This relates predominantly to the strengthening of the Resident Coordinator (or the DSRSG in the case of an integrated mission presence) to ensure a common vision, coordination and harmonized implementation of the UN peace building, recovery and reconstruction activities, as the UN country team changes its role from one of provider of humanitarian assistance to a principal support of building national capacities and offering a framework for development programming. DOCO can provide support to RCs in defining their coordination support needs and putting in place appropriate structures to deal with the challenges of coordination in a post-crisis environment.

DOCO provides financial support to RC offices around the world through the SRC and CCF funds. In countries in transition settings, this coordination support capacity is strengthened at country level through the Transition Fund, managed by the Crisis and Post-Conflict Cluster in DOCO. This fund provides an additional resource to RCOs, generally allowing DOCO to support the recruitment by the DSRSG/RC Office of an additional senior level staff, typically as strategic planning advisor, senior coordination advisor for recovery, and/or international coordination officer. The Transition Fund is usually sufficient to allow one such recruitment in each of 15-20 countries in transition per year. DOCO also directly funds and/or works with UNDG agencies to assure resources for consultants and secondment for limited surge capacity support to country teams at critical phases of their transition.

The Crisis and Post-Conflict (CPC) Cluster in DOCO is hosting a Transition Roster. The Roster is a database of candidates that have a suitable profile for posts to do with strategic planning and coordination in post-conflict/ transition environments. The Roster is used as a resource to draw on suitable candidates as and when such posts come up in these types of countries, and serves as a much needed resource for Resident Coordinator’s Offices and the UN system as a whole. The Roster includes candidates of level P3 through to D1, and comprises candidates of varied availability (long-term, short-term, consultancy, those in current employment, etc). For more information on the Transition Roster, contact Katarina Herneryd. DOCO CPC also runs a Roster of staff experienced in PCNA. For more information contact Ana Maria Hermoso.

The Coordination Practice Network, based in DOCO, runs a roster for P2-3 coordination experts. For more information go to the CPN page.