Background

PROYECTO URU/21/015 “Integración del enfoque de sostenibilidad y adaptación al cambio y variabilidad climática
en los instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial”
Consultor/a técnico profesional (arquitecto, urbanista, con experiencia en ordenamiento territorial) para asesorar en la elaboración de
instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial 
Antecedentes
El Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial (MVOT), y en particular la Dirección Nacional de Ordenamiento Territorial ha promovido la firma del proyecto URU/21/015 con el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo.   El objetivo principal del proyecto es fortalecer los procesos de planificación y gestión territorial a nivel nacional, departamental y local, mediante la integración del enfoque de sostenibilidad y
adaptación al cambio y variabilidad climática en los instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial.  En particular, se busca promover la elaboración o revisión de instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial y desarrollo sostenible que contemplen las modificaciones de la Ley 18.308, e incluyan
aspectos de sostenibilidad y el uso de herramientas de gestión, así como la construcción de indicadores para el monitoreo y seguimiento de las transformaciones territoriales.

Duties and Responsibilities

El/la Consultor/a trabajará bajo la supervisión estratégica de la Dirección Nacional de Ordenamiento Territorial, en particular del Área Planificación Territorial y de la División Cooperación Departamental y Local.
El/la Consultor/a brindará colaboración técnica en el marco del proyecto de referencia para apoyar y contribuir a los procesos de planificación y gestión del territorio. Integrando el enfoque de sostenibilidad y adaptación al cambio y variabilidad climática.   El objetivo general de la Consultoría es contribuir a los procesos de elaboración de Instrumentos de Ordenamiento Territorial y Desarrollo Sostenible departamentales.
Las actividades a realizar para el cumplimiento de los objetivos son las siguientes, sin perjuicio de otras que se puedan proponer:
• Colaborar en el trabajo de asesoramiento que desarrolla la División Cooperación Departamental y Local a las Intendencias Departamentales, explorando posibles sinergias en la elaboración de instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial departamentales.
• Asesorar a los equipos técnicos de los Gobiernos Departamentales, en la elaboración de instrumentos de Ordenamiento Territorial y sus herramientas de gestión.
• Asesorar a los equipos técnicos de los Gobiernos Departamentales en la gestión e implementación de los instrumentos de Ordenamiento Territorial.
• Contribuir al desarrollo del proceso de elaboración de al menos 4 instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial departamentales piloto, que contemplen los Art. Nº 30, 21 y 21 BIS de la Ley 18.308 modificada (elaboración o revisión de instrumentos de Ordenamiento Territorial
departamentales que contemplen las nuevas disposiciones, elaboración de Programas de Actuación Integrada Complementarios).
• Colaborar en el trabajo conjunto que desarrolla el Área, con otras Instituciones del Estado con impacto en el territorio, explorando posibles sinergias en la implementación de políticas de ordenamiento territorial (por ejemplo, MA, MGAP, Sistema Público de Vivienda, OPP).
• Contribuir desde su especialidad con el análisis de las distintas dinámicas territoriales vinculadas a actividades productivas, usos del suelo, ocupación social del territorio, desarrollo sostenible, cambio climático, entre otras.
• Elaborar informes y reportes.
• Toda otra tarea similar o afín a las ya mencionadas.

Competencies

Capacidad de trabajo en equipo.
Capacidad de comunicación y relacionamiento interpersonal.
Capacidad de trabajo bajo presión.

Required Skills and Experience

Requisitos excluyentes:
• Egresado universitario en Arquitectura (o similar) egresado de la UDELAR o instituciones universitarias reconocidas por el Ministerio de Educación y Cultura.
• Experiencia comprobable en ordenamiento territorial.
• Experiencia de trabajo en equipos interdisciplinarios.
Se valorará, asimismo:
• Cursos de especialización de ordenamiento territorial, herramientas de gestión y desarrollo.
• Conocimiento sobre las competencias y la estructura de funcionamiento del gobierno nacional y los gobiernos sub nacionales relativos al desarrollo del Ordenamiento Territorial,  el conocimiento de la normativa de protección del medio ambiente y de ordenamiento
territorial y desarrollo sostenible.
• Experiencia comprobable en asesoramiento a los Gobiernos Departamentales sobre
planificación.
• Experiencia laboral, trabajos académicos y cursos o especialización en Análisis Territorial,  en Planificación, Desarrollo, Gestión del Territorio.
• Capacidad de trabajar con equipos de planificación de gobiernos departamentales y buen relacionamiento interpersonal.

Las postulaciones se reciben por correo electrónico a:   vumpierre@mvotma.gub.uy hasta el 10 de mayo de 2024 a las 17 hrs Uruguay .  Se requiere la presentación de Currículum Vitae

El/la postulante no podrá ser funcionario/a del Estado, Gobiernos Departamentales, Entes y Servicios Descentralizados, cualquiera sea la naturaleza del vínculo (remunerado o no), o contratado/a bajo cualquier modalidad por dichas personas públicas estatales. Queda exceptuada la docencia.

El/la postulante deberá ser uruguayo/a (natural o legal), o extranjero/a residencia legal y con domicilio constituido y ánio de permanecer en el territorio de la República Oriental del Uruguay durante todo el tiempo que las tareas implicadas en el contrato lo requieran.

En la sección Empleo de la página web del PNUD Uruguay https://www.undp.org/es/uruguay/empleo accederá a los términos de referencia de este llamado

La consultoría se realizará bajo la modalidad de contrato de servicio por un período de 10 meses a partir de la firma del mismo y con una dedicación de 30 horas semanales. El lugar de trabajo será  la DINOT, MVOT. El lugar de trabajo será en DINOT, Galicia 1133, requiriéndose disponibilidad para recorrer el interior del país. La remuneración mensual será de $80.434 por todo concepto. El  IVA será retenido por el Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial.

Background

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Deadline for applications: 5 May 2024 (23.59 CET Rome)
Ref: VA 20219

Organizational Setting
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and  advocates at the local, national, and international levels for policies that contribute to rural transformation.

The Programme Management Department (PMD), under the leadership of an Associate Vice-President, is responsible for the overall programme of loans and grants of the Fund and is composed of five (5) regional divisions and the Operational Policy and Results Division (OPR). The five regional divisions are: West and Central Africa (WCA), East and Southern Africa (ESA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Near East, North Africa and Europe (NEN), and Asia and the Pacific (APR), where this position is located.

The Country Programme Coordinator (CPC) position is located in a stand-alone IFAD Country Office (ICO). The incumbent works under the overall policy and management guidance of division Director in the Asia and the Pacific Division and the direct supervision of the Country Director this CPO position is mapped under.  

Job Role
The Country Programme Coordinator is responsible for established programme/project coordination. The incumbent may supervise a Country Programme Assistant (G-5) and collaborates closely with other IFAD staff to ensure consistency, cohesion and synergy in programme related matters.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Functions and Results
1.COUNTRY OFFICE SUPPORT: In stand-alone IFAD Country Offices led by CPCs, the Country Programme Coordinator is accountable for day-to-day office administration and reporting in close collaboration with the CD who is not located in the ICO. The incumbent has accountability for financial and material resources and related processes including managing contracts for services. The incumbent collaborates closely with the Regional Office Administrative and Resource  Analyst and other staff in the regional team in the IFAD regional office and provides inputs to budget preparation and monitors expenditures, manages contract completion and certifies payments as required. 

2. COUNTRY PROGRAMME SUPPORT: The Country Programme Coordinator enhances the technical quality of IFAD country activities through programme (Results-Based Country Strategic Opportunities Programme RB-COSOP) and project (grants and loans) design, supervision, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and completion activities. The incumbent also provides substantive contributions toward the development of advice and technical guidance in support of sustainable government strategies, policies and programmes in agricultural development and rural poverty reduction. The Country Programme Coordinator is further accountable for capacity building activities including identifying, analyzing, documenting, harmonizing and disseminating both national and local issues as well as conditions and best practices and lessons learned among partner development agencies. Capacity building activities will include coordinating meetings, workshops and seminars with  project management teams, government, partners and other stakeholders. 

3. PARTNERSHIP BUILDING: As a key country team member, the Country Programme Coordinator enhances relationships and collaborations with in-country counterparts through the identification of synergies and proposing coordinated strategies with multilateral/bilateral donors and civil-society organizations involved in agricultural development and rural poverty reduction. The incumbent establishes and maintains counterpart contacts to promote programme and project collaboration and harmonization as well as identifies financing opportunities with other donors. The incumbent enhances relationships and builds strong engagement with relevant government agencies.

4. POLICY DEVELOPMENT/KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: As a key country team member, the Country Programme Coordinator participates in relevant policy meetings and events of interest to IFAD’s target groups and which involve the government, donors, and civil society, including NGOs, in order to develop an enabling environment for sustainable, pro-poor development. The Country Programme Coordinator provides programme/project continuity in the country as well as substantive national cultural, political and economic or other development knowledge. From this perspective the participation in policy dialogue pertains to analyses of evidenced based recommendations from projects, analyzing their viability, making proposals and sharing the findings. This national perspective serves to enhance the linkage between the realities on the ground and the voices of the poor with the policies and programmes of the government as well as to ensure that regional programmes benefit from local initiatives that may be replicated. The Country Programme Coordinator significantly contributes to strengthening the enabling environment for policy dialogue on programme priorities of the relevant IFAD team. The incumbent maintains close contacts with other Country Programme Coordinators and Country Programme Analysts in the region for networking and knowledge exchange purposes. 

5. MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS: The Country Programme Coordinator is accountable for integrity, transparency, and equity in the management of IFAD resources.

Key Performance Indicators
Demonstrated technical expertise and credibility in country portfolio management creates the foundation for IFAD’s capacity and reputation for programme delivery and enhances its recognition as a reliable development partner. The Country Programme Coordinator maintains the standards for IFAD’s competence in development at the field level. Substantive support in the development of country strategy, project design, partnership building and policy development provides the foundation for enhancing sustainable government strategies and policies to improve the livelihoods of the poor and other disadvantaged groups.

Working Relationships
In the context of programme development and delivery, the Country Programme Coordinator under the supervision of the CD ensures the exchange of information, advocates for programme and policy enhancements and ensures consistency and reliability in the provision of development assistance to the government. In collaborations with other members of the UN country team, bi-lateral development agencies, NGOs and country programme counterparts the incumbent establishes and maintains relationships and projects the image of IFAD as a credible/reliable partner striving for harmonization of development activities.

Competencies

Job Profile Requirements

Organizational Competencies:
Level 1:
Building relationships and partnerships - Builds and maintains effective working relationships
Communicating and negotiating - Communicates effectively; creates understanding between self and others
Demonstrating leadership - Personal leadership and attitude to change
Focusing on clients - Focuses on clients
Learning, sharing knowledge and innovating - Continuously seeks to learn, shares knowledge & innovates
Managing time, resources and information - Manages own time, information and resources effectively
Problem-solving and decision-making - Demonstrates sound problem-solving and decision-making ability
Strategic thinking and organizational development - Personal influence
Team working - Contributes effectively to the team

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
Education includes advanced university degree from an accredited institution listed on https://whed.net/home.php in rural development, agriculture, economics, rural finance, development policy or related field is required (*):
(*) Note: For internal candidates, this requirement will be assessed in line with the provisions set forth in IFAD’s Human Resources Implementing Procedures. 

Experience:

• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience programme design, supervision and loan/grant administration with International financial institutions, development cooperation agencies, etc.
• Experience with “do no harm interventions” in conflict and fragile situations;
• Experience in designing and implementing agriculture and rural development projects in conflict and fragile situations; knowledge of local context. 
• Exposure to gender related interventions as well as gender based violence (GBV) and exposure to youth centric interventions and cash for work and community driven development approaches.

Languages:

• English (4 - Excellent)
• Indonesian (4 - Excellent)
• Desirable: French (3 – Good)

Skills:

• Budgeting, resource management: Know-how in budget administration and accounting, resource allocation and planning at divisional level
• Advocacy: Know-how in advocacy, to maintain and promote constructive dialogue around IFAD's vision to external actors
• IFAD partners: Knowledge of IFAD's partners' functioning and mandate , such as the public sector (e.g. governments and policy, institutions and system), non-state actors (NGOs, CSOs, Foundations, etc.) and private sector actors
• Analytical skills: Outstanding ability to analyse and synthesize qualitative and/or quantitative information from a variety of sources and filter out key insights and recommendations
• Risk management (e.g. reputational): Identification and assessment of potential liabilities and risks in IFAD's activities, particularly vis-à-vis third parties; ability to handle risks via contingency and mitigation strategies
• Stakeholder management: Strong alignment capabilities and consultation skills, building on effective interactions and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g. for the co-creation of communication material with member states) and ability to build and maintain a strong network (e.g. with journalists, media outlets, etc.)
• Time management: Adherence to deadlines under time constraints and pressure (e.g. to deliver governing body documents on time); ability to coordinate and manage complex workflows and in-house and external teams
• Adaptability: Adaptability and flexibility when facing new or unexpected situations, and to specific constraints and circumstances and managing complex processes
• Initiative and good judgment: High sense of proactive initiative-taking and good judgement (including on security matters)
• Interpersonal skills: Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with others (e.g. visitors, clients, callers, etc.), including senior individuals (e.g. high-level meeting participants)
• Political acumen: Ability to conduct sound political analysis and understand complex environments, providing options and advice
• Verbal communication: Clear, succinct and convincing verbal communication; highly professional, balanced and diplomatic language
• Written communication: Clear, succinct and convincing written communication in the language needed for specific role; highly professional, balanced and diplomatic language (e.g. for drafting of position papers, briefings, etc.)
• Topical expertise - Programme Management for Agricultural Development: Expertise relevant to the specific role (e.g. For ethics office assistant, procedures outlined in the Code of Conduct, Discipline and Anti-harassment provisions of applicable rules and guidelines)
• Project/Programme Management (incl. coordination, design, and development): Know-how in Project design and evaluation
• Other Information
• IFAD staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the President of IFAD. In accordance with IFAD's Human Resources Policy, the President can decide to assign them to any of the activities of the Fund. All International Professional staff members are required to be geographically mobile and positions in the professional category are subject to changes in location at any time in line with strategic priorities and reform initiatives in IFAD.

Other Information
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Deadline for applications: 5 May 2024 (23.59 CET Rome)
Ref: VA 20219