UNDP Jobs - 54273- Regional Project Coordinator

Regional Project Coordinator - (Open to Kyrgyzstan Nationals Only)

Location :

Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

13-Mar-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SC-9

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months with possible extension

Languages Required :

English Russian

Expected Duration of Assignment :

1 year with possible extension

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. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Global climate change, depletion of water resources, population growth and increasing water consumption to meet social, industrial and agricultural needs generates a threat of freshwater scarcity and degradation of aquatic ecosystems across the basins and trigger conflict risks between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in water allocation for the recent years. The objective of the “Enabling transboundary cooperation and integrated water resources management in the Chu and Talas River Basins” project is to enable integrated water resources management in the transboundary Chu-Talas basins, including development of the Transboundary water commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic. It will strengthen coordination and expand transboundary institutions in adaptive control management and improvement of water quality and conservation of aquatic ecosystems, and provide integration of advanced control technologies. GEF funding will strengthen the technical and human capacities of these institutions, a system of information security, technologies and procedures for water resources monitoring in both basins.

The Regional Project Coordinator (RPC) will operate under overall guidance of the UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub (IRH) Regional Technical Advisor (RTA) and direct supervision of the UNDP CO Environment and DRM Programme and Policy Analyst (PPA). RPC will act as a water expert who will be responsible for providing critical technical input and guidance to regional project implementation, in addition to overall management and supervision of the project. RPC will coordinate closely with both UNDP and UNECE offices and liaise with the UNDP Country Offices in both Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, Senior Representatives of partner agencies as well as national partners, and Chu-Talas Transboundary Water Commission (CTTWC), including National Focal Points (NFPs) and other project partners in order to develop and oversee the execution of the annual work plans for the project. The RPC promotes a client, quality and results-oriented approach.

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure aligning the project activities within the UNDP mandate and corporate priorities, National strategies/programmes, Project documents and contribution to the capacity development of the national counterpart institutions;
Deliver timely implementation of the work plan as endorsed by the Project Board, UNECE and approved by UNDP;
Ensure adequate information flow, discussions and feedback among the various stakeholders in coordination with UNDP Programme and Policy Advisory and Programme Oversight and Support Units (POSU) per the management arrangements established in the Project Document and to the project board;
Prepare and coordinate annual work plans at the Regional and national levels and execution of project activities in full consultation with UNDP&UNECE, CTTWC and the Project Board. Ensure adherence to the project work plan, which will guide the day-to-day implementation of the project document, prepare revisions if required, and coordinate with other projects and integration with donor funded parallel initiatives;
In cooperation with the UNDP/UNECE, participate in the recruitment of and coordinate, facilitate and supervise the work of the consultants, including preparation of TORs, contracts and stakeholder inputs;
Monitoring and quality control ofinputs from consultants and subcontractors providing assistance to the project;
Regularly assess performance of personnel and consultants working under his/her supervision (if applicable);
Implement effective and innovative communications and media activities;
Ensure fulfillment of standard procedures, including the ones on procurement, contracting of services and formalizing partnerships, in accordance with UNDP Rules and Regulations;
Ensure operational management of the Project in compliance with the UNDP Rules and Regulations. Provide general and financial administration of the project;
Monitor the project expenditures, commitments and balance of funds under the project budget lines, and draft project budget revisions in accordance and cooperation with Financial management (Atlas) system including the reporting on project funds and related record keeping;
Keep up to date risks and issues log in the UNDP corporate project management platforms;
Prepare Quarterly Operational Reports, Project Implementation Reviews, Progress and Final Reports, Budget Forecasts following the GEF rules and requirements;
Liaise with key stakeholders and other partners to ensure proper coordination and partnership within the framework of the Project activities implementation;
Undertake regular monitoring and evaluation field visits;
Assume overall responsibility for the proper handling of logistics related to project workshops and events;
Handle correspondence and keep the filing system related to the Project and to general project matters in compliance with the UNDP Rules and Regulations;
Ensure proper documentation and codification (knowledge management) of programme methodologies and experiences for wide dissemination and institutional memory; Coordinate KM activities with IW:Learn;
Arrange Project events including meetings, trainings and other activities related to Annual Work Plan implementation;
Secure coordination of the Project activities with other projects and initiatives, towards avoiding duplication of work and participatory and greater results;
In cooperation with the UNDP Gender Team lead the development of the gender mainstreaming strategy and ensure the mainstreaming of gender into the project activities;
Guide and orient efforts and contributions of consultants, personnel and government counterparts towards achievement of project objectives. Procure goods and services to initiate activities, including drafting TORs and work specifications;
Together with the IRH and COs, contribute to development of funding proposals towards leveraging additional funds to complement the project’s activities and progress reports to donor organizations, monitoring, evaluation and lessons learned reports and other relevant programme-related documents, including contribution to substantive correspondence for a) resource mobilization, b) partnership building, c) reporting;
Liaise with project partners to ensure their co-financing contributions are provided within the agreed terms;
Organize planned activities related to public outreach and information of stakeholders, experience exchange, training and staff development of the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan, distribution/publication of project progress materials;
Represent the project at the Project Board meetings, technical meetings and other appropriate fora in coordination with UNDP/UNECE;
Perform other duties that may be required by UNDP and UNECE towards effective implementation of the Project activities.

Competencies

Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
Creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
Building and promoting effective teams;
Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking;
Proven ability to draft, edit and produce written proposals and results-oriented reports;
Proven track of experience and knowledge of water management issues;
Demonstrated diplomatic and negotiating skills;

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master degree or equivalent in environment, natural resources management, water management or other relevant field.

Experience:

3 years of experience in providing management advisory services, programme/ project management, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;
1 year of experience in managing teams;
Be familiar with development methodologies, including participatory approaches to strategic planning, strategic management and the management of institutional change in developing countries;
Familiarity with the Central Asian Countries;
Experience of work with the international organizations, Government, civil society and donors;
Familiarity with the goals and procedures of the GEF partners is an asset;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

Language:

Fluency in English and Russian languages;
Knowledge of Kyrgyz language is an asset.

Application:

Applications without the UNDP Personal history form (P.11) will not be considered. Please download P.11 form from http://www.kg.undp.org/content/kyrgyzstan/ru/home/operations/jobs/.
Please upload P.11 form instead of CV;
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