UNDP Georgia

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Project "Regional Development in the Kakheti Region" is announcing vacancy for the position of Microfinance Officer

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Project "Regional Development in the Kakheti Region" is announcing vacancy for the position of Regional Development Officer

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United Nations Secretariat is seeking highly qualified individuals from Georgia for employment as junior professional officers (Application Form)

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Georgia is announcing vacancies for the positions of Regional Assistant and Project Assistant for the UNDP project # 00012720 "Capacity Building of Public Defender's Office in Georgia".

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office in Georgia is making third re-announcement of the vacancy:

Position:                                    Governance Team Leader
Duty station:                              Tbilisi
Type of Appointment:                  Appointment of Limited Duration (ALD)
Position level:                             A3 (equivalent of NOB)

Organizational Context:

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Assistant Resident Representative and overall guidance of the Deputy Resident Representative, the Governance Team Leader (GTL) acts as manager and adviser to the Management on all aspects of the Governance Programme. The main role is to manage the Governance programme including continued monitoring of its implementation. The GTL leads the Governance Programme Team in analyzing the political, social and economic trends and leads formulation, management and evaluation of programme activities within Governance portfolio, ensures provision of policy advice services.

GTL heads and supervises the Governance Programme Team and is responsible for management of UNDP Governance Programme. He/she 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.

Summary of Key Functions:

Development and implementation of Governance Programme strategies
Advise on the management of the Governance Programme
Supervise the Governance Programme Team
Contribute to creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy
Ensure provision of top quality policy advice services to the relevant stakeholders and facilitation of knowledge building and management

Required Qualifications and Competencies:

Education: Master's Degree or equivalent in Public Administration, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related field.
Experience: 5 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of governance projects
Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Georgian, good working knowledge of Russian is an asset.
Competences: In-depth knowledge on Governance issues; Ability to advocate and provide policy advice; Ability to lead implementation of new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change; Ability to focus on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback; Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; excellent written skills in English.

How to apply:

Interested persons should submit their UN Personal History form (P11 form) to vacancy.ge@undp.org not later than 6 p.m. on Friday, 6 October 2006 indicating position title in the subject line of the message. The P11 form and detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) of the above position are available at UNDP office at 9 Eristavi Street, Tbilisi, Georgia, as well as at the web-site www.undp.org.ge/Vacancy.htm. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Candidates who applied initially do not have to re-apply.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office in Georgia, on behalf of the Office of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in Georgia, is seeking suitably qualified applicants (male or female) to fill the following position: Local Security Assistant (LSA)

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Georgia Project #00052418 "Support to Court System" is pleased to re-advertise the vacancy of an Expert in Public Relations (PR Expert).

Interested applicants should submit their cover letter and CV in a closed envelope to the UNDP Country Office in Georgia to the following address: 9, Eristavi st., Tbilisi, Georgia, not later than September 22, 2006, 5 p.m.

Applications submitted during previous announcement are valid.

No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Georgia announces open vacancy for the Waste Management Planning Expert under the Ministry of Environment executed project #00051930 "Support to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources in Improving the Environmental Planning Framework".

All Interested and qualified candidates should e-mail their resumes (CVs) to Ms Tamar Mamulashvili, Project Manager at tamotbilisi@yahoo.com the CC: to Mr. Givi Kalandadze at basel-pops@internet.ge no later than 6 p.m. September 7, 2006.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Georgia announces open vacancies for a) Human health risk assessment expert; b) Social risks assessment expert; c) Economic development risks assessment expert (three posts) under the Ministry of Environment executed project #00051930 "Support to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources in Improving the Environmental Planning Framework".

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