• Country: Pohnpei, Micronesia
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNDP
• Gender: Both
• Deadline:  2024-01-24

• Contribute to project planning process and ensure the priorities of the Legislatures in the North Pacific countries, (in particular: the National Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia and the four FSM State Legislatures; the Parliament of Kiribati; the National Congress of Palau and the Palau States Legislatures are fully reflected in the work plan and a fully costed budget, based on sound capacity assessments and in accordance with UNDP POPP/PPM Guidelines.
• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the assigned portfolio and the overall implementation process in close consultation with the managers and staff of the respective Legislatures’, including planning and monitoring in order to optimize the use of resources and to ensure the successful achievement of project objectives and results specified in project document. Utilize parliamentary knowledge for the identification of relevant best practices, provide subject matter technical advice and support, and ensure outputs are delivered on time, within the set budget and specified constraints, and to high-quality standards.
• Support parliament portfolio leads to identify key policy/programming gaps and opportunities for provision of technical assistance, and identify key parliamentary development issues for regional and national policy and advisory support. Establish links between country priorities, regional integration processes, positions of the international community and project strategies in parliamentary strengthening.
• Facilitate establishment of interactive and inclusive platforms for project implementation and collaborate with other programme units and project teams to ensure integration of critical development issues in the project activities and expected project outputs.
• Ensure implementation activities are in alignment with UNDP policy and programme management procedures and all project interventions integrate a gender equality perspective/gender equality mainstreaming to the extent local context allows.
• Ensure operational management of assigned portfolio including through timely procurement of goods, services and/or infrastructure (as relevant), effective management of human, technical and financial resources, etc.
• Provide backup coordination and implementation support to other parliamentary project coordination analysts to ensure smooth implementation of overall parliamentary portfolio.

Establish partnerships and open channels of communication.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages principally with the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia and the four FSM State Legislatures, the Parliament of Kiribati; the National Congress of Palau and the Palau States Legislatures; as well as with implementing and development partners, government officials, businesses, NGOs, other national stakeholders, and beneficiaries to support key objectives and ensure inclusive implementation and participation of key stakeholders in assigned portfolio.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder mapping and analysis to identify stakeholder needs and how best to leverage their participation and/or strengthen their engagement. Prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation and opportunities for joint initiatives. Make recommendations to the management team on activities with potential for scale-up, replicability and synergies.
• Provide technical support to the implementing partners and act as a liaison between UNDP and the partners.
•  Support resource mobilization efforts and project development.

Monitor and report on progress in implementing project activities and achieving the targets set

• Review the results framework and update the indicators, baselines, and targets of the assigned portfolio. Support portfolio leads to develop clear strategies and an effective system for data collection, means of verification, and information sharing and reporting.
• Monitor implementation and progress in achieving goals and targets in accordance with the established quality criteria and UNDP rules, regulations, and standards. Identify, analyze, and take adequate measures to manage emerging issues, problems, and risks. Conduct field visits to project location sites.
• Liaise with the Finance team to ensure administrative requirements, budgets and use of financial resources are managed and executed in a timely and appropriate manner and within UNDP and donor rules and regulations.
• Prepare corporate, donor and government reports in line with the reporting schedule and UNDP and donor requirements.
• Ensure proper operational and financial closure of the project.

Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic area(s).

• Organize training, workshops, and capacity building activities in a consultative manner, involving technical experts and stakeholders principally with the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia and the four State Legislatures, the Parliament of Kiribati; the National Congress of Palau and the Palau States Legislature; as well as that may include the government, private sector, NGOs, donors, and/or academia.
• Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned that are generated from the project and implementing partners.
• Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice on project related issues. Support establishment of knowledge platforms for the project, facilitate innovative mechanisms for dissemination of knowledge from the project, and develop knowledge resources and products to share with project partners and to support UNDP’s engagement in this area.
• Promote advocacy on development trends and opportunities to collaborate in coordination with the project partners, stakeholders, and UNDP communications staff.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

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