Background

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate the day-to-day functioning of the Project/team. Manage the human and financial resources, in consultation with the Management, for achieving results in line with the outputs and activities outlined in the project document
• Together with the Implementing partner GED of Planning Commission , facilitate the day-to-day functioning of the project team and implementation of project activities. Manage the human and financial resources, in consultation with the UNDP and GED senior management, for achieving results in line with the outputs and activities outlined in the project document.
• Lead the preparation and implementation of the annual results based work plans and result frameworks as endorsed by the management.
• Lead in the coordination of project activities with related and parallel activities both within UNDP and with external agencies and both at the national and sub-national levels.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports and organize, correspondingly, monthly and quarterly progress reviews.
• Organize meetings of the Steering Committee, Advisory Panel (if relevant) and support the Management in the organization of the Management Board ( steering committee) meeting as well.
• Manage the human and financial resources of the project and coordinate the work of all project components. Coordinate the distribution of responsibilities amongst team members and organize monitoring and tracking system of all components of the project.
• Establish rapport with Government counterparts and partners both at the national and sub-national levels.
• Establishing an effective M&E system to assess achievement of related objectives and identify problem affecting project performance
• Maintaining liaison and linkages with various service providing organizations and the NGOs working in the similar field.
• Ensuring an enabling working environment for all staff so that no workplace harassment, sexual harassment or abuse of authority take place
• Ensuring visibility of UNDP support

• Lead the process of knowledge captures of national, regional and global know-how in the subject area and production of knowledge-based products.
• Manage or support the formation of national and regional panel of thematic working groups to guide the work of the project’s relevant components.
• Lead the process of knowledge creation and dissemination related to national, regional and global know-how in the subject area. In this context, partner with practitioners and members of the National think tanks, UNDP global networks, leadership of the practice and sub-practice teams in RBAP, BDP and other related Bureaux on knowledge management services.
• Organize internal and external networks or communities of practice covering prominent experts in government, non-government, think tanks, private companies, international development organizations and the UN system.
• Advocate and disseminate the information to donors for the mobilization of the resources to expand the pilot experience in other divisions;

• Provide intellectual or substantive leadership in the subject area through identification of key policy issues and formulation of best possible and alternative policy and programme options for Bangladesh. Stimulate strategic thinking in the subject practice area, taking into account the needs of country as well as the opportunities to develop broader public goods;
• Provide support to the Planning Commission advisory services in aligning the MDG with the NSAPR and Sixth Five year plan of the country
• Map on a consistent basis the development issues, covering the situation and strategic opportunities in the form of professional papers and reports.
• Support the GED to monitor the process of implementing policy and plans as well as delivery of policy and planning products. Ensure highest UNDP standards in the provision of technical and advisory inputs, organization of workshops, seminars, training and delivery of outputs (products).
• Promote convergence between the different development interventions in the relevant area of poverty reduction and MDG and also with the work of the different development national and international agencies.
• Identifies opportunities to enhance team-work within and across various government agencies both at the national and sub-national levels
• Lead the analytical and policy development work of the team and ensure high quality policy or knowledge products. Promote the substantive quality of all knowledge products, reports and services, and ensures effective integration and compatibility with other practice areas.
• Supervise the project’s capacity building efforts aimed at government counterparts, civil society groups, media and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to the production reports and publications, and serve as peer reviewer.
• Coordinates with various government and non-governmental agencies regarding requests for advisory and support services and lead the support from the project as required by the stakeholders.
• Ensure programme outputs are aligned procedurally with UNDP positions and practice area development

• Mobilize and network with the experts of national and regional offices of the UN System, international development organizations, sub-regional and regional associations, affiliations and bodies (inter-governmental, non-government or private sector) and prominent private sector organizations.
• Establish partnership with the academic institutions within and outside the country for capturing the knowledge  
• Establishing linkages with other UNDP projects being implemented in the two divisions and developing networking among the projects to have comprehensive UNDP impact at the community/local level
• Prepare proposals for mobilization of human, technical or financial resources from international development organizations, non-government organizations and the private sector.

Competencies

• Promotes UN's Values and ethical standards (tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation, impartiality)
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and sensitivity and adaptability
• Demonstrates integrity by modelling in the UN's values and ethical standards (human rights, peace, understanding between people and nations, tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation, UNDP core ethics, impartiality.

• Promotes knowledge management and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example, excellent knowledge of capacity building theory and the application of methodology, good understanding of capacity assessment methodologies, excellent ability to identify significant capacity building opportunities, ability to get capacity building, excellent ability to demonstrate national capacities building (mastery of the tools and their application)
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Display understanding of the relevant contemporary ICT tools and continuously act towards personal capacity building

• Ability to engage with high ranking UNDP Managers, Government Officials and international donor community and provide policy advisory support services
• Ability to identity opportunities, conceptualize and develop project reports
• Ability to effectively support in strategic planning, results-based management and reporting :
• Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioural/attitude change
• Ability to undertake result based management and reporting

Management and Leadership

• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Builds strong relationship with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback, timely responses to queries
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
• Demonstrates strong administrative skills and result oriented approach to work
• Provides inspiration and leadership to project staff as well as all the partners.

• Proven managerial skills, especially with regard to finance and human resources
• Excellent knowledge and experience in project management, MDG and poverty reduction, local governance and capital grant to community, women’s empowerment, livelihood issues. Solid understanding of gender equality and gender mainstreaming approach in programmatic and organizational levels would be considered as added advantage.  
• Proven interpersonal and team-management skills with a focus on, with a commitment to working in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary teams
• Excellent writing skills, as well as strong analytical aptitude, organizational, communication and presentation skills is required
• The incumbent should also be well published, competent and knowledgeable on development issues, especially poverty reduction and human development concepts and methodologies
• Proven track record of sensitivity to gender issues
• Familiarity with the United Nations and its principles and field activities will be an advantage.
• Good interpersonal skills; wide travel, and understanding of Asia-Pacific culture and customs is an advantage.
• Ability to function at both policy advisory and project implementation levels
• Computer and internet literate is mandatory

Required Skills and Experience

• Masters from an accredited educational institution in Public Administration, Business Administration, or Development Management or related field

• 10 years relevant work experience is required of which at least ten years should be with international organization, and at least five years should be in capacity strengthening of Government both at the national and sub-national levels.
• At least 7 years experience of dealing with policy makers and senior technical specialists and working with the local government institutions.
• Thorough knowledge regarding the alignment of development intervention with achieving the MDGs is strongly preferred.
• Technical expertise related to the engendered planning, management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and information dissemination for projects of similar scope and scale to planning and monitoring both at the national and sub-national levels is required.

• Fluency in English and language of the duty station is preferred.