Duration of appointment: 8 Months
Duty Station:  Tamale (Will cover Yendi and Tamale)
Type of appointment: Service Contract

Reporting to the field coordinator, and working closly with the HSP Programme Manager, the Field Specialist will lead the implementation and coordination of Human Security Programme in Yendi and Tamale. Under the supervision of the field coordinator, the incumbent will be responsible for:

Key Tasks:

•  Work closely with the field programme coordinator to ensure effective and efficient management, planning and implementation of Human security interventions in assigned programme site.
•  Through participatory approaches mobilize communities to identify locality specific human security chanllenges and lead formulation of evidence based responsed, including periodic review of progress made in addressing human security threats by and with participating communities, in close consultation with Municipal Human Security Coordination teams
•  Assist in promoting the strategies for joint programming, ensuring synergies and complementarities within the framework of "protection and "empowerment"
•  Create mechanisms for participatory planning and management of the human security programme and promote local ownership
•  Coordinate quarterly meeting of the Human Security coordinating meeting in Tamale and Yendi to ensure HSP concept is mainstreamed at the local level.
•  Provide technical support to the respective Municipal/Metropolitan assemblies through the Municipal Human Security Coordinating Teams in identifying, documenting and sharing information on emerging human security threats and other developmental challenges.

Competencies:

•  Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP and focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positive, constructive attitude and the ability to lead strategic planning, result-based management and reporting
•  Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills, remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure and demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities and demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN's values and ethical standards
•  Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources
•  Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback and remain calm, incontrol and good humoured even under pressure.

Qualifications:

A minimum of Master's Degree in social Science (Human Security, political science, sociology, development planning, development economics, international relations and/or international development) with minimum 5 years of progressive experience working on human security and/or holistic development including project management at national level. Familiarity with programmatic issues surrounding conflict prevention an important asset.

Expression of Interest: Qualified candidates are requested to send their application marked "HSP Field Specialist - Tamale" with supporting resume including telephone numbers and email addresses to the address below:

The Human Resource Unit
U.N.D.P Office
(Next to the Ghana National Fires Service Hqtrs)

Closing Date: 10 September, 2012

Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.