Human Rights and Social Development Adviser - PPAC and PCA

Human Rights and Social Development Adviser - PPAC and PCA

SPC - Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Suva, Fiji

The role - Human Rights and Social Development Adviser will manage the Pacific People Advancing Change (PPAC) Programme, a CSO human rights and social development advocacy capacity building and small grants programme; lead the PPAC capacity-strengthening modality, providing oversight and delivering training and mentoring to PPAC grantees; and mainstream a People-Centered Approach through the PPAC programme and other work as required.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Management of the PPAC Programme

• Undertake regular project planning, prepare/ revise project annual work plans and budgets;
• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the PPAC programme and the PPAC small grants phase transition process;
• Lead the shortlisting, evaluation and granting process and take ownership of overall supervision of at least two PPAC countries;
• Ensure compliance of both PPAC process and sub-grantees with SPC Procurement and Grants Policies, other relevant policies, and all applicable donor policies and requirements;
• Support the monitoring, evaluation and learning of the PPAC programme, lead the reporting of PPAC to donors and contributing to overall HRSD donor reporting as required.

Lead the PPAC capacity-strengthening modality, providing oversight and delivering training and mentoring to PPAC grantees

• Identify the capacity-strengthening needs of PPAC grantees;
• Develop and deliver capacity-strengthening on advocacy, human rights, GESI, proposal development, and reporting through multiple people-centered modalities;
• Provide oversight of the capacity-strengthening work under the PPAC programme, and support to PPAC Officers and other trainers engaged under the programme;
• Lead adaptation of the training and mentoring approach to ensure it remains cutting-edge and responsive to grantee needs.

Mainstream a People-Centered Approach through the PPAC programme and the other work as required

• Ensure all aspects of PPAC management and capacity-strengthening incorporate a People-Centered Approach;
• Provide technical assistance to PPAC grantees to implement and deliver on human rights, gender equality and social inclusion commitments;
• Support the general People-Centered Approach Mainstreaming work of HRSD as required.

Project management and staff supervision

• Collaborate with in the PPAC Officers, Country Focal Officers (CFOs) and other in-country staff to develop implement, monitor and report against project, programmes and activities work plans and budgets;
• Supervise PPAC officers in at least 2 PICs.

Key selection criteria

Qualifications

• A postgraduate qualification in development, human rights, law, gender, international relations or other relevant social science from a recognized university or a bachelor’s degree in one or more of the above disciplines.

Technical expertise

• At least 10 years of development experience working in the field of human rights, gender equality, CSO engagement and social inclusion, and/or youth development with at least 5 years of working in the Pacific;
• Programming, developing, delivering, and reporting against work plans.

Language skills

• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).

Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness

• Ability to work in a multicultural, inclusive and equitable environment.

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