Background

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Office/Unit/Project Description

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations’ global development agency.  UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. UNDP has been helping countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience to sustain development results to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals.

As a sub-component of the Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA), the UNDP Sub-Regional Hub for West and Central Africa (UNDP WACA) covers 24 countries, ranging from high and middle-income economies to least developed countries and countries in crisis and post-crisis situations. Currently UNDP WACA works is primarily informed by the UNDP corporate strategic plan 2022- 2025, the UNDP Africa Promise, and the UNDP regional programme document for Africa 2022-2025.

As part of its governance and peacebuilding work, UNDP WACA is working closely with 24 countries offices and regional partners to building capacities to take and sustain peace across the region. A key component of this work has been the fight against the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Peace and security challenges in West Africa are primarily about preventing conflicts and bringing development. A major lesson UNDP learned over the years is that where small arms and armed violence dominate, development suffers. To further promote the prevention agenda, UNDP WACA is recruiting SALW Coordination and Administrative Analyst, who will work closely with the SALW team and the Governance and peacebuilding team to further promote the UNDP WACA peacebuilding agenda with particular focus on the fight against the proliferation of SALW.

Scope of Work

The Programme Coordination and Administrative Analyst will fulfil the following functions:

Key Functions:

1. Support implementation of project activities for the Small Arms project & Provides effective administrative support to the SALW project;
2. Support partnerships liaison between relevant stakeholders i.e., ECOWAS, European Union (EU), Germany and other partners;
3. Support the coordination efforts of the respective project countries to deliver significant results in the reduction of proliferation of Small Arms and Light weapons (SALW), substituting them with concrete development interventions which affect livelihoods positively;
4. Provide financial management and operational support for the implementation of governance and peacebuilding projects;
5. Facilitate the coordination of key events, planning and implementation processes within the Governance cluster;
6. Coordinate financial reporting and evaluations.

Institutional Arrangement

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Regional Coordinator/Team Lead or his/her designated mandated representative(s), and direct supervision of the Governance Advisor, the Programme Coordination and Administrative Analyst will be part of the UNDP WACA hub. He/she will be primarily working closely on the regional SALW projects and with national coordination teams at regional and country level. He/she will also support the implementation of the governance and peacebuilding project portfolio providing financial management and operational support.

Competencies

Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA