UNDP Re-Integration Specialist Jobs in South Sudan

UNDP Re-Integration Specialist Jobs in South Sudan

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.

Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) are central to the success of the evolving peace process in South Sudan. As evidence from previous attempts at DDR in South Sudan will attest, it is a complex process, with interconnected political, military, security, humanitarian, and socio-economic dimensions.

The objective is to address the post-conflict security challenges that arise from ex-combatants being left without livelihoods or support networks, other than their former comrades, during the critical transition period from conflict to peace and development. DDR seeks to support the ex-combatants’ economic and social reintegration, so that they can become stakeholders in peace.

Findings of the survey conducted by the Bureau for Community Security and Arms Control in South Sudan in 2017 concluded that the proliferation of illegal firearms and light weapon among the civilian population was one of the factors contributing to inter-communal violence, including poverty, conflict over natural resources, external interference, and the absence of effective law enforcement.

In addition, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) within the country has also led to numerous ineffective, violent disarmament campaigns that have resulted in a loss of life.

South Sudan has developed a national legal framework for arms control and civilian weapon ownership. The Firearms Act was passed in 2016 and is complemented by the Firearms Regulations published in 2017. There is also a small arms and light weapons policy. A three-year roadmap for implementing the Firearms Act that prioritized 21 actions were also developed but not implemented.

The strategy is now being piloted in Lakes state where the Government has started collecting arms. The BCSSAC will begin to sensitize the disarmed youth to disarm the mind.

The opportunity of alternative livelihoods will be provided including reintegration process. Furthermore, the BCSSAC together with the Ministry of Interior will be supported in the management of collected arms.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting the DDR Programme of the Republic of South Sudan (RSS) within the framework of the R-ARCSS, which was signed in September 2018. DDR is also a key component for implementing of a broader Security Sector Reform (SSR) process. It continues to be one of the critical priorities of the Republic of South Sudan National Development Strategy (2018-2021).

Position Purpose

Provide technical and advisory support towards reintegration of former combatants, and special needs groups

Provide technical and Advisory support towards voluntary civilian disarmament; reintegration of disarmed youth and groups and stockpile management of collected arms

Strengthen synergy, collaboration, and due diligence in the implementation of the various community violence reduction approaches by different actors.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical and advisory support towards reintegration of former combatants, and special needs groups:

Manage the preparation, planning and implementation, at the state and national levels, of the reintegration component of the DDR programme.

Provide value-added advice to the national DDR Commission in the design and conceptualization of community reintegration packages for ex-combatants.

Oversee the training of a team of national officers and case workers to enable them to undertake information and counselling of ex-combatants, as well as referral to implementing partners, trade associations and selected private sector entities

Liaise with UN, NGO, private and public sector reintegration, and livelihoods actors to gather labor market information, identify synergies and program activities suitable for reintegration of the former combatants.

Facilitate the engagement

between the Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration Commissions, the Bureau for Community Security and Small Arms control and international partners and national actors.

Support the conceptualisation and design of new projects in support of community violence reduction

Provide technical and Advisory support towards voluntary civilian disarmament; reintegration of disarmed youth and groups and stockpile management of collected arms:

Provide technical support to the implementation of the community violence reductions efforts with a special focus on implementation of the Voluntary Civilian Disarmament strategy (2020).

Undertake public awareness on the impact of small arms and light weapon (SALW) and advocacy on the need to address SALW

Continually reviews disarmament programme strategy and implementation through relevant documents and reports; and conducts field missions to assess the performance of established disarmament programmes.

Manage social and economic programs that provide communities with alternatives to illegal ownership and use of firearms.

Provide technical support to the stockpile management of collected arms including documentation, marking of collected arms.

Strengthen synergy, collaboration, and due diligence in the implementation of the various community violence reduction approaches by different actors:

Provide technical support to the implementation of the community violence reductions efforts with a special focus on implementation of the Voluntary Civilian Disarmament strategy (2020).

Undertake public awareness on the impact of small arms and light weapon (SALW) and advocacy on the need to address SALW

Continually reviews disarmament programme strategy and implementation through relevant documents and reports; and conducts field missions to assess the performance of established disarmament programmes.

Manage social and economic programs that provide communities with alternatives to illegal ownership and use of firearms.

Provide technical support to the stockpile management of collected arms including documentation, marking of collected arms.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in economics, political science, sociology, international relations, anthropology, public administration, development studies or a related field.

Bachelor’s degree with 2 additional years of qualifying experience in relevant field may be accepted in lieu of a master’s degree.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years (Master’s degree) or 7 years (Bachelor’s degree) of operational and managerial experience working with projects and programmes related to disarmament, arms control, mine action, armed violence prevention or DDR, including relevant field experience, especially in reintegration and crisis or post-conflict settings is required.

Experience working in post-conflict setting – ideally, in a situation of demobilization, return and reintegration of ex-combatants as well as community disarmament is an asset.

Experience in working with conflict victims, people with disability, socially excluded groups is an asset.

Experience working in remote areas, Preference will be given to candidates with a wide experience in UN/ UNDP field operations is an asset.

Extensive experience of providing policy advice (including report writing) at international level is an asset.

Experience in capacity building with local/national organizations is an asset.

Substantive and technical expertise in one or more of the following issues is an asset:

DDR programming in both peacekeeping and non-peacekeeping contexts.

Small Arms Control/ community small arms reduction approaches

Community violence reduction approaches
Security Sector Reform, and linkages to DDR.

Language:

Proficiency in oral and written English is required.

Proficiency in oral and written Arabic is an asset.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UNDP Re-Integration Specialist Jobs in South Sudan


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