Senior Project Associate

The Stabilisation and Development Programme (SDP) was established in May 2015 to complement the efforts of the Government of Pakistan in enabling the safe and voluntary return of Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) to their areas of origin, with a focus on relief, recovery and sustainable peace. Over the last four years, SDP has assisted more than 800,000 individuals.  In response to the evolving environment, the programme has transitioned from relief and recovery efforts to sustainable economic development. 

 

SDP is oriented around four main goals: engaging communities to promote social cohesion and participate actively in the rehabilitation process; improving economic development opportunities for communities; improving access to basic services including education; and promoting economic and social empowerment of women.

 

The funding of the programme was secured over the years with a partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Government of the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), European Union (EU), the Government of Japan, Global Affairs Canada and the United Nations Central Emergency Response Funds (CERF). 

 

The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is aiming to further develop a conducive business environment for the private sector. A supportive policy framework, enabling infrastructure and simplified administrative procedures are critical to attracting private sector investment in the region. The Planning and Development Department (P&DD) of the Government of KP intends to further streamline the investment patterns across different sectors in order to leverage the available resources for achieving accelerated economic growth.  The Planning and Development Department (P&DD) plans to create a Planning Support Unit (PSU) to provide technical backstopping for this initiative. The unit will support relevant sections of P&DD to improve planning, implementation of economic development initiatives and gathering results. The unit will focus on the business enabling environment and development of the private sector with a key focus on SMEs. UNDP with funding from USAID will provide technical support for the establishment of the proposed unit. The unit's areas of expertise will include research, economic analysis, policy strategies and development of action plans for P&DD.

 

The Senior Project Associate will facilitate the team leader in the development of concept notes for projects, translating ideas into project briefers, and will provide overall administrative and programmatic support to the team leader and the unit.

Scope of Work:

Other responsibilities include:

Perform any other duties as requested.

 

The incumbent of the position will uphold the non-discriminatory behaviour and ensure that:

Core Competencies:

 

Innovation

Ability to make new and useful ideas work

Leadership

Ability to persuade others to follow

People Management

Ability to improve performance and satisfaction

Communication

Ability to listen, adapt, persuade, and transform

Delivery

Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement

Technical/Functional

 

Economics (General)

Knowledge of economics concepts, principles and policies and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations

Jobs  and Livelihoods

Knowledge of Employment Creation, Income Generation, emergency employment and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations

Innovation

Ability to try out / test new ways of engagement and communications. Openness to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things

Gender

Displays gender sensitivity and promotes gender equality in all aspects of work

Knowledge of systems for gender mainstreaming and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situation

Education:

Experience:

Language Requirements:

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