Project Coordinating Associate

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. 

Scope of Work:

• Provide project planning and coordination
• Support the planning and implementation of all project’s activities.
• Organize training and capacity-building activities for local government officials, community leaders, and stakeholders on SDG awareness, monitoring tools, and implementation strategies.
• Facilitate the exchange of best practices and lessons learned from other regions or countries to enhance the local SDG localisation process.
• Promote the SDGs and their relevance to local communities through media campaigns, community meetings, and educational programs.
• Advocate for policy reforms and legislative changes that support SDG localisation, working with local government bodies to integrate SDGs into local governance structures and development plans.
• Develop and manage partnerships with local, national, and international stakeholders, including government agencies, private sector entities, civil society organizations, and other relevant institutions.
• Facilitate the involvement of local communities in the localisation of SDGs, ensuring that their needs, priorities, and voices are reflected in the project activities.
• Travel with the team to different provinces of Thailand for project implementation when required.

Support partnership and resource mobilization: 

• Establish and maintain contacts and cooperation with the relevant UN Agencies, government institutions, NGOs, tertiary institutions, partners, and other relevant stakeholders. Provide support in updating the database of the relevant public and development partners, and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project.
• Ensure regular communication and coordination with partners, project counterparts, stakeholders, and beneficiaries; and develop and maintain effective mechanisms for integrating and responding to their feedback and insight.
• Support creation of high-quality information and visibility of the project activities among the stakeholders; and ensure careful selection of communication tools and tailoring the messages to take into account the overall socio-political and development context.
• Facilitate the collection and sharing of knowledge, ensuring that lessons learned from the project are disseminated to relevant stakeholders.
• Undertake horizon scanning and explore opportunities for resource mobilization in consultation with direct supervisor.

Support to the effective monitoring, evaluation, and results reporting for the project/ portfolio on progress of project implementation: 

• Support implementation of the project monitoring system in alignment with its Monitoring and Evaluation framework to ensure effective information sharing, provision of feedback, and elaboration of high-quality progress reports.
• Collect, analyze and present information for monitoring and evaluation of project implementation against project targets as well as for audit purposes. Identify gaps in implementation and provide support in bridging those gaps in consultation with supervisor and partners.
• Assist in the organization of field and study visits, missions, workshops, round tables, and conferences within the project.
• Monitor the implementation of SDG-related activities and ensure they meet the expected outcomes.
• Assist in implementation of effective risk management for the project with a well-documented risk mitigation plan in place. Support monitoring of previously identified and emerging risks.
• Prepare and consolidate required project reports on a timely basis and in line with monitoring and reporting guidelines and donor requirements.

Support communications, knowledge building, knowledge sharing and capacity building relevant to the assigned project: 

• Participate in training and organize briefings on internal procedures for the project staff. Provide support to other capacity building activities, including to the design and delivery of tools, materials for workshops, or platforms that tap into the collective intelligence of communities and mobilize action.
• Provide support in the dissemination and sharing of relevant data and lessons learned within the CO and regionally. Keep pulse on emerging best practices nationally, regionally, and internationally that relate to the work of the assigned project.
• Contributes to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Support compiling and systematizing project knowledge, products and tools as well as their wide distribution to partners.

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

• Secondary education is required, or
• University Degree(Bachelor s degree) in Business  Administration, Public Administration, or equivalent field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.

Experience:

• A minimum of 6 years (with high school diploma) or 3 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively coordination or project experience is required.

Required skills: 

• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.

Desired skills:

• Experience in research and coordination in the area of sustainable development.
• Experience in coordinating activities with government entities, especially the Ministry of Interior and provincial offices, and stakeholders.
• Experience in facilitating in trainings or workshops related to SDGs and/or SDG Localisation.
• Experience in working with UN agencies or international organizations.
• Demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills for reporting, presentations, and stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrating the ability to address issues and find practical solutions within the scope of SDG localisation.
• Experience in collaboration skills to work with diverse teams and stakeholders, especially across different sectors and levels of government.

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