Capacity Development Expert (SB 4 / Peg II) – Roster Recruitment (For Nepalese Nationals Only)

• Country: Nepalgunj , Nepal
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNDP
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-01-20

Duties and Responsibilities

The overall responsibilities of assignment are to:

1. Directly contribute to the achievement of PLGSP outputs, output seven: PCGGs made operational to deliver capacity development services, and output fourteen: Local governments representatives and civil servants are empowered and trained for delivering high quality services;
2. Support the planning of the PLGSP activities for PCGGs and support the implementation of approved plans for PCGG capacity development activities;
3. Ensure mainstreaming of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in all PCGG capacity development activities;
4. Support the ED of the PCGG on coordination of the capacity development activities by different actors and partners in making the PLGSP as the framework Programme.
5. Perform any other tasks assigned by the concerned authorities, including the Local Governance Expert and Team Leader fo the PCGG.

1. Directly contribute to the achievement of PLGSP outputs seven: PCGGs made operational  to deliver capacity development services and fourteen: Local governments representatives and civil servants are empowered and trained for delivering high quality services :

• Provide technical inputs and advise, in close coordination with the Programme personnel, to the ED to make the PCGG operational in delivering its mandate;
• Develop various menu of services to be delivered by the PCGG to the local governments;
• Identify capacity development needs of local governments in close consultation with the relevant Programme personnel including based on the Local Institutional Self-Assessments (LISA), consultations with local government representatives, civil servants and the Local Government Associations;
• Lead the development of a Capacity Development Plans for the provincial and local governments in the province, in close coordination with the Curriculum Development Expert of the PCGG and other Programme Coordination Unit, Provincial Programme Implementation Unit (PPIU) and PCGG Technical Assistance Project staff;
• Lead the development and implementation of capacity development efforts targeted to the local governments implemented by the PCGG, namely  trainings, workshops, mentoring, coaching and peer-to-peer learning, in close coordination with other technical experts of the PCU, PPIU and PCGG to ensure high quality, coordination and coherence, and alignment with PLGSP Outcomes and Outputs;
• Coordinate with technical experts of PCU, PPIU and PCGG to ensure consistency and high quality across all capacity development initiatives intended to the local governments and update them on progress, challenges and lessons learned; and
• Provide technical inputs to capacity development guidelines, manuals, template and other relevant documents.
• Support the Local Governance Expert and Team Leader of the PCGG in the the preparation of roster of experts and their mobilization.

2. Support the planning of the PLGSP activities for PCGGs and support the implementation of approved plans for PCGG capacity development activities:

• Contribute to the preparation of the PCGG Annual Work Plans (AWP) and budgets under the relevant outputs under the framework of PLGSP Annual Strategic Implementation Plan (ASIP) and the Annual Monitoring & Evaluation Plan (AMEP);
• Support periodical reviews of overall PLGSP/PCGG progress, including leading the monitoring and reporting of capacity development activities;
• Provide inputs to the Monitoring and Reporting Expert in PPIU to prepare provincial level provincial monitoring framework and consolidated PPIU and PCGG progress reports to be forwarded to the PCU;
• Identify and report risks and issues related to capacity development to the PCGG and support discussion on mitigation actions; and
• Identify internal capacity development needs and lead the development and implementation of capacity development activities for the technical specialists, experts and consultants of the PPIU and PCGG in close collaboration with other technical experts of the PCU, PPIU and PCGG.

3. Ensure mainstreaming  of  Gender  Equality  and  Social Inclusion (GESI) in  all  PCGG capacity development activities:

• Support the PCGG to ensure gender equality and social inclusion, including youth issues are mainstreamed into planning and implementation all PCGG capacity development initiatives;
• Provide regular guidance and support to all Technical Assistance (TA) staff in PCGG, and external stakeholders implementing capacity development activities in the province to facilitate GESI-responsive implementation of all capacity development activities; and
• Support dissemination of information and learning to promote GESI mainstreaming and GESI- responsive capacity development initiatives.

4. Support the ED of the PCGG on coordination of the capacity development activities by different actors and partners in making the PLGSP as the framework Programme:

• Take stock of the programmes/ initiatives on capacity development being implemented by different actors at the province level;
• Ensure that all the Capacity Development related initiatives of different national and international agencies are fully in compliance with module and curricula developed by the programme;
• Communicate the major tools, guidelines and methodologies developed by the PLGSP to the relevant capacity development actors and partners at the province level;
• Facilitate frequent meetings/interactions with the partners and actors, as needed, to exchange the lessons learnt, avoid duplications and create synergy; and
• Report to the ED of the PCGG and the Local Governance Expert on the coordination with the partners and actors.

Impact of Results:

• Programme  outputs  are  achieved  within  the  given  resources  and  time  with  high  quality standards; and
• Systems  for  capacity  development  of  the  government  counterparts  are  developed  and implemented.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the Government of Nepal (GoN) and UN values and ethical standards;
• Serves and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the GoN and UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Excellent inter-personal skills;
• Clear and upfront communication skills;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
• Collaborates effectively in a team environment;
• Organized and good with following-up on pending issues; meets deadlines;
• Promotes learning and knowledge management/sharing;
• Focuses on delivering results by taking calculated-risks and problem-solving approach; and
• Fair and transparent decision making; regularly shares information with team members.

Functional Competencies:

• Promotes sharing of knowledge and experience, and actively works towards continued learning and development on personal level as well as for supervisees;
• Good practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
• Ability to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of projects;
• Demonstrates strong numerical and analytical skills;
• Has experience working with Monitoring and Evaluation tools;
• Experience in developing business plans for financial institutions including energy enterprises;
• Experience in coordination, technical assistance and advisory support top government and private institutions;
• Experienced in delivering training and other needed capacity/ institutional building support to a wide range of stakeholders including financial institutions;
• Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating GoN and UNDP’s mandate;
• Analyzes   and   selects   materials   for   strengthening   strategic   alliances   with   partners   and stakeholders;
• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to Government of Nepal and UNDP’s mandate and strategic agenda; and
• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s  Degree  in  Social  Science,  Management,  Law,  Public  Administration  or  any  other disciplines.

Experience:

• At least five years of working experience in development and governance with focus on capacity development and in the area of sub-national governance and capacity development, be this Government (at federal or sub-national level) or with well recognized national institution and/or international agency;
• Sound understanding of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their implications to the local governance;
• Demonstrated social skills of coordinating with different stakeholders and facilitating discussions;
• Demonstrated skills on preparing quality knowledge products;
• Experience of working in government, UN and/or international agencies will be preferable;
• Good knowledge of computer applications especially MS Office.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English and Nepali, both written and oral, at professional level is essential;
• Knowledge of any of the local languages will be an added advantage.

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