UNDP Program Associate (Environmental Finance Regional) - Jobs in Ethiopia

UNDP Program Associate (Environmental Finance Regional) - Jobs in Ethiopia

Background

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.


Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan.

BPPS staff provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government and civil society dialogues, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas.

Based in BPPS’ Nature, Climate and Energy Practice, the Environmental Finance Unit helps countries achieve the simultaneous eradication of poverty and significant reduction of inequalities and exclusion by assisting Country Offices in accessing environmental finance for sustainable development.

This objective is achieved through five inter-related areas of work:

Sustainable management of ecosystem goods and services;

Scaling up of climate change adaptation and mitigation;

sustainable, affordable and accessible energy services;

sustainable management of chemicals and waste; and

improved water and ocean governance.

These areas of work are fully aligned with the four environmental outputs of the UNDP Strategic Plan.

The Environmental Finance Unit is responsible for providing leadership, technical support, and implementation oversight to the delivery of environmental vertical funds.

The Unit is organized into a number of substantive technical teams with staff located in both HQs and UNDP's Regional Hubs in Addis Ababa, Amman, Bangkok, Istanbul, and Panama, and with a decentralized structure in terms of financial, operational, and budget managements with authority delegated to respective managers located in HQ or in the region.

The environmental vertical fund projects in Africa are supported at the national level by UNDP Country Offices (COs) and at the regional level by Regional Coordination Units (RCUs). The projects are located in Anglophone and Francophone countries.

Position Purpose

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Technical Advisors and Specialists (RTAs/RTSs), and coordination and guidance of the Regional Team Leader for Africa (RTL), the Programme Associate will facilitate the effective delivery of EF Unit's portfolio in Africa by providing support and oversight throughout the development, implementation, monitoring/evaluation, and closure of projects.

This includes effective portfolio data management and monitoring to maximize COs' timely compliance with UNDP and vertical fund requirements.

The Programme Associate will work in close collaboration with the Operations, Programme, and Project teams in the CO and EF Unit's HQs global team/staff to resolve complex programme-related issues and to ensure

a consistent quality service delivery. The Programme Associate may occasionally be required to travel.


Duties and Responsibilities

1.) Management and Support to projects under development (pipeline)

Coordinate document processing related to project development in the region (regional and country level projects) as relevant to all stages of the project cycle;

Collection, analysis and checking for accuracy and consistency of information against established formats;

Updating the EF Unit project data base (PIMS+);

Tracking required information for project completion and/or processing requirements;

Following-up on correspondence with project proponents, Country Offices (COs), and EF Unit Headquarters;

Processing documentation for submission, including final quality check regarding accuracy and compliance with formats and guidelines.

2.) Monitoring and support to projects (after vertical fund approval)

Effective communication to COs on the processes relating to Delegation of Authority (DOA) and ensure COs receive a DOA Letter and the approved final UNDP Project Document and any other associated/necessary documents and requested clearance (including financial and technical clearance) in a timely manner once EF Unit receives an approval/ endorsement from a source of funds;
Ensures Annual Work Plans are submitted for RTA/RTS approval and Authorized Spending Limit (ASL) issuance;
Assist the RTAs/RTSs in reviewing projects' annual and multi-year work plans in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with Donor requirements in terms of budgeting and identify irregularities;
Assist the Management and Programme Support Analyst in regional portfolio analysis, in particular, ensuring all data necessary for the analysis is collected from COs and consistent for any specific projects under his/her portfolio;
Assist COs in completing budget revision processes in time for on-going projects under his/her portfolio.


Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Secondary education with at least 7 years of relevant experience preferably with specialized certification in Business or Public Administration, Finance or related area;

A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Natural Resources Management or other closely related field with at least 4 years of relevant experience would also be accepted;

Certification in project management would be an added advantage.

Experience:

Minimum of 7 years of experience, or 4 years with a Bachelor’s degree, in financial resources management, budget management, programme/project management and/or Administrative support functions;

Solid experience in project oversight and/or management highly desirable;
Knowledge of tools and methodologies to follow-up on projects or project cycle management preferred;

Experience at the national or international level with organizations that manage grants or vertical funds is an advantage;

Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, as a minimum; database management as a plus);

Good knowledge of an ERP System (such as Atlas) and UNDP Procurement, Programming, Finance and/or Accounting structure will be considered an advantage;

Fluency in written and spoken English, French, and local language;

Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese strongly desired.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UNDP Program Associate (Environmental Finance Regional) - Jobs in Ethiopia

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