Programme Associate Vacancy at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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Job Station: Lagos State.

INTRODUCTION :-

job opportunity is available at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for individuals who possess relevant qualifications.

Background

• The Farmer-Herder Conflict remains one of the most challenging threats to peace and security in Nigeria, especially in the North Central Region (“Middle Belt”) of the country, and adjacent, States, particularly Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Taraba and Adamawa.
• The violence has exacted a heavy toll on thousands of people and has frayed many of the connectors, especially inter-ethnic and inter-religious ones, at the local level.
• The response, however, has remained overwhelmingly security dominated. Lacking effective structures and systems to engage in dialogue in a proactive manner based on early indicators, violence escalates, and a reactive security response is triggered.
• The crisis has highlighted a need to support affected states in enhancing and expanding upon the capacities to engage in this crisis in a proactive and preventive manner that leverages dialogue as a primary tool of mitigating the impact of the conflict.
• In recognition of a growing need to provide a holistic response to the crisis, the Federal Government developed and launched the National Livestock Transformation Plan in January 2019. The framework provides a holistic approach to addressing this crisis, while aiming to lay the foundations for longer term security, peace and transformation of the livestock sector.
• The United Nations has also scaled up its efforts to respond to the crisis, notably through two projects that target the states of Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba. The Integrated Approach to Building Peace in Nigeria’s Farmer-Herder Crisis Project was designed to address the farmer-herder conflict through enhancing preventive capacities, by promoting dialogue and proactive engagement; building mutually beneficial economic relationships between farmers and herders; improving the effectiveness of the security response through strengthened human rights monitoring and accountability; and providing an impartial and evidence-based narrative to defuse the politicized debate and help mobilize a broader response.
• The overall goal of the project is to contribute to peaceful coexistence in the Middle Belt, with a focus on Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States. The project is funded by the UN Peacebuilding Support Office. It is implemented by four UN Agencies-UNDP (lead), FAO, UN Women and OHCHR, drawing from their experiences and building on their work.
• In recognition of the cyclical nature of violence in many of the affected communities, the project aims to immediately scale up efforts around promoting dialogue, inter-ethnic and inter-religious understanding, and social cohesion in the target area to support a transformation of the ethnic and communal violence witnessed in the target areas.
• This advert, therefore, seeks the services of a competent national, with expertise in the peacebuilding to support coordinate this project.
• Under the overall guidance of the DRR(P) and direct supervision of the Project Manager (International), the Project Associate (Finance, Admin and Procurement) provides programme support services ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work especially as regards procurement and finance.
• The Project Associate (Finance, Admin and Procurement) is responsible for providing overall financial and day-to-day operational support for smooth and effective implementation of project activities and works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and project staff in the CO, UNDP Field Offices in Benue and Taraba States and UNDP HQ as required to exchange information and support programme delivery.
• The Project Assistant promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with the prevailing rules and regulations and will assist all UNDP peacebuilding National Coordination Units in the preparation and implementation of the budget, ensuring that all funds are spent in line with approved work plans. Other key tasks include the reporting of expenses, preparing for audit, dealing with cash advance requests, and generally ensuring solid fiduciary management of the project.

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WHO IS United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations’ global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life for themselves. It provides expert advice, training and grants support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations.

Headquartered in New York City, the status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly. The UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states. The organization operates in 177 countries, where it works with local governments to meet development challenges and develop local capacity.