United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Job Vacancy: Peace and Development Officer

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights, capacity development and the empowerment of women.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Peace and Development Officer
Job ID: 28403
Job Location: Abuja
Practice Area - Job Family: Crisis Prevention and Recovery - Peace and Development
Grade: NOB   
Vacancy Type: FTA Local

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United Nations Development Programme Job Vacancy: UN Coordination specialist/ Head of RCO

Nigeria piloted the UN ‘Delivering as One’ (DaO) initiative in some selected states through the UNDAF II. This pilot was aimed at  unifying and aligning the work on the UN system in Nigeria to efficiently and effectively deliver results in support of national priorities, as well as serve as a preparation for a full-fledge self-starter DaO country in the near future. The UN system, Government and other stakeholders completed the formulation of the UNDAF III with DaO modality for 2014-2017, and the formulation of an UNDAF action plan. The development of the operational document, the UN Development Action Plan (UNDAP) will assist the UN system to improve accountability, division of labour and better reporting of results for enhanced coherence of programmes. Although Nigeria is in development mode, there are many pockets of emergency and humanitarian challenges resulting from natural and man-made sources. The increasing security challenges in recent years culminating to the declaration of the State of Emergency in three northern-eastern states of Bornu, Adamawa and Yobe has exacerbated the situation and stretched the limited capacity supporting the resident coordination system in Nigeria. With the implementation of the UNDAF/P underway, the UNCT is seeking to enhance the capacity of the RCO for a strategic support to the increasing demands of the UNCT.

Job Title: Abuja



Under the guidance and the direct supervision of the UN Resident Coordinator, the UN Coordination Specialist will lead efforts to strengthen the capacity of the UN Country Team and provide support to the RC in coordinating and planning a coherent UN response to national development priorities – in line with UN reform objectives, the MDGs/SGDs and the UNDAF III, as well as emerging priorities. The incumbent will lead the coordination of activities emanating from the RC Office, setting priorities, and ensuring follow-up and feedback; and identifying and recommending proposals and actions for enhancing inter-agency coordination in line with UN reform objectives, the simplification and harmonization procedures and, as appropriate, initiating actions for

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