A new career opportunity is available at the United Nations Development Programme. The UNDP is currently looking for a Project Officer.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Programme Management: (30%)
- Supports implementation and development of UNDP’s programme on environment and climate including the YAI programme.
- Monitors project activity implementation and progress and ensure that the agreed deliverables are met.
- Provide project management and technical support to the implementation of the programme.
- Supports design and formulation of CO programme within the area of environment and climate, translating UNDP’s priorities into local interventions, in line with CPD. Coordinate programme implementation with the executing agencies.
- Supports initiation of a project, finalization of contribution agreement; determination of required revisions; coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises, closure of projects through review.
- Provides financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, and development of solutions. Participates in audit of NEX projects.
- Follows up on audit recommendations.
Technical and policy support (20%)
- Assist in review and comment on relevant submissions of the project reports to improve the technical quality.
- Support evidenced-based planning and decision-making for UNDP’s programme on environment and climate.
- Identifies sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identifies and makes synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals relating to environment and climate.
- Contributes to the preparation of drafts of technical policy advice and programme support documents in the area of environment and climate.
Administrative Assistance (30%)
- Supports preparation of ECC portfolio work plans and facilitate of coordination of project implementation at the portfolio level.
- Supports updated project information in QUANTUM.
- Supports project audit and facilitate access by auditors to project documentation, personnel, and institutions involved in the project.
- Supports organization of HACT assurance activities, including spot checks and programme visits.
- Regularly advises Implementing Partners or Responsible Partners on HACT related issues.
- Initiates procurement actions for ICs, goods, works and services according to procurement plans.
- Compiles supporting documents for procurement processes and ensures that supporting documents are complete.
Knowledge Building and management (15%)
- Synthesize and document lessons learnt and best practices in programme.
- Develop success stories and articles to communicate UNDP’s achievements.
- Contributes to the provision of top-quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management.
- Makes sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization (15%)
- Establishes and maintains good working relationships with the relevant public and development partners of projects he/she is assigned to.
- Identifies and works with key partners/stakeholders to ensure synergies with other projects/initiatives and to avoid duplication of activities among actors.
- Identifies opportunities for mobilizing resources for UNDP’s programme on environment and climate and prepares substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Development Studies, Social Science, Environment, or a closely related field is required.
- A first level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field with combination of two additional years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of master’s degree.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of demonstrable project/programme management experience is required.
Required skills:
- Progressive experience in demonstrable programme management related to environmental and climate issues.
- Highly developed computer skills.
Desired skills:
- Demonstrable experience in policy analysis, knowledge product development, stakeholder and partnership engagement, and Programme development in relation to environment and natural resources, climate change.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills/experience.
- Strong communication skills/experience, both written and oral.
- Partnerships and resource mobilization experience.
Language:
- Fluency in English and local language is required.
