Several District Coordination Associate Jobs at United Nations Development Programme

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    CONTRACTOR
  • Posted:
    2 months ago
  • Category:
  • Deadline:
    27/07/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB SUMMARY:

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The District Coordination Officers will work under the direct supervision of the State Project Manager (SPM). S/he will act as the focal point in the district for coordination and overseeing implementation of all activities under all three outputs of the project mentioned above at district and landscape level. This includes holistic stakeholder management, liaising with government counterparts, ensuring communication between district and state level officials, data collection for monitoring purposes and facilitating capacity building programmes for local communities.

A. Main Purpose: 

S/he will act as the focal point at the district level for the implementation of all activities under all three outputs of the project mentioned above at district and landscape level.

B. Duties and Responsibilities: 

Managing project at district level

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•    Assist State Project Manager (SPM) to develop district level management plans to be incorporated in the state level work plans for effective coordination at all levels
•    Support State Project Manager (SPM) to ensure the timely and effective implementation of the district level management plans.
•    Develop rapport with relevant government officials at District, Block and Gram Panchayat level.
•    Support the district administration in day-to-day coordination required for smooth implementation of various activities in the districts;
•    Support State Project Manager (SPM) for preparation of Agenda and Background paper for the State Project Steering Committee meetings.
•    Assist SPM in organizing respective project workshops and events ensuring participation from communities and government counterparts where necessary
•    Provide support to the SPM for preparation of state relevant reports
Stakeholder management

•    Data collection and capacity building
•    Collect primary/secondary data /information relevant to the project activities.
•    Organize informal education and awareness campaigns across the district on climate change and its impacts, and the need to conserve and restore ecosystems, to support livelihoods and protect from extreme events
•    Support village-level capacity building efforts in target landscapes with respective NGOs
•    Periodically monitor progress and landscape level and report back on developments to the State office.
•    Stakeholder management, coordinate and work closely with all officials relevant to project activities at district, block and panchayat level.
•    Establishing linkages with government agencies at GP, Block and District level to identify the additional needs for enhancing resilience of the vulnerable community including women.
•    Work with NGOs and community to ensure good quality of work being done and use of participatory approach.
•    Coordinate with the NGOs engaged in the District under project and ensure that activities are not duplicated.
•    Ensuring participation of women, youth and marginalized groups fully in livelihoods activities and decision-making processes at Panchayat, Block and District level.
•    Any other related task assigned from time to time by the State Project Manager.

Institutional Arrangement –

Reporting To: State Project Manager (SPM), Odisha/ Maharashtra, UNDP

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Repotees to this position (if applicable): NA
Competencies
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers
quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver,
makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes,
asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is
flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity,
confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms
positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront
discrimination
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Business Management Monitoring
  • Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme

performance and results

Business Management Evaluation
  • Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks – Ability to anticipate client’s

upcoming needs and concerns.

Business Management Working with Evidence and Data
  • Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making
2030 Agenda: People Gender
  • Gender Mainstreaming
2030 Agenda: Planet Nature, Climate and Energy
  • Climate Change Policies: Governance / integrated planning for climate change investments in the context of urbanization

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Business Management Communication
  • Ability to communicate in a clear,concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience
  • Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channel

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Education requirements
  • Secondary education is required or
  • A university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in Social Sciences/ social work/Agriculture/ Rural Management/Development Economics/ Sustainable Livelihoods/ Natural Resource Management or a closely related field will be given due consideration but is not a requirement.
Min. years of relevant work experience
  • Minimum 6 years of work experience with secondary education or 3 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in livelihood, natural resource management and rural development project at national and sub-national levels; experience in Odisha/Maharashtra is desired.
Required skills
  • Good understanding of all aspects of project management.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding sub-national institutional contexts in the select state
  • Work experience in conducting assessment and analysis of natural resource management livelihood related options/activities is an asset.
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge and experience in handling of web-based management systems
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
  • Experience in working with local government or NGOs on /livelihood and other socio-economic activities related activities in India, experience of work at community level
  • Experience of working with Central and/or State Government/international agencies/ on similar assignments related
  • Working knowledge with government officials at District, Block and Gram Panchayat level
Required Language(s) Fluency in English, Marathi (For Maharashtra) and Odia (For Odisha).
Professional Certificates N/A
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ABSTRACT:

United Nations Development Programme District Coordination Associate, (Odihsa & Maharashtra) India UNDP Jobs 2024

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United Nations Development Programme looking for “District Coordination Associate, (Odihsa & Maharashtra)”. Applicants with a High School Diploma may apply on or before 27-Jul-24.

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The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 13/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of District Coordination Associate, (Odihsa & Maharashtra) to be based in , India. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations Development Programme

Job Title: District Coordination Associate, (Odihsa & Maharashtra)

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Duty Station: , India

Country: India

Application Deadline: 27-Jul-24

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