Project Officer

In the context of UNDP portfolio approach to addressing complex and interrelated development changes, the YAI and other projects with the Environment and Climate Portfolio in particular the green economy projects are now integrated to drive maximum impacts. In view of this, UNDP seeks to recruit a Project Officer whose additional responsibility is to provide project management support for the YAI and other similar projects with the Environment and Climate Portfolio.  The Project Officer will be a member of the Environment and Climate Portfolio. S/he will be the focal person for the management of selected projects, as assigned by the team leader. With cross-sectoral and integrated approach, ECC focuses its interventions in the sectors including sustainable energy, forestry, agriculture, waste and chemicals management, and small-scale artisanal mining.

• Supports implementation and development of UNDP’s programme on environment and climate including the YAI programme.
• Monitors project activity implementation and progress and ensure that the agreed deliverables are met.
• Provide project management and technical support to the implementation of the programme.
• Supports design and formulation of CO programme within the area of environment and climate, translating UNDP’s priorities into local interventions, in line with CPD.   Coordinate programme implementation with the executing agencies.
• Supports initiation of a project, finalization of contribution agreement; determination of required revisions; coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises, closure of projects through review.
• Provides financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, and development of solutions. Participates in audit of NEX projects.
• Follows up on audit recommendations.

Technical and policy support (20%) 

• Assist in review and comment on relevant submissions of the project reports to improve the technical quality.
• Support evidenced-based planning and decision-making for UNDP’s programme on environment and climate.
• Identifies sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identifies and makes synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals relating to environment and climate.
• Contributes to the preparation of drafts of technical policy advice and programme support documents in the area of environment and climate.

Administrative Assistance (30%) 

• Supports preparation of ECC portfolio work plans and facilitate of coordination of project implementation at the portfolio level.
• Supports updated project information in QUANTUM.
• Supports project audit and facilitate access by auditors to project documentation, personnel, and institutions involved in the project.
• Supports organization of HACT assurance activities, including spot checks and programme visits.
• Regularly advises Implementing Partners or Responsible Partners on HACT related issues.
• Initiates procurement actions for ICs, goods, works and services according to procurement plans.
• Compiles supporting documents for procurement processes and ensures that supporting documents are complete.

Knowledge Building and management (15%)  

• Synthesize and document lessons learnt and best practices in programme.
• Develop success stories and articles to communicate UNDP’s achievements.
• Contributes to the provision of top-quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management.
• Makes sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization (15%) 

• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with the relevant public and development partners of projects he/she is assigned to.
• Identifies and works with key partners/stakeholders to ensure synergies with other projects/initiatives and to avoid duplication of activities among actors.
• Identifies opportunities for mobilizing resources for UNDP’s programme on environment and climate and prepares substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation.

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work.
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking.
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning.
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process.
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously.
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build and/or /maintain coalitions/partnership.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making.

Functional/Technical competencies

Business Direction and Strategy  

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions.

Business Direction and Strategy

• Business Acumen: Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization and ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks.

Business Development 

• Knowledge Generation: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.

Business Management

• Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.

Business Development 

• Partnerships Management: Ability to 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.

2030 Agenda: Planet 

• Progressive experience in demonstrable programme management related to environmental and climate issues.
• Highly developed computer skills.

• Demonstrable experience in policy analysis, knowledge product development, stakeholder and partnership engagement, and Programme development in relation to environment and natural resources, climate change.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills/experience.
• Strong communication skills/experience, both written and oral.
• Partnerships and resource mobilization experience.

• Fluency in English and local language is required.

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