UNDP Jobs - 57396- National Project Coordinator (Environmental Govern

National Project Coordinator (Environmental Governance) - (Only for Myanmar Nationals)

Location :

Yangon, MYANMAR

Type of Contract :

FTA Local

Starting Date :

05-Oct-2015

Application Deadline :

06-Jul-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

NO-A

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

UNDP Myanmar has developed a new programme for 2013-2015 with the aim to promoting local governance, growth and sustainable development with the emphasis on rights-based, gender sensitive, inclusive and equity. This goal will be pursued through three complementary pillars; Pillar I - Local Governance, Pillar II - Environmental Governance and Disaster Resilience, and Pillar 3- Democratic Governance.

Pillar II focuses on strengthening capacities at local, regional and national level to manage and utilize natural resources in a sustainable way, and to enhance resilience and adaptive capacity to long-term climate change including variability impacts and to reduce the associated risk of natural disasters.

One of the output areas of the Pillar II is focused to strengthen environmental governance in Myanmar. UNDP is supporting the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MOECAF) in developing “National Environmental Policy Framework, Strategy and Action Plan”, supporting the establishment of Inle Lake Management Mechanism, strengthening protected area system management and implementation of Myanmar REDD+ Readiness Roadmap.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Team Leader of Environmental Governance and Disaster Resilience and supervision of the Programme Analyst (Climate Change Mitigation) and in close coordination with the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MoECAF), the national project coordinator will have to support the projects under Environmental Governance Output Area of UNDP on a daily basis as summarized follows:

Summary of Key Functions:

Coordinate with the government agencies and related development organizations for effective delivery of the projects under environmental governance programme of UNDP;
Support the operations of the Pillar II Team in implementation of the environmental governance output area; and
Facilitate knowledge building and management.

Coordinate with the government agencies and related development organizations for effective delivery of the projects under environmental governance programme of UNDP:

Liaise with the relevant ministries, national and international research institutes, UN agencies, NGOs and CBOs and other relevant institutions in order to gather and disseminate information relevant to the projects;
Foster effective communication by conducting regular meetings, documenting meeting minutes, dissemination of information.

Support the operations of the Pillar II Team in implementing environmental governance programme:

Collect information and data relating to the projects;
Prepare, review, translate and edit the project related documents;
Provide technical support in drafting National Environmental Policy, Strategy Framework and Action Plan;
organize conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions and meetings; and
Secure all important administrative and logistical arrangements for the events are fully in place.

Facilitate knowledge building and management:

Facilitate technical consultations for the development of environmental policy, strategy framework and action plan, Inle Lake Management Mechanism and implementation of REDD+ Readiness Roadmap; and
Keep systematic compilation of reports, reference documents and knowledge products and ensure informing all the updated information to all relevant stakeholders.

Impact of Results

The key results have an impact on the success of country programme within specific areas of cooperation. In particular, the key results have an impact on the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) and programming of activities and creation of strategic partnerships.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Acts as a team player and facilitating team work;
Facilitate and encourage open communication in the team, communicating effectively and
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

Contributes to UNDP Practice Areas and actively works towards continuing personal learning and development, building and sharing knowledge in at least one practice area;
Ability to provide top quality policy advice services on related issues;
In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Ability to lead formulation of strategies and their implementation;
Ability to negotiate with partners and internal units; ability to identify and analyse trends, opportunities and threats to the implementation of the project;
Drafting and presentation skills;
Good communication and interpersonal skills, team oriented work style;
Ability to plan and organize work programme;
Ability to work with minimum supervision;
Ability to apply partnerships building theory to the specific country context;
Strong IT skills;

Building Strategic Partnerships

Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues; and
Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders

Management and Leadership

Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback;
Encourages risk-taking in the pursuit of creativity and innovation;
Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills with diverse culture and traditions;
Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelor or Master’s Degree in social science, development studies, and natural resources management and other related fields.

Experience:

2 years of experience with Bachelor degree, or relevant experience with Master degree in the development field of work, natural resource management and environmental conservation;
Experience in working with government, UN agencies and International Organizations in capacity building, policy advocacy and coordination is an advantage;
Proficient in using the prevalent computer applications (word processing, presentations, email, etc.).

Language Requirements:

Excellent oral and written command of English and Myanmar languages.

Note:

Candidates must apply on-line through UNDP job website together with duly filled and signed UN-P11 form, academic qualification certificates. Applications without these document will not be considered. P11 form can be downloaded here:

http://sas.undp.org/documents/P11_Personal_history_form.docx”.

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