Task Analyst for Community Based Climate Resilience

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The Climate, Environment and Resilience Portfolio (CER) projects have common overarching goal to support the Government of Armenia to advance planning and implementation of its climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. 

The project on “Resilience from the Start” funded by the Government of Serbia emerges from lessons learnt of UNDP crisis response and long-established partnerships with humanitarian and development actors, including national and sub-national authorities, UN Agencies, formal and non-formal actors strongly relying on the national and local institutional capacities and humanitarian coordination mechanisms. 

Sustainable service delivery in host communities is essential for reducing dependency on humanitarian assistance and building self-sufficiency. Unmitigated climate change and loss of vital community assets in the aftermaths of conflict escalations deprive many of the host communities of their essential resources, such as land and water. This undermines the resilience and food security of agriculture-dependent households among host and refugee populations.

The proposed intervention addresses the needs of host communities and refugees in Armenia and proposes a set of durable solutions to support innovative service delivery model at the local level and deployment of proven water and energy solutions with lasting effect. Alongside with an extensive humanitarian assistance, support measures should incorporate resilience building from the start, inevitably focusing on integration within host communities. The project will reach its objectives inter alia through achievement on the following objectives: “Strengthening Livelihoods of Host Communities and Refugees through Improved Access to Irrigation” (Components 2) and “Introducing Green Energy Solutions for Host Communities and Refugees” (Component 3). 

The daily responsibilities of the Task Analyst will include, but will not be limited to:

• Providing content-wise and administrative support to implementation of the Project Components 2 and 3; assuming primary responsibility for the daily management of both organizational and substantive matters, including planning, implementation and reporting; monitoring financial performance of the Project’s Component 2 and 3 according to the project budget;
• Preparing and, as needed, updating detailed annual work plan for the Project Components 2 and 3; 
• Contributing to the preparation of the regular project reporting on the financial and operational status of the project related to the Project Components 2 and 3; contributing, as needed, to the project budget revisions related to the Project Components 2 and 3;  create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, perform risk management;
• Managing financial delivery and ensuring achievement of the results as per the Project work plan related to the Project Components 2 and 3; 
• Preparing Terms of References for national consultants and subcontractors related to the Project Components 2 and 3 in line with relevant national and UNDP procedures; 
• Assisting in coordination of the work of the national consultants and subcontractors and oversee its compliance with the agreed work plan;
• Liaising with Project various partners, including national institutions, governmental agencies and other stakeholders, including for dissemination of information relevant to the Project Components 2 and 3;
• Ensuring, wherever possible, links of the Project Components 2 and 3 activities with other relevant donor-assisted projects/programs in Armenia;
• Undertaking any other actions relevant to the Project Components 2 and 3 as requested by the Climate, Environment and Resilience Portfolio Analyst;
• Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to the implementation of the Project Components 2 and 3; 
• Prepare and deliver presentations, briefing materials, talking points, contributions to corporate materials etc;

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangement

The Task Analyst will work under direct supervision of the UNDP CO Climate, Environment and Resilience (CER) Portfolio Analyst.

• Project Management:    
  • Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
• Monitoring and Evaluation:         
  • Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results. 
  • Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programmes and activities based on set criteria and benchmark, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of client, current and upcoming. 
  • Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools. Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks. Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.
• Knowledge generation: 
  • Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need. Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches. Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations.
• Communication:             
  • Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
• Relationship management:        
  • Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding 
• Working with Evidence and Data:            
  • Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making 
• Partnerships Management:        
  • Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies