Category: Management Consulting
Total Position: 1
Job Type: Service Contract (SC) ( firstshift )
Department: UNDP
Job Location: Islamabad
Gender: Doesn't Matter
Minimum Education: Masters
Degree Title: Master’s degree in the field of Environment, Climate Change, Natural Resources Management, Economics, Development Studies, or other related disciplines
Career Level: SB 4
Minimum Experience: 5 Years(Minimum 5years of professional work experience in the fields of programme coordination and management with training in the specific thematic areas of the Env-JP.)
Work Permit: Pakistan
Apply By: Jun 9, 2011
Posted On: May 27, 2011
Apply Online:
www.un.org.pk
Job Description
Organizational Context
In Pakistan, the UN reform is focused on alignment to Government priorities and enhanced coordination among development partners, i.e. Government, Donors, UN and Civil Society for efficient, effective and coherent program delivery. The One Program of the UN in Pakistan, which combines the strengths of the 19 UN entities in Pakistan, resulted in minimizing duplications by providing better sectoral purview for responding to the sectoral needs in a collective manner.
The One Program is providing support to the development initiatives of the Government of Pakistan, through its five Joint programs on Agriculture, Rural Development and Poverty Reduction, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Environment, Health and Population, with four cross cutting issues of Gender, Human rights, Civil Society, and Refugees. The funding mechanism of the One Program constitutes parallel funding arrangement (from core and mobilized resource of agencies) and the pass through funding of the One fund – all pitched towards the joint program outcomes. The One Fund is managed by UNDP’s Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF), as UNDP is the Administrative Agent (AA) of the One Program. The Program progress is captured in the One Program Report (January to December 2009) and Stocktaking Report (January 2009 to April 2010).
UN Resident Coordinator (RC) Office is mandated to support the RC and UN Country Team to ensure effective coordination and liaison for effective delivery of results Of the One program undertaken by the respective UN agencies. The JPSO will work under direct supervision of Joint Programme Co-Chairs with the Resident Coordinator providing overall guidance, as required. The principal function of the post is to support Thematic Working Group (TWG) through the Co-Chairs in collaborative, efficient and coherent implementation of the respective Joint Programme (JP) and the JP Components (JPC) while keeping close liaison with RC Office. A secondary function is to ensure the effective linkages, where relevant, between Joint Programmes (JP) to ensure common approaches, common procedures and common reporting.
Functions / Key Results Expected
Summary of key functions:
1.Provide substantive support to Thematic Working Groups (and through them to the JP Coordination Office for One UN Joint Programme on Environment) and to the Inter-Agency Working Groups to support implementation of Environment Joint Programme (Env-JP) and Joint Programme Components (JPCs).
2.Closely work with the UN agency responsible as the substantive co-Chair for the Env-JP for technical guidance, coordination and day-to-day management of tasks internal to participating UN agencies for the achievements of results envisaged under Env-JP.
3.Maintain regular contact and liaison with UN Resident Coordination Office in Pakistan and seek support and guidance for implementation of Env-JP and JPCs in accordance with the headquarters policies and guidelines for implementation of the One programme.
4. Collate and share budget information, produce and edit donor reports for Env-JP and JPCs levels and facilitate monitoring of JPCs implementation. Keep regular track of the expenditures, budget allocations and funding gap for each JPC.
5.Keep up-to-date knowledge of procedural requirements and provide advice on implementation modalities, integration of the cross-cutting issues and compliance with the established procedures for the implementation of various activities and interventions under Env-JP.
6.Facilitate effective coherence and coordination among Participating UN Agencies and with other stakeholders for formulation, implementation and reporting of joint initiatives under the programme.
7.Under the direction of Co-Chairs maintain contacts and exchange information with other JPs through their respective Co-Chairs, Office of the Resident Coordinator (especially in Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting, budget information system and donor reporting), with UN agency staff, Government counterparts, and donor agency personnel.
8.Coordinate with the Senior Coordination Officer and UN head of agencies and other forums under the One Porgramme structure for effective delivery of results and programme management.
9.Support and facilitate contacts with the UN Provincial Coordination Teams and government led Provincial Implementation Committees (PICs) to assist in the implementation of Joint Programme activities in the respective Provinces.
10.Formulate a Env-JP specific resource mobilization strategy and action plan. Facilitate resource mobilization in close coordination with the UN agencies and Env-JP coordination unit.
11.Prepare documentations and presentations that can help to make Env-JP visible for the wider audience. Undertake regular analysis in environment related areas for presentation to the government and donors.
12.Ability to efficiently and clearly write technical notes, minutes of meetings, TORs for associated tasks and required media releases related to Env-JP.
13.Advisory Support and Knowledge Management
•Provide substantive inputs on relevant issues of Environment in a crisis, recovery and development contexts for shaping the work plans at the JP and JPC levels; ;
•Share best practices on issues relating to Environment Joint Program Components ;
•Disseminate publications of relevance and area of focus of the Environment;
•Document case studies or human stories for dissemination to UNCT and donor community.
Monitoring and Reporting:
14.Support the UN Participating Agencies in the Env-JP to implement JPC monitoring and evaluation plans (in close collaboration with M&E Network) and on behalf of the Co-Chairs and Participating UN Agencies, ensure that the Participating Agencies are documenting the progress against the required targets; through collection, dissemination and consolidation of information on the respective JP and its related JP Components, to outcome and output levels
15.Under the specific direction of the substantive Co-Chair and in close consultation with the Participating UN Agencies, prepare documents and correspondences related to the respective JP to be shared with donors and other partners for clearance and transmission by the Co-Chairs.
16.Prepare progress reports on behalf of the Co-Chairs and through close consultation with Participating UN Agencies, which will form the UN’s strategic monitoring tools addressing results and impact of the respective joint programme such as (a) key implementation issues and risks affecting implementation, and proposed mitigating strategies (b) document experiences and strategic lessons learnt and (c) budgetary and financial expenditure details.
Required Skills
Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Corporate Competencies
-Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UNs values and ethical standards
-Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
-Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
-Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies
Knowledge Management and Learning
-Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
-Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
Coordination and Managements Effectiveness
-Ability to effectively coordinate and liaise with multi-tiered development partners, including UN agencies, government entities, donors and civil society organizations in support of programme implementation, monitoring and mobilize resources
-Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit
-Strong IT skills
-Ability to lead implementation of new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioral/attitudinal change
Management and Leadership
-Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
-Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
-Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
-Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
-Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
Total Position: 1
Job Type: Service Contract (SC) ( firstshift )
Department: UNDP
Job Location: Islamabad
Gender: Doesn't Matter
Minimum Education: Masters
Degree Title: Master’s degree in the field of Environment, Climate Change, Natural Resources Management, Economics, Development Studies, or other related disciplines
Career Level: SB 4
Minimum Experience: 5 Years(Minimum 5years of professional work experience in the fields of programme coordination and management with training in the specific thematic areas of the Env-JP.)
Work Permit: Pakistan
Apply By: Jun 9, 2011
Posted On: May 27, 2011
Apply Online:
www.un.org.pk
Job Description
Organizational Context
In Pakistan, the UN reform is focused on alignment to Government priorities and enhanced coordination among development partners, i.e. Government, Donors, UN and Civil Society for efficient, effective and coherent program delivery. The One Program of the UN in Pakistan, which combines the strengths of the 19 UN entities in Pakistan, resulted in minimizing duplications by providing better sectoral purview for responding to the sectoral needs in a collective manner.
The One Program is providing support to the development initiatives of the Government of Pakistan, through its five Joint programs on Agriculture, Rural Development and Poverty Reduction, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Environment, Health and Population, with four cross cutting issues of Gender, Human rights, Civil Society, and Refugees. The funding mechanism of the One Program constitutes parallel funding arrangement (from core and mobilized resource of agencies) and the pass through funding of the One fund – all pitched towards the joint program outcomes. The One Fund is managed by UNDP’s Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF), as UNDP is the Administrative Agent (AA) of the One Program. The Program progress is captured in the One Program Report (January to December 2009) and Stocktaking Report (January 2009 to April 2010).
UN Resident Coordinator (RC) Office is mandated to support the RC and UN Country Team to ensure effective coordination and liaison for effective delivery of results Of the One program undertaken by the respective UN agencies. The JPSO will work under direct supervision of Joint Programme Co-Chairs with the Resident Coordinator providing overall guidance, as required. The principal function of the post is to support Thematic Working Group (TWG) through the Co-Chairs in collaborative, efficient and coherent implementation of the respective Joint Programme (JP) and the JP Components (JPC) while keeping close liaison with RC Office. A secondary function is to ensure the effective linkages, where relevant, between Joint Programmes (JP) to ensure common approaches, common procedures and common reporting.
Functions / Key Results Expected
Summary of key functions:
1.Provide substantive support to Thematic Working Groups (and through them to the JP Coordination Office for One UN Joint Programme on Environment) and to the Inter-Agency Working Groups to support implementation of Environment Joint Programme (Env-JP) and Joint Programme Components (JPCs).
2.Closely work with the UN agency responsible as the substantive co-Chair for the Env-JP for technical guidance, coordination and day-to-day management of tasks internal to participating UN agencies for the achievements of results envisaged under Env-JP.
3.Maintain regular contact and liaison with UN Resident Coordination Office in Pakistan and seek support and guidance for implementation of Env-JP and JPCs in accordance with the headquarters policies and guidelines for implementation of the One programme.
4. Collate and share budget information, produce and edit donor reports for Env-JP and JPCs levels and facilitate monitoring of JPCs implementation. Keep regular track of the expenditures, budget allocations and funding gap for each JPC.
5.Keep up-to-date knowledge of procedural requirements and provide advice on implementation modalities, integration of the cross-cutting issues and compliance with the established procedures for the implementation of various activities and interventions under Env-JP.
6.Facilitate effective coherence and coordination among Participating UN Agencies and with other stakeholders for formulation, implementation and reporting of joint initiatives under the programme.
7.Under the direction of Co-Chairs maintain contacts and exchange information with other JPs through their respective Co-Chairs, Office of the Resident Coordinator (especially in Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting, budget information system and donor reporting), with UN agency staff, Government counterparts, and donor agency personnel.
8.Coordinate with the Senior Coordination Officer and UN head of agencies and other forums under the One Porgramme structure for effective delivery of results and programme management.
9.Support and facilitate contacts with the UN Provincial Coordination Teams and government led Provincial Implementation Committees (PICs) to assist in the implementation of Joint Programme activities in the respective Provinces.
10.Formulate a Env-JP specific resource mobilization strategy and action plan. Facilitate resource mobilization in close coordination with the UN agencies and Env-JP coordination unit.
11.Prepare documentations and presentations that can help to make Env-JP visible for the wider audience. Undertake regular analysis in environment related areas for presentation to the government and donors.
12.Ability to efficiently and clearly write technical notes, minutes of meetings, TORs for associated tasks and required media releases related to Env-JP.
13.Advisory Support and Knowledge Management
•Provide substantive inputs on relevant issues of Environment in a crisis, recovery and development contexts for shaping the work plans at the JP and JPC levels; ;
•Share best practices on issues relating to Environment Joint Program Components ;
•Disseminate publications of relevance and area of focus of the Environment;
•Document case studies or human stories for dissemination to UNCT and donor community.
Monitoring and Reporting:
14.Support the UN Participating Agencies in the Env-JP to implement JPC monitoring and evaluation plans (in close collaboration with M&E Network) and on behalf of the Co-Chairs and Participating UN Agencies, ensure that the Participating Agencies are documenting the progress against the required targets; through collection, dissemination and consolidation of information on the respective JP and its related JP Components, to outcome and output levels
15.Under the specific direction of the substantive Co-Chair and in close consultation with the Participating UN Agencies, prepare documents and correspondences related to the respective JP to be shared with donors and other partners for clearance and transmission by the Co-Chairs.
16.Prepare progress reports on behalf of the Co-Chairs and through close consultation with Participating UN Agencies, which will form the UN’s strategic monitoring tools addressing results and impact of the respective joint programme such as (a) key implementation issues and risks affecting implementation, and proposed mitigating strategies (b) document experiences and strategic lessons learnt and (c) budgetary and financial expenditure details.
Required Skills
Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Corporate Competencies
-Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UNs values and ethical standards
-Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
-Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
-Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies
Knowledge Management and Learning
-Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
-Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
Coordination and Managements Effectiveness
-Ability to effectively coordinate and liaise with multi-tiered development partners, including UN agencies, government entities, donors and civil society organizations in support of programme implementation, monitoring and mobilize resources
-Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit
-Strong IT skills
-Ability to lead implementation of new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioral/attitudinal change
Management and Leadership
-Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
-Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
-Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
-Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
-Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
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