UNDP Job Opportunity: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Pakistan) Hiring “Project Manager– Biodiversity Conservation” at Islamabad
Great Job Opportunity at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Pakistan), Islamabad.
UNDP works with the Government and people of Pakistan to develop local solutions to development challenges. In an evolving development context, we support Pakistan’s efforts to build a more equitable, prosperous, peaceful, and resilient society, and to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP’s programmatic interventions focus on sustainable development, democratic governance and peace building, climate and disaster resilience, gender equality, development impact and crisis response. UNDP’s goal is to improve the lives of the people of Pakistan through keeping people out of poverty; governance for peaceful, just and inclusive societies; crisis prevention and increased resilience; innovative solutions for development; clean affordable energy; women’s empowerment, and gender equality.
UNDP Pakistan is looking to hire “Project Manager– Biodiversity Conservation” at Islamabad. Details are as follows:
Position Title: Project Manager– Biodiversity Conservation (NPSA-9)
Required Skills and Experience:
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environment/Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity, Environmental Economics, or a closely related field, is required or
- A first-level university degree (bachelors’ degree) in Environment/Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity, Environmental Economics, or a closely related field in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of master´s degree.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years (with masters’ degree) or 4 years (with a bachelor’s degree) of experience in the implementation of environment/biodiversity/finance projects is required.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and managing effective partnerships with government and civil society organizations in the context of environment and development.
- Experience in fostering networks and partnerships and ability to coordinate with the UN agencies and international and other organizations present in the sector.
- Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
- Experience in environmental or biodiversity-related policies.
- Knowledge of capacity building theory and capacity building/assessment methodologies.
- Experience with UN and/or UNDP procurement policies and procedures.
- Experience in managing multiple projects and work teams and supervising technical assessments, reports and technical documents.
- Experience in developing proposals, EOI and concept notes with a focus on Biodiversity conservation and linked thematic areas.
Required languages:
- Fluency in English and Urdu is required.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Project Manager will work under the overall guidance of the Assistant Resident Representative RECCU and directly reports to Programme Analyst RECCU while collaborating closely with the Biodiversity Wing at the Ministry of Climate Change, where required. The Project Manager of Biodiversity Conservation will supervise various positions reporting directly to the PM including reporting officer, communication and engagement officer, gender expert and admin and finance officer.
The key duties and responsibilities for the Project Manager will be as below:
Coordinate effective project planning and implementation.
- Develop project planning process and ensure the work plan and a fully costed budget are prepared based on sound capacity assessments and in accordance with UNDP POPP/PPM Guidelines
- Manage, coordinate, and supervise project implementation to ensure the overall project relevance and performance, the effective realization and quality of outputs within the specified constraints of time and cost as outlined in the project document, and adherence to applicable UNDP policy and programme management procedures and Government standards, rules, and regulations. Act as a senior advisor on issues related to project activities.
- Provide direction, guidance, and direct supervision to UNDP project personnel. Undertake technical review of project documents produced by the project team and partners, and ensure high technical standards are met.
- Ensure all project interventions integrate a gender equality perspective/gender equality mainstreaming to the extent local context allows.
- Ensure proper execution of all administrative activities associated with project implementation, including mobilizing goods and services, preparing Terms of Reference, completing contracting processes, recruiting/selecting consultants and experts, and managing financial arrangements/transactions and their correct authorization.
- Identify opportunities for synergies with other projects within UNDP and beyond, to advance the key objectives and grow its focus.
- Supervise the work of national experts and institutions to ensure outputs are delivered on time, within the set budget, and to high-quality standards; facilitate, guide and monitor the work of the national team;
- Organise all relevant project workshops in a consultative manner, involving a wide variety of biodiversity finance stakeholders, including the government, private sector, NGOs, donors and academia.
- Liaise the project processes and products with relevant national planning biodiversity and finance relevant processes, such as NBSAP updates and Global Biodiversity Framework implementation.
- Ensure timely identification of risks in implementation at the national level and communication to the RECCU.
- Organise regular meetings of the national team and monthly calls with the Technical Advisor from the GPMTSU.
- Support and supervise all consultants and relevant staff in the data collection, analysis, and conclusions in form of Workbooks, reports and success stories.
Monitor and report on progress in implementing project activities and achieving the targets set.
- Provide technical advice to the project in developing baselines and indicators for project monitoring and evaluation and coordinate the finalization of a detailed results framework. Develop clear strategies and an effective system for data collection, means of verification, and information sharing and reporting.
- Lead project monitoring, reporting and evaluation at the national level, draft monthly and quarterly reports for review by the lead expert and submission to the global and regional teams.
- Lead the implementation of project monitoring, evaluation, and results framework to identify plan deviations and other problems; and make needed course corrections within agreed upon tolerances to achieve results. Conduct field visits as required to verify project activities relative to stated targets and provide regular field updates to UNDP management.
- Lead the development and conduct of mid-term and annual reviews, and end-line assessment, and coordinate the conduct of independent evaluations. Organize project review and evaluation meetings. Follow up on the implementation of decisions, recommendations, and course corrections.
- Manage and monitor project risks, including social and environmental risks, and initially identified and submit new risks to appropriate project governing bodies for consideration and decision on possible actions.
- Coordinate the preparation of corporate, donor and government reports in line with the reporting schedule and UNDP and donor requirements. Ensure provision of ad hoc reports and information requested by relevant entities.
- Review the final reports of the national Policy and Institutional Review, Biodiversity expenditure Review, Financial Needs Assessment and Biodiversity Finance plan.
- Ensure proper operational and financial closure of the project.
Establish partnerships and open channels of communication
- Substantively contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and lead the identification and onboarding process for implementing partners and RPs mainly the Government entities.
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with implementing and development partners, government officials, businesses, NGOs, other national and regional stakeholders, and beneficiaries to support and ensure accurate interpretation of project objectives and promote inclusive project implementation.
- Provide technical support to the implementing partners and act as a liaison between UNDP and the partners.
- Support resource mobilization efforts and project development under biodiversity conservation and portfolio expansion under RECCU as a Biodiversity Conservation Programme.
- Ensure regular communication with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, provincial wildlife and environment departments and completion of all reports and products.
- Act as principal technical contact for the project implementation with GPMTSU concerning all questions and issues that arise during national implementation.
- Provide key technical leadership on all finance issues and assure horizontal integration and consistency of workstreams/studies.
- Provide overall guidance and quality control for all projects under the Biodiversity Programme.
Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic area(s).
- Substantively contribute to project communications and visibility efforts. Make recommendations to the management team on activities with potential for scale-up, replicability and synergies.
- Coordinate the development of workshop reports for the inception workshop and all technical workshops.
- Liaise with relevant initiatives and programs in UNDP and other organizations in support of the execution of the project, including BIOFIN, the NBSAP support programme, the GEF 7 Early Action Support Programme, the Nature Hub, and other organizations and initiatives.
- Develop with the collaboration of the rest of the team members, of at least one brief overview publication per year, press releases, and web and media products.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Last Date to Apply: 24 January, 2025
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Note: UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
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