Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Category: Product/Project Management
Type: Full time
Deadline: 01-May-19 12:00:00 AM
Salary:
Description
Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Project Regional Coordinator, overall supervision of the UNDP CO Sustainable Development and Resilient Growth Portfolio Manager and direct supervision of the UNDP CO Climate Change Programme Programme Coordinator, the incumbent provides effective and efficient management of the project through a range of actions contributing to the design, planning, management and monitoring of project activities. The Project Task Leader/Mitigation Expert applies and promotes the principles of results-based management (RBM), as well as a client-oriented approach consistent with UNDP rules and regulations. He/she is responsible and accountable to the Project Board for the project results.
The Project Task Leader/Mitigation Expert works in close collaboration with the UNDP CO Programme, Operations, Communications and other project teams in the Country’s Climate Change Programme for effective achievement of results, anticipating and contributing to resolving complex programme/project-related issues and information delivery. The incumbent is expected to exercise full compliance with UNDP programming, financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies and strategies, as well as implementation of the effective internal control systems.
The Project Task Leader will ensure the provision of development service product (commensurate with the scope of the Climate Change Programme) of the highest quality and standards to national counterparts and clients through applying human rights-based approach (HRBA) and gender equality (GE) approaches.
More specifically the incumbent will be responsible for:
1. Annual work planning, implementation and reporting:
- Prepares all required work planning and reporting in terms of their technical content including AWP, Annual Project Progress Report, Quarterly progress updates/reports, Terminal Project report etc.,
- Prepares technical reports in specific area of expertise (climate change/NDC; MRV; NAP etc); coordination of all technical work under the national component of the regional project,
- Provides technical support to the UNDP CO and to regional project component, supporting corresponding regional activities; provision of technical inputs into various UNDP corporate technical documents,
- Prepares reports to for the Project Steering Committee/Project Board meetings.
2. Supporting in mobilization of technical expertise for the project successful implementation:
- Draft TORs aligned with the project document outputs and expected results; coordinates TOR development with UNDP CO, UNDP regional office and national partners (as necessary) in terms of expected results; in coordination with UNDP CO secures ownership and participation of key national partners from line ministries in the project’s technical work,
- Ensures oversight over the hiring of knowledgeable national experts and supervise on their work, in order to implement activities and quality deliverables,
- Supervise the technical national consultants’ teams, provide leadership and guidance; act as a quality assurance for all the technical deliverables,
- Ensure effective team leadership by holding periodical technical staff meetings, checking progress towards delivery of technical reports, ensure quality of deliverables; facilitates national partners’ involvement and ownership over the technical knowledge products.
3. Bearing responsibility over technical knowledge management products:
- Leads the mitigation related analyses and guides the team of national experts involved in assessment of the mitigation measures impact,
- Reviews, follow-ups and finalizes all technical reports, best practices, lessons learned, publications, etc. prepared by the project,
- Consolidates and analyzes country challenges, needs, current status of Paris Agreement progress implementation in the context of SDGs and EaP agenda,
- Liaises and closely consults with the Regional Project Manager and International Technical Adviser in order to ensure that technical direction of the project implementation at national level is aligned with the regional work and with the overall project document and AWP,
- Ensures provision of technical information and briefs, inputs to Regional Project Manager and International Technical Adviser and supports various UNDP corporate reports, briefs, inputs into policy papers, advocacy and information materials etc.
4. Knowledge management, events:
- Organizes and facilitates technical events at national level and supports the exchange of information/experiences during regional events, with the participation of other beneficiary countries (as agreed with the Regional Project Manager and International Technical Adviser),
- Assists the Regional Project Manager and International Technical Adviser in organizing regional events, by identifying themes based on national needs/context to support the framing and design the regional dialogue agenda,
- Assist in developing of NDC meetings/events formats to optimize peer-to-peer learning and south-south exchange,
- Oversees logistics related activities of national NDC or other technical events (or participation of national partners in regional events) in particular ensures the participation of all the relevant key stakeholders in NDC implementation and ensures overall smooth dialogue,
- Designs targeted sessions for discussions on NDC/MRV/NAP related policy issues at the national or regional NDC events,
- Consolidates and analyzes national experiences form NDC meetings and shares these experiences,
- Contributes to the development of knowledge products (eg. Guidance, documents, articles, blogs etc),
- Prepares and delivers presentations, briefing materials, talking points, contributions to corporate materials etc.
5. Monitoring and evaluation:
- Ensures actions for effectively implementation of the M&E plan and information availability on process and generate materials required to measure project progress towards indicators.
- Support and ensure availability of information and all necessary arrangements for the midterm and final UNDP Independent Evaluations.
6. Perform any other duties connected directly with the implementation of the Project as required.
RequiredQualifications
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values.
- Exerts strict adherence to corporate rules, regulations and procedures. Familiarity with the internal control framework and results-based management tools is a must.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
- Ensures that programmes and projects are consistent with UN/UNDP values.
- Treats peers fairly by maintaining consistent values inspiring trust and confidence through personal credibility.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for the quality of the outcome of his/her decisions.
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
- Shares knowledge and experience.
- Focuses on tasks/activities, which have a strategic impact on programme and capacity development activities.
- Promotes a supportive environment to enhance partnerships, leverages resources and build support for UNDP’s strategic initiatives.
- Collaborates with regional, national and local partners to create and apply knowledge and concepts that will help partners achieve UNDP’s development objectives within the country and regional context.
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
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.
- Serves as internal consultant in the area of expertise and shares knowledge with staff.
- Continues to seek new and improved methods and systems for accomplishing the work of the unit.
- 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.
- Good knowledge and understanding of climate change commitments assumed by the country, and particularly under Paris Agreement.
- Solid understanding of NDC process under the UNFCCC and demonstrated knowledge of climate change concepts related to NDCs.
Development and Operational Effectiveness
- Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to Results-Based Management, including support to design, planning and implementation of Programme, managing data, reporting.
- Ability to provide input to business processes, re-engineering, implementation of new system, including new IT based systems.
- Ability to engage with various partners and stakeholders at different levels, to establish and maintain contacts with senior-level officials of the host government and represent UNDP in national and regional fora.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, is required to obtain, evaluate and interpret factual data and to prepare accurate and complete reports and other documents.
- Capacity to implement the strategic vision and programmatic goals as laid down in the Project Document.
- Proven performance in organizing and coordinating major initiatives, events or challenging inter-organizational activities.
- Adapts flexibly to changing situations, overcomes obstacles and recovers quickly from set-backs.
Leadership and Self-Management
- Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback,
- Ability to achieve results and meet strict deadlines in an effective manner, maintaining a high quality standard throughout,
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude,
- Tolerates conditions of stress, uncertainty or ambiguity and continues to maintain a positive outlook and to work productively,
- Demonstrated ability to manage a team and to foster team spirit and synergy.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s Degree in Economics; Energy; Environment Management or other relevant field. Additional training and certification in project management would be an advantage.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of work experience in project implementation, and/or management of experts’ team in international organizations is required.
- At least 3 years of experience in relevant areas: climate change, mitigation related issues under UNFCCC’s key technical areas.
- Previous experience with EU and UNDP projects is an advantage.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in oral and written English, Armenian and the knowledge of Russian is an asset.
Benefits
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