Antecedentes
Deberes y responsabilidades
Objective:
Provide policy advice on strengthening institutional and technical capacities for collection of information, quality control and complying the National according to appropriate Guidelines
Support project management: planning, quality management, monitoring and evaluation.
Scope of work:
Review the project document against components, outputs and activities and, in discussion with the Project team, key project partners, to identify the potential gaps/areas that need to be re-examined in the inception phase. Prepare recommendations on strengthening institutional and technical capacities of the Project, know-how recommendations on Project design and future implementation of Work Plan based on international best practices in energy-efficient lighting and current situation and existing legislative acts on energy-efficient lighting in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Provide strategic advice on the overall project implementation strategy to Project Board and PM
Based on project Logical Framework, prepare and help PMU assure the effective implementation of the project impact-oriented M&E plan
Assist PMU to carry out risk assessment and prepare risk mitigation plan, ensuring that risk mitigation actions are incorporated in the project work plan
Jointly with Project Manager and based on inputs from national experts prepare Project Inception Report, including overview of changes in project environment, summary and justification for revision in Project Logical Framework, Monitoring and evaluation plan, Risk Log, QA/QC provisions and quarterly annual work plan and budget for 2013-2017 in full compliance and in the format presented by the PMU.
Participate at the Inception workshop and make a presentation of Project Inception Report.
Competencias
Corporate skills
- Demonstrate integrity by modeling values and UN ethic standards
- Promote UNDP vision, mission and strategies
- Demonstrate culture, gender, religion, nationality and age tolerance and ability to adopt
- Knowledge management and training
- Share own knowledge and experience
- Give helpful advises and comments to colleagues
- Skills to work in team, good organizational and communicative skills
- Leader’s ability and self-control
- Focus on work with a customer
- Constructive and enthusiastic approach to scope of work rendered
- Demonstrate ability to stay possessed and keep control in a stressful situation
- Response friendly to critics and dissent
Habilidades y experiencia requeridas
Education:
- Master Degree in engineering, environmental policies and protection, energy technology, project management or closely related field. Ph.D will be considered as advantage.
Experience:
- At least 7 years of experience and proven track record with policy advice and/or project development/implementation in environment (preferably specialization in the field of energy efficiency and lighting);
- Experience with CIS, Central Asian countries and/or Kazakhstan is preferable
- Proven track record of application of results-based approaches to evaluation of projects focusing on financial mechanisms in environmental protection (relevant experience in the CIS region and within UN system would be an asset);
- Previous experience in monitoring and evaluation of environmental projects will be considered as an asset.
Language Requirements:
- Full proficiency in English both written and verbal;
- Knowledge of Russian would be considered an advantage.
Others:
- Familiarity with result-based management in project formulation, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation, experience with GEF projects is a plus;
- Excellent communication skills,