Project Management Support Senior Assistant- Social Mobilizers, Multiple positions

UNOPS will be leading the implementation of a three-year World bank funded multi million USD Project “Enhancing Community Resilience and Local Governance (ECRP)' in South Sudan starting in July 2020 with the Objective is to improve access to basic services and strengthen community institutions in South Sudan.  

The ECRP is a follow on Project to the Local Governance and Service Delivery Project (LGSDP) that was implemented in South Sudan from 2014 and involved the transfer of block grants from the national government directly to county government with the Objective of helping develop an annual intergovernmental fiscal transfer system for local development. 

The ECRP Project will be implemented by UNOPS and the International Organisation for Migration, with UNOPS being the primary grant recipient and responsible authority for the establishment and implementation of the Project Management Unit (PMU) whose primary tasks will include: project management, stakeholder and communication management, fiduciary and procurement management, results management and risk management.  UNOPS will be the grant recipient  and will  be directly accountable to the World Bank in all aspects related project delivery (Project Management - Social and Environmental Safeguards, Fiduciary Oversight and Procurement Planning, Infrastructure Quality and Standards; Project Implementation – of community infrastructure as per agreed scope; as well as directly liaising with the Government of South Sudan).

The ECRP comprises the following four components

Component 1: Community Infrastructure and Services-this will involve the implementation of sub-projects selected through an open menu approach where communities will be allowed to choose freely, in a participatory manner, based on their needs.

Component 2: Local Institution Strengthening which is split into two parts: community institution strengthening and county government strengthening.

Component 3: Project Management and Learning

Component 4: Contingency emergency response

The ECRP will be implemented throughout the country’s 10 states and associated counties. The community infrastructure sub-projects are divided by area and implemented by IOM and UNOPS separately. While the two UN-agencies will implement their respective projects, a harmonized approach will be managed and governed by UNOPS through the Infrastructure Compliance Guidelines and the Project Implementation Manual. The sectors include water supply and sanitation; rural roads; primary health facilities; primary schools; small scale irrigation schemes and community markets. UNOPS will be responsible for quality assurance of all sub-projects during the planning, design and construction stages, through a monitoring plan. 

Under the overall supervision of the Community Engagement Specialist,, the incumbent is required to perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Ensures the involvement of local stakeholders and community members in the implementation of the activities at the local level

• Lead the formation and training of all the local level committees with the assistance of the community mobilisations clerks.

• S/he has overall responsibility for the supervision of the Community mobilisation Assistants.

• Work to develop the short-term action plan for the sustainable development and communication strategy in coordination with other partners.

• In collaboration with other teams (e.g. Civil  Engineer, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Analyst, and all project teams) implement mobilization activities guided by the project documents and strategy

• Provide mentorship to the community mobilization clerks and to communities when it is needed;

• Ensure that all the plans and indicators of the Project management team are realistically set and oversight their achievement;

• Contribute effectively to the regular programme reports to the respective field location;

• Ensure the community mobilisation clerks are well equipped to deliver community infrastructure sub projects

• Ensure adequate delivery of the project Community Engagement and Capacity Building Plan to deepen understanding by beneficiaries, community members and other stakeholders of all relevant aspects of the project

• Facilitate effective consultations among communities and stakeholders regarding nuanced social messages around gender norms and local peace dynamics, as developed by the project, in an aim to foster behavior changes

Final Product

• Monthly/quarterly/annual/ad hoc reports are prepared;

• Programme activities implemented in keeping with personal work plan;

• All assignments performed in a quality and timely manner.

• High School Diploma is required. 

• A Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences or other relevant field will be an asset and may be considered in lieu of respective years of experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant Community Development or related experience combined with secondary education 

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant  Community Development or other relevant experience combined with a bachelor's degree 

• Skills in administration support and coordination are desirable

• Skills in field experience, experience working with indigenous communities, social mobilization and working within a development context are desirable

• Fluency in written and oral English required

• Ability to speak fluent Arabic is required 

Contract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement Contract level:  LICA-Support, LICA 5
Contract duration: ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

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Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.