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Location: Yangon and Naypyitaw, Myanmar 
Deadline: Thursday, 03 October 2013 

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UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
JOB DESCRIPTION
I. Position Information
Functional Title: National Coordinator (Small Grant Programme)
Department: Environment, Climate Change, Energy and DRR
Reports to: Programme Analyst (Climate Change Mitigation)
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Duration of Contract: Initial One Year
Level: SC9
Duty Station: Yangon
No. of post: 1
II. Organizational Context
UNDP Myanmar has developed a new programme for 2013-15 with the aim to promote localgovernance, growth and sustainable development with the emphasis on rights-based, gendersensitive, inclusive and equity. This goal will be pursued through three complementary pillarswhere Pillar I focuses on strengthening local governance, Pillar II on climate change,environment, energy and disaster risk reduction and Pillar III on strengthening responsive andinclusive governance.
Pillar II focuses on strengthening capacities at local, regional and national levels to manage andutilize natural resources in a sustainable way, to enhance resilience and adaptive capacity tolong-term climate change including variability impacts and to reduce the associated risks ofnatural disasters. One of the components of the pillar II is 'natural resource management insustainable way at the local, regional and national level'. In this regard, UNDP formulated a SmallGrant Programme-GEF in consultation with the Ministry of Environmental Conservation andForestry.
The SGP is a global and multi-focal area GEF project, approved for funding by the GEF Councilon a rolling replenishment, and implemented on behalf of the GEF partnership by UNDP, andexecuted by UNOPS. At the country level, the SGP operates in a decentralized and country-driven manner through a National Coordinator.1The principle objectives of the Small Grants Programme are to:
  • Develop community-level strategies and implement technologies that could reducethreats to the environment if they are replicated over time
  • Gather lessons from community-level experiences and initiate the sharing of successfulcommunity-level strategies and innovations among CBOs and NGOs and otherdevelopment aid agencies
  • Build partnerships and networks of stakeholders to support and strengthen communities, NGOs and national capacities to address environmental problems and promotesustainable development.
The programme will encourage and support the participation of communities, local people, NGOs, CBOs (Community Based Organizations), and other stakeholders in all aspects of programmeplanning, design and implementation in the area of i) Biodiversity Conservation; ii) ClimateChange Adaptation and Mitigation; iii) Water Management and Protection; iv) Prevention of LandDegradation and v) Elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants.
III. Functions / Key Results Expected
Under the overall guidance of the Programme Board, the Team Leader of Pillar II, theProgramme Analyst (Climate Change Mitigation) and in close consultation with the MoECAF andUNDP Asia Pacific Regional Centre (APRC), the SGP-GEF Global Programme Coordinator andTechnical Advisory Group, the key functions of the National Coordinator will be:
Summary of Key Functions:
  • Ensures effective preparation and implementation of a Small Grant Programme insupport to Country Programme
  • Supervises and monitors implementation of the Small Grant Programme
  • Ensures coordination with other units and stakeholders including CBOs and CSOs
  • Ensures quality management services and facilitates Knowledge Building andManagement
1. Ensures effective preparation and implementation of a Small Grant Programme insupport to Country Programme
  • Promotes the programme's objectives, procedures, and achievements among non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), and otherkey stakeholders
  • Develops and revises the Country Programme Strategy (CPS) in collaboration with theNational Steering Committee and National Focal Group and other stakeholders
  • Mobilizes resources for co-financing projects, in particular 'baseline' activities
  • Assists NGOs and CBOs in the formulation of project proposals and ensures theirtechnical and substantive quality
2. Supervises and monitors implementation of the Small Grant Programme (SGP)
  • Ensures that SGP grants and projects meet the criteria of the Country ProgrammeStrategy
  • Prepares annual work plan, progress and annual report
  • Supervises other SGP local staff
3. Ensures coordination with other units and stakeholders including CBOs and CSOs
  • Serves as the SGP National Steering Committee's secretary, takes responsibility on pre-screening project proposals, and otherwise supports the work of the National SteeringCommittee
  • Facilitates NGOs and CBOs access to technical support services
  • Coordinate with CO's gender focal to ensure gender considerations are taken intoaccount throughout the project cycle, and for seeking technical assistance as necessary
4. Ensures quality management services and facilitates Knowledge Building and Management
  • Develops and implements communications, information and dissemination strategieswhich will reach a wide range of target audiences
  • Ensures sound programme monitoring and evaluation, including periodic project sitevisits, provides relevant documentations and overall assistance in audits/evaluations of
  • SGPReports to the Central Programme Management Team and UNOPS responding to audits,and other tasks, as per GEF-SGP Programme Management Structure
IV. Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the success of country programme within specific areas ofcooperation. In particular, the key results have an impact on the CPAP and programming ofactivities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.
V. CompetenciesCorporate Competencies:
  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
  • contributes to UNDP Practice Areas and actively works towards continuing personallearning and development
  • Builds knowledge in at least one practice areas, and shares
  • Ability to provide top quality policy advice services on related issues
  • In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues
Development and Operational Effectiveness
  • Ability to lead formulation of strategies and their implementation
  • Ability to negotiate with partners and internal units; ability to identify and analyse trends,opportunities and threats to the implementation of the project
  • Excellent drafting and presentation skills
  • Ability to plan and organize work programme
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision
  • Ability to apply RM and partnerships building theory to the specific country context
  • Strong IT skills
Management and Leadership
  • Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback
  • Encourages risk-taking in the pursuit of creativity and innovation
  • Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills
  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
  • Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills with diverse culture andtraditions
  • Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
VI. Recruitment
QualificationsEducation:
Master degree in Environment related field of expertise,including agriculture, forestry or natural resources managementand related fields.
Experience:
The incumbent should have a master degree in an environmentrelated field of expertise, including agriculture, forestry, ornatural resources management and related field, with at least 2years of experience in the sector, demonstrated compatibilitywith the procedures, objectives, and grant-making functions ofthe SGP, significant experience in community-based,participatory environment and development, substantialinvolvement and technical expertise in environmental issues,proven programme/project management and administrativecapacity.In addition, the incumbent should have good command of MSoffice suite applications (Word, Excel, Access, and power Point)and have experiences on networking and strengtheningcapacity of CBOs/CSOs and proven ability to lead a team andto plan and organize work productively with the team.
Language Requirements:
Good oral and written command of English and Myanmar language.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
JOB DESCRIPTIONI.
Position Information
Functional Title: National Project Manager (DRR)
Reports to: Programme Analyst (Disaster Risk Reduction)
Department: Environment, Climate Change, Energy and DRR
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Duration of Contract: Initial One Year
Level: SC9
Duty Station: Naypyitaw
II. Organizational Context
UNDP Myanmar has developed a new programme for 2013-15 with the aim to promote localgovernance, growth and sustainable development with the emphasis on rights-based, gendersensitive, inclusive and equity. This goal will be pursued through three complementary pillarswhere Pillar I focuses on strengthening local governance, Pillar II on climate change,environment, energy and disaster risk reduction and Pillar III on strengthening responsive andinclusive governance.
Pillar II focuses on strengthening capacities at local, regional and national levels to manage andutilize natural resources in a sustainable way, access to energy and to enhance resilience andadaptive capacity to long-term climate change including variability impacts and to reduce theassociated risks of natural disasters. One of the components of the pillar II is Disaster RiskReduction and the component will implement a project which is called 'Building disaster resilientcommunities through strengthening of disaster risk management institutions, systems, networksand mainstreaming gender responsive DRR into development planning'. The implementingpartner of the project is the Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry of Social Welfare withthe technical assistance of the UNDP Asia Pacific Regional Center and closely working togetherwith concerned stakeholders including Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group.
The overall aim of the project is to build disaster resilient communities by enhancing the country'sdisaster risk management institutions, systems and networks. The Disaster Risk Reductionproject will build preparedness, mitigation and recovery capacities of communities, the civilsocieties and local and national institutions to manage the impact of disasters, as well as thecapacity to mainstream DRR into development planning. The project intends to achieve fourresults and these are
1) Enhanced capacity of DM institutions and key stakeholders to strengthendisaster risk reduction related policies, strategies, systems and networks;
2) Enhanced capacityof sector departments and development partners for mainstreaming DRR into developmentplanning;
3) Capacity enhanced for generation of user-relevant end-to-end early warning andeffective early warning dissemination and
4) Disaster Management Committees at township,village tracts and village levels are able to develop, implement, mainstream, monitor and evaluatetheir Disaster Management Plans
III. Functions / Key Results Expected
Under the overall guidance of the Programme Board, the Team Leader of Pillar II, the DRRProgramme Analyst, in close consultation with the Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministryof Social Welfare and UNDP Asia Pacific Regional Centre (APRC), the National Project Managerwill take overall management for the day-to-day activities and decision-making for the project.The Project Manager's prime responsibility is to ensure that the project produces the resultsspecified in the project document, to the required standard of quality and within the specifiedconstraints of time and cost. The key functions of the Nation Project Manager will be:Summary of Key Functions:1. Ensures effective preparation and implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) projectin support to Country Programme2. Supervises and monitors implementation of the DRR project3. Ensures coordination with other units and stakeholders including CBOs and CSOs4. Ensures quality management services and facilitates Knowledge Building and Management
1. Ensures effective preparation and implementation of DRR project in support to Country Programme
  • Prepares a strategic framework and operational guidelines and procedures includingtechnical terms of partnership and Partnership Cooperation Agreements for projectinterventions
  • Prepares Terms of Reference for the recruitment of project staff, consultants andcollaborating NGOs
  • Liaises and coordinates project activities with partners including NGOs and other UNDPprojects working in the same or related sectors, and with relevant line departments tocomplement and supports related initiatives in addressing DRR activities and otherpriority concerns
2. Supervises and monitors implementation of the DRR project
  • Takes overall responsibility for day to day project supervision and management
  • Assists in assessing immediate and future trainings and extension needs related to DRRand measures to address these needs, including organising on the job trainings,seminars and workshops
  • Provides technical guidance and training to project staff in areas related to DRR with anemphasis on efficiency and effectiveness of project implementation and on planning,implementation and monitoring of field activities
  • Prepares work plans, monthly and quarterly reports, budget forecasts and revisions withthe technical assistance of monitoring and reporting analyst
  • Monitors and ensures cost-effective use of project resources towards achievement ofobjectives
3. Ensures coordination with other units and stakeholders including CBOs and CSOs
  • Liaises with DRR working groups and relevant partners to undertake a technicalassessments and evaluation reports on DRR activities
  • Provides technical assistance to the other projects with related on DRR activities
  • Coordinate with CO's gender focal to ensure gender considerations are taken intoaccount throughout the project cycle, and for seeking technical assistance as necessary
4. Ensures quality management services and facilitates Knowledge Building and Management
  • Establishes/Puts in place a monitoring and evaluation system for optimum managementof project activities that will be based on and/or compatible with the UNDP programme-wide M&E system and with Atlas requirements
  • Provides technical assistance to the preparation on Information, Education andCommunication (IECs) materials
  • Supports mobilizing resources from the potential donors (i.e. BCPR, Bilateral, GEF)
IV. Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the success of country programme within specific areas ofcooperation. In particular, the key results have an impact on the CPAP and programming ofactivities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.
V. CompetenciesCorporate Competencies:
  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritismFunctional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
  • Contributes to UNDP Practice Areas and actively works towards continuing personal learning and development
  • Builds knowledge in at least one practice areas, and shares
  • Ability to provide top quality policy advice services on related issues
  • In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues
Development and Operational Effectiveness
  • Ability to lead formulation of strategies and their implementation
  • Ability to negotiate with partners and internal units; ability to identify and analyse trends,opportunities and threats to the implementation of the project
  • Good drafting and presentation skills
  • Ability to plan and organize work programme
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision
  • Ability to apply RM and partnerships building theory to the specific country context
  • Strong IT skills
Management and Leadership
  • Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback
  • Encourages risk-taking in the pursuit of creativity and innovation
  • Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills
  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
  • Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills with diverse culture andtraditions
  • Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
VI. Recruitment Qualifications
Education:
Master degree in DRR related field of expertise, includingengineering, development field, natural resources managementand other related fields.
Experience:
The incumbent should have a master degree in DRR relatedfield of expertise, including engineering, development or naturalresources management and related field, with at least 2 yearsof experience in the sector, with proven project managementand administrative capacity,including in rural/communitydevelopment initiatives. In addition, the incumbent should havegood command of MS office suite applications (Word, Excel,Access, and power Point) and have experiences on networkingand strengthening capacity of CBOs/CSOs and proven ability tolead a team and to plan and organize work productively with the team.
Language Requirements:
Good oral and written command of English and Myanmar language.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Position Information
Functional Title: Environment, Climate Change, Energy and DRR
Reports to: Team Leader
Department: Programme Analyst (DRR)
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Duration of Contract: Initial One Year
Level: NOB
Duty Station: Yangon
II. Organizational Context
UNDP Myanmar has developed a new programme for 2013-15 with the aim to promote localgovernance, growth and sustainable development with the emphasis on rights-based, gendersensitive, inclusive and equity. This goal will be pursued through three complementary pillarswhere Pillar I focuses on strengthening local governance, Pillar II on climate change,environment, energy and disaster risk reduction and Pillar III on strengthening responsive andinclusive governance.
Pillar II focuses on strengthening capacities at local, regional and national levels to manage andutilize natural resources in a sustainable way, to enhance resilience and adaptive capacity tolong-term climate change including variability impacts and to reduce the associated risks ofnatural disasters. One of the components of the pillar II is 'capacities to adapt to climate changeand reduce disaster risk at the local, regional and national level'. In this regard, UNDP formulateda series of projects in consultation with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlementand Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry.
Under the guidance of the Country Director and the Team Leader of Pillar II, the ProgrammeAnalyst (Disaster Risk Reduction-DRR) acts as a manager and supervises on all aspects of theDRR component and provides technical assistance on Climate Change Adaptation component.The Programme Area portfolio comprising DRR in the Bureau of Crisis Preventing and Reduction(BCPR) and other DRR projects funded by bilateral donors. The Programme Analyst leads DRRcomponent and provides technical assistance on the Environment, Climate Change, Energy andDRR programme team in strategic planning and identifies new programme areas while ensuringconsistency with Country Programme Document priorities and creative responses to emergingchallenges and opportunities.
The Programme Analyst manages and supervises the DRR component and provide technicalassistance on Climate Change Adaptation Team and works in close collaboration with AsiaPacific Regional Center-Bangkok, UNDP HQs (Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific) andChief Technical Advisors, Consultants, the CO Operations Team, other UN Agencies,Government Officials, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors, and civil society to successfullyimplement the UNDP programme.
III. Functions / Key Results
ExpectedSummary of Key Functions:
1. Ensures effective integration of Disaster Risk Reduction component in support to Country Programme
2. Supervises and monitors implementation of the CO Disaster Risk Reduction component andrelated projects
3. Ensures coordination with other units and stakeholders
4. Ensures quality management services and facilitates Knowledge Building and Management
1. Ensures effective integration of Disaster Risk Reduction component in support toCountry Programme
  • Provides programme guidance in design, formulation and implementation of DisasterRisk Reduction Component of the Country Programme
  • Coordinates with the executing/implementing agencies and monitors project progress,delivery and results to ensure effective programme implementation
  • Provides technical guidance to the UNDP project personnel for effective day-to-dayprogramme implementation
  • Coordinate with the respective UNDP focal for gender to mainstream gender aspect inDRR programme implementation.
  • Ensures preparation of annual work plans and budgets of projects, resource tracking,monitoring, reporting in UNDP, in coordination with relevant programme and projects
  • Keeps on resource mobilization and expenditures mechanisms and provides timely inputand guidance in programme delivery on the ground
  • Uploads and updates Development Work Plan targets and Balance Scorecard in ATLAS,as required by the CO's RBM system
2. Supervises and monitors implementation of the CO Disaster Risk Reductioncomponent and related projects
  • Monitors and ensures smooth implementation of DRR project to assure results basedtargets, including compliance to monitoring and evaluation, and other accountabilityinstruments
  • Prepares management responses to corporate and independent reviews, assessmentsand inquiries
  • Approves and monitors annual work plans, budgets, and expected results developed bythe projects
  • Assures compliance and reviews the status of project activities and project managementon the ground through monitoring field visits, and make recommendations as required
  • Assure integration of gender perspectives into the programme implementation
  • Monitors and identifies operational and financial problems and makes recommendationsfor solutions
  • Produces regular and ad-hoc programme and project related reports by coordinating andutilizing existing expertise, knowledge, and experiences acquired from the projects
  • Reviews and identifies resource needs and gaps (human, financial, material) ofprogramme and projects required to meet expected targets
3.Ensures coordination with other units and stakeholdersSupports in developing strategic partnerships with various agencies, UN and non-UNsystem organizations and NGOs to ensure effective management and implementation ofthe Disaster Management Programme
  • Prepares project proposals and briefing documents for donors, organizes donor briefingfor resource mobilization
  • Coordinates with the Government counterparts and various stakeholders for effectivecoordination and policy dialogue in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Promotes linkages of DRR with the poverty reduction, climate change adaptation andrecovery programme in the country
  • Identifies opportunities for joint project/programme with other Pillars of CountryProgramme and /or other UN agencies for ensuring convergence
  • Leads/engages in and represents UNDP at coordination mechanisms and maintain thenetwork of contacts for information sharing on DRR activities Supports the CO forenhancing the capacity for crisis management in response to disastersSupports the Country Office for its leading role in Early Recovery Cluster in crisissituation, linking with Inter-agency Contingency Plan in coordination with other agencies
4. Ensures quality management services and facilitates Knowledge Building andManagement:
  • Identifies and documents best practices and lessons learned linked to the Disaster RiskReduction and mainstream result learning into UNDP's broader corporate knowledgenetworks
  • Coordinates country-level studies on climate change adaptation and DRR and the use ofthe studies in country-level programming
  • Supervises the work of the consultants and provides technical guidance to ensure theirreports meets expectations of stakeholders
  • Monitors national level data on DRR and summarizes the findings and uses findings forthe programming purpose
  • Advocates for the role and impact of DRR in all programmatic fields and promotemainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction programming within the UN/UNDP
  • Provides substantive inputs to Communication Plans and conducts outreach functions onDRR and climate change adaptation
  • Maintains strategic alliances with partners in government, NGOs, private sector andacademia
  • Contributes to CO website and CO publications and public events
  • Identifies and develops suitable media partnerships to increase the visibility of DRR andclimate change adaptation issues in the country
  • Represents UNDP corporate policy in substantive arenas as requested and acts aresource person in national and international fora
  • Supports in enhancing DRR capacity within UNDP as well as the stakeholders in thecountry
IV. Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the success of country programme within specific areas ofcooperation. In particular, the key results have an impact on the CPAP and programming ofactivities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.
V. Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
  • contributes to UNDP Practice Areas and actively works towards continuing personallearning and development
  • Builds knowledge in at least one practice areas, and shares
  • Ability to provide top quality policy advice services on related issues
  • In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues
Development and Operational Effectiveness
  • Ability to lead formulation of strategies and their implementation
  • Ability to negotiate with partners and internal units; ability to identify and analyse trends,
  • opportunities and threats to the implementation of the projectExcellent drafting and presentation skillsAbility to plan and organize work programmeAbility to work with minimum supervisionAbility to apply RM and partnerships building theory to the specific country contextStrong IT skills
Management and Leadership
  • Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback
  • Encourages risk-taking in the pursuit of creativity and innovation
  • Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills
  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
  • Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills with diverse culture andtraditions
  • Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
VI. Recruitment Qualifications
Education:
Master degree in DRR, social sciences, public administration, international development, or other relevant fields.
Experience:
The incumbent should have a master degree in DRR,Environment and Climate Change related field of expertise,including engineering, public administration, social developmentand natural resources management and related fields, with atleast 2 years of experience in the sector, includingrural/community development initiatives. In addition, theincumbent should have excellent command of MS office suiteapplications (Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point) and haveexperiences on networking and strengthening capacity ofCBOs/CSOs and proven ability to lead a team and to plan andorganize work productively with the team.
Language Requirements: Good oral and written command of English and Myanmar language.
Functional Title: Programme Analyst (DRR)
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Duration of Contract: Initial One Year
Level: NOB
Duty Station: Yangon
No. of post: 1
053/UNDP HR/2013
Responsible:
Ensures effective integration of Disaster Risk Reduction component in support to Country
Programme. Supervises and monitors implementation of the CO Disaster Risk Reduction component andrelated projects. Ensures coordination with other units and stakeholders. Ensures quality managementservices and facilitates Knowledge Building and Management.
Qualifications and experience:
Master degree in DRR, Environment and Climate Change related field of expertise, including engineering, public administration, social development and natural resourcesmanagement and related fields, with at least 2 years of experience in the sector, includingrural/community development initiatives. In addition, the incumbent should have excellent command ofMS office suite applications (Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point) and have experiences onnetworking and strengthening capacity of CBOs/CSOs and proven ability to lead a team and to plan andorganize work productively with the team.

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