The Project Manager (PM) will report to the UNDP Team Leader/Climate Change, DRR, Energy and Environment and will work under the guidance of Assistant Resident Representative/Programme and Deputy Resident Representative. The PM will work in close collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, along with UNDP Programme, Operations, Communications and other project teams in the UNDP Country Office.
1. Organization and Management:
•Develop annual work plans and execute project activities in consultation with the UNDP CO and Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, and present the project plans and progress to the Project Board (Project Steering Committee);
•Ensure adherence of the project work plan to the Project Document, prepare revisions if required, and ensure synergies with other donor funded initiatives focused on renewable energy, particularly solar energy;
•Prepare regular progress reports in line with reporting schedules, as well as any other reports requested by UNDP, donor, Government and or other stakeholders;
•Prepare final project report and process all other requirements for the project auditing, midterm and final evaluation and closure of the project as per UNDP standard procedures;
•Ensure timely recruitment and procurement of quality services and equipment and implementation of project activities in line with applicable UNDP rules, regulation and standards;
•Manage the human and financial resources for achieving results in line with the outputs and activities outlined in the project document and annual work plan;
•Lead, manage and oversee the project staff and consultants to ensure timely implementation of project activities and achievement of expected results;
•Ensure the project team members have clear set goals and targets as per which performance assessment is conducted;
•Undertake timely actions to respond to any project deviation or delays informing donor and partners;
•Review and ensure technical soundness and cost effectiveness of project activities;
•Support the establishment of monitoring frameworks and provide on-going feedback and technical backstopping and regularly monitor progress towards the identified indicators;
•Organize meetings of the Project Board (Project Steering Committee);
•Represent the project at the Project Steering Committee meetings, technical meetings and other appropriate fora in coordination with UNDP Country Office;
•Ensure timely planning and implementation of the envisaged baseline surveys, annual action research and project evaluations to inform project level planning and decision making;
•Ensure that project outputs have been achieved as appropriate, the project is successfully closed and that project outputs are revisited during the project evaluation process to assess the impact of project outputs on expected outcomes;
•Ensure security of the staff and assets belonging to the projects.
2. Delivery of Project Results:
•Oversee and monitor implementation of work plans and budgets for all project activities. Ensure that the project produces the results (outputs) specified in the project documents to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost;
•Monitor the project expenditures, commitments and balance of funds under the project budget lines, and draft project budget revisions in accordance and cooperation with UNDP’s ATLAS system including the reporting on project funds and related record keeping;
•Ensure conformity of results with the Project Document and UNDP rules and procedures through budget preparation and management, planning and general monitoring of the project;
•Manage delivery of results by using up-to-date best practices and know-how in the subject area and accordingly plan delivery of resources for the performance year;
•Ensure that all project deliverables and documents are noted and stored, that the project is both operationally and financially closed in Atlas, that all tasks have been completed, that all assets have been transferred, that all issues are resolved and that the project is “done”;
•Review professional performance and document implementation processes and results through a project-based professional reports.
•Monitor project expenditure, commitments and balance of funds under the project budget lines for cost-efficiency and consistency with the Project Document and corresponding Annual Work Plan.
3. Technical Advice:
The incumbent must arrange through different means the provision of technical advice to the Government as well as to the partners of the project, in the following areas:
•Prepare plan of action for policy and technical support services;
•Map on a consistent basis relevant developments and issues in the renewable energy sector, covering the situation and strategic opportunities in the form of reports;
•Identify opportunities to enhance teamwork within the project and with other UNDP projects to capitalize on the specific advantages of multi-disciplinary support within the framework of the project;
•Contribute to policy briefs, strategic notes, discussion papers on relevant emerging issues, for consideration by the Government and other stakeholders;
•Analysis and aggregation of project results/outputs, and reporting of project progress at the objective and outcome level;
•Development and implementation of capacity building activities aimed at government counterparts, civil society groups, media and relevant stakeholders.
4. Knowledge Management:
•Contribute to building the corporate body of knowledge in the area of renewable energy, by systematically (1) sharing knowledge with colleagues, and (2) ensuring that relevant experiences and lessons;
•Ensure systemic capturing of key lessons learnt generated by the project through feasibility studies, research, surveys as well as other primary and secondary sources to produce knowledge-based products;
•Constantly monitor, and ensure highest UNDP standards in the provision of technical and advisory inputs, organization of workshops, seminars, training and delivery of outputs (products).
5. Partnership and Resource Mobilization:
•Identify stakeholders and partners for implementation of various project outputs and activities;
•Prepare and implement a stakeholder mapping and stakeholder engagement/partnership strategy including civil society/non-government organisations and indigenous & local communities with activities, targets and expected results;
•Develop new partnerships with civil society and/or non-governmental/ community-based organizations; local communities and private sector to deliver the project outputs and activities, as required;
•Establish and maintain sound partnerships with the Government, namely Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, donors and other strategic partners;
•Ensure that project activities are closely coordinated with stakeholders and that a high level of collaboration and cooperation is in place at the national, regional, provincial and district level;
•Liaise with project partners to ensure their co-financing contributions are identified, secured and provided within the agreed terms;
•Liaise with other relevant government and relevant partners/stakeholders, UNDP Country Office regarding the project, including to share information about trends, issues and results, to coordinate and utilize resources effectively and efficiently.
•Ensure adequate information flow, discussions and feedback among the various stakeholders of the project according to the agreed management arrangements;
•Proactively identify potential sources of funding and assist in resource mobilisation for the project through development of concept notes and funding proposals to the potential donors and promoting project deliverables at the relevant development platforms;
•Mobilize resources to support the achievement of project outputs and outcomes;
•Ensure regular communication of project results, including producing communication products and visibility materials, and liaison with media in Tajikistan and beyond;
•Ensure visibility of the project, including adherence to visibility standards and templates of the donor, UNDP and Government, as required