United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Mission Planning Officer Jobs

United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Mission Planning Officer Jobs ; This position is located in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Juba, Office of Chief of Staff, Strategic Planning Unit. Juba is classified in the "E" category and as a non-family duty station. The Mission Planning Officer reports through the Team Leader of the Strategic Planning Unit to the Mission Chief of Staff.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, and under the direct supervision of the Senior Mission Planning Officer, the Mission Planning Officer:

• By conducting research and writing initial drafts of document segments, contributes to the development, implementation and monitoring of strategies and planning documents to maximize the individual and collective impact of the UN's response in South Sudan, concentrating on mandated tasks and activities required to consolidate peace, through a strategic partnership between UNMISS and the UN country team.

•Provides advice to programme managers on planning guidance and tools, especially the UN Policy on Integrated Assessment and Planning (IAP); provides recommendations on design of specific planning tools and mechanisms, in line with policy and best practice, to meet the needs of the Mission and partners.

• Provides secretariat support and technical assistance to mission and integrated coordination structures, as required.

• As directed, contributes to the development and implementation of an UN Integrated Strategic Framework for peace consolidation in the country, including a system for monitoring and evaluation of progress.

• By making suggestions and drafting inputs for review and approval by the Senior Mission Planning Officer, assists in the preparation of a Mission Plan, which, building on the vision of the SRSG, translates the mission mandated tasks into a form that fuses objectives, timelines and expected outcomes into a coherent whole, serving as an authoritative guide for the development and implementation of Mission component plans.

• By compiling and analyzing data, contributes to preparation of the Mission Results-Based Budget (RBB) frameworks, budget monitoring and performance reports. Contributes to audits and evaluations; follows up on timely implementation of recommendations as required.

•Facilitates the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Performance Assessment System (CPAS), including by facilitating data and indicator compilation, reporting and analysis as directed, to ensure coherence, integration and alignment of CPAS with other Mission planning and performance assessment efforts.

• Contributes to the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management in the Mission, as directed by the Senior Mission Planning Officer.

• Proactively interacts and collaborates with planning focal points across

Mission components to help foster a culture of planning and coordination; provides technical support to the Mission components in development of component-level plans and programmatic activities, so as to ensure coherence with the Mission's overall strategic direction and planning tools, and to support joint and integrated planning between Mission components, UN country team members and other relevant partners in accordance with the IAP Policy and senior management guidance.

•Performs other duties as required.


Education

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) social sciences, political science, international relations, economics, development studies, or a related field.

A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.


Work Experience

A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant, progressively responsible professional experience, including in political affairs, humanitarian affairs, economic and social development, strategic or operational planning, programme management, policy development at a strategic level and monitoring and evaluation, is required.

Experience in facilitating and coordinating multi-stakeholder planning processes, in emergency, conflict or post-conflict settings is required.

Field experience including at least one year of experience working in one of the above fields in a United Nations field operation, or similar multi-lateral or non-governmental organization in a conflict or post-conflict setting, is required.

Experience in implementing relevant policies, procedures, methodologies and tools, including the Integrated Assessment and Planning policy, country or conflict analysis, results-based budgeting frameworks, risk management, or monitoring and evaluation is desirable.

Experience working directly on UN field operation strategic planning processes is desirable.


Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

Assessment

Previously rostered candidates are not subject to any further assessment and as such, will not be invited for such an assessment.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Mission Planning Officer Jobs

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