Rural Planning and Training Officer

A.      Provide technical support in rural planning and territorial analysis needs to the project:

• Support the assessment implementation and provide technical guidance to maximise the assessment methodology and effectiveness
• Contribute to the development of the assessment analysis and development of assessment recommendations.
• Provide technical advice and inputs into the development of the recommendations to enable sustainable rural accessibility improvement
• Written support in developing the assessment outputs, recommendations and deliverables

B.       Support project training, outreach and stakeholder management:

• Support the development of the project training plans and training methodology
• Provide training delivery support to the project, including ‘train the trainer’ approach
• Directly support the project coordination in regards to the stakeholder management plan
• Act as a focal point for project coordination with project teams, partners and stakeholders
• Support project communications and dissemination throughout the course of the project
• Any other related duties as required.

• Master’s Degree in Territorial Management or related studies is required. Specialisation in rural planning and/or sustainable development is desired. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Territorial/Rural Management or related studies, and two additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of the Master’s Degree requirement.

• Minimum 2 years experience in training, coordination and stakeholder management required
• Proven experience in humanitarian and/or development contexts desired, experience with the United Nations (UNOPS and/or WFP) is desired
• Experience in territorial planning is desired
• Experience in Project Monitoring and Evaluation is desired
• Knowledge of evidence based principles, resilience and SDG’s desired.

• Full working knowledge of English is essential

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

Contract type:  Individual Contractor Agreement (ICA)
Contract level: IICA-1
Contract duration: Short-term ICA – Maximum duration 3 months

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

Background Information - East Africa Hub (EAH)

Located in Nairobi, Kenya, the East Africa Hub manages a growing portfolio of engagements, including associated strategic and operational risks. The East Africa sub-region currently consists of an established Operation Centre in South Sudan and a portfolio of engagements managed by the Kenya based East Africa Hub office. This includes primarily transactional projects in partnership with the Nairobi based UN Agencies, UN-Habitat and UNEP, and multiple ‘operational’ projects in Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, southern Africa and several island states.