Historique

Devoirs et responsabilités

• Management of the GGCA joint project;
• Maintaining strategic partnerships and support to resource mobilization;
• Provision of top quality policy advice services to UNDP partners and facilitation of knowledge management.

• Effective application of RBM tools, establishment of management targets (BSC) and monitoring achievement of results;
• Strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the GGCA project, including tracking use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations;
• Effective monitoring of the GGCA project including analysis and timely adjustment of the project as needed and follow-up on audit recommendations, with all exceptions reported;
• Aggregate reports regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes, including quarterly annual and ad hoc donor reports;
• Prepare project budgets and financial data (allocations and expenditures) in ATLAS and undertake budget revisions for relevant programme budgets as well as tracking of expenditures and commitments on a monthly basis;
• Undertake monitoring, evaluation of the project;
• Prepare donor financial reports in line with the GGCA project reporting requirement.

• Contribution to design and implementation of partnership and resource mobilization strategies;
• Creation and coordination of partnerships with sister agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, and civil society;
• Identification of new opportunities to support the GGCA and additional UNDP projects based on project goals, country needs, and donor priorities.

• Identification and synthesis of best practices linked to integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate resilient policy goals and finance mechanisms;
• Establishment of national gender-climate networks linked to international networks;
• Implementation of relevant, high-impact advocacy campaigns with key partners;
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
• Contributions to planning and implementation of events around UNFCCC negotiations and related climate and gender forums at the global, regional and national level.

Impact of Results

The Programme Specialist will support the mainstreaming of gender within UNDP programming and will improve the quality and relevance of programme and project services in the area of environment and energy. This will also impact on UNDP’s delivery on its Strategic Plan 2014-2017 and the Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017.

Compétences

• Demonstrates integrity and fairness, by modeling the UN/UNDP’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.

• Project and Resource Management;
• Ability to produce high quality outputs and in a timely manner while understanding and anticipating the evolving client needs;
• Ability to focus on impact and results for the client, promoting and demonstrating an ethic of client service;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to work independently, produce high quality inputs;
• Sound judgment, strategic thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities;
• Knowledge and technical expertise in the following areas, climate change finance mechanisms, carbon markets, UNFCCC/Kyoto Protocol, REDD, payments for environmental services, and gender equality;
• Understanding of development, social, and gender issues;

• Demonstrated well developed people management skills;
• Strong ability to manage teams; creating an enabling environment, mentoring and developing staff;
• Excellent negotiating and networking skills;
• Demonstrated flexibility to excel in a multi-cultural environment;
• Provides constructive coaching and feedback.

• Ability to write clearly and convincingly, adapting style and content to different audiences and speak clearly and convincingly;
• Strong presentation skills in meetings with the ability to adapt for different audiences;
• Strong analytical, research and writing skills with demonstrated ability to think strategically;
• Strong capacity to communicate clearly and quickly;
• Strong inter-personal, negotiation and liaison skills.

Qualifications et expériences requises

• Master’s degree in Sustainable Development, or Climate Change, or Gender Equality.
  

• 5 years of relevant experience at the national or international level including providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems;
• Knowledge of UNDP/UN administrative procedures and ATLAS is strongly required;
  Knowledge and technical expertise in the following issues: climate change finance mechanisms, carbon markets, UNFCCC/Kyoto Protocol, REDD, payments for environmental services, and gender equality.
• Prior experience conducting research and analysis in the area of climate change finance;
• Experience with the Adaptation Fund, Climate Investment Funds, or other climate finance mechanisms is an advantage;
• Prior experience coordinating programmatic work with multiple implementing partners, including program oversight and monitoring financial and substantive reporting;
• Prior experience analyzing climate change finance from the perspective of a disadvantaged stakeholder is an advantage;
• Prior experience with United Nations agencies is an advantage.

• Fluency and proficiency in English;
• Working knowledge of another UN language desirable.