Administration Clerk - Community Mobilisation, Multiple positions

UNOPS SSOC will be implementing the South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP), which is funded by the World Bank (WB) to address existing challenges of soaring levels of poverty, vulnerability, unemployment and idleness, particularly amongst youth. The project development objective is to provide access to income opportunities and temporary employment to the poor and vulnerable households and strengthen safety nets delivery systems.

SSSNP has three main components namely: 

a.    Public works plus including complementary activities like entrepreneurial skills, WASH trainings and early childhood development and nutrition messaging;

b.    Direct income support targeting households who are labour constrained

c.    Strengthening safety net delivery systems 

The project will be targeting the most vulnerable segments of South Sudanese population aiming to be benefit in excess of 65,000 beneficiary households in more than 10 vulnerable locations across the country.

Under the overall supervision of the Project Management Support Senior Assistant (Community Mobilisation), the incumbent is required to perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in the selection of beneficiaries

• Assist in the activities at the local level (Boma).

• Assist to work with the community and leaders in project implementation, alerting the supervisor of any challenges and maintaining relationships and networks with all key local leaders and institutional structures at boma and village level.

• Call for distributions as well as monitor the cash distributions.

• Provide logistical support during  community training.

• Conduct the messaging on the cash plus activities (WASH, financial literacy and early childhood and nutrition) during cash distributions and any other gatherings

• Monitor and collect all attendance registers

• Assist in community consultation meetings around gender norms and local peace dynamics, as developed by the project, in an aim to foster behavior changes

Final Product

• Programme activities implemented in keeping with personal work plan;;

• All assignments performed in a quality and timely manner.

• Completion of Secondary School education is required
• A higher level of education in any relevant discipline is an asset and may substitute for respective years of experience.

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in community mobilization or related.

• Knowledge and experience of community organizing procedures is an asset

• Experience working in respective field location is highly desirable.

• Experience working with local communities is desirable

• Development context experience is an asset 

• Fluency in written and oral English required.

• Knowledge of local Arabic and local community Languages is desired.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  
• This position is based in a non-family duty station

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.