National Consultant to Conduct a Mid-term Evaluation for the Project - Mitigating the Impact of Syrian Refugee Crisis through Support to Host Communities

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Crisis Prevention and Recovery Consultant - Sana'a

Signing of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) political agreement in November 2011 signaled the beginning of a new period in Yemen’s history but the post conflict transition period, that it heralded, is fraught with challenge in Yemen as the poorest country in the Arab world.

The future of the country depends upon its ability to transition from a war torn state to a fully functional democratic state as outlined in the GCC agreement. However, the country still faces a humanitarian crisis mainly, but not wholly, as a result of the 2010-11 political crisis. The Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) is targeting more than six million people who have been severely affected by the crisis and in need of life saving support.

The revised YHRP has emphasized that ER including capacity-building is a key strategic component if progress toward self-reliance is to be achieved. Early recovery programmes must be increased to provide a platform for durable and effective transition as outlined in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) agreement.

The humanitarian strategy has been adjusted to align to the humanitarian pillar of the Government’s GCC linked to transitional Program for Stabilization and Development (TPSD) and the United Nations transitional framework for Yemen 2012-2014. During the period of the transition plan the balance of humanitarian assistance will continue to shift away from relief and into ER.

As stability increases and access to new areas opens up the need for, and ability to deliver, ER in Yemen is expanding. New opportunities to assist additional conflict affected populations to return to normal life have arisen following the recent re-establishment of government authority in the south thus increased the scope and geographical coverage of ER needs.

In particular UNDP’s role to provide strategic leadership, coordination as well as a direct implementer, has become an increasingly critical factor in the success of the transition from relief to ER humanitarian assistance and onward to development. UNDP’s ability to provide credible leadership is dependent on maintaining a robust coordination system in Sana’a HQ linked to that in regional offices.

A comprehensive coordination system has been established which enables the ‘pooling of effort and maximization of the comparative advantage’ of Government, UN and NGO agencies. Within the framework of the UNCT vision for support of the Government TPSD several working groups have been created including the Sustainable Livelihoods and Employment Generation working group co-chaired by UNDP and WFF. Within the HCT cluster coordination system UNDP is increasingly taking a taking a leadership role through the Early Recovery cluster, its three main technical working group sub-components, and the Early Recovery Network.

The coordination system is core to the success of the joint efforts of the UN and international community to maximize strategic and cost effective impact in respond to immense needs in Yemen.

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International Consultant on Lessons Learned, Good and Innovative Practices to the Syria Crisis - Home-based with field missions

The impact of the Syrian crisis on the development trajectory of countries in the region can easily span a decade. The magnitude of the conflict has not only led to a high loss of human life and massive population displacement both within and outside of Syria, but it has also destroyed the social, economic and political fabric and has seriously compromised the future of the country and the region.

The scale of the refugee influx and its impact on host countries calls for dedicated action, as coping mechanisms are stretched and resilience is eroding. There is increasing recognition amongst concerned governments and the international community that the crisis has begun to compromise development gains and that overall stability of many countries is at risk, as social tensions continue to increase, as evidenced by declining human development and growth trends, and increasing levels of vulnerabilities. The development loss is amplified in the sub-region, which is reliant on intra-regional trade and a vibrant private sector.

This requires long-term vision that guide short and medium term interventions and that generate immediate, concrete changes in lives of people affected by the crisis while simultaneously arresting development loss. Countries affected by the Syrian crisis are in the middle-income bracket, which suggests that there are domestic resources available and systems in place that international support can build upon.

The situation in the region is protracted and a more sustainable approach, utilizing the comparative advantages of UNHCR and UNDP is required to meet the identified needs and vulnerabilities of both refugees, host communities as well as national, sub-national and local institutions.

On 17 December 2013 UNDP and UNHCR signed a regional MOU in order to consolidate the cooperation between our two organizations, and to draw on the comparative advantages of humanitarian and development organizations in order to address the range of needs on a timely basis and at an appropriate scale.

One of the key elements of this partnership is the establishment of a UNDP-UNHCR Joint Secretariat that is now launching a few key sub-regional studies to address important knowledge gaps and subsequently provide analytical and programmatic tools for Country Offices in the region.

Given the acute threats to lives and livelihoods, the response to the Syrian crisis has been primarily humanitarian. There is growing recognition that the social, environmental and economic impacts also require a development response. There is an opportunity, and indeed an imperative, for development assistance to play an important role in addressing the negative impacts of the crisis on countries in the sub-region and in supporting the systems and services on which households rely.
Unlike other conflicts where the influx of refugees in neighboring countries is contained through official camps, more than 80% of refugees live in communities and cities. In some host communities this has dramatically shifted the demographic balance in favor of the refugees. The majority of refugees seek housing and livelihood opportunities in and around ‘host cities’ as they offer the most opportunities. In context of a protracted crisis in middle income countries, those unique and complex dynamic has challenged our response to this sub-regional crisis.

Identified challenge:

In the context of a protected crisis, there is a general consensus within the international community that the ongoing response to the Syria Crisis is neither sustainable nor affordable. The crisis has reached a point where there is a need to complement humanitarian response by strengthening longer-term management capacities and the resilience of host populations and communities, including refugees, IDPs and national systems. A resilience-based development approach entails to re-visit the way the international community provides assistance, to ensure refugees, IDPs, households and community are able to cope, recover and transform from the effect of the crisis; addressing vulnerabilities and strengthening resilience in a cost-effective and sustainable manner. There are already a number of good practices and examples in the region that merit to be assessed and collected.

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Technical Analyst (IT System and Support) - Crisis Prevention - Bangkok

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist (Disaster Risk Reduction) and Programme Specialist (Gender in Crisis), the incumbent will be part of the team to deliver high quality of advisory service in the scope of Disaster Risk Reduction as well as conflict resolution including women peace and security to countries in Asia and Pacific. In the area of Disaster Risk Reduction:UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre supports countries in Asia to establish database system to record loss and impact of natural disasters. The system has been adapted and localized in more than 15 countries around Asia. The analysis functionality of the system helps stakeholders and government officials to plan and manage disaster risk reduction programmes and policy in a country more efficiently. The incumbent will act as a technical focal point in providing all technical support to Programme countries. The incumbent will work closely with technical partners, other UN Agencies, UNDP country offices to guide, supervise the project staff to delivery outputs as assigned. In the area of conflict resolution including Women Peace and Security:The incumbent will support UNDP to promote gender equality, women peace and security (WPS) as described in UNSCR 1325. The incumbent will also support the team to advocate and encourage knowledge sharing across countries in the region. He or she will support the team to compile media, reports, publication and disseminate those outputs through various channels including of social media like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.In addition to that, the incumbent will be working closely with supervisors in delivering outputs, presentations and reports of the team more efficiently and professionally.

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Consultancy Services for the Provision of Conflict Analysis and Training Sessions on Crisis Management and Peace Building Skills for Municipal Council Members

Under supervision of the Project Manager and the Local Peace Building Coordinator, the trainer will undertake the following tasks:
* Finalize the training methodology and content (suggested working days 1);
* Undertake a conflict analysis for the 6 targeted municipalities of the impact on the Syrian crisis on the area (suggested working days 12);
* Deliver a report about the conflict analysis undertaken (suggested working days 2);
* Deliver 2 training cycles on (suggested working days 12 days);
* Project cycle management, community conflict sensitive needs assessment and community strategic planning;
* Conflict resolution skills, communication skills, mediation skills;
* Agree with the representatives of the different municipalities on the best social cohesion strategy/communication mechanism through facilitated discussions (suggested working days 5);
* Deliver a report about the training and the process (suggested working days 2).

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:
* Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
* Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
* Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
* Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
* Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
Functional Competencies:

* Excellent communication skills;
* Excellent training and facilitation skills;
* Capacity to Build strong relationships with mayors and mukhtars, and other local actors, using inter-personal skills to network effectively;
* Excellent analytical and negotiating skills;
* Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks simultaneously;
* Ability to adapt quickly to new working environments, to establish and maintain good working relations with individuals of diverse backgrounds and cultures;
* Strong interpersonal skills, team spirit, innovative and takes initiative.

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