Community Engagement and Early Warning Officer

Overview

The UN Volunteer Community Engagement and Early Warning Officer will coordinate women and youth groups, support community engagement, collect and disseminate early warning data, and serve as a link between community-based peace structures.

Tasks Summary

• Identify gaps and needs related to women and youth engagement in peacebuilding.
• Design and engage in community-based, gender responsive and conflict sensitive assessments.
• Help develop/strengthen community-based EWER systems.
• Help create annual work plan documents relating to community engagement.
• Support the integration of community engagement, early warning, and conflict prevention considerations into broader programs.
• Work with Women and Youth groups, Local Peace Committees, PVE Committees and other Community-Based Structures.
• Support Capacity-Building for Women, Youth and Community Actors.
• Work closely with UNDP to support communication and information sharing among community actors.
• Provide assistance with the collection of Early Warning Data at the community level.
• Assist with Organizing Community Dialogue Meetings/Workshops.
• Support coordinate social cohesion M&E efforts.
• Help develop data collection tools and assist in data collection and analysis.
• Support the organization, compilation, and analysis of early warnings.
• Support the field-based monitoring of activities and the preparation of field monitoring reports.
• Support the preparation of prompt and results-driven progress reports.
• Support the maintenance of project records and documentation.
• Develop success stories of UNDP’s community impact.
• Maintains robust relationships with women and youth groups.
• Assist in engagement, outreach and trust building with non-majority communities.
• Organise field missions for team members and donors.
• Engage in networking and alliance building with civil society.
• Ensures women, youth and non-majority community engagement in UNDP events, missions and projects.

Experience Requirements

• Proven experience of at least three years in community engagement, peacebuilding, conflict prevention, social cohesion, or related engagement of communities.
• Experience building and maintaining robust relationships with women and youth groups, community-based organizations, local peace structures, or civil society actors.
• Demonstrated experience in coordination, information management, and/or data collection and analysis at the community or local level.
• Experience in supporting programme design and implementation in a collaborative manner with semi-formal community-led groups.
• Knowledge of conflict prevention approaches and familiarity with government or institutional structures related to peacebuilding, conflict management, or early warning systems is an asset.

Qualification Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social sciences, peace and conflict studies, women's studies, political science, international relations, development studies, sociology, or a related field.

Other Details

Languages Required: English, Level: Fluent, Required Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required

Languages Preferred: Kurdish, Level: Fluent, Desirable Turkmen, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

Contract Duration: 12 months

Work Modality: Onsite

Remuneration: • Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) at the amount of USD 1,724.16. • Entry lump sum (one time): USD 400 • Exit allowance (paid on successful completion of the assignment): USD 1,724.16. for 12 months • Annual and learning leaves • Medical and life Insurance