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The Youth Environment Living Labs (YELL) was jointly ideated by UNDP and UNICEF in Malaysia to reimagine youth participation in climate and environmental action in the country in February 2020.
The project received support from the Ministry of Education as well as the Ministry of Environment and Water; whereby YELL’s concept is anchored on the Living Labs model that promotes sustainability through action learning. In July 2021, YELL was piloted after it received UNDP-UNICEF regional seed funding through the “Investing in 21st Century Skills, Engagement and Entrepreneurship for Young People across Asia Pacific” initiative.
Through this seed-funding, YELL initiated its work focusing on building the YELL network and resource hub, developing local narratives for climate and environmental action, and organized a series of extensive stakeholder engagements that provided insights with regards to the development challenges and inputs of the current model of YELL.
In effort to attain the 2030 Agenda, any transformation in the way communities live and work should be mindful of the attendant social impacts, including ensuring the delivery of equitable outcomes and sustainable livelihoods, especially for disadvantaged communities such as rural communities.
YELL’s focus is on moving youth from awareness to action, empowering young people with the knowledge, skills, and networks to address sustainability issues.
YELL prioritizes supporting youth that face barriers in taking their first steps and initiation into environmental action by providing them with structured entry points. This also includes a focus on youth from low-income backgrounds, or who are otherwise marginalised.
YELL has two objectives, to:
UNDP and UNICEF seek to engage a qualified and experienced Project Manager who will be responsible for the overall YELL project management and managing donor/partner relationships.
S/he is expected to communicate objectively, able to initiate strategic conversation and partnerships with senior levels of the partners’ organizations and able to provide leadership for its resource mobilization strategy in response to emerging opportunities and challenges related to YELL.
The Project Manager will be reporting to both the Head of Inclusive Growth & Prosperity and UNICEF’s Climate & Environment Specialist, and work closely with the YELL Project Coordinator to strengthen the execution and coordination of YELL’s activities and contribute to the objectives of this project.
The Project Manager will be under joint supervision and will report to both the UNDP Head of Inclusive Growth & Prosperity and the UNICEF Climate & Environment Specialist.
The person will also work closely with the YELL Coordinator, and YELL focal points for UNDP (Youth Engagement Analyst) & UNICEF (Climate & Environment Officer).
The position will be based in Putrajaya and is expected to report to the respective supervisors once a week, or when the assignment necessitates more regular check-ins on progress updates of consultancy deliverables.
The main duties of the Project Manager are:
Project Management and Reporting
Overall lead for the Project Management Unit consisting of the YELL Coordinator, Youth Environment Community Facilitators, Communications Officer and Interns (collectively referred to as YELL team members).
These include: Preparation and submission of Annual Work Plan, Quarterly Progress Reports, Mid-year Progress Report, Annual Project Report, Project Implementation Review, and Final Project Report to UNDP; Final Project Report to UNICEF and associated funders; Supervision of all project documentation and record keeping for procurement, Midterm Review, Terminal Evaluation, audit, project assurance activities, and knowledge management;
These include: Manage the project budget and facilitate budget approvals and revision processes as per UNDP & UNICEF policies, rules and procedures, ensuring full compliance in accordance with set deadlines; Preparation of overall and annual project procurement plan, timely procurement of goods, services and/or infrastructure (as relevant), effective management of human, technical and financial resources, etc; Supervise the appropriate recording and accounting documentation as required by UNDP and UNICEF, and the preparation of required financial reports to partners/funders;
This include; Review the results framework and update the indicators, baselines, and targets in line with clear strategies and effective system for data collection, means of verification, and information sharing and reporting; Monitor and manage project risks, and apply adaptive management including corrective and adaptive measures in project implementation.
Partnerships Management and Resource Mobilization
Functions as the focal point for YELL partnerships with existing partner/donors, and potential stakeholders, including to:
Analyse and identify stakeholder needs and how best to leverage their participation and/or strengthen their engagement;
Technical Review and Knowledge Exchange
Provide technical support and expertise in the development of outputs/knowledge products and design of project activities, including:
Develop clear strategies and an effective system for monitoring and evaluation, data collection, means of verification, and information sharing and reporting, including ensure technical soundness and cost-effectiveness of project activities;
Identify, analyze, and take adequate measures to manage emerging issues, problems, and risk
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile, including matters related to Youth and/or environmental issues, as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Competencies
Core competencies:
People Management
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:
Partnership management
Business Direction & Strategy
Business Development
Business Management
Required Languages:
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