• Country: Port Sudan, Sudan
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNDP
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline:  2023-12-31

Duties and Responsibilities

Programme Management and representation:

• Represents UNEP in the UN Country Team, SMT, PMT, OMT by facilitating coherence of UNEP activities in-country and influencing UN Country Team processes for strengthened action on climate, biodiversity and pollution.
• Participates in the design and formulation of the CCA and cooperation frameworks outcomes/results groups and other UNCT joint efforts, coordinating inputs on climate change, biodiversity and pollution.
• Advise UNEP Divisions and Africa Regional Office on opportunities to advance programmes and projects within the country and the UNCT.
• Promotes and coordinates UNEP representation in relevant UN-Government country development dialogues and processes (e.g. national food system action plans, VNR preparation, UN-Government roundtables, joint UN policy briefs etc.).
• Leads and coordinates the development of UNEP’s country programming document and related country engagement plan.
• Proactively briefs the RC/UNCT on UNEA sessions and outcomes, MEA COP outcomes and priorities and on other issues related to environment as requested by the RC.
• Coordinates UNEP engagement in relevant joint UN projects and initiatives on environment.
• Increases awareness of environmental priorities at the country level, including awareness of UNEP, MEAs, UNEA, and others.
• Catalyzes RC and UNCT actions on climate, biodiversity and pollution.
• Influences UNCT and Government planning processes and development dialogues and, mobilizes resources through One UN Funds and other sources.
• Ensures UNEP project results are reflected in UN-INFO and UNCT Annual Reports,
• Increases UNEP’s visibility in country and among Member States in New York.
• Analyzes programme/project design, implementation status and reporting and provide support/advice on effective program/project management/implementation.
• Liaises with programme/projects and operations staff and provides support/ advice on the programme/projects management and implementation. Contributes to the design and formulation of project documents by providing quality assurance of the area of responsibility.
• Engages with national government counterparts and other key stakeholders to enhance effective partnership.
• Makes substantive contributions to national and sub-national policy notes, management reports, quality assurance recommendations to Senior management.
• Provides regular follow up on any new corporate policies and procedures and sharing of information with staff.
• In coordination with other team members maintains the central information management system for all UNEP Sudan programme products.
• Supports the identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues and help to synthesis best practices and lessons learnt which can support programme development and advance Country Programme policy goals.
• Makes sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice on programme management issues.
• Manages Country Programme processes to ensure project/programme compliance with audit requirements.

Knowledge management:

• Ensures supporting facilitation of knowledge building and management, performs the role of Chairperson for the Office’s Knowledge Management and ensures the effective use of the annual Knowledge Management Budget.

UN coordination:

• Represents UNEP in the UN Country Team, SMT, PMT, IOMT by facilitating coherence of UNEP activities in-country and influencing UN country team processes for strengthened action on climate, biodiversity and pollution.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:

The incumbent of the post will supervise/manage Programme and Operations Teams:

• Supervising their performance, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance
• Ensuring the ongoing learning and development of reporting staff.

Other Duties:

• Perform other duties within your functional profile as assigned and deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the office.

Competencies

Expected Demonstration of Competencies:

Core:

Achieve Results:

•   Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact

Think Innovatively:

• Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems

Learn Continuously:

• Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences

Adapt with Agility:

Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands

Act with Determination:

• Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results

Engage and Partner:

• Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

• Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

People Management:

• Manage Performance and Ensure Accountability

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:  

Results-based management:

• Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results

Risk Management:

• Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks

Portfolio design & management:

• Ability to identify leverage points in systems and design interventions that address them. The value of the interventions is determined not in isolation, but as part of the overall portfolio and their coherence.
• Ability to design processes that extract learning on an ongoing basis from existing portfolios, so that learning accrues over time and new options for action are continuously generated.
• Build a learning ecosystem around a complex development challenge: being able to mobilise a variety of stakeholders and help them learn and work together.
• Understand key principles of systems and complexity theory.

Team design & management

• Ability to create a clear sense of shared purpose while leveraging curiosity, expertise and agency at an individual level.

Effective decision making:

• Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one`s authority, area of expertise and resources

Operations management:

Ability to effectively plan, organize, and oversee the organization`s business processes in order to convert its assets into the best results in the most efficient manner. Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanisms.

Required Skills and Experience

Requirements:

Education:

• Master’s degree in development studies, environmental planning, environmental policies, or a related area. Bachelor’s degree plus two (2) additional years of relevant work experience will be accepted.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills:

Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years in the UN system with a minimum of 3 years in environmental management, environmental mainstreaming, HDP nexus. A minimum of seven (7) years of experience is required for Bachelor degree holders.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in results-based monitoring and reporting.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in results based budgeting and financial management and reporting.
• Experience in using ERPs (ATLAS, UMOJA, GSM)
• Experience in administration is desirable.

Language

Proficiency in English. Working knowledge of other UN language desirable

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