Environment Policy Specialist

• Facilitate UNDP’s policy engagement in terms of policy dialogue, research, partnership, and communication and advocacy;
• Build up a programme pipeline, mobilize resources, and formulate and design the Country Programme/Action Plans, new programmes and projects in line with global standards, UNDAF, UNDP Strategic Plan and corporate direction;
• Support the design and implementation of the communication strategy;
• Provide guidance for effective and timely project implementation for a SIDA environment project and other projects when and if required 

• Design a roadmap for policy engagement on the subjects related to NRM and environment;
• Facilitation of policy dialogue with the Government, development partners, civil society, private sector; contributions to development of policies as relevant;
• Development of UNDP policy position papers and internal briefing notes on environment for UNDP senior management; 
• Facilitating the generation of research-based inputs required for the Mainstreaming- Acceleration-Policy Support (MAP) of the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals;
• Design, organize, and implement a Human Development policy research agenda, with the aim of generating working papers and National Human Development Reports;
• Production of high-quality research papers for UNDP presentation at workshops and conferences;

• •Contribute to the design of new programmes and projects including Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Green Climate Fund (GCF), and in partnership with donors;
• •Promote a public and private partnership by engaging the government, and the private sector in the development and implementation of new environmental initiatives; 
• •Lead the provision of top-quality analysis and technical evidence-based inputs to Common Country Assessment, United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), the Country Programme Document, the Country Programme Action Plan and other strategic documents;
• •Research and analysis of information on development partners and the preparation of substantive briefs on areas of cooperation.

• Work with the Communication team in translating research findings and policy engagement works into communications products, in the print and social media;
• Ensure the quality assurance Communication products in the field of environment;
• Utilize UNDP Cambodia’s social media presence as a means to build and to maintain communities of practice and constituencies around the relevant policy and programming areas;
• Participate in and contribute towards Communication and Advocacy events and activities.

• Advise the project team in developing strategies and implementation plan and roadmaps for the project and ensure that project activities are fully aligned with the project objectives and the targets especially for the works on natural resources management;
• Support the National Project Manager and National Specialists in preparation of quarterly and annual technical work plans for project activities and preparation of PEB according to their respective reporting guidelines;
• Provide close and regular technical backstopping to the project manager, senior members of the team and other implementing entities for the effectively and timely implementation of various components of the programme; 
• Prepare Terms of References (TORs), identify and evaluate experts, and review reports produced, following UNDP rules and regulations;
• Supervise and provide quality assurance for the works conducted by international and national consultants and project partners  
• Provide close and regular technical backstopping to the project manager, senior members of the team and other implementing entities in coordinating and liaising with stakeholders – including line ministries, development partners, civil society, and the private sector; 
• Provide effective communication, coordination and cooperation between the members of the project's management team and technical team in planning, monitoring and implementation process;
• Prepare project board meetings and take lead in ensuring that recommendations made by the board be implemented;
• Contribute to project audit and spot-checking exercises and prepare management responses to the comments;
• Contribute to and support the UNDP CO Programme Analyst in annual work planning process to ensure that the annual work-plan meets required standard of quality, is result-based and within the specific constraints of time and cost.

• Project implemented following all relevant UNDP rules and regulations, and in close coordination with other UNDP Country Office environment projects and programmes; project is delivered on time and to budget; project become a key development priority;
• High visibility of the project programme;
• Partnership and relationship of key stakeholders on project built and enhanced; project outcome are fully achieved resulting in transformative change;
• Built strong bases for the sustainability of the project programme; effective coordination of stakeholders on project and related issues;
• The project secretariat is functioning effectively;
• Information gained from the development and implementation of the national project in Cambodia is shared at both the country and international levels;
• Understanding among stakeholders of a national policy approach to project implementation is understood vis-à-vis project voluntary carbon market projects;
• Information gained from the development and implementation of the project is shared at both country and international levels; enhanced capacity within Cambodia to further develop and implement a national approach to project.

• Promoting Ethics and Integrity / Creating Organizational Precedents 
• Building support and political acumen 
• Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation 
• Building and promoting effective teams
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication 
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards 
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning 
• Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking 

• Creates effective advocacy strategies
• Contributes to the elaboration of advocacy strategies by identifying and prioritizing audiences and communication means
• Performs analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses
• Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for advocacy work

• Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UNDP’s mandate and strategic agenda;
• Sensitizes UN Partners, donors and other international organizations to the UNDP’s strategic agenda, identifying areas for joint efforts;
• Develops positive ties with civil society to build/strengthen UNDP’s mandate; 
• Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners;
• Displays initiative, sets challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts new work assignments;
• Takes responsibility for achieving agreed outputs within set deadlines and strives until successful outputs are achieved and
• Promotes UNDP’s agenda in inter-agency meetings. 

• Seeks a broad range of perspectives in developing project proposals;
• Generates for regional and innovative ideas and effective solutions to problems;
• Looks at experience critically, drawing lessons, and building them into the design of new approaches
• Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations;
• Documents successes and uses them to project a positive image;
• Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking and
• Makes the case for innovative ideas from the team with own supervisor.

• Analyzes information on potential bilateral donors and national counterparts to recommend a strategic approach;
• Identifies and compiles lessons learned;
• Promotes and encourages country office action with local missions of donor countries as well as appropriate government authorities for increased contribution to UNDP resources, including cost sharing modalities;
• Identifies country needs and develops proposals to be presented to donors and governments and
• Develops a resource mobilization strategy at the country level.

• Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
• Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms;
• Develops and/or participates in the development of tools and mechanisms, including identifying new approaches to promote individual and organizational learning and knowledge sharing using formal and informal methodologies.

• Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
• Serves as internal consultant in the area of expertise and shares knowledge with staff;
• Continues to seek new and improved methods and systems for accomplishing the work of the unit;
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally;
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments and
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments.

• Creates effective global advocacy messages/strategies;
• Contributes to the elaboration of a global advocacy strategy by identifying and prioritizing audiences and messages;
• Performed analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses and
• Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for global advocacy work and adapts it for use at country level.

• Coordinate planning, budgeting and management of all project activities, including operations of the mine clearance fund and technical assistance to the Cambodian Mine Action Authority and to the Technical Working Group on Mine Action;
• Oversee the work of project staff/sub-contractors and ensure that strong partnerships are established between project staff and their Government counterparts, contributing to national capacity development;
• Monitor risks, lesson learned and issues affecting project implementation;
• Facilitate support services from the UNDP Country Office;
• Report to the project board on a quarterly basis. 

• Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Management, and Policy or other relevant discipline. A PhD degree is an asset. 
• At least 7 years of working experience in natural resource management, environmental management and policy and/or a related field: experience in South East Asia including Cambodia is a plus;
• 3 years of in-country developing country experience in working with national and subnational governments and forming strategic stakeholder partnerships in formulating strategies and action plans in the field of natural resources management and environment;
• Experiences in leading human development-oriented research and policy works and mobilising resources for environmental initiatives;
• Knowledge of UNDP policies and procedures and of developing and experience implementing UNDP environment projects at the country level, including quality assurance processes and social and environmental standards screening is a plus.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Workforce diversity

UNDP is committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, and encourages all qualified applicants, irrespective of gender, nationality, disabilities, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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