Environmental Coordination Associate
Gaza
- Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
- Location: Gaza
- Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
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Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Environment
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP) derives its mandate from United Nations General Assembly Resolution 33/147 of 20 December 1978. Called upon by United Nations Member States in that year, UNDP was requested “to improve the economic and social conditions of the Palestinian people by identifying their social and economic needs and by establishing concrete projects to that end”.
UNDP’s Palestinian Programmatic Framework (PPF) 2023-2025 sets out a vision of “a world in which all Palestinians can enjoy a dignified life and fulfill their own vision of a unified, peaceful, and free society”. The PPF is centered around the concept of “Transformative Resilience” and its three elements: a cohesive Palestinian identity, self-reliance, and ownership and leadership.
Over the next three years, UNDP/PAPP will build on its experiences and achievements to make critical contributions to the priorities defined by the Palestinian national development plans and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), through interventions in three programmatic priority areas: i) democratic governance and quality services; ii) inclusive economic opportunities; iii) sustainable natural resources management.
In response to the emergency situation in the Gaza Strip and the deteriorating solid waste management sector, UNDP/PAPP has implemented immediate interventions to protect public health, reduce environmental impact, and support the basic rights of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The UNDP supports solid waste collection, maintains waste collection vehicles, rehabilitates waste management facilities, and provides technical assistance to the Joint Service Councils for solid waste. Additionally, UNDP plans to support the solid waste management sector not only during the immediate emergency but also to lead efforts in the early recovery stage.
ONLY CURRENT PALESTINIAN NATIONALS AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN GAZA STRIP AND WILLING TO WORK AND TRAVEL THROUGHOUT VARIOUS CITIES IN THE STRIP ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION. ALL OTHER APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Scope of Work
1. Facilitate project coordination to ensure efficient implementation and timely delivery of outcomes.
- Support the Project Manager in the day-to-day management, implementation, and monitoring as per M&E framework of project activities in the field.
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor the implementation of the projects, attend the trainings delivered by the partners, identify gaps in implementation and support in bridging those gaps in consultation with the Project Manager.
- Support the Project Manager in ensuring consistency and coherence in the approach between the teams working in different geographic areas.
- Identify changes and challenges in the external environment and promptly suggest necessary actions/corrective measures.
- Monitor and ensure relevant gender mainstreaming considerations are embedded in project activities.
- Handle correspondence and ensure the filing system is maintained and updated properly.
- Coordinate the implementation of HACT (Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers) procedures in line with UNDP rules and regulations.
- Ensure project implementation follows UNDP Rules and Regulations.
2. Actively engages with stakeholders and partners to enhance project support and collaboration and maximize project impact and shared objectives.
- Support strong partnerships with all stakeholders engaged in the projects including governmental officials, private sector, NGOs and the local community.
- Actively seek the engagement and participation of women and youth throughout the implementation of the project, as per the Programme document.
- Support implementing partners technical capacity and promote interlinkages amongst partners in alignment with the project objectives and vision.
3. Systematically gathers and analyzes project data to provide insights into progress and support informed decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.
- Conduct regular field visits to gather data and follow up on progress against results and benchmarks.
- Monitor project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable; update the status of project risks and issues by maintaining the logs.
- Assist in the preparation of project proposals, inception reports, workplans, donor progress reports, and impact reports for the project.
- Draft monthly workplans, minutes of meetings, field visit reports and facts sheets, as relevant
- Document lessons learned, best practices and success stories to contribute to learning.
- Support the design, implementation and follow up of mid-term, final and impact evaluations.
- Monitor project implementation against the established indicators in coordination with the RBM team.
4. Support programme communication strategies and objectives to highlight project progress, share key information, and promote engagement among stakeholders and within the organization.
- Work closely with implementing partners, project stakeholders, relevant clusters, and communities in the field level to support the development of communication and visibility materials in coordination with UNDP’s communication team.
- Highlight potential stories to the Project Manager to be included as part of the communication/visibility plan/activities.
- Ensure that all donor branding and visibility requirements are fulfilled.
5. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
Under the guidance of the Programme Design and Implementation Analyst and the direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Environmental Coordination Associate will undertake the assigned duties. The Project Coordination Associate will not supervise any other personnel.
Core: | |
Achieve Results: |
LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline |
Think Innovatively: |
LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements |
Learn Continuously: |
LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback |
Adapt with Agility: |
LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible |
Act with Determination: |
LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident |
Engage and Partner: |
LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships |
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: |
LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Thematic Area | Name |
Definition |
Business Development |
Knowledge Generation |
Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need |
Business Management | Risk Management |
Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing Risks |
Business Management | 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 |
Business Management |
Monitoring |
Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels |
External Relations & Advocacy | Relationship Management |
Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust, and mutual understanding. |
Ethics | UN policy knowledge – ethics |
Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity. |
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness |
Crisis management / Country Management Support |
Resilience based programming
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ONLY CURRENT PALESTINIAN NATIONALS AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN GAZA STRIP AND WILLING TO WORK AND TRAVEL THROUGHOUT VARIOUS CITIES IN THE STRIP ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION. ALL OTHER APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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Min. years of relevant work experience |
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Required skills |
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Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section |
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Professional Certificates | N/A |