Labour-Intensive Jobs Component Manager

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Job Summary

Under the supervision of the National Programme Manager and with oversight from International Urban Advisor:

Duties & Responsibilities

Responsible for managing and updating the accountability framework and implementation progress to ensure timely delivery of activities on ground;

Responsible for ensuring the programme objectives, specifically pertaining to creating labour-intensive jobs for the poorest and most vulnerable, are being met and provide advisory support to strengthen programme objectives, where needed;

Oversight and monitoring of types of jobs (skilled and unskilled), number of jobs and job days created under each sub-project and component regularly; compile and collect data from regional managers and team leaders, and maintain a central database, including with gender-disaggregated data

Promotes cross pollination of best practices and lessons learned of project design and implementation from target areas in different regions;

Monitors and updates the overall disbursement of funds for project design and implementation in the regions and target areas;

Supports the National Programme Manager in consolidating the overall programme work planning, budgeting, procurement, and monitoring of the project activities in the regions.

Perform other duties and responsibilities which are within the expertise and experience as may be required by ROAP or Country Programme Manager in support of the activities of the agency and programme.

Competencies

Professionalism: Excellent knowledge in planning, coordination and implementation as well as good technical skills in programme management including financial management; ability to respond to changing requirements and assess good judgement in the context of assignments given; shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professionalism on subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges.

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others.

Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.
Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Job Requirements

At least a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business studies, public administration, economics, urban planning, or related field. A high-school completion qualification in combination with three additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of a university degree.

At least three years of experience with:
(i) Building and implementing refined database platforms in the urban sector;
(ii) Data collection and reporting of project indicators from field stations and compile in central database;
(iii) Measuring urban jobs potential of small and medium-scale infrastructure and development projects, and
(iii) Familiarity with the UN system in Afghanistan.

Language

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English and Local/National Language of the duty station is required.


Build support with national counterparts, during the programme period; Ensure high-quality and timely achievement of relevant activties and targets; Promote the required policy and its effective implementaiton and promote the engagement of relevant Ministries, Local Authorties, Line Departments, and other relevant partners in its implementation; Support capacity development efforts with programme partners for the required components; Support UN-Habitat's contribution to multi-stakeholder national coordination and advocacy forums; Support 'learning by doing' capacity development efforts throughout the programme period with programme partners for improving local safety and security, especially for women, youth and marginalised urban groups; Support coordination with other partners’ programmes in target cities.

Assessment Method

Evaluation of qualified candidates for this position may include a substantive assessment
which will be followed by a competency-based interview.

Submission Guideline

Afghan Nationals meeting the essential qualifications of the position are invited to apply by submitting the following documents to UN-Habitat jobs site mentioned in below box :


Letter of interest with clearly indicates the VA number as Subject of Email/Request ( 2016-07-075)

Updated and signed UN Personal History Form P.11 for Individual Contractor (IC) attached to the VA

Failure to comply with the above requirements (i.e. not signed P11 forms and no indication of VA number as subject of request/email, will result in not considering the application.

Additional Considerations

UN-Habitat is committed to gender balance in all functions and at all levels. Female candidates are therefore especially encouraged to submit applications.

Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified or contacted.

Functional Area

Management

Countries

Submission Email

vacancies@unhabitat-afg.org

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