UNDP Jobs - 16858- Project Manager Assistant

Project Manager Assistant

Location :

Kuwait, KUWAIT

Type of Contract :

Other

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

05-Jun-10 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Other

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

1 year ( subject to renewable upto 5 years)

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

The State of Kuwait and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have a rich history of partnership and cooperation that dates back to 1968. The latest manifestation of this partnership has the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) which covers the period from 2009 to 2013. The CPAP addresses four important development priorities namely: Governance and Development Planning, Gender and Social development, Economic and Private Sector Development, and The Environment

Duties and Responsibilities

Facilitating the legal understanding of: 1.Decision No. 210/2001 Pertaining to the Executive By-Law of the Law of Environment Public Authority,” Kuwait Al Youm, Appendix of Issue No. 533 – Year 47 Tuesday, 2/10/2001, and 2.other legal documents related to environmental protection in Kuwait to the project man ager and team leaders.
Studying articles related to air quality protection, examine their applicability and extract currently implemented environmental legal requirements.
Coordinating regulatory training activities.
Coordinating and Interacting with all team leaders.
Meetings with and reporting to Project Manager.
Following up on project task execution and ensure timely quality criteria evaluation.

Competencies

At the end of the exercise, the consultant should be able to produce the following:

Completed legal evaluation of: 1. Decision No. 210/2001 Pertaining to the Executive By-Law of the Law of Environment Public Authority,” Kuwait Al Youm, Appendix of Issue No. 533 – Year 47 Tuesday, 2/10/2001, and 2. other legal documents related to environmental protection in Kuwait.
Full support in daily activities and evaluation of completed tasks.

Required Skills and Experience

B. A. in Law, or related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience with 8 or more in working with environmental related legal issues.
Study local, regional and international environmental laws and establish environmental legal requirements.
Environmental rule making process
Must have excellent personal interaction, oral and written communication skills, and be focused to appropriately identify and respond to internal project needs and facilitate the presentation of recommendations.
Must demonstrate the ability to interface effectively and collaborate with peers, project personnel and all levels of management to develop solutions.
Must demonstrate the ability to take initiative and accountability for results.
Must be proficient in use of typical computing software tools.
Must speak Arabic fluently and understand legal Arabic language,