United Nations Environment Programme GEF Project Specialist I Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Environment Programme GEF Project Specialist I Jobs in Kenya; The GEF Climate Mitigation Unit, of the Climate Change Division is seeking services of one (1) consultant to support the UNEP Task Manager responsible for the GEF portfolio of MSP-FSP and CBIT projects in Africa in undertaking related activities. In particular, the support will be required for both English and French-speaking countries located in the Northern, Western and Central African regions.

Specific tasks and responsibilities

Project Design:

• Undertake desk research to inform the preparation of PIFs/concept notes.

• Review the draft proposal concepts/PIFs prepared by countries and provide input in all sections

• Verify PIFs/concept notes: grammar, spelling, presentation, etc.

• Prepare Concept Approval Forms for assigned project proposals and support with the submission to the Concept Approval Group (CAG) for clearance.

• Upload PIFs/concept notes and responses to GEF Sec reviews on the GEF Portal Project Development:

• Prepare SSFAs / ToRs for Project Preparation Grants (PPGs).

• Ensure project developers have latest templates to prepare CEO Endorsement Requests (CEO ER).

• Undertake desk research to inform the preparation of CEO ER.

• Guide the countries in development of all the GEF and UNEP annexes, including the proposed institutional arrangement, budgets and workplans.

• Guide the countries on gender analysis, social, economic, and environmental screening, project taxonomy, and other GEF documentation required

• Verify CEO ER and annexes: grammar, spelling, presentation, etc.

• Upload CEO ER and responses to GEF Sec reviews on the GEF Portal.

• Review PPG expenditure reports.

Project Implementation:

• Prepare PCAs / ICAs and appendices for recently CEO endorsed projects.

• Create project structures in IPMR and populate with project information.

• Track circulation of project internalizations and projects revisions through UNEP approval process.

• Review agendas, ToRs, presentations, etc., prepared by the Executing Agencies (EAs) for project inception workshops and steering committee meetings.

• Participate in project inception workshops and steering committee meetings.

• Coordinate with EAs on submission of reports as per requirements of the PCA / ICA.

• Ensure the EAs use right templates to meet reporting requirements and all sections are completed.

• Review the required GEF/UNEP reports submitted by the EAs.

• Upload the annual PIRs on the GEF Portal.

• Review budget and workplan revisions.

• Coordinate with other UNEP units / teams on projects, when applicable.

• File and archive project files / reports issued by the EAs into the CMU database.

• Update the MS Planner system to ensure timely circulation of reports, revisions and other documents.

• Upload project progress information in IPMR.

Project Evaluations:

• Prepare TORs for MTR/TR/TE for completed projects.

• Provide guidance to the evaluators on UNEP templates for MTR/TR/TEs.

• Review and comment on Inception Reports prepared by evaluators.

• Review and comment on MTR/TR/TE reports prepared by evaluators

Qualifications/special skills

 Advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Economic, Environmental Policy, Law or in a related field.

 A first level degree with additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;

 Two years of relevant professional work experience at the national level is required

 Experience working with national governments in project implementation is required.

 Experience in developing and/or implementing GEF projects is required.

 Experience in working with national governments in Africa on GEF projects is required.

 Experience in working with developing countries and/or international organizations is desirable

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English and French is a required.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Environment Programme GEF Project Specialist I Jobs in Kenya

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