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Mission and objectives
As the United Nations lead agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities, and to build resilience to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our work is concentrated in three focus areas; sustainable development, democratic governance and peace building, and climate and disaster resilience. UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. We advocate for change, and connect countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
Context
The Action for Climate and Environment (ACE) Unit at UNDP is organized around the thematic areas of climate change adaptation and mitigation, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem & land restoration, disaster management and resilience, and access to clean and efficient energy.
The Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity pillar of ACE is supporting the Government of India in meeting national development objectives along with commitments under important multilateral environment agreements especially the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The programme/projects under the pillar have been supporting the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), National and State level planning for land restoration and biodiversity conservation, habitat restoration, carbon sequestration through enhanced restoration, promotion of nature-based livelihoods and One Health approach.
UNDP is supporting the Ministry in the implementation of a GEF -7 project “Sustainable management and restoration of degraded landscapes for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) in India”. The project aims to achieve land degradation neutrality by creating additional carbon sinks through an ecosystem-based approach for restoring degraded agricultural, forest, pastoral lands, and surface water bodies. It involves enabling institutional frameworks and policies for integrated sustainable land management practices and up-scaling landscape-wide practices in 3 states Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, contributing to the national target of restoring 26 Mha of degraded lands by 2030.
The project being implemented over a period of five years will lead to the following outcomes: (1) Enhanced national, state and district-level enabling frameworks incentivizing SLM practices and supporting participatory multi-sector platforms to avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation, biodiversity loss and climate mitigation; (2) Integrated participatory landscape design and financing models established in support of avoidance, reduction and reversal of land degradation, desertification, biodiversity loss and negative impacts of climate change to generates multiple sustained environmental and economic benefits; (3) Improved capacity for LDN monitoring, assessment and reporting to UNCCD in support of LDN target setting and evaluation of capacities of partners; allowing government institutions and other agencies to better document, analyse and disseminate effective intervention strategies for restoring productive landscapes and replication of best practices at national and state level, and at international level through improved South-South cooperation, knowledge and adaptive management.
UNDP seeks to engage the services of a Landscape Project Coordinator to support the State Nodal Officer/District Collector/Conservator of Forest/Divisional Forest Officer/Officer and Landscape Project Management Unit in the implementation of the project. He/she will work under the direct supervision of District Collector.
The Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity pillar of ACE is supporting the Government of India in meeting national development objectives along with commitments under important multilateral environment agreements especially the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The programme/projects under the pillar have been supporting the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), National and State level planning for land restoration and biodiversity conservation, habitat restoration, carbon sequestration through enhanced restoration, promotion of nature-based livelihoods and One Health approach.
UNDP is supporting the Ministry in the implementation of a GEF -7 project “Sustainable management and restoration of degraded landscapes for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) in India”. The project aims to achieve land degradation neutrality by creating additional carbon sinks through an ecosystem-based approach for restoring degraded agricultural, forest, pastoral lands, and surface water bodies. It involves enabling institutional frameworks and policies for integrated sustainable land management practices and up-scaling landscape-wide practices in 3 states Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, contributing to the national target of restoring 26 Mha of degraded lands by 2030.
The project being implemented over a period of five years will lead to the following outcomes: (1) Enhanced national, state and district-level enabling frameworks incentivizing SLM practices and supporting participatory multi-sector platforms to avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation, biodiversity loss and climate mitigation; (2) Integrated participatory landscape design and financing models established in support of avoidance, reduction and reversal of land degradation, desertification, biodiversity loss and negative impacts of climate change to generates multiple sustained environmental and economic benefits; (3) Improved capacity for LDN monitoring, assessment and reporting to UNCCD in support of LDN target setting and evaluation of capacities of partners; allowing government institutions and other agencies to better document, analyse and disseminate effective intervention strategies for restoring productive landscapes and replication of best practices at national and state level, and at international level through improved South-South cooperation, knowledge and adaptive management.
UNDP seeks to engage the services of a Landscape Project Coordinator to support the State Nodal Officer/District Collector/Conservator of Forest/Divisional Forest Officer/Officer and Landscape Project Management Unit in the implementation of the project. He/she will work under the direct supervision of District Collector.
Task description
The Landscape Project Coordinator will perform the following tasks:
1. Assist the State Nodal Officer/District Collector/Conservator of Forest/Divisional Forest Officer/Officer in-charge in planning, coordination, and implementation of the project activities in accordance with the project document and results framework in the landscape.
2. Coordinate, engage with the multi-stakeholder Landscape Level Coordinating Committee, for organizing monthly, provide update, seek guidance, and decision, with regards to the implementation of the project.
3. Assist in developing landscape specific annual work plans.
4. Ensure regular communication and coordination with the NPMU, SPMU, LPMU and other stakeholders engaged in the project.
5. Assist the national, state and landscape project management unit in budgeting, ensure adequate information flow, discussion and feedback among relevant stakeholders of the project.
6. Monitor progress against the approved workplan, and project result framework.
7. Interact with other departments and provide support, for convergence and sharing knowledge and best practices learnt in the project landscapes for scale up and replication.
8. Provide inputs for timely submission of Quarterly Progress Reports, Annual Progress Reports, Project Implementation Report and mid-term progress reports to MoEFCC and UNDP, based on inputs from the landscape and state.
9. Support in recording and collecting project expenditure at the landscape level.
10. Any other tasks and responsibilities related to the project assigned by the DC, DFO and UNDP.
1. Assist the State Nodal Officer/District Collector/Conservator of Forest/Divisional Forest Officer/Officer in-charge in planning, coordination, and implementation of the project activities in accordance with the project document and results framework in the landscape.
2. Coordinate, engage with the multi-stakeholder Landscape Level Coordinating Committee, for organizing monthly, provide update, seek guidance, and decision, with regards to the implementation of the project.
3. Assist in developing landscape specific annual work plans.
4. Ensure regular communication and coordination with the NPMU, SPMU, LPMU and other stakeholders engaged in the project.
5. Assist the national, state and landscape project management unit in budgeting, ensure adequate information flow, discussion and feedback among relevant stakeholders of the project.
6. Monitor progress against the approved workplan, and project result framework.
7. Interact with other departments and provide support, for convergence and sharing knowledge and best practices learnt in the project landscapes for scale up and replication.
8. Provide inputs for timely submission of Quarterly Progress Reports, Annual Progress Reports, Project Implementation Report and mid-term progress reports to MoEFCC and UNDP, based on inputs from the landscape and state.
9. Support in recording and collecting project expenditure at the landscape level.
10. Any other tasks and responsibilities related to the project assigned by the DC, DFO and UNDP.
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