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Since July 2008, Pakistan’s north-western areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have experienced population displacements due to security concerns and military operations against non-state armed groups. Patterns of displacement and return movements have coexisted and remained dynamic. New displacements from one location occurring in parallel with returns to a different location. Though there are numerous variables influencing such population movements, the primary factor is security. As a general trend, when insecurity increases there is displacement, and when insecurity decreases people return.
Over the course of the last few years, all the Agencies of FATA have been affected by militancy and large scale displacements. While it has been possible for some population groups to return home (most notably to Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber and Kurram Agencies), 2014 saw a massive exodus of people from North Waziristan Agency after government launched military operations Zarb-e-Azb in June 2014 and later from Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency after the launch of Khyber-1 military operation in October 2014. This latest wave of displacement has brought the total FATA Temporarily Dislocated Persons (TDP) caseload to an estimated 300,000 families (around 1.6 million people), around 70% of which are women and children. In order to meet the emergency food and other needs of a registered caseload, humanitarian agencies are currently supporting 1.56 million people displaced from FATA, both in camps and in host areas in KPK.
Since the onset of the North Waziristan displacement in June 2014, UNDP has been working hand in hand with the Government at National, Provincial and District levels in order to strengthen the local governance capacity to manage this crisis and to provide solutions for both the IDP population and the affected communities in the hosting Districts. At the same time UNDP will also continue to support the FATA Secretariat in the implementation of the FATA Sustainable Return and Rehabilitation Strategy which seeks to address the most immediate rehabilitation and recovery needs in FATA in order to facilitate sustainable returns of more than 300,000 TDP families (including over 100,000 families from North Waziristan) in the coming two years. The Strategy centers around five key pillars of recovery: rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure, re-establishment of law and order, strengthened governance, improved livelihoods and social cohesion and peacebuilding. The Government is keen to ensure solid coordination between the rehabilitation and recovery process and the medium to long term socio-economic development and the much-needed constitutional, legal, judicial and institutional reforms.
Under the supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor of FATA Returns and Rehabilitation project, the Livelihoods Coordinator will assist in the design and operationalization of the Livelihoods components and play a lead substantive and coordinating role with ongoing livelihood programmes operational in the area, as to avoid duplication. He will also advise on the formulation of new livelihood strategies in the return areas of FATA.
Functions / Key Results Expected:
Summary of Key Functions:
- Programme Development
- Capacity Development
- Linkages with livelihoods partners
Programme Development
- Understanding of multi sectoral livelihood interventions, including social protection systems including conditional cash transfer that are tailored to the graduating needs of clients in a development, conflict and crisis conditions
- Based on the strategic directions set by the CTA of UNDP/FATA Returns and Rehabilitation project, assist in the design and operationalization of the Livelihoods components and play a lead substantive and coordinating role with ongoing livelihood programmes operational in the area, as to avoid duplication
- Advise on the formulation of new livelihood strategies in the return areas of FATA
- Support in the development of monitorable indicators on livelihood, and support to development of baselines and targets.
- Identify bridging arrangements, execution modalities and implementing agents, ensure that performance monitoring, evaluations and impact assessments are carried out, and assist the team in designing of exit strategies.
- Provide inputs to ensure that livelihoods issues are systematically addressed in the UNDP strategic planning and results based management processes.
Capacity Development
- Provide substantive support to enhance the national and local capabilities in planning and designing livelihood interventions in a post conflict, recovery and rehabilitation climates through training and advocacy.
- Promote awareness and understanding of the Government and the civil society with regard to the norms, standards and best practices on sustainable livelihoods.
Linkages with livelihoods partners
- Actively liaison with relevant stakeholders to avoid duplication and create synergies
- Develop strong relationships with Government and private sector counterparts
- Encourage common approaches to livelihoods with other humanitarian and development partners, especially under the Community Restoration Cluster
Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the overall success of the country programme and reaching UNDAF/ CPD goals. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming.
Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Corporate Competencies:
• 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.
Functional Competencies:
• Knowledge Management and Learning:
• Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example;
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
Development and Operational Effectiveness:
• Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting;
• Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources;
• Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery
• Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit;
• Good ICT skills, knowledge of Atlas;
• Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change.
Management and Leadership:
• Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client 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.
Recruitment Qualifications
Education:
Master’s Degree in Political Science, public policy, Economics or related social sciences
Experience:
• At least 03 years of relevant experience in the area of poverty alleviation and post conflict livelihoods development.
• Proven ability to design and facilitate multifaceted development interventions.
• Experience working with private sector development.
• Analytical judgment and management skills Results orientation and efficiency in a multitasking environment
• Excellent networking and partnering skills with a demonstrated successful resource mobilization record Capacity to perform effectively under pressure and hardship conditions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, report writing and computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in the English and Urdu required. Knowledge of Pashto would be an asset.
Please Note:
– HEC Attested degrees are a pre-requisite for employment at UNDP. During the recruitment process candidates may be required to present HEC attested degrees.
– Foreign Qualified Candidates: Foreign-degree holders shall be required to (i) Present a verification/certification letter from the university verifying the degree & student enrollment, or (ii) Foreign degree Equivalence Letter from HEC.
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