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Background: The United Nations Fund for Recovery Reconstruction and Development in Darfur (hereafter referred to as the UN Darfur Fund “UNDF”) is established to support the effective implementation of the Darfur Development Strategy (DSS) in pursuit of the overall objective of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) “to support the transition from humanitarian assistance to recovery and development.” After a decade of conflict and displacement, the 2011 Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) strengthens the peace process and lays the groundwork for recovery and reconstruction. The Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Government of Sudan and the international community have agreed on the need to have a coordinated and comprehensive strategy for supporting peace and development in the region. In accordance with the provisions of the DDPD, the Darfur Joint Assessment Mission (DJAM) was conducted in the later part of 2012. Informed by the needs and priorities of communities, identified through comprehensive, consultative workshops in all five Darfur states and the refugee communities in Chad, the Darfur Development Strategy (DDS) evolved. The DDS offers a sequenced, coordinated and holistic plan for equitable, sustainable and participatory development, vital to move Darfur out of a cycle of conflict and poverty, towards a stable and prosperous future. To this end, the Darfur Development Strategy is supported by 3 interlinked Pillars.
The establishment of the UNDF responds to Article 32 of the DDPD which stipulates that “since the financial resources and expertise required to undertake such an operation are beyond Sudan's capacity, the Parties request the international community to urgently and fully participate in this initiative and assist in the provision of necessary resources and expertise and partake in meeting the needs set for this purpose through the establishment of a Multi-Donor Trust Fund.” The UNDF is the UN window of the Facility, as described in the Section IV of the Darfur Development Strategy and is established under the overall leadership of the Darfur Regional Authority and the United Nations Country Team, represented by the UN Resident Coordinator, and with participation of the Government of Sudan (GoS). All programmes/projects funded by the UNDF will be in support of, and strictly aligned with the priorities of the Government of Sudan and the Darfur regional Authority, as described in the DDS, ensuring full national ownership. The UNDF will complement other support that will be provided to recovery and development in Darfur by Sudan’s partners and bring strategic value in developing capacity and promoting sustainability. The UNDF will enhance coherence, transparency and accountability in the implementation of key components of the DDS. The UNDF shall be administered by UNDP through its Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF Office), as Administrative Agent (AA), on behalf of the participating UN organisations, as agreed with the Government of Sudan (GoS) and the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) through the Darfur Coordination Board (DCB). Scope of the UNDF The UNDF is established to support the efficient implementation of key components of the Darfur Development Strategy. Specifically, it seeks to:
The UNDF Steering Committee (SC) is the main governance body that provides oversight of the Fund, establishes the fund allocation criteria under the guidance of the DCB, makes the resource allocation decisions for the programmes/projects based on the technical review by the UNDF Secretariat and the progress of the DDS, as determined by the DCB, with which the Steering Committee coordinates and shares information. The SC is Co-Chaired by the representative of the Donor (Qatari Development Fund) and the UN Resident Coordinator; the Steering Committee will include representatives from the DRA, GoS, contributing donors, participating UN organisations, and civil society. The Steering Committee shall meet periodically in Khartoum and/or in Darfur. Reports, recommendations and minutes of its meetings will be shared with the UNDF stakeholders and the DCB. The SC will be assisted by the Technical Secretariat of the UNDF in overseeing the Fund-level management, monitoring, reporting and evaluation, establishing UNDF requirements and priorities concerning, inter alia; programme/project management, programme/project costing, cost recovery, implementation modalities, results-based reporting, impact assessment and information management, including appropriate UNDF, GoS, DRA, and contributing partners’ visibility. The Technical Secretariat will support the Steering Committee of the UNDF to ensure systematic progress and results monitoring, as well as monitoring of operational performance. It may also commission independent lessons-learned studies and/or review exercises relating to the operations and management of the UNDF.
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Duties and responsibilities: Under the overall guidance of the Head of the UNDF Technical Secretariat, the Communication and Reporting Officer, the Communication and Reporting Analyst will undertake the following tasks:
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Competencies:
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required: Education: Master's degree in social sciences/media relations and communication/journalism Experience:
Language Requirements: Fluency in oral and written English and Arabic is essential. |
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Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Women Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Notice UNDP, as a matter of practice, does not charge any application, processing fee at any stage of the recruitment. |
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