Historique
Devoirs et responsabilités
- To enable the project to maintain strategic direction during implementation by helping project management remain focused on overall results, and the quality of those results;
- To sharpen the project’s focus on quality outputs;
- To provide long term support for adaptive management, best practice assessment and implementation support for the project;
- To ensure the project is an active member of a broader learning and knowledge sharing network of similar or related projects (LDCF, GEF and otherwise); and
- To emphasize a learning and adaptive approach to project management and implementation.
- To review progress against the overall project work plan since inception, and to assess constraints to project implementation.
- To assist project management unit draft the 2013 work plan.
- To ensure coordination with all project partners and stakeholders.
- To support inception of the work on technical components of the project including assistance for the formulation of the terms of references.
- To support and advise on project monitoring and reporting as well as tracking of implementation of management responses to evaluations.
- To advise National Project Director (NPD) and UNDP on any other matters, including the necessity to make a formal request to LDCF to extend the project implementation phase.
- Conduct capacity development trainings for project staff on project management.
Expected Outcomes/Deliverables:
- A strategy and Action Plan to implement recommendations of mid-term evaluation
- Established and functioning Project Steering Committee including meeting schedules and procedures
- Revised Project Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation Framework
- Updated Project Risk Management Framework
- Project Asset Management Register
- Recommendations for UNDP and MEE
- Revised workplan for 2013 to the end of project
- 2013 Annual Work Plan
Compétences
- 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
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism
- As strong understanding of political sensitivities and ability to work positively with all partners in a politically dynamic environment
- Demonstrated capacity in knowledge sharing and knowledge management and ability to promote a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example
- In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues
- Ability to conduct research and analysis and strong synthesis skills.
- Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
- Ability to develop innovative approaches to program design, implementation, monitoring evaluation of development programmes and projects.
- Ability to support mobilize resources
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback; consensus-oriented
- 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 good oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
- Proactive and have the ability to discuss openly with all senior government staff
- Results-orientation and efficiency in a multi-tasking environment
- Capacity to perform effectively under pressure and hardship conditions
- Highly develop inter-personal, negotiation and teamwork skills, networking aptitude, ability to work in multi-cultural environment
- Highly developed inter-cultural communication and skills;
Qualifications et expériences requises
- Master’s Degree in one of the following: Science, Social Science, Business Administration generic Development studies with environmental specialisation.
- Minimum 7 years professional experience in the area of programme or project management with specific experience in natural resource management projects is an advantage;
- Demonstrated experience with other donor funded development project with at least seven years in a managerial position; Managing climate change projects will be an asset;
- In-depth and proven knowledge on climate change and other development issues, policies, strategies and programmes relating to environment and natural resource management and their impacts promoting sustainable financing, growth in human development and poverty reduction;
- Must have substantial management and planning skills; and experience with demonstrated abilities to develop and manage partnerships with donors, government counterparts, the private sector and civil society;
- Solid understanding of UN/UNDP’s programmes and initiatives on climates;
- Must possess strong analytical and results oriented skills;
- Ability to work in an organised and systematic manner and demonstrate professionalism with high level of integrity in the day-to-day performance of duty;
- Ability to manage and work well in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams;
- Proven record in the writing of research papers, policy analysis and recommendations, reports and publications;
- Excellent computer skills and experience and ability to use information technology as a tool and resource as well as advanced knowledge of web based management systems.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.