Project Coordinator - BIOFIN (Open to all applicants)

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  • Port Louis, Mauritius
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 10 days ago
Project Management
  • Oversee the identification, selection and supervision of national consultants and experts, in close collaboration with the UNDP Country Office, Senior Finance Expert and the Global Project Management and Technical Support Unit (GPMTSU);
  • Write/revise terms of references for national BIOFIN team members;
  • In consultation with the UNDP Country Office and GPMTSU elaborate/revise the work plan and budget and submit draft workplans/budgets timely;
  • Supervise the work of national experts and institutions to ensure outputs are delivered on time, within the set budget, and to high quality standards; facilitate, guide and monitor the work of the national team;
  • Oversee the work of the Project Support Associate to ensure administrative requirements and budgets are managed and executed in a timely and appropriate manner and within UNDP and donor rules and regulations;
  • Organize all relevant project workshops in a consultative manner, involving a wide variety of biodiversity finance stakeholders, including the government, private sector, NGOs, donors and academia;
  • Discuss with the Ministries of Finance, Environment and other key stakeholders the establishment of a national Steering Committee and follow up on the formal establishment and regular convening of the Committee and develop meeting reports to be shared with Steering Committee, the UNDP CO and GPMTSU;
  • Maintain regular communication with Ministries of Environment and Finance for the development and completion of all reports and products;
  • Liaise the project processes and products with relevant national planning biodiversity and finance relevant processes, such as NBSAP updates and Global Biodiversity Framework implementation;
  • Ensure a timely identification of risks in implementation at the national level and communication to the GPMTSU;
  • Organize regular meetings of the national team and monthly calls with the Technical Advisor from the GPMTSU;
  • Ensure participation of national team members in regional technical calls;
  • Participate in regional and global meeting organized by the GPMTSU.
Technical Tasks and Responsibilities
  • Act as principal technical contact for the project implementation with GPMTSU with regards to all questions and issues that arise during national implementation;
  • Provide key technical leadership on all finance issues and assure horizontal integration and consistency of workstreams/studies;
  • Provide overall guidance and quality control for the four main deliverables of the project technical support to the national project team to complete all the deliverables of the BIOFIN methodology, in a consistent and high-quality manner;
  • Ensure drafts of all work are sent to the global Technical Advisor and GPMTSU regularly to provide backstopping and assure feedback is adequately integrated into national reports;
  • Research, write and develop the sections on subsidies and financing incentives in the PIR according to the guidance provided by the GPMTSU and written guidance documents (especially the BIOFIN Workbook);
  • Provide technical support for the data collection, analysis, and conclusions of the BER;
  • Support the data collection, modelling, quality checking, and validation of the FNA;
  • Develop a Biodiversity Finance Plan (BFP) according to the guidance provided by the GPMTSU global BIOFIN team and written guidance documents (especially the BIOFIN Workbook).
Reporting/Communication/M&E
  • Signal any delays in national deliverables compared to the workplan to the UNDP Country Office and the GPMTSU;
  • Lead project monitoring, reporting and evaluation at national level, draft monthly and quarterly reports for review by the lead expert and submission to the global BIOFIN team;
  • Coordinate the development of workshop reports for the inception workshop and all technical workshops;
  • Review all technical reports as required;
  • Ensure alignment of national work with global methodologies such as the BIOFIN workbook and others;
  • Liaise with relevant initiatives and programs in UNDP and other organizations in support of the execution of the project, including BIOFIN, the NBSAP support programme, the GEF 7 Early Action Support Programme, the Nature Hub, and other organizations and initiatives;
  • Review the final reports of the national Policy and Institutional Review, Biodiversity expenditure Review, Financial Needs Assessment and Biodiversity Finance plan;
  • Develop with the collaboration of the rest of the team members, of at least one brief overview publication per year, press releases, and web and media products.
Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing, and advocacy
  • Identify capacity building needs and opportunities. Ensure appropriate training, project workshops and other relevant activities are organized and implemented in a consultative manner, involving technical experts and stakeholders that may include the government, private sector, NGOs, donors, and/or academia;
  • Ensure project reports capture results, lessons learned and good practices for possible wider application;
  • Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice on development and project related issues. Support establishment of knowledge platforms for the project, facilitate innovative mechanisms for dissemination of knowledge from the project, and develop knowledge resources and products to share with project partners and to support UNDP's engagement in this area.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.CompetenciesCoreAchieve Results:
  • LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
Think Innovatively:
  • LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously:
  • LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
Adapt with Agility:
  • LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
Act with Determination:
  • LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
Engage and Partner:
  • LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion:
  • LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical Competences2030 Agenda - Nature, Climate and Energy
  • Ecosystems and biodiversity: Biodiversity Finance
Administration & Operations - Events Management (including retreats, training, and meetings)
  • Support offices with event management including venue identification, accommodation, logistics, catering, transportation, and cash disbursements, etc.
Administration & Operations - Travel Policy and Procedures
  • Travel Policy and Procedures - Interprets travel policy, the Staff Rules, administrative circulars and financial regulations and rules on travel-related matters; management and tracking of exception requests to the standard of accommodation; reporting to UN.
Partnership - Private sector resource mobilization
  • Ability to identify, develop and manage partnerships that leverage private sector technical expertise and resources.
General (across the functions) - Project Management
  • Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Finance - Financial Planning and Budgeting
  • Ability to create and manage processes to achieve UNDP's long and short-term financial goals, including through planning, budgeting, forecasting, analyzing and reporting.
Business Direction & Strategy - 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
Required Skills and ExperienceEducation:Min. Education requirements
  • Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Environment/Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity, Political Studies, Economics/Finance or a closely related field is required, or
  • A first-level university degree (bachelor's degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:Min. years of relevant work experience
  • Minimum 5 years experience (with masters' degree) or 7 years (with bachelor's degree) preferably in the implementation of environment/biodiversity/finance projects;
  • Minimum 5 years of experience working with ministries, or other local governmental institutions that are concerned with finance, biodiversity and/or environmental management.
Required skills
  • Proven ability to administer budgets and prepare work plans;
  • Working experience with the project national stakeholder institutions and agencies;
  • Skills/experience in gathering and processing data and information;
  • Skills/experience in managing work teams and supervising technical assessments, reports and technical documents;
  • Knowledge and experience in relevant thematic areas;
  • Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
Desired skills
  • Working experience with UN agencies is an advantage;
  • Knowledge of environmental or biodiversity related policies is highly desirable.
Required Language(s)
  • Knowledge of English is mandatory.
  • Knowledge of French and Mauritian creole is an asset.
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