UNV Assignment Title: Project Assistant - Governance
Type of Assignment: National UN Volunteer
Project Title: Consolidating Representation and Participation in Ghana
Duration: One year
Expected Starting Date: July 2012

Brief Project Description:
In its governance and peace strategy, UNDP is conscious of the political dimensions of development, and has assessed that the capacity of national institutions to promote peace and governance will improve at the same time as the capacity of citizens to demand for it is enhanced. This strategy of simultaneous top-down and bottom-up approaches, lubricated by peace building interventions, such as dialogue, trust-building and consensus seeking, will result in effective partnerships among rights-holders and duty-bearers.

The UNDP Ghana's 2012 Representation and Participation (R&P) Annual Work Plan (AWP) builds on initiatives implemented under the 2006-2011 United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) that focused capacity building, advocacy and the creation of platforms for dialogue. The current AWP is in full alignment with the UNDAF 2012-2016 thematic areas, development agenda reflected in the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA).

The 2012 R&P programme, supports interventions in various governance areas, including civic participation in the electoral process, particularly of women and vulnerable groups, elections administration, voter education, media capacity building, and constitutional reforms. Additionally, this programme lays the basis for future programmes in other key governance areas, including decentralization policy and reforms implementation, through the creation of baselines, partnerships, platforms and other important architectural elements to underpin work over the remaining four years of the UNDAF.

Host Agency/Host Institute: UNDP

Organizational Context:
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Analyst (Governance), the Project Assistant (Governance) shall support the management of UNDP's programme within the thematic area of Representation and Participation. The Project Assistant (Governance) supports analysis of political, social and economic trends and the formulation, management and evaluation of programme activities within his/her portfolio. He/she assists programme support staff and coordinates activities. The Project Assistant (Governance) works in close collaboration with the operations team, programme staff in other UN Agencies, UNDP HQs staff and Government officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UNDP programme implementation of actions required for the fulfillment of UNDP's contributions to the 2012-2016 UNDAF.

Type of Assignment Place: Assignment with family

Description of tasks:
Under the direct supervision of the Governance Analyst the UN volunteer will perform the following tasks:

. Provide support to logistical arrangements for field missions
. Prepare agendas and minutes of meetings and, draft reports of workshops
. Maintain records, draft correspondences covering project issues, compile project related statistics and maintain project records (i.e. work-plans, contracts, Letters of Agreements, records of meetings, etc) in good order statistical data;
. Assist in preparatory work for procurement in line with UNDP regulations, guidelines and procedures, and as may be directed from time to time
. Carry out any other relevant duties as requested by the Head of Unit and the Project Analyst
. Assist in the coordination and preparation for Audits and Audit replies
. Assist in undertaking research in support of analytical activities at the Peace Unit of the Governance Cluster

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to:

. Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV  and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD);
. Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country
. Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities
. Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc;
. Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
. Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible
. Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible

Results/Expected Output:

The key results have an impact on the success of UNDP's Governance Cluster, through attention to the conflict transformation thematic area, thereby supporting the implementation of UNDP's CPD as well as Outcome 10 within the UNDAF. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.

Specifically, the UNV is expected to:

. Support implementation of operational strategies
. Support to administrative, procurement and logistical services
. Support to finance services
. Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing

A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

Living Conditions:

The incumbent will reside in the capital of Ghana, Accra which has most of the economic amenities. Accra has 1 (minimum) by Security Level System (SLS) and the Northern region has 2 (low) SLS

Conditions of Service:

A twelve month contract: monthly volunteer living allowance (VLA) intended to cover housing, basic needs and utilities, equivalent to GH¢863.00; settling-in-grant (if applicable); life, health, and permanent disability insurance; return airfares (if applicable); resettlement allowance for satisfactory service

Qualification Required & Experienc
. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law or related field

. At least 2 years relevant work experience at national or international levels in development work which should include programme management and knowledge in community development, peace building and conflict transformation or governance

. Working knowledge of the socio-cultural context of programme communities/sites desirable

. Experience with UN and or international nongovernmental organizations would be an asset

How To Apply For The Job
Applications and CVs should be sent to the:

Attention of the UNV Field Unit
UNDP Office Ring Road
or
P. O. Box 1423
Accra

Closing Date: 25th June, 2012