UNDP Jobs - 38358- District Project Officer (DPO)

District Project Officer (DPO) - SU 7 (for Nepalese nationals only) 4 positions - NEX Project

Location :

Project implementation districts (Udayapur, Siraha, Saptari and Mahottari), NEPAL

Type of Contract :

Other

Starting Date :

01-Sep-2013

Application Deadline :

14-Jul-13 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Other

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year with possibility of extension

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

Community Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project” is a joint initiative between The Government of Nepal (GON) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The project will be implemented under National Execution/Implementation Modality (NEX/NIM) by Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) under Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE) as the lead Implementing Agency. The major source of funding to this project comes from the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) managed by Global Environment Facility (GEF). The project contributes to NAPA Profile 3 ‘Community-Based Disaster Management for Facilitating Climate Adaptation’ and Profile 4 ‘GLOF Monitoring and Disaster Risk Reduction’. The project was developed by UNDP with the technical assistance from ICIMOD following wider consultations at different levels. The project duration is for four years from 2013 to 2017. This project aims to help the GON to overcome some of the key barriers to manage the growing risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) in the High Mountains and flooding in the Tarai and Churia Range of Southern Nepal through a strong emphasis on community engagement, empowerment and social inclusion.

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

The DPOs will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the District Project Coordinator (DPC). The incumbent will be mainly responsible for overall supervision/implementation/monitoring of the district field activities of Community based Flood Risk Management in their respective districts and supporting the DPC in effective implementation of activities in achieving the programme outputs as appropriate. The incumbent will be further responsible for facilitating and organizing training activities and delivery of other inputs to the Flood Risk management Community, local/regional DWIDP staff and other concerned line agencies in their working districts. The DPOs will assist DPC for technical quality control and advisory services of Flood component of the project.

Specifically the DPOs will:

Lead the activities related to Flood Risk Reduction/management in their respective working districts;
Facilitate to implement the women/children/elderly people friendly community based early warning system in the selected area;
Support the DPC to provide inputs to the consultants and project staffs regarding the impact of climate change on Floods and its trend in Nepal and in working districts/river basins;
Assist DPC to prepare reports, guidelines and operational modalities on Flood Risk reduction;
Develop guidelines, strategies and plans for flood risk reduction activities in their respective working districts;
Assist DPC in facilitating the trainings and other meetings with government and other stakeholders regarding flood risk reduction activities in the respective working districts;
Assist DPC to prepare a quarterly progress report on all activities being done for the implementation of all programme activities in their working districts;
Provide additional support as requested by the DPC and as required to make this programme a success;
Support to develop partnership in implementation of sediment control/bioengineering activities and constructing embankments with other programs and projects within the district;
Support and promote gender equality and social inclusion in program activities in their working districts.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Knowledge Management and Learning:

Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office;
Oral and written communication skills.

Functional Competencies:

Excellent interpersonal skills;
Focuses on impact and results and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors, at the senior levels;
Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Should have at least Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.

Work Experience:

At least 5 years of working experience in river management/Flood Risk Management with successful implementation of flood risk reduction activities;
Experience in upstream downstream linkages for flood risk reduction would be an added advantage;
Should have relevant experiences of working with government agencies and financial institutions;
Working experience with bi-lateral and multi-lateral development agencies will be given priority;
Experience on planning, monitoring and evaluation of community based projects and with managerial skills will be an additional advantage;
Must be computer literate.

Language:

Ability to speak and write in Nepali and English is essential.