Community Development Associate в ПРООН в Україні. Дедлайн - 25 липня 2019 року (далі - англ.).

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Agency: UNDP

Practice Area — Job Family: Democratic Governance

Vacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 25/07/2019

Duty Station: Kyiv, Ukraine, 5 positions, Duty Stations: Kyiv, Kyiv region, Kharkiv, Chernigiv, Kropivnytskiy.

Vacancy Type: Service Contract (SC)

Contract Duration: 12 months with possible extension

Background

The need for energy efficiency improvements across the Ukrainian economy is significant. Ukraine’s economy is far more energy intensive as many neighbouring countries, including Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. One of the many sectors which need to become more energy efficient is the housing and communal sector. This sector, directly impacting on the quality of Ukrainians living conditions, is four times less energy efficient than in the average Western European country and consumes almost 45 percent of the country’s energy. Inefficient central heating systems lead to significant gas wastage. 70% of the housing stock, consisting of apartments, situated in multi-apartment buildings, housing approximately 34 million people, is highly energy inefficient.

HOUSES Project is presented in 24 Oblasts of Ukraine: Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk (Dnipro), Donetsk (Kramatorsk), Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Kropyvnystskyi, Luhansk (Severodonetsk), Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Vinnytsia, Volyn (Lutsk), Zakarpattia (Uzhgorod), Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, and Kyiv city.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the strategic guidance and overall supervision of the Oblast SDG Portfolio Manager and under direct supervision of the Community Development Specialist, who will work in close collaboration and coordination with the Project Team Leader, Community Development Associate will:

• Co-manage regional support unit and coordinate with local and regional stakeholders for achieving objective of the HOUSES project;
• Mobilize local communities (residents of multi-apartment buildings), develop and nurture Home Owners Associations (HOAs) to enable them to serve as development partners in local development;
• Ensure close cooperation with HOAs to promote community led development including preparation and prioritization of community development plans for local improvement;
• Ensure close cooperation with HOAs members to facilitate the implementation of community projects and design of sustainable strategies for operation and maintenance of resulting object and/or services;
• Expand partnerships and cooperation between HOAs and the city councils for the implementation of local community projects and to have local needs, priorities and initiatives integrated into development planning of the city council;
• Work on conducting community based experimentation in the areas of alternative energy, energy efficiency, environment improvement and other priority areas of the Project;
• Develop training designs and modules, work plan and organize training programs in relation to the project implementation; prepare regular progress reports, and other reports as required;
• Support establishment/strengthening of rayon/regional level networks in the Houses Project area;
• Prepare progress reports, and other reports as per required by the organization;
• Promote project by providing substantive stories, articles and other PR activities, ensure implementation of EU visibility strategy;
• Organize special events based on key UN days or UN/UNDP themes in particular region;
• Assist with donor visits, provides services of donor guide during donor visits and events;
• Supervise the work of the project vehicle driver;
• Perform other duties as required.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Leadership;
• Communication;
• Innovation;
• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent organizational skills;
• Excellent computer skills (including, MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.);
• Sound knowledge of local community development principles, trends, and policies in Ukraine;
• Participatory methods implementing skills;
• Familiarity with the rights-based approach to development;
• Ability to set priorities, meet specific objectives, use political judgment and knowledge;
• Good interpersonal skills, diligence, open mindedness, and dedication;
• Conflict Management;
• Knowledge Management and Learning;
• Development and Operational Effectiveness;
• Result orientation;
• Teamwork;
• Self-management and emotional intelligence.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Bachelor Degree in Social sciences, Law, International Relations, Political Science or other relevant areas;

Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in the areas of social mobilization, community development;
• Experience in the Ukrainian state or commercial sectors in the area of energy efficiency, housing, urban development or communal services supply will be an asset;
• Experience of work with local government and non-government organizations;
• Sound knowledge of the concept of sustainable development.

Languages Requirements:

• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian;
• Knowledge of English is an asset.

Disclaimer

Important applicant information

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: July 25, 2019