PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST
Location :
Nairobi,
KENYA
Application Deadline :
29-Dec-13
Post Level :
P-3
The
Project Management Specialist (PMS) will provide support to the implementation
of the project and provide specialized technical support in the area of
programming. Reporting to the Chief Technical Advisor/Project Manager, the
Project Management Specialist will deputize for the CTA/Project Manager and
work in close collaboration with the project team, including experts seconded
from Member States, and relevant staff in the IGAD Secretariat.
Duties
and Responsibilities
Provide
support to implementation of the project, focusing on achievement of the
following results:
•
Support the CTA/Project Manager in ensuring that the main objectives and
outputs of the project are achieved in the most efficient and effective manner;
•
Provide strategic support in the planning, budgeting, implementing and
monitoring of project activities, tracking the use of financial resources in
accordance with UNDP rules and regulations;
•
Prepare monitoring and progress reports, work plans, budget and expenditure
statements for review by the CTA/Project Manager;
•
Promote IGAD ownership and the institutionalization and sustainability of DRM
and resilience initiatives supported under the project;
•
Support the identification of clear and achievable physical and financial
targets, a realistic work plan to reach them and an agreed upon monitoring and
reporting system.
Provide
Technical Assistance, focusing on achievement of the following results:
•
Lead the aspect of resilience and DRM programming within the Regional Platform
for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability and support overall Platform
activities as a member of the Platform Coordination Unit;
•
Support the Regional Platform Coordination Unit and the IGAD Secretariat in the
identification, formulation, and appraisal of new programmes and projects;
•
Mainstream the RPP and CPPs into regional and national development frameworks
and plans;
•
Lead the development and application of an ICT-based management and information
system and applications that enhances the work planning, workflow management,
monitoring and evaluation and other business processes of the IGAD Secretariat;
•
Work with various counterparts, including Member States in the HoA and key
national and regional institutions towards mainstreaming, coordination, and
programming;
•
Provide high quality technical and advisory inputs, particularly in the areas
of platform coordination and programming.
Provide
support for effective Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization,
focusing on achievement of the following results:
•
Work closely with the IGAD and its Secretariat, including key national and
regional institutions, especially National Platforms, in the mainstreaming of
RPP and CPPs, programming of resilience and DRM initiatives through the
Regional Platform and development and roll-out of the Development Assistance
Databas;
•
Coordinate with other agencies and bodies at regional and national levels to
support the effective and efficient implementation of the project and delivery
of products;
•
Create and coordinate partnerships among the various platform entities,
implementing partners, donors, other actors in the field of resilience and DRM
and partner governments for a timely, resource-bound and effective
implementation of project activities;
•
Represent UNDP in relevant global, regional, and national forums, meetings,
workshops, etc. as delegated by the CTA/Project Manager;
•
Support the implementation of resource mobilization strategies to generate
resources and achieve project outcomes.
Support
facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing, focusing on
achievement of the following results:
•
Support knowledge management related to resilience building and DRM across IGAD
and ensure its reflection in global knowledge management platforms and
communities of practice;
•
Support the capturing of project results in knowledge products and communicate
widely in IGAD and at global levels;
•
Support the creation of a learning environment and systematic information and
knowledge sharing within the project team;
•
Assist the project team in the delivery of quality knowledge management
products, systems, services, etc. supported under the project and its effective
integration and compatibility with other practice areas;
•
Contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice at regional and
global levels.
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