Requirements

progressively responsible positions in similar roles, including in programme/project management, implementing and monitoring development projects, preferably in the context of local development and climate change and/or environmental conservation.
• Work experience in programme development and management with demonstrated experience in writing project documents and narrative reports to donors, including financial reports, developing power point presentations, providing support to resource mobilization, stakeholders coordination, organizing workshops and trainings, drafting Terms of Reference for consultants and staffs.
• Work experience with local stakeholders and capacity building, in particular local governments, and local communities, is preferred and in addressing gender equality as project objective and/or cross-cutting issue in developing countries, is desirable.
• Strong awareness of key and emerging issues related to climate change/adaptation is highly desirable.
• Experience/knowledge of the climate finance architecture and stakeholders would be considered an asset.
• Experience/knowledge of local economic development strategies and stakeholders especially in developing countries, would be considered a plus.
• Desirable knowledge of local public financial management and governance, including decentralization processes and instruments (e.g.

performance-based grants, intergovernmental fiscal transfer systems, etc.).
• Proven/demonstrable networking capabilities and ability to associate him/herself with a range of actors (inter alia central and local governments; policy makers; development partners and donors, local communities, women, and youth groups) with a view to building relations and facilitating links is highly desirable.
• Experience with a UN organization/agency is desirable but not a requirement.
• Experience with UNCDF/UNDP policies, rules and procedures is desirable, but not a requirement.

Responsibilities

Required experience

3 years of experience in progressively responsible positions in similar roles, including in programme/project management, implementing and monitoring development projects, preferably in the context of local development and climate change and/or environmental conservation.

• Work experience in programme development and management with demonstrated experience in writing project documents and narrative reports to donors, including financial reports, developing power point presentations, providing support to resource mobilization, stakeholders coordination, organizing workshops and trainings, drafting Terms of Reference for consultants and staffs.
• Work experience with local stakeholders and capacity building, in particular local governments, and local communities, is preferred and in addressing gender equality as project objective and/or cross-cutting issue in developing countries, is desirable.
• Strong awareness of key and emerging issues related to climate change/adaptation is highly desirable.
• Experience/knowledge of the climate finance architecture and stakeholders would be considered an asset.
• Experience/knowledge of local economic development strategies and stakeholders especially in developing countries, would be considered a plus.
• Desirable knowledge of local public financial management and governance, including decentralization processes and instruments (e.g. performance-based grants, intergovernmental fiscal transfer systems, etc.).
• Proven/demonstrable networking capabilities and ability to associate him/herself with a range of actors (inter alia central and local governments; policy makers; development partners and donors, local communities, women, and youth groups) with a view to building relations and facilitating links is highly desirable.
• Experience with a UN organization/agency is desirable but not a requirement.
• Experience with UNCDF/UNDP policies, rules and procedures is desirable, but not a requirement.

Area(s) of expertise
Development programmes, Community development

Driving license
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Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level
Bachelor degree or equivalent in environmental science and management, climate science, geographic studies, political science, international development, economics, or a related field is required.

Master’s degree is desirable but not mandatory.