Location: Bonn, Germany
Last Date: November 14, 2010
Email: hradmin@vie.unu.edu
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INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT
Bonn, Germany
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
PROGRAMME OFFICER (P2/P3)
(Integrated Water Resources Management)
Organizational Unit : United Nations University, UN-Water Decade Programme on
Capacity Development (UNW-DPC)
Reference Number : 2010/UNU/UNWDPC/FTA/PO(IWRM)/43
Applications to : Ms. Beatrice O’Reilly, Personnel Administration Manager
(hradmin@vie.unu.edu)
Closing date : 14 November 2010
The UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY (UNU):
UNU is an international community of scholars, engaged in research, postgraduate training and dissemination
of knowledge in furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Within the
framework of its aim to support the UN ‘Water for Life’ campaign, UNU is the host organization of the UNWDPC
office based in Bonn, Germany.
The UN-WATER DECADE PROGRAMME ON CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (UNW-DPC):
The UN-Water Decade Programme Office has been founded to strengthen the activities of the more than two
dozen UN organizations and programmes already co-operating within the inter-agency mechanism known as
UN-Water, and to add value and facilitate the activities of the UN-Water members and support them in their
efforts to achieve the millennium goals related to water. This is not just a matter of capacity development
related to water, but also of education, training and institutional development.
In keeping with this aim, UNW-DPC’s Mission Statement ‘is to enhance the coherence, credibility and
integrated effectiveness of UN-Water by strengthening its capacity development programmes, particularly in
developing countries and economies in transition. In so doing, UN-Water will demonstrate a vanguard role
and leadership in bringing together stakeholders in the capacity development field and creating added value
for their programmes.’
The United Nations have declared the years 2005-2015 as the international decade for the campaign ‘Water for
Life’. Through this campaign, the UN hopes to protect the precious resource of water and raise public
awareness about its sustainable use and the need to ensure this.
Under the authority and supervision of the Director of UNW-DPC, the successful candidate will be entrusted
with the following tasks:
Responsibilities:
· Support and enhance UNW-DPC's endeavours towards institutional capacity development worldwide;
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· Support the conception of white papers on capacity development policy, including collection and
analysis of good practice, policy papers from donors, national sector strategy papers. The approach
should encompass the development of human resources, organizational processes, co-ordination and
networks, as well as of systems and institutions, establishing a link to international development goals
and issues, notably the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Johannesburg Joint Plan of
Implementation (JPOI), climate change, et al;
· Support the development of procedure and implementation guidelines on the Integrated Water
Resources Management (IWRM) by a) co-operating with UN Water members and partners; b)
collecting and analysing the existing guidelines and strategies for implementation making them
available on line; c) supporting the creation of platforms for discussion and exchange for various
actors; d) supporting the development and distribution of training modules for public/institutional and
private sector actors; e) supporting the development of guidelines on how to integrate the approach in
the pertinent policies and laws; and f) supporting the creation of IWRM curricula in Master studies
and guidelines for other possible activities;
· Regarding the advancement of gender issues in water resources management and capacity
development - and in concert with the UNW-DPC Expert Team - commit to and proactively promote
women's capacity development within IWRM;
· To create innovative capacity development methodologies, collect and analyse methodological
approaches benchmarked as successful to be selected according to the various sub sectors within the
water sector (water supply, sanitation, water for agriculture, etc.), with the aim of preparing a first
draft of several 'general' capacity development methodologies. This will be supplemented by the
development of indicators and monitoring approaches as well as the implementation of pilot projects
to test those innovative methodologies, followed by their evaluation and adaptation to the specific
contexts as required;
· Contribute to the support and enhancement of the networks as well as initiatives and activities relating
to trans-boundary water resources worldwide, especially within the context of the UN Water Task
Force on Trans-boundary Waters;
· Establish, extend, and maintain the networks and proactive co-ordination of water management
initiatives and activities in Africa;
· Support the inception of the Capacity Development Observatory, notably with regard to the topical
and technical setup of online databases;
· Co-operate with and contribute to the work of the respective UN-Water Task Forces/Thematic Priority
Areas and Programmes entrusted to the appointee as appropriate;
· Prepare and submit proposals and quotes within the framework of tender actions. Within the
framework of the tasks shared with the UNW-DPC Expert team, participate in the organization of
awareness raising events;
· Within the framework of the tasks shared with the UNW-DPC Expert team, contribute proactively to
the planning, implementation, and organization of awareness-raising events, such as international
policy dialogues, panel discussions, youth-oriented events such as international school competitions;
· Also within the framework of the tasks shared with the UNW-DPC Expert team, contribute
proactively to the planning, implementation, and organisation of meetings, conferences, presentations,
training-courses, workshops, colloquia, press conferences, interviews, et al;
· Make written contributions to and/or deliver papers, articles, lectures, keynote speeches in concert
with the UNW-DPC Expert team;
· Sharing the task with the UNW-DPC Expert team, contribute to the creation of a publication series for
UNW-DPC (indicative periodicity: two issues per year as part of the UNU hosted programme
activities). This also implies in some cases commissioning experts contributing to the publications and
supervising/reviewing their work;
· Contribute to enhance and ensure the coherence of all water-related activities within UNU and with
UN Water as well as the co-ordination with the water community worldwide and the pertinent UNWDPC/
UNU partners and contacts;
· Contribute to establish and maintain proactive networking within the field of water-related capacity
development;
· Contribute to promote and undertake fundraising activities;
· Contribute to the support of the Director of UNW-DPC in handling and complying with projectrelated
administrative requirements and processes;
· Foster and engage in extensive ongoing communication, information flows, and exchange of ideas
with the Director of UNW-DPC as well as with the UNW-DPC team, the UNW-DPC Expert team,
and the UNU teams in Bonn;
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· Promote and engage in comprehensive team-working endeavours within the entire UNW-DPC team as
a whole and with the Director and the other Programme Officers and experts;
· Any other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:
· PhD in hydrology; water resources engineering; systems engineering; irrigation engineering; ecology;
aquatic ecology and/or limnology; geophysics; geography; information technology; statistics
evaluation; or other related studies are a prerequisite;
· Complementary studies or background related to disciplines such as socio-economics; education/trainthe
trainer /coaching and e-learning; management; journalism; international law and relations;
sanitation is desirable;
· Minimum of five years of relevant experience, in particular with regard to the technological design,
implementation, and management of water projects and resources providing systemic solutions
especially with regard to capacity development; analysis/assessment, trouble-shooting, and counselling;
preparation and evaluation of statistics; performance monitoring and appraisal; training, in particular
of trainers; knowledge engineering, in particular with regard to the elicitation, representation,
management, and modelling of stakeholders’ knowledge to enhance their understanding, sharing, and
communication of the same; managing and motivating multi-stakeholder groups and multicultural
teams, including bottom-up approaches;
· Networking and fundraising capabilities and experience is desirable;
· Excellent oral and written English is a prerequisite. Fluency in other UN languages and oral and
written German will be considered an asset;
· Proven facilitation, co-ordination, organization, and problem-solving skills;
· Outstanding presentation, communication, writing, and reporting skills;
· A good team-player with strong interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to work in a multicultural,
multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity as a requirement;
· Outstanding command of IT skills;
· Availability to undertake worldwide travel on a frequent basis;
· Flexibility and ability to accommodate change;
Remuneration:
We offer competitive net salary (tax-exempted) at P2/P3 level commensurate to level of experience and
allowances including post adjustment. Post adjustment is subject to change.
The post carries the standard set of United Nations benefits and entitlements for international positions in the
UN Common Systems, including participation in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, the possibility
of participation in a health insurance programme, education grant, removal expenses and home leave. For more
information, please visit; http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/salary.htm.
Duration of Contract:
This is a full time fixed-term appointment. The period of initial appointment would be for a period of 2 years
with the possibility of renewal on the basis of excellent performance and availability of funds. The mandatory
age of retirement for United Nations staff is 62 years old.
This is an internationally recruited post. Suitably qualified women candidates and applicants from developing
countries are particularly encouraged to apply.
Staff members of the United Nations University are international civil servants subject to the authority of the
Rector and may be assigned to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations University. The Rector
reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a level below that is advertised.
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Starting Date:
It is expected that the appointee will take up responsibilites by 1 January 2011 or as soon as possible, subject to
negotiation.
Application Procedure:
Interested applicants should submit their application preferably by email to hradmin@vie.unu.edu, attention of
Mrs. Beatrice O’Reilly, Recruitment Officer, submitting the following documents:
(a) A letter of application setting out how the qualifications and experience match the requirements of the
position;
(b) Curriculum Vitae with a completed and signed UNU Personal History form downloadable from
United Nations University website (www.unu.edu/employment). Please avoid using similar forms
provided by other UN organizations); applications without the UNU P.11 form are incomplete and
will not be considered.
(c) A list of publications and recent writing samples; and
(d) Full contact information of three referees.
The application must also indicate the reference number of the vacancy announcement.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted; unsuccessful applicants can neither be acknowledged nor
returned.
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