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Project Officer (Open to Internal and External applicants), Cape Town, South Africa

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📍 Afrique du SudCDI🗓️ 5 months ago

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Afrique du Sud
CDI

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Project Officer (Open to Internal and External applicants), Cape Town, South Africa Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme Country: South Africa Field location: Cape Town Office: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme in Cape Town Tiered Approach In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby: Tier 0 : UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026. Tier 1 : Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments Tier 2 : UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers Tier 3 or no tier indicated : All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply. Background UNDP provides integrated programmatic, policy and financing solutions to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this context, UNDP has created a Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan. The Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) and the Crisis Bureau (CB) are the two anchor Bureaux of the GPN. In this context, the newly established Governance, Rule of Law, and Peacebuilding (GRP) Hub, a joint endeavour with the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), provides leadership and advisory services to enhance UNDP's impact on governance and peacebuilding, ensuring the integration of democratic governance and human rights into crisis response and recovery. The Hub aims to build an integrated portfolio collaboratively between the CB and BPPS and establish partnerships with various stakeholders including the UN System, IFIs, civil society, and the private sector. Through Local Action, the GRP Hub seeks to contribute to peace and development, achieving a visible impact on communities and improving lives by delivering integrated solutions that harness global expertise and partnerships. The Local Action Unit works closely with local and regional governments as key development players, highlighting their role as public service implementers, as drivers of innovation and the closest institution to people. Local and regional governments are already responsible of over 65% of the SDG targets, most of them linked to basic service provision from water, sanitation, mobility, climate action, health or education. Cities and territories play a big part on the implementation of SDGs, that are becoming a new tool for strategic planning and budgeting in the mid to long-term. Since 2015, local governments and their associations have been increasingly active in promoting the SDGs through advocacy, working with their local population and partners in transposing the spirit of Agenda 2030 in cities and territories. Local Governments have also started to use SDGs as a strategic framework to deliver better and more innovative public services linked to SDG targets and indicators. As part of the SDG Local Action project, UNDP is one of the implementing partners of the Mayors Challenge, a global initiative to reimagine the most essential services that cities deliver to residents. Within this context, the SDG Local Action project is seeking to recruit a Project Officer to support the implementation of the Mayors Challenge in the city of Cape Town (South Africa), one of the winners of the 2025 Mayors Challenge. The city of Cape Town is implementing a project focused on reducing illegal dumping in informal settlements through the development of a co-governed waste management model. The project responds to the reality that conventional municipal waste services are not adequately adapted to the spatial, governance, and economic conditions of informal settlements. This misalignment results in unreliable waste movement, weak accountability, and persistent illegal dumping, with significant environmental, public health, and financial implications for the city. The project aims to design, test, and implement a differentiated waste management model that is tailored to informal settlement contexts, integrates community roles into service delivery and oversight, and supports more sustainable and financially viable waste systems. Key components include community co-design, operational redesign of waste collection and movement systems, development of partnerships to support waste diversion and recycling, and reform of contracting and procurement approaches to enable community-integrated service delivery. The Project Officer will support the City of Cape Town to lead implementation of this project, working across municipal departments, communities, and partners to translate the project into an operational model that delivers measurable reductions in illegal dumping and supports long-term institutionalization within the city systems. Duties and Responsibilities The Project Officer will perform the following functions: A. Support project implementation in Cape Town Project planning and coordination Coordinate assigned project activities in Cape Town, under the supervision of the Project Manager, supporting coordination and implementation while working within the city's governance and decision-making structures; Support strategic project planning, including risk management and facilitate project execution and review to deliver the target metrics, output and outcome of the project; Support tracking project progress against key milestones and ensure follow-up on actions across teams. Operational

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