The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global development network,
working in 177 countries and territories. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNDP is committed to
helping the country through strengthened national and local capacities to carry out political,
economic and social reforms and promote development. In the programmatic period 2015 - 2019,
UNDP BiH supports the following programme priorities: (a) access to justice and increased
human security; (b) reduction of regional, economic and social disparities; (c) sustainable
management of environmental and energy resources, and green jobs creation; and (d) access to
services and employment opportunities for the most vulnerable. In all areas, there will be an
emphasis on conflict-sensitive, integrated and innovative programme design complementing
country priorities and tailored to the post-flood recovery needs.
As part of the UNDP BiH's Rural and Regional Development Sector's portfolio, Local Integrated
Development (LID) Project has an overall objective to raise the standards of living, and improve
social cohesion in Bosnia and Herzegovina through inclusive sustainable socio-economic
development. LID interventions are streamlined along two main pillars: governance, and
economic development and job creation. The duration of the Project is 36 months, with a 4-month
inception phase, which will allow for early adaptation of the Project strategy and fine-tuning of its
activities upon selection of the partner localities.
LID will work with 20 selected local governments, grouped together in 3-4 geographic clusters in
the areas primarily affected by floods and areas with a large percentage of returnees/internally
displaced persons. The main beneficiaries of the project are 20 local governments, 30 MSMEs
and 300 rural households, 50 civil society organizations and grass-root citizens' groups in target
communities, 5,000 members of socially excluded and vulnerable groups, and 3 relevant higher
government level institutions. The project is primarily funded by the EU and co-funded by UNDP
BiH, which is also the implementer. The main national partner is the BiH Ministry for Human
Rights and Refugees.
The LID Local Governance Field Officer will work under the direct supervision of the LID Local
Governance Officer by performing the tasks listed here-below.
Duties and Responsibilities
Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to apply harmonised,
integrated and participatory strategic development planning process;
Assists the Local Governance Officer in providing oversight and ensuring quality of
design and delivery of capacity building assistance to the partner local governments
in the process of creating development strategies, on the basis of standardised and
harmonised methodology (MiPRO);
Provides technical advice, guidance, and support to local governments in the process
of performing functional reviews and establishing development management
functions, for the facilitated effective implementation of local strategies;
Organizes training workshops, meetings, round tables and other events at local level
within the specific region/cluster;
Provides Local Governance Office and Field Teams with substantive data inputs based
on the project experiences and monitoring of progress against set targets, including
from the gender equality perspective;
Supports sharing and scaling-up successful approaches in the broader UNDP local
governance team.
Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to enable effective
local community partnerships and inter-municipal initiatives;
Supports the establishment of legitimate local pro-development participatory platforms,
including social, economic and environmental actors;
Provides assistance to partner local governments within specific region/cluster to
discuss, design and set-up mechanisms for citizens' involvement into both strategic
planning, as well as strategy implementation processes;
Supports the effective engagement of relevant vulnerable groups into the project work
in all partner local governments;
Supports the promotion and facilitation of inter-municipal cooperation through
exchange of information, good practices, peer-to-peer learning and joint capacity
building events among partner local governments within specific region/cluster.
Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to enhance their
service delivery capacities, as well as to design and implement priority development projects;
Supports the introduction of pilot Information Communication Technology (ICT)
solutions for effective service delivery in the partner local governments;
Assists the relevant project staff in coordination and quality assurance of the
assessments, as well as in provision of recommendations and limited technical
assistance for cost-efficiency measures (including training on municipal asset
management) in the partner local governments within the specific region/cluster;
Provides support to the process of designing a pipeline of priority development projects
stemming from local development strategies of partner local governments.
Supports the conceptualisation, overall implementation and evaluation of the Grant
Scheme, aiming to support realisation of priority projects;
Provides assistance to the partner local governments to access public/other types of
funding and implement priority projects originating from integrated local development
strategies;
Provides partner local governments with information on public financial mechanisms
supporting local development in BiH, and supports, in close cooperation with the
project team, the efforts geared towards linking public funding institutions or
mechanisms with local strategies and their strategic priorities;
Prepares relevant ad hoc and periodic reports related to the implementation of this
function within the region/cluster.
Support to gender equality mainstreaming within the project:
Supports mainstreaming gender equality in the project implementation;
Ensures that relevant project documents are written using gender sensitive language.
Competencies
Advocacy/Advancing a Policy-Oriented Agenda/preparing information for
advocacy
Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for
advocating UNDP's mandate;
Maintains a functioning network of contacts with a variety of stakeholders to promote a
better understanding of UNDP's mandate and to support advocacy efforts.
Building Strategic Partnerships/Maintaining a network of contacts
Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to
remain up-to-date on partnership related issues;
Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and
stakeholders;
Establishes and nurtures positive communication with partners.
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing/ Basic research and
analysis
Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new,
more effective ways of doing things;
Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches.
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise/Fundamental knowledge of own discipline
Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional
discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the
position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
Analyzes the requirements and synthesizes proposals;
Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means
of learning;
Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work
assignments.
Conceptual Innovation in the Provision of Technical Expertise/Research and
analysis
Keeps updated in his/her area of substantive expertise;
Analyses ongoing trends, evolving needs and emerging issues to identify appropriate
responses for capacity building.
Resource Mobilization/Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies
Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors.
Client Orientation/Establishing effective client relationships
Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in
a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion;
Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with
internal and external clients.
Core Competencies
Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, disabilities, nationality and age sensitivity and
adaptability;
Treats all people and partners fairly without favouritism;
Self-development, initiative-taking;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude and
strong ability to continuously self-motivate;
Plans, prioritizes, and delivers tasks on time;
Excellent diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to liaise effectively with
government and stakeholders at the highest levels;
Sound judgment and problem solving skills;
Excellent conceptualisation and analytical skills, as well as proven ability to draft
documents in clear and concise manner;
Excellent communication skills with excellent drafting and presentation skills;
Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
Building and promoting effective Project team;
Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
Managing conflict;
Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing
and learning;
Fair and transparent decision making.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
University degree in business, economics, development, political sciences, engineering
and other relevant area.
Experience
At least four years of relevant working experience in the areas of local governance,
local development, capacity development of local governments in BiH;
Understanding of the overall political, administrative and institutional set-up of local
government in BiH;
Understanding of development trends in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Familiarity with key public documents, strategies and trends related to capacity
development of local governments in BiH;
Language Requirements
Fluency in English in addition to Bosnian, Croatian, or Serbian,
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Local Governance Officer (National) (m/f)
Job Code Title: LID Local Governance Field Officer
Position Number: 00108129
Department: Rural and Regional Development Sector
Reports to: LID Local Governance Officer
Duty station: Banja Luka, BiH
Current Grade:
Approved Grade: SB3/3
Position Classified by: HR Unit
Classification Approved by: Sector Leader
II. Organizational Context
Brief description
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UNs global development network,
working in 177 countries and territories. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNDP is committed to helping the
country through strengthened national and local capacities to carry out political, economic and social
reforms and promote development. In the programmatic period 2015 - 2019, UNDP BiH supports the
following programme priorities: (a) access to justice and increased human security; (b) reduction of
regional, economic and social disparities; (c) sustainable management of environmental and energy
resources, and green jobs creation; and (d) access to services and employment opportunities for the
most vulnerable. In all areas, there will be an emphasis on conflict-sensitive, integrated and innovative
programme design complementing country priorities and tailored to the post-flood recovery needs.
As part of the UNDP BiHs Rural and Regional Development Sectors portfolio, Local Integrated
Development (LID) Project has an overall objective to raise the standards of living, and improve social
cohesion in Bosnia and Herzegovina through inclusive sustainable socio-economic development. LID
interventions are streamlined along two main pillars: governance, and economic development and job
creation. The duration of the Project is 36 months, with a 4-month inception phase, which will allow for
early adaptation of the Project strategy and fine-tuning of its activities upon selection of the partner
localities. LID will work with 20 selected local governments, grouped together in 3-4 geographic
clusters in the areas primarily affected by floods and areas with a large percentage of
returnees/internally displaced persons. The main beneficiaries of the project are 20 local governments,
30 MSMEs and 300 rural households, 50 civil society organizations and grass-root citizens groups in
target communities, 5,000 members of socially excluded and vulnerable groups, and 3 relevant higher
government level institutions. The project is primarily funded by the EU and co-funded by UNDP BiH,
which is also the implementer. The main national partner is the BiH Ministry for Human Rights and
Refugees.
The LID Local Governance Field Officer will work under the direct supervision of the LID Local
Governance Officer by performing the tasks listed here-below.
III. Functions / Key Results Expected
1. Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to apply
harmonised, integrated and participatory strategic development planning process;
2. Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to enable effective
local community partnerships and inter-municipal initiatives;
3. Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to enhance their
service delivery capacities, as well as to design and implement priority development projects;
4. Support to gender equality mainstreaming within the project.
Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to apply harmonised,
integrated and participatory strategic development planning process;
Assists the Local Governance Officer in providing oversight and ensuring quality of design and
delivery of capacity building assistance to the partner local governments in the process of
creating development strategies, on the basis of standardised and harmonised methodology
(MiPRO);
Provides technical advice, guidance, and support to local governments in the process of
performing functional reviews and establishing development management functions, for the
facilitated effective implementation of local strategies;
Organizes training workshops, meetings, round tables and other events at local level within
the specific region/cluster;
Provides Local Governance Office and Field Teams with substantive data inputs based on the
project experiences and monitoring of progress against set targets, including from the gender
equality perspective;
Supports sharing and scaling-up successful approaches in the broader UNDP local
governance team.
Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to enable effective local
community partnerships and inter-municipal initiatives;
Supports the establishment of legitimate local pro-development participatory platforms,
including social, economic and environmental actors;
Provides assistance to partner local governments within specific region/cluster to discuss,
design and set-up mechanisms for citizens involvement into both strategic planning, as well
as strategy implementation processes;
Supports the effective engagement of relevant vulnerable groups into the project work in all
partner local governments;
Supports the promotion and facilitation of inter-municipal cooperation through exchange of
information, good practices, peer-to-peer learning and joint capacity building events among
partner local governments within specific region/cluster.
Support to the implementation of technical assistance to local governments to enhance their service
delivery capacities, as well as to design and implement priority development projects;
Supports the introduction of pilot Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions for
effective service delivery in the partner local governments;
Assists the relevant project staff in coordination and quality assurance of the assessments, as
well as in provision of recommendations and limited technical assistance for cost-efficiency
measures (including training on municipal asset management) in the partner local
governments within the specific region/cluster;
Provides support to the process of designing a pipeline of priority development projects
stemming from local development strategies of partner local governments.
Supports the conceptualisation, overall implementation and evaluation of the Grant Scheme,
aiming to support realisation of priority projects;
Provides assistance to the partner local governments to access public/other types of funding
and implement priority projects originating from integrated local development strategies;
Provides partner local governments with information on public financial mechanisms
supporting local development in BiH, and supports, in close cooperation with the project team,
the efforts geared towards linking public funding institutions or mechanisms with local
strategies and their strategic priorities;
Prepares relevant ad hoc and periodic reports related to the implementation of this function
within the region/cluster.
Support to gender equality mainstreaming within the project:
Supports mainstreaming gender equality in the project implementation;
Ensures that relevant project documents are written using gender sensitive language;
IV. Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the overall performance of the LID Project, and affect the
successful implementation of its strategies. They specifically regard the successful implementation of
the projects Governance Pillar, and the Result 1: Local partnerships are capable of defining and
steering effective local socio-economic development as per local needs.
V. Competencies
Functional Competencies:
Advocacy/Advancing a Policy-Oriented Agenda
Level 1.2: preparing information for advocacy
Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating
UNDPs mandate
Maintains a functioning network of contacts with a variety of stakeholders to promote a better
understanding of UNDPs mandate and to support advocacy efforts
Building Strategic Partnerships
Level 1.2: Maintaining a network of contacts
Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain
up-to-date on partnership related issues
Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and
stakeholders
Establishes and nurtures positive communication with partners
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Level 1.2: Basic research and analysis
Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more
effective ways of doing things
Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Level 1.2: Fundamental knowledge of own discipline
Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or
technical specialty relating to the position
Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position
and applies them consistently in work tasks
Analyzes the requirements and synthesizes proposals
Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of
learning
Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
Conceptual Innovation in the Provision of Technical Expertise
Level 1.2: Research and analysis
Keeps updated in his/her area of substantive expertise
Analyses ongoing trends, evolving needs and emerging issues to identify appropriate
responses for capacity building
Resource Mobilization
Level 1.2: Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies
Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors
Client Orientation
Level 1.2: Establishing effective client relationships
Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a
timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal
and external clients
Core Competencies:
Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, disabilities, nationality and age sensitivity and
adaptability;
Treats all people and partners fairly without favouritism;
Self-development, initiative-taking;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude and strong
ability to continuously self-motivate;
Plans, prioritizes, and delivers tasks on time;
Excellent diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to liaise effectively with government
and stakeholders at the highest levels;
Sound judgment and problem solving skills;
Excellent conceptualisation and analytical skills, as well as proven ability to draft documents in
clear and concise manner;
Excellent communication skills with excellent drafting and presentation skills;
Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
Building and promoting effective Project team;
Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
Managing conflict;
Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and
learning;
Fair and transparent decision making.
VI. Recruitment Qualifications
Education:
University degree in business, economics, development, political sciences, engineering and
other relevant area.
Experience:
At least four years of relevant working experience in the areas of local governance, local
development, capacity development of local governments in BiH;
Understanding of the overall political, administrative and institutional set-up of local
government in BiH;
Understanding of development trends in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Familiarity with key public documents, strategies and trends related to capacity development
of local governments in BiH;
