Antecedentes

The Republic of Maldives is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its low-lying geography that makes it susceptible to flooding and inundation, and its dependence on economic activities that are sensitive to climate change, such as fishing and tourism. It is also highly dependent on imported fossil fuels for its energy supply and this represents a major source of greenhouse gas emissions for the country. Consequently, the Maldives has made significant commitments to the pursuit of a low emission climate resilient development agenda. However, ongoing decentralization reforms, fiscal crisis and low capacity at the sub-national level, mean that local planning is not reflective of national level commitments.

The 3 year, US$9.2 million UN Joint Programme, “LECReD”, responds to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework Outcome 9: “Enhanced capacities at national and local levels to support low carbon life-styles, climate change adaptation, and disaster risk reduction” and builds on the comparative strengths of United Nations Organizations including UNDP, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNFPA, UN WOMEN, WHO and FAO. The programme is innovative and represents a pioneering initiative of bringing together the wealth of diverse development-oriented expertise from these United Nations Organizations with equally diverse national and local partners to address this multi-faceted development challenge.

The programme will assist the Laamu Atoll and its islands to realize low emission and climate resilient development (LECReD). The programme seeks to mainstream LECReD issues into local level development planning and service delivery for greater community-level ownership and sustainability of programme benefits. Towards this objective, the programme will support local councils, civil society, private sector and other local stakeholders to establish platforms for stronger partnerships, improved coordination, and enhanced participation in local planning for LECReD; it will strengthen data and knowledge systems for LECReD; improve local level LECReD development planning and management of service delivery; and through a learning-by-doing approach establish early lessons and build demand for LECReD planning and management for replication and scaling-up.

The aim is that the local development plans will evolve from stand-alone action plans into more strategic and evidence-based instruments, which are climate smart and able to mobilize public and private investment. This programme will be closely linked to the existing national development planning cycle and will build capacity of local and national partners engaged in these local processes. The rationale being that lessons learned will be used to inform replication throughout the country and directly support the national agenda.

In pursuit of the core objective, the programme will achieve the following outputs:

Output 1: Partnership, coordination and participation platform for local LECReD planning and action is strengthened.

Output 3: Improved Local Level Planning and Management for LECReD.

Output 4: Practical local experience in LECReDs interventions leads to learning and promotes replication.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The National Programme Coordinator (PC) will be a programme management specialist and will be responsible for establishing, implementing and closing the programme. This includes, coordinating, supervising, managing, monitoring and facilitating evaluation of all aspects of the programme’s implementation including financial administration. The PC substantively reports to the co-chairs of the PB and administratively reports to the UNRC. The PC will have overall responsibility for the programme operations, including primary contact with programme sponsors and stakeholders and the Programme Technical Committee (PTC) concerning programme performance.

Coordination for effective implementation, monitoring and reporting of programme  

• Coordinate, manage and supervise all aspects of the programme in liaison with Government, PUNOs (Partner UN Organisations), local partners, PB, PTC, CTA (Chief Technical Advisor), LWG (Local Working Group) and other stakeholders;
• Ensure that all reporting requirements of the MTPF (Multi Trust Partner Fund) including aggregation of PUNO reports are duly met;
• Ensure that all support is provided in the establishment of PTC and LWG;
• Ensure that the programme activities and outputs are in accordance with the Programme Document and work plan;
• Ensure all institutional stakeholders are kept informed of programme progress and results;
• Ensure the preparation of all programme management products are timely and of high quality including preparation of joint work plans, budgets and reports;
• Ensure that the all work plans are consolidated for effective monitoring of the programme;
• Ensure that a detailed work plan for the Inception Phase, as well as Implementation phase, including quarterly and annual plans, are developed;
• Ensure that the programme management is compliant with all the procedural and contractual obligations of the MTPF, UNDG guidance on Joint Programmes, and the Programme Document;
• Establishing the internal management procedures and practices required complying with UNDP rules and procedures, including procurement, tendering, contracting, reporting, editing and accounting;
• Ensure the establishment and implementation of the results monitoring system and the execution of evaluations in accordance with M&E plan; establishment of systems for the identification and management of issues and risks; tracking performance of programme implementation including a programme performance dashboard;
• Ensure that systems are in place for monitoring and evaluating the Programme's delivery of agreed results (e.g. development and management of the M&E plan) and lead monitoring and evaluation work in accordance with the UNDP norms and standards;
• Carry out any other relevant duties and responsibilities as required by the LECRED.

• Ensure that the Pogramme Coordination Unit (PCU) team is established and that its budget, recruitment and coordination of consultants are well managed. Also the PC will identify, establish and maintain the Laamu Atoll office, sub-offices and facilities as required;
• Ensure PCU staff receive adequate training and reasonable resources to execute their role and responsibilities;
• Ensure that all support to UNRC office is provided in its function to provide secretarial support to PB and the PTC.

• Ensure proper management of programme financial arrangements and budgets; Control and monitor expenditures and ensure an adequate management response of the resources provided for the programme;
• Ensure that all accounting, budgeting and reporting procedures are harmonised and Atlas entries are made accordingly;
• Ensure that all support is provided during programme audit;
• Inform and advise the PTC and PB on any issues likely to effect the financial resources or the scope of activities of the programme.
  

Competencias

Functional Competencies:      

• Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda -Analysis and creation of messages and strategies;
• Creates effective advocacy strategies;
• Performs analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses.
  

Results-Based Programme Development and Management - Contributing to results through provision of information

• Provides information for linkages across programme activities to help identify critical points of integration;
• Provides information and documentation on specific stages of projects/programme implementation;
• Provides background information to identify opportunities for project development and helps drafting proposals;
• Participates in the formulation of project proposals.
  

Building Strategic Partnerships  - Identifying and building partnerships

• Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UN  mandate and strategic agenda;
• Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners;
• Promotes UN  agenda in all meetings and engagements.
  

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches - Developing new approaches

• Seeks a broad range of perspectives in developing project proposals;
• Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations;
• Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking;
• Makes the case for innovative ideas from the team with own supervisor.
  

Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations) - Implementing resource mobilization strategies

• Analyzes information on potential bilateral donors and national counterparts to recommend a strategic approach;
• Identifies and compiles lessons learned;
• Develops a resource mobilization strategy at the country level.
  

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing - Developing tools and mechanisms

• Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
• Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms.
  

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise - In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter

• Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally;
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments.
  

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UN Goals - Analysis and creation of messages and strategies

• Performed analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses;
• Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for global advocacy work and adapts it for use at country level.
  

Client Orientation - Contributing to positive outcomes for the client

• Anticipates client needs;
• Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider;
• Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective;
• Solicits feedback on service provision and quality.
  

Core Competencies:

• Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
• Building support and political acumen;
• Building staff competence,  creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
• Building and promoting effective teams;
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards;
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
• Fair and transparent  decision making; calculated risk-taking.
  

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in environmental resource management, climate change, local planning, or local economic development or relevant field

Experience

• At least 5 years professional experience leading and coordinating similar complex multi-sector programmes at the local and national level using participatory processes engaging national and local level governmental, community and private sector;
• Experience in coordination and ensuring consistency in implementation of joint programmes;
• Experience and understanding of UNDP procedures and programming;
• Experience with local economic development, and participatory approaches to reintegration activities essential;
• Experience in inter-agency collaboration and strategic partnership is a must.

Language 

• Fluency in English and Dhivehi.