Community and Rural Development Senior Officer
Organizational Context
The UNOPS Africa Regional Office supports over 250 projects in 40 countries, focusing on fragile settings. The Horn of Africa Multi-Country Office (HAMCO) delivers services across Djibouti, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan, with an emphasis on health, agriculture, and economic development. UNOPS has been active in South Sudan since 2005, implementing critical infrastructure and development projects to improve essential services and livelihoods, particularly in rural areas.
Job Purpose
The Community and Rural Development Senior Officer plays a crucial role in the South Sudan Livelihoods and Resilience Programme (SSLRP). This position is responsible for coordinating agriculture and livelihoods activities, ensuring effective implementation and stakeholder engagement. The officer will conduct analysis, adapt policies, monitor project progress, and contribute to capacity building efforts. The role is vital for achieving the programme's objectives within a complex operational environment, aiming to improve livelihoods, food security, and climate resilience for rural smallholder households.
Responsibilities
The role involves extensive stakeholder engagement and coordination, including organizing meetings and workshops with government bodies, implementing partners, and other stakeholders to align approaches and share best practices for agriculture and livelihoods activities. A key responsibility is monitoring, reporting, and quality assurance, which includes conducting supervision visits, reviewing partner reports, and consolidating progress updates. The officer will also support the documentation of best practices and innovative approaches. Additionally, the position provides project support and capacity building, coordinating activities implemented by Community Rural Development Associates and supporting partner training sessions to ensure quality management and timely implementation of planned activities.
Work Experience
A minimum of two years of relevant work experience is required in agriculture and livelihoods, community development, stakeholder engagement, government liaison, project coordination, and community engagement. Experience in reporting and monitoring and evaluation of field interventions is also necessary. Experience in post-conflict contexts, implementing donor-funded projects, and knowledge of the local South Sudanese context are desirable.
Skills
Community Engagement, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, Project Coordination, Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Partnerships.