Village Community Supervisors at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Borno, Adamawa, Yobe

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights, capacity development and the empowerment of women.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Village Community Supervisor

Job ID: 13498
Locations: Borno, Adamawa and Yobe
Grade: GP
Vacancy Type: National Regular UN Volunteer
Contract Duration: 6 months

Organizational Context/Project

• UNDP is implementing a project that adresses critical information and coordination gaps for recovery, which aims at improving the effectiveness of the international crisis response by establishing and availing systematic and critical information on key aspects related to coordinated early recovery interventions for northeast Nigeria to humanitarian & early recovery actors.
• Amongst other things, the project seeks to enhance the social protection of the conflict-affected population in northeast Nigeria through an assessment and piloting of linkages between humanitarian cash-based interventions, community-based social safety nets as well as formal social security systems.
• UNDP will require the services of 10 Supervisors or Village Agents to support Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) as a community-based social safety nets mechanism in North East Nigerian States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. The services of 5 Supervisors or Village Agents are required in Borno state, 3 required in Adamawa state, and 2 required in Yobe state for a period of 6 months.

Duties and Responsibilities
The 10 Supervisors or Village Agents will be engaged for a period of 6 months to manage VSLAs established in designated project communities of UNDP and other early recovery or development partners.

Under the overall guidance of the Head of UNDP Sub-Office in Maiduguri and direct supervision of the ECHO Project Officer, the Supervisors or Village Agents will perform the following functions on daily basis in designated VSLA communities:

• Conduct stakeholder advocacy and sensitization visits on establishment of VSLA as community-based social safety net mechanism;
• Conduct mobilization activities and establish VSLAs in designated community for beneficiaries of cash-transfer-programming (CTP), including, but not limited to emergency employment (cash-for-work) and other livelihoods support initiatives, including agricultural and business enterprise development;
• Conduct sensitization activities for VSLA members on leadership requirements and facilitate election of VSLA leaders;
• Conduct leadership and group facilitation training for VSLA leaders;
• Conduct regular training and re-training activities on management and operations of VSLA as community-based social safety nets mechanism;
• Provide technical assistance to VSLA in designated communities, including, but not limited to, meeting facilitation; review of financial procedures; documentation and reporting; etc.
• Serve as check and balance mechanism and ensure accountability of VSLA on members contributions and seed fund;
• Monitor and report on all VSLA financial proceedings and banking transactions;
• Support VSLA leadership to liaise with government and other agencies interested in engaging community-based social safety mechanism through VSLA;
• Submit monthly progress report on VSLA and community-based social safety nets mechanism in designated communities;
• Participate in monthly project review meetings with ECHO Project Manager.

Furthermore, UN Community Village Supervisor volunteers are required 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.

Results/Expected Output:

• Programme-related data from the field is captured, documented, analysed and reported in a results-based and timely manner. These include report of:
• Advocacy and sensitization visits;
• VSLA mobilization activities;
• Sensitization on leadership requirements;
• Election of VSLA leaders;
• Training on leadership and group facilitation;
• Training and re-training activities on policies, procedures and management community-based social safety nets;
• Supervision activities;
• Savings, loans and repayments;
• Partnership activities with government and humanitarian/development agencies;
• Change in conditions in the local communities is timely and accurately measured;

A monthly 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.
 
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge Management and Learning.
• Shares knowledge and experience.
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

• Ability to perform a variety of standard tasks related to Results Management, including screening and collecting of programme/ projects documentation, projects data entering, preparation of revisions, filing, provision of information
• Ability to provide input to business processes re-engineering, implementation of new system, including new IT based systems
• Good knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit.

Leadership and Self-Management:

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure

Required Skills and Experience

• First degree in any field from a recognized university or polytechnic
• 2 years relevant working experience
• Knowledge of either formal or informal cooperative systems and livelihoods support;
• Adequate knowledge of dominant inidgenous languages in designated VSLA communities in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states;
• Relevant experience in cash-based intervention with UN agencies or INGOs shall be an added advantage;
• Minimum of 1 year banking experience as account holder with accredited commercial bank or financial institutions;
• Must reside within designated VSLA community or contiguous communities in any of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States;
• Familiarity with networking / alliance building and advocacy
• Experience volunteering in rural communities is an added advantage
• Experience working with communities in North East Nigeria is an added advantage
• Strong interpersonal and social skills

Conditions of Service for Community National UN Volunteers

• The contract lasts for a period of 6 months with possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance.
• A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) shall be provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses.

Application Closing Date
17th December, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online