other counterparts.

• Promote accountable institutions, rule of law and justice results, ensuring appropriate levels of visibility and public awareness on results and ongoing activities;
• Provide policy advice to UNDP Senior Management, government counterparts, donors and other partners on issues related to Accountable Institutions, Rule of Law and Justice;
• Develop a close partnership with the Ministry of Justice and other key national partners; and
• Represent UNDP, as requested by the Resident Representative or Deputy Resident Representative, in meetings related to Accountable Institutions, Rule of Law and Justice issues.

• Advise UNDP country programme on strategies and responses to changes in the rule of law and governance context, oversee rule of law programming, and develop and implement a rule of law programming approach with increased coordination of various rule of law projects;
• Manage, supervise and provide strong leadership for UNDP Country Office staff working in the area of rule of law, and an overall strategic vision for all rule of law-related work with a view to building national capacities and strengthening the rule of law to support the overarching peace-building objective of the UN;
• Ensure the integration of cross-cutting issues, such as gender and SGBV, peace building, PVE and human rights into programme/projects design, monitoring and evaluation;
• Ensure regular monitoring and evaluation, including but not limited to, regular field visits and participation in Project Board and/or Steering Committee meetings;
• Provide strategic guidance and advice to national institutions and actors on policy issues; strategic planning, research and monitoring and evaluation, including key performance indicators, strategic plans for various organizations and research into various issues which impact on institutional performance, especially for rule of law and access to justice; 
• Advice on identifying entry points to achieve a mixture of short-term and medium term results which produce tangible improvements to improve access to justice at local level;
• Ensure the technical work undertaken across the joint programme is in line with international good practice and adapted to the local context;
• Contribute to building a strong understanding of the political dimension of the justice sector to identify the drivers and blockers of change and then develop strategies to ensure that project implementation is achieving impact;
• Ensure technical soundness of project activities and achievement of project outputs and outcomes.

• Provide advice and guidance for the strategic planning and the implementation of the programmes/projects portfolio, including joint projects and work plans, ensuring appropriate coordination and integration with the country programme components;
• Ensure the results specified in the annual work-plan of the Programme/Projects meet the required standard of quality, in a coordinated way and within the specified constraints of time and cost;
• Liaison between UNDP and other UN Agencies on issues pertaining to Accountable Institutions, Rule of Law and Justice area;
• Coordinate day to day management and guidance of the unit work;
• Supervise and support the work of the UNDP Project Managers and their teams in the area of responsibility;
• Formulate an effective monitoring and evaluation system of the programme/projects in the area of responsibility and report on progress, including reporting to UNDP, development partners and national stakeholders on progress;
• Facilitate and ensure quality assurance of reports including Progress Reports, Financial Reports, Annual Progress Reports, etc. and ensure timely completion of technical reports for the Programme/Projects portfolio in the area of responsibility;
• Support the DRR in leading the UNDAF  Result Group on Governance, Rule of Law, Human Rights and Gender Equality.

• Engage in a dialogue with development partners and onors, identify funding opportunities and endeavour to ensure sufficient resource mobilization for the programme in close consultation with Senior Management and be responsible for reaching the annual resource mobilization targets;
• Support UNDP efforts for resource mobilisation for the Accountable Institutions, Rule of Law and Justice projects portfolio;
• Coordinate programme activities with other UNDP initiatives as well as other United Nations agencies, donors, and other international partners, to develop inter-agency synergies and build complementarities with other programs;
• Advocate for UNDP work in the area of responsibility and represent UNDP Accountable Institutions, Rule of Law and Justice projects portfolio with national authorities, UN agencies, the donor community, and international financial institutions;
• Raise visibility of the programme/projects through knowledge sharing and well developed communication materials;
• Develop pilot initiatives for functional partnerships between justice sector stakeholders and non-governmental organisations, local media and the public;
• Support joint communication efforts;
• Liaise regularly and forge close linkages with other UN programmes, agencies and entities, as well as other international and national stakeholders concerned with or providing assistance on justice/rule of law issues;
• Ensure high-quality and timely reporting to donors and other partners involved in the programme;
• Contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and competitive selection of partners for implementation of UNDP projects; and promote joint programming, and collaborate effectively in established frameworks for UN and other international coordination.

• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned from the project area for organizational sharing and learning as well as external information;
• Active participation in UNDP knowledge networks and taking advantage of best practices and lessons learned that are available in the region and globally, and encouraging project staff to do so by creating a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
• Promoting the participation of UNDP Kyrgyzstan in regional programmes and regional activities related to the project area as appropriate; and
• Supporting capacity and knowledge building of national counterparts.

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work.

• Promotes knowledge management;
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

• Ability to engage with high ranking UNDP Managers, Government Officials and international donor community and provide policy advisory services;
• Ability to identify opportunities, conceptualize and develop project reports;
• Ability to effectively lead  strategic planning, and contribute to results-based management and reporting;
• Ability to lead planning, results-based work and reporting;
• Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of topically relevant projects and external resources mobilization;
• Ability to work with donors organizations, present and receive funding for project proposals;
• Ability to understand main concepts of budgeting and budget management
• Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit;
• implementation of new systems and procedures and assist affected staff in Country Offices to achieve the required behavioral/attitudinal change.

• Builds strong relationships with beneficiaries, focuses on impact and result for beneficiaries and responds positively to feedback;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work;
• Client Orientation:
• Ability to establish and maintain productive relations with clients;
• Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions;
• Keeps clients informed of progress and setbacks in the project;
• Meets timelines for delivery of products or services to clients.

• Capable of writing clearly and concisely, with excellent oral communication skills;
• Exhibits interest having two way communications;
• Demonstrates openness with sharing information and keeping people informed.

• Master’s degree in the areas of Law, Political Science or related discipline.

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in rule of law, access to justice and democratic development related fields; 
• Previous experience in post-conflict areas is an asset;
• Experience in managing and supervising programmes and projects aimed at enhancing rule of law, developing the capacities of the justice sector;
• Experience working with all of the major actors of the justice sector is required;
• Experience of working in a technical advisory, policy development and capacity building;
• Demonstrated programme management skills including: results-based orientation, preparation of work plans, monitoring and evaluation; 
• Strong knowledge/ experience in results based management and results oriented approach to project implementation;
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills including oral and written communication;
• Excellent team player with an ability to work in a multi-cultural team split across multiple locations;
• Experience with UN/UNDP programmes in the area of rule of law, access to justice and democratic development is an asset;

• Fluency in English and ability to draft and edit project documents, proposals, correspondence, briefings and presentations in English;
• Knowledge of Russian language is an asset.

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