National Project Associate (Part-time, 60%)

Background

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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.

Labour exploitation and human trafficking – particularly affecting vulnerable migrants – are prevalent across Asia and the Pacific. While efforts to address such exploitation within these sectors have developed over recent years, gaps exist in understandings of labour mobility and exploitation, as well as in frameworks for ensuring the enforcement of labour standards and proper mechanisms for the identification, referral, and (re)integration of victims of forced labour and human trafficking.

To address these gaps UNDP – positioned as it is with long-established relationship with regional stakeholders – works with partners to strengthen policy and practice through the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT) Process for victims of trafficking/forced labour and vulnerable migrants. UNDP also conducts research on migration and development, exploring the drivers, outcomes and dynamics of labour migration and trafficking among migrant workers in relation to cross-cutting themes such as gender, human rights, governance, and climate change.

Work on trafficking forms part of UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub Human Mobility Team’s efforts to strengthening multi-stakeholder responses to ensure that the opportunities of migration for driving development are harnessed and the challenges of forced migration/displacement addressed.

The incumbent will report directly to UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, Migrant Protection and Development Specialist.

This is a part time position. The incumbent will be fulfilling the outlined duties in the TOR in 3 days per week. Arrangements on working schedule and responsibilities will be agreed between the incumbent and supervisor.

Regular updates through meetings will be provided by the incumbent and in frequent communications, including weekly updates and monthly reports.

The incumbent will work in close collaboration with National Project Officers/Coordinator in project countries, as well as implementing partners at the regional level as appropriate.

Duties And Responsibilities

The National Project Associate will perform the role of national focal point to provide technical and secretariat support to the National COMMIT Taskforce and partners in coordination with regional technical specialists and programmatic team members of the regional Recovery Solutions and Human Mobility at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub.

Summary Of Key Functions

The National Project Associate will undertake the following tasks:

• Technical support and stakeholder engagement
• Project Management and Administrative Support

Details Of Key Functions

Technical support and stakeholder engagement:

The National Project Associate will provide technical support to the National COMMIT Taskforce and partners on COMMIT related activities including:

• Support the National COMMIT Taskforce and partners in the development of the 5th COMMIT Subregional Plan of Action (SPAV) and any related ongoing/subsequent implementation of COMMIT SPAs.
• Support the preparation and reporting for the 2024 COMMIT Regional Taskforce Meeting (RTF) and Senior Officials Meeting (SOM).
• Monitor and evaluate progress towards country level programme outputs and goals linked to the COMMIT Process, and consolidate information on results, challenges, and lessons learned for donor reporting upon request.
• Provide technical support to the implementation of national level activities, trainings and workshops and in design and implementation of anti-trafficking activities.
• Support partner agencies in design and implementation of anti-trafficking activities.
• Represent UNDP in external meetings and coordinate with relevant anti-trafficking partners and mechanisms.

Project Management and Administrative activities

The National Project Associate will carry out related tasks upon request and discussion:

• Provide financial management support for the effective implementation of the programmes/ projects.
• Provide administrative and logistic support to projects planning and implementation.
• Support overall management, planning and implementation of the project’s national level outputs and activities.
• Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the regional Recovery Solutions and Human Mobility team at BRH.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Competencies

Core competencies:

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline.
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements.
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback.
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible.
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident.
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.

Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies

Business direction and strategy

• Negotiation and Influence: Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates win-win situations

Business Development

• Client Management: Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers’ needs.

Business Management

• Communications: Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication.
• Partnership Management: Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.
• Project Management : Ability to plan, organize priorities and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.

Technical – Finance

• Monitoring: Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.

Technical – Procurement

• Procurement management: The ability to acquire goods, services or works from an outside external source.

Education

Required Skills and Experience:

• Secondary education is required.
• A first-level university degree in social science, political science, project management, humanities, law, international development, migration studies, management or relevant field will be given due consideration but not a requirement.

Experience

• Minimum of seven (7) years (with secondary education) or four (4) years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant project support experience at the national or international level is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advanced knowledge web-based management systems such as ERP and advanced programmes for statistical analysis of data.
• Proven ability to work under minimum supervision in a complex environment.
• Experience and understanding of current national anti-human trafficking mechanisms and stakeholders is an asset.
• Knowledge/experience of gender and human-rights issues an advantage.
• Experience in budget management is an advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years of progressive working experience in human trafficking and/or migration related projects at the national or international level.
• Experiences in providing office management support including finance, administrative, procurement and logistical supports.
• Progressive working experience in development projects.
• Experiences working with UN organizations, donor agencies, national or international NGOs and/or government counterparts is desirable.

Required Languages

• Fluency in spoken and written Khmer and English is required.

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Non-discrimination

UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

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