Peacebuilding and Community Resilience Specialist

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Mission and objectives

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. UNDP works in Mexico since 1961, working along with the three State branches and with all sectors of society, contributing to overcome environmental, economic, and social crises and promote sustained growth that improves the quality of life for all, with an effective governance perspective.

Context

Mexico’s UNDP Country Office has identified that the prevalence of high rates of violence is one of the main challenges for consolidating effective governance in the country. A factor related to the high rates of violence in Mexico is the large number of weapons circulating illegally throughout the national territory. According to the government’s statistics, Mexico ranks sixth place within the countries with more armed civilians. As part of its commitment to supporting effective policies to prevent violence, UNDP Mexico is currently collaborating with the Ministry for Public Security and Citizen Protection to support the Peace Fairs and Voluntary Disarmament Programme. The selected candidate will strategically support the Country Office to revamp the current Effective Governance and Democracy Unit’s offer. Precisely, addressing peacebuilding challenges in Mexico, build capacities, exchange knowledge, and support top-quality advisory services to relevant stakeholders. Also, the UNV will contribute to position UNDP as a leading UN agency in promoting peacebuilding and conflict prevention, from an approach that considers its nexus with the 2030 Agenda.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Effective Governance and Democracy National Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: - Strengthen the Country Office’s support to the National Strategy for Peace and Security 2018-2024 implemented by the Ministry for Public Security and Citizen Protection, focused on peacebuilding, transitional justice, reintegration, and social cohesion in compliance with donor requirements. - Contribute to ensuring that Country Office’s support is deployed according to UNDP´s best practices on peacebuilding and conflict prevention, gathering inputs and fostering the involvement of relevant counterparts and stakeholders. - Assist the National Officer’s efforts to mainstream peacebuilding and conflict prevention within the Effective Governance and Democracy Unit’s project portfolio. - Provide technical assistance in elaborating concept notes, background papers, and policy briefs on peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and security. - Cooperate with the Unit’s team to design a strategy aimed at consolidating programmatic linkages with relevant government agencies, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, CSO, and UN Agencies. - Support the National Officer in preparing proposals, applications, and funding requests for new peacebuilding and conflict prevention initiatives. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to: - Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); - Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; - Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; - Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; - Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers; - Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. The results and expected outputs of the assignment are: - The Peace Fairs and Voluntary Disarmament Programme implemented by the Ministry for Public Security and Citizen Protection and supported by UNDP’s Country Office is strengthened. - Best practices on peacebuilding and conflict prevention are identified. - Capacities to mainstream peacebuilding and conflict prevention within the Unit’s project portfolio are reinforced. - The elaboration of concept notes, background papers, and policy briefs on peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and security are technically strengthened. - The strategy to consolidate programmatic linkages is fostered. - Proposals, applications, and funding requests for new initiatives are improved with technical inputs. - The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs); - Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment - A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed