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* Ensuring strategic direction, policy analysis and advisory services for project operations
* Overall management of the project
* Efficient support to tasks related to advocacy, programming, monitoring and evaluation, and representation.
* Strategic partnership and resources mobilization
* Facilitation of knowledge building and management Ensures the strategic direction of project operations focusing on achievement of the following results:
* Provision of advice on strategies, policies and plans affecting project operations, delivery of practice advisory, knowledge and learning services.
* Establishment of collaborative arrangements with project potential partners and appropriate operational partnership arrangements.
* Constant monitoring and analysis of the operating environment, quick readjustment of the operations, advice on legal considerations and risk assessment.
* Monitor and analyse key economic, social and political developments in the country which effect regional/local or national development; through this process, identify development needs and potential solutions relevant to project activities
* Contribute to policy dialog on the issues of communities engagement in the decision making process on the local level with the Government, donors, civil society, private sector as relates to environment, energy and DRM.
* Advocate, promote awareness and understanding of local sustainable development issues in the context of MDG’s, climate change, environment, energy and DRM.
* Ensure that UNDP objectives and activities in the area of energy, environment and DRM are well coordinated with plans and activities of local partners
Ensures effective and accurate overall management of the project focusing on achievement of the following results:
* Lead and effectively manage the environment and energy team, ensure proper training, guidance and coaching opportunities for all personnel and local leaders assisted by the project
* Implement the project activities in accordance with UNDP financial Rules and Regulations and the Internal Control Framework for UNDP Somalia
* Preparation of project implementation activities and selection of implementing partners such as government institutions, service providers, and NGOs. Managing calls for bids and for proposal and selection of implementing partners within the UNDP contractual framework for project activity implementation. Design the scope of works and TORs for the bids and call for porposals.
* Manage day to day administrative matters for the project under the direction of the Programme Manager with the support from the PREP administrative staff.
* Create systems of effective financial, administrative and logistical processes to facilitate community-level work
* Ensure full transparency and access to information about UNDP activities in the area of environment, energy and DRM.
* Participate in communication and media activities. Ensure project web-site updates. Coordinate distribution of the project related information. Ensure visibility of the Donor and Implementing Partners in all project outputs.
Ensures efficient support to tasks related to advocacy, programming, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and representation focusing on achievement of the following results:
* Supports gathering of data/information for project monitoring and evaluation processes ensuring compliance with UNDP M&E requirements in reporting on programme results and progress towards outcomes.
* Ensure proper monitoring and evaluation procedures are instituted in all project activities
* Ensure proper monitoring of project progress against annual and quarterly work plans and budgets
* Coordinate and oversee the preparation of the substantive and operational reports from the programme/project
* Develop annual workplans, budgets draft report and other document for the management and reporting of project activities.
* Manage the accurate and timely reporting on the progress of the project with a specific focus on the activities and funds utilized. Ensure that reports are provided to donors according to UNDP’s contractual obligation.
* Monitory project inventory, attendance records, filing system. Assure correct personnel management and procurement of goods and services Establishes and maintain strategic partnership and implements the resources mobilization strategy for the CO focusing on the achievement of the following results:
* Establishes and maintains dialog with government officials, both local and national, NGOs, partners, donors and communities to provide knowledge and understanding, ensuring accurate interpretation of the programme’s mission
* Identify areas of cooperation and coordination with other UN agencies for the implementation of joint activities related to environment, energy and DRM
* Collect and make analysis of information on donor contracts, funding priorities, criteria and processes related to environment, energy and DRM
* Promote and explain the UNDP projects and support the UNDP CO activities in interaction with donors
* Identify opportunities for the implementation of the project making specific recommendations on actions needed.
* Assist communities in identifying resource mobilization opportunities
* Support CO resource mobilization efforts
Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and management, focusing on the achievement of the following results:
* Prepare knowledge products, related to the thematic areas under the project
* Facilitate learning and experience sharing for government officials, local community leaders and experts
* Contribute to national and global knowledge networks Impact of Results
The position will help strengthen UNDP’s delivery of effective environment, energy and disaster risk mitigation programming in support to national policies and capacity development, in part through the establishment and/or strengthening of strategic partnerships as well as support to resource mobilization. The post increases the visibility and contribution of UNDP in this important area.
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
Analysis and creation of messages and strategies
* Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for advocacy work Results-Based Programme Development and Management
Contributes into results through primary research and analysis
* Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
* Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
* Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation Building Strategic Partnerships
Identifying and building partnerships
* Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners
* Displays initiative, sets challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts new work assignments
* Takes responsibility for achieving agreed outputs within set deadlines and strives until successful outputs are achieved Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
Developing new approaches
* Looks at experience critically, drawing lessons, and building them into the design of new approaches
* Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations
* Documents successes and uses them to project a positive image
* 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 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
* Serves as internal consultant in the area of expertise and shares knowledge with staff
* 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 UNDP’s Goals
Analysis and creation of messages and strategies
* 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 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
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