2Pi-Jobs is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Job Responsibilities
Support the designing, planning and implementation of south-south exchanges, map and analyze the good practices and solutions to green trnasformation in the Pacific.
Support the Identification of strategic regional and global events to promote UNDP’s ongoing interventions around green transformation and the Climate Promise, and work with Nature, Climate, Energy and Waste (NCW+E) and GPN teams to design and support UNDP’s effective participation with a focus on South-South Cooperation and innovative solutions to avance green transformation, especially just and green energy transition, in the Pacific.
Coordinate the development of flagship events to increase awareness of the project to leverage and nurture partners both in the region and globally to support UNDP’s work on green transformation and the broader Climate Promise Offer.
Support the capturing and sharing of lessons and stimulating the uptake of best practices and knowledge, leading to the development of knowledge materials.
Co-create and support the Communication team to produce project communication pieces effectively showcasing impacts of green transitions in the four countries
Undertaking virtual and/or physical missions (if required) to capture results of the project in the four countries, and support in ensuring managing quality assurance of all communications related to the project.
Provide support to the project teams to ensure that targets and deadlines are met, and work closely with the Regional Project Manager and other members of the Regional Project Management Unit to support the four countries in the timely implementation of the project activities.
Support the development of necessary terms of references (TORs) for the projects’ experts/ consultants, including procurement of goods, as needed for conducting the project activities.
Support the Project Manager and the country teams on timely donor reporting and the overall dissemination of the progress through different communications channels
Support in addressing project queries, progress, impacts and lessons.
Peer reviewing, commenting on, and seeking to improve the technical quality of project documents and best practices.
Support the four countries and regional teams, ensuring the country office project teams’ understanding of technical and operational aspects of South to South/triangular cooperation
Implementation of relevant knowledge management activities
Work proactively with the project team, NCW & E team and GPN to ensure regular exchange of information on the results and lessons learned from the project are fed into the South-South Exchanges through UNDP’s regional and global networks.
Develop and maintain the calendar of events to ensure knowledge flow to major regional and global events, and work with the project communications specialist to co-create knowledge content for wider dissemination.
Work closely with the regional team to ensure optimum visibility of the project activities by promoting the project activities through various South-South communications channels and promoting the project on high-level events targeting the partner governments and donors.
Provision of support to partnership management for the project
Support and document of meetings with the donor and/or UNDP senior management in conjunction with project (including preparing briefing notes, presentations, and other relevant documents)
Support the development and implementation of project’s donor recognition and visibility; produce and contribute to visibility materials as needed (factsheets, human-interest stories, newsletter, briefs, social media publications, reports, brochures, multimedia assets) and ensure dissemination to highlight impact of project in the four countries.
Knowledge Generation. Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need
System Thinking. Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
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
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 channels
Customer Satisfaction/Client Management. Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of
customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests. Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
Writing and editing. Ability to create and/or edit written content in different UN languages.
Strategic Engagement. Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives
Other Educational Qualification
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in development studies, natural resource management, economics, international relations, or other closely related field is required.
A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in development studies, natural resource management, economics, international relations, or other closely related field in in combination with two years of qualifying work experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Skills
Applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of 2 years of experience working on development issues, development program management, or other closely related fields.
Experience working on development issues related to Small Island Development States is an asset.
Demonstrated professional experience in successfully designing, planning and managing the implementation of cross-country knowledge exchange activities, study tours and workshops involving multiple countries;
Proven experience leading or facilitating SSC initiatives, with a track record of successful exchanges, partnerships, and knowledge-sharing activities.
Experience in planning, coordinating and executing high-profile events, workshops, and forums at both country and regional levels.
Experience working across the Asia and/or Pacific region is required.
Experience working on projects in SIDS countries, coordinating with multiple teams and stakeholders will be highly desirable
Working experience in an international organization is an advantage, as is knowledge of UNDP policies, procedures, and practices
Professional experience in designing, planning and coordinating south-south cooperation activities in and among countries in Asia and the Pacific region especially with the Pacific island countries is a strong advantage;
Familiarity with and research and/or working experience on issues related to energy transition is an asset;
Demonstrated experience in coordinating and implementation of projects in geographically challenging setting (preferably in SIDs countries), and working with SIDS government artners and private sector partners is an asset.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language.
You will have to login or register before proceed. You will earn
10 % of this job advertisement once your referral candidate is selected. You can track your earnings details in your dashboard.