UNDP Kenya invites applications for the following position:
Post Title: Project Officer – Support for Amani Facility
Contract Type: Service Contract
Grade / Band: SB4
Direct Supervisor: Team Leader, Peace Building & Conflict Prevention (PBCP) Unit.
Duration: One year, renewable subject to funding and performance. Date of Issue: 20 August 2014
Closing Date: 27 August 2014
Post Title: Project Officer – Support for Amani Facility
Contract Type: Service Contract
Grade / Band: SB4
Direct Supervisor: Team Leader, Peace Building & Conflict Prevention (PBCP) Unit.
Duration: One year, renewable subject to funding and performance. Date of Issue: 20 August 2014
Closing Date: 27 August 2014
Background:
Amani Facility for Non-state Actors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Support for Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Cohesion, Community Security and Devolution processes.
Amani Facility for Non-state Actors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Support for Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Cohesion, Community Security and Devolution processes.
The civil society, interfaith organizations and private sector have been a vanguard of Kenya democratization, development and peacebuilding and community security processes.
As complementary actors in driving forward and realizing the national goals and aspirations, the CSOs and private sector remain a great partner in the consolidation of national healing and reconciliation, peacebuilding and cohesion strengthening, community security as well as in engendering peaceful devolution.
Education and Experience:
- Master’s Degree in relevant academic field such as strategic security studies, conflict analysis and resolution, coexistence, peace studies, political science, international relations, social sciences or other relevant fields of study;
- Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience at national/international levels in the field of peacebuilding and conflict prevention which should include programme management; community sector.
- Experience with UN agencies an advantage.
- Experience with UN/International organizations an advantage.
- Familiarity with UNDP/UN and/or Government management and financial procedures.
The full terms of reference for the position can be accessed on the UNDP Kenya e-Recruitment portal on the UNDP Kenya website – http://www.ke.undp.org
Notice: UNDP, as a matter of practice, does not charge any application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing patterns”.
