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Background
You are invited to join a team of dedicated development professionals whose primary role is to support the Philippines to achieve the 2030 Agenda. As part of the UNDP team your focus will be to work with multiple stakeholders to find the country specific solutions that lead to resilience to crises, and to ensure no one is left behind - and we reach those furthest behind first.
In Mindanao, UNDP has played a critical role in supporting various peace processes, including technical and operational assistance during the peace negotiations as well as in the implementation of peace agreements towards realizing peace dividends for communities in conflict-affected areas. This accompaniment process has included substantive technical and operational support for conflict-prevention, governance and peacebuilding. Specifically, the Peacebuilding Cluster has implemented technical and operational support for capacity-strengthening on conflict-sensitivity and peace-promotion among regional government institutions; community resilience and socio-economic empowerment assistance for communities most affected by armed conflict; and support for peace process mechanisms, including on key components of the Normalization process. In addition, projects under the Cluster also focus on strengthening meaningful participation and empowerment of sectoral groups (women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and internally displaced persons) through the mainstreaming and operationalization of the Women, Peace and Security and Youth, Peace and Security agenda.
To lead the Peacebuilding Cluster, UNDP Philippines seeks to engage a Peacebuilding Project Manager. In this role, UNDP is looking for individuals with strong analytical, planning, and implementation skills who can address the interconnections, choices, and linkages across multiple issues and sectors in the Bangsamoro region. We seek candidates who can apply global best practices to the national context and who are enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to making a positive contribution to peacebuilding and development in the Bangsamoro region and the Philippines. The successful candidate must possess substantial knowledge and demonstrated experience in managing the implementation of development projects, particularly in the field of peacebuilding. The Project Manager will help shape UNDP initiatives and projects focused on conflict prevention, preventing and countering violent extremism, empowering women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples, promoting social cohesion, and supporting climate security initiatives.
In particular, UNDP is seeking a Project Manager who will be based in Cotabato and will lead the day-to-day operations of the Peacebuilding Cluster. The Cluster implements a range of peacebuilding projects, including Phase II of the Programme on Stabilization, Peacebuilding and Resilience in the Bangsamoro (PROSPER Bangsamoro Phase II), initiatives on Preventing Violent Extremism, the Joint Programme on Women, Peace and Security, and other projects that may be assigned. The Project Manager will oversee the work of project staff and coordinate closely with project partners. The incumbent will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure integrated, effective, and efficient programme delivery. The Project Manager will also engage with other UN agencies, government officials, technical advisors and experts, multilateral and bilateral donors, and civil society organizations to support the successful implementation of UNDP peacebuilding projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Project Manager will undertake day-to-day management of the peacebuilding cluster projects. S/he shall carry out the following tasks:
Ensure strategic management of the project and provide day-to-day financial and administrative support for the delivery of the project’s activities focusing on achievement of the following results:
Develop and maintain effective working relationships and coordination with key counterparts to ensure the successful implementation of the project
Oversee the successful implementation of all the components of the project
Overall project management;
Implementing the project:
Closing the Project:
Support strategic partnership building and resource mobilization:
Contribute to knowledge management and information sharing in the UNDP country office:
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional arrangements
Under the overall guidance of the Team Leader of the Peace and Stabilization Programme Team and the UNDP Head of Cotabato Field Office, the Project Manager will work with key partners and stakeholders to deliver distinct outputs of the project, to ensure quality implementation- from capacity building, management of human and financial resources, oversee the monitoring and evaluation, and communication framework towards achievement of delivery targets.
The Project Manager will work closely with the project team, Peace and Stabilization Programme Team, and UNDP CO teams and project stakeholders.
Willingness to relocate to Cotabato City is required.
Competencies
Core competencies:
Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
People Management
The posts will be supervising personnel which includes the Project Analyst, Admin and Finance Associate, Project Assistant and Driver.
UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:
Business Direction and Strategy Systems Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Business Development: Knowledge Facilitation: Ability to animate individuals and groups, internally and externally, and to design and facilitate activities, to share and exchange knowledge, information and ideas. Knowledge of tools and approaches to stimulate active participation, contribution, and exchange
Business Management: Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Business Management: Partnerships Management: Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies
Business Management: Resource Management: Allocate and use resources in a strategic or tactical way in line with business needs and priorities and principles of accountability and integrity
2030 Agenda: Peace Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions : Community engagement for prevention, response, and social cohesion
Business Management: Communication: Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Experience:
Minimum five (5) years (with master´s degree) or seven (7) years (with bachelor´s degree) of professional work experience in in project management and coordination, preferably in peacebuilding and conflict prevention.
Required Skills:
Desired Skills:
Required Language(s):
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.
Right to select multiple candidates
UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
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