UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Programme Officer

The UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji has the functions of a country office for ten Pacific Island Countries, and provides regional support services fifteen pacific islands and territories, including the countries covered by the UNDP country offices in Papua New Guinea and Samoa. The Office delivers an incorporated approach to development as well as policy and technical advice through the UNDP Country Offices.

The four main projects undertaken by the Office are known as practice areas and include:

• Effective Governance,
• Inclusive Growth and
• Resilience and Sustainable Development.

The Effective Governance Programme has begun implementation of the United Nations Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption (UN-PRAC) Project, a joint UNDP/UNODC programme, now in its second stage (2016– 2020). The Project focuses on assisting Pacific Island Countries to tackle corruption through ratifying and implementing the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), assisting those Pacific Island Countries that have ratified UNCAC to undergo the peer review process and strengthen their policies and institutional capacities, and it supports non-State actors in increasing social accountability.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of both the UNDP and UNODC Regional Anti-Corruption Advisors, the Programme Officer provides a substantive support role in the UN-PRAC team in the design, planning and management, evaluation and monitoring and reporting of initiatives on anti-corruption, specifically working with national legislatures and representative institutions, civil society and local governance, as well as other governance service lines that may be assigned in future. The Officer shall promote a results-oriented approach in UNDP/UNODC initiatives, consistent with UNDP/UNODC mandates.

The Programme Officer works in close collaboration with the effective governance team and the operations and other teams in the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji and UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific staff for resolving programme - related issues and information delivery.

Provide analytical support to the UN-PRAC Team in the conceptualization,  formulation,  monitoring & evaluation and reporting of UN-PRAC initiatives

• Conduct analytical research and collect relevant information as inputs in the conceptualization of UN-PRAC initiatives.
• Assist in the drafting of and as required, delivering conferences/ workshops/ other, lessons learned reports, project accomplishment reports and other knowledge products.
• Provide comments to Consultants Reports, Concept Notes, Project Documents and other documents.

Support in creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy for UN-PRAC initiatives

• Assist in the analysis of information on donors and partners, preparation of donor’s and partners profile and database, drafting of project proposals / concept notes, and the establishment of contacts with donor and partner counterparts.
• Assist in monitoring and reporting on mobilized resources.
• Provide support to donor reporting.

Provide support and assistance to the UN-PRAC Team in the implementation and management of the team initiatives, with as specific focus on civil society and local governance as well as other governance service lines that may be assigned in future

• Provide support in the delivery of capacity development and training activities to governments, regional organizations, civil society organizations and other development partners.
• Assist in the collection, and presentation of information for project, work plans, budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements, MOUs, and submission to the Contracts, Assets and Procurement (CAP) Committee, etc.
• Assist in the initiation of a project, entry of  projects into Atlas; generation of monthly financial delivery reports, updating of issue and risk logs, and other Atlas-based requirements
• Assist in the follow up on performance indicators/ success criteria, targets and milestones, preparation/review/comments of/on reports.
• Assist in the preparation of Unit workplan, preparation of periodic project reports and results reporting.

Assist in the administration and implementation of programme delivery through ATLAS and UMOJA, adapt processes and procedure, and support results-based management. Support to results-based management focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Logistical arrangements for conferences/workshops/Forums/meetings undertaken by the UN-PRAC Team.
• Creating information packages, letters of invitation relevant to upcoming events, liaison with Foreign Affairs for conference-related activities.
• Assist in logistical arrangements for visiting missions and in obtaining visas for staff and consultants traveling to the field.
• Presentation of information on the status of financial resources as required.
• Presentation of information/ reports for identification of areas for support and interventions.

Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing

• Dissemination of information on UN-PRAC activities to UN agencies, donors, & development partners.
• Support in the drafting of knowledge products.
• Provide support to the organization of regional and national conferences & workshops, knowledge fairs, training and capacity development activities.
• Maintaining knowledge management database for UN-PRAC, including the continuous updating of AP-INTACT in relation to relevant anti-corruption news/ updates from the Pacific, as well as UNODC’s Smartsheet for reporting purposes.
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

• Demonstrates commitment to UNDP/UNODC’s mission, vision and values.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Shares knowledge and experience
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
• Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to Results Management, including support to design, planning and implementation of programme, managing data, reporting.
• Ability to provide input to business processes re-engineering, implementation of new system, including new IT based systems
• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Education:

• Completion of Secondary Education. University Degree in Business or Public Administration, Economics, Political or Social Sciences is desirable.

Experience:

• 7 years of progressively responsible relevant programme experience is required at the national or international level. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in the English language.