Background Information – Project
UNOPS SSOC will be implementing the South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP), which is funded by the World Bank (WB) to address existing challenges of soaring levels of poverty, vulnerability, unemployment and idleness, particularly amongst youth. The project development objective is to provide access to income opportunities and temporary employment to the poor and vulnerable households and strengthen safety nets delivery systems.
SSSNP has three main components namely:
a. public works plus including complementary activities like entrepreneurial skills, WASH trainings and early childhood development and nutrition messaging;
b. Direct income support targeting HHs who are labour constrained;
c. Strengthening safety net delivery systems;
The project will be targeting the most vulnerable segments of South Sudanese population aiming to be benefit in excess of 68 thousand beneficiary HH in more than 10 vulnerable locations across the country.
The incumbent will be responsible for managing and maintaining the biometric and MIS systems of the SSSNP project. S/he is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.
UNOPS is committed to achieving a fully diverse workforce.
Functional Responsibilities
Education
Experience
Languages
Contract type, Level and Duration
Contract type: International Individual Contractor Agreement
Contract level: IICA-2
Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’
Nationals and Residents of South Sudan are encouraged to apply for this position, if the selected candidate is a national of the country s/he will be offered the position at the Local equivalent’.
For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx
Additional Consideration
It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.
Tagged as: Information systems, South Sudan, UNOPS
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