Water Resource Management Specialist

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Mission and objectives

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. UNDP's overall goal is to contribute to sustainable human development. UNDP has four focus areas in its mandate: poverty reduction, democratic governance, environment and energy, and crisis prevention and recovery

Context

In this context, UNDP seeks to contract an international UNV WRM expert to support the WRM Programming, research and studies needed at UNDP Yemen and achieve a number of deliverables as detailed below.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of [Deputy Team Leader], Peace Operations Support Unit, or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the IUNV [WRM Expert] will: The International UNV WRM expert will provide the support and guidance to the technical and management unit towards achieving UNDP’s WRM strategic framework objectives and will contribute to support the work of UNDP on Climate Change, Energy and Environment. The specific objectives of this assignment are as follows: - Review all relevant documents on the water sector and WRM in Yemen. - Provide technical support to current WRM projects and pipelines. - Coordinate with UN agencies, INGOs, and map the stakeholders and projects involved in support of the water sector. - Coordinate with the WSCG FP and DTL POSU and attend WSCG meetings to position UNDP in the water sector. - Lead consultations and carry out working sessions with relevant stakeholders, including technical staff from MoWE, MoAI, NWRA, EPA, and WRM experts to identify priorities based on UNDP’s WRM Strategic Framework. - Capture and document the detailed outputs of the working sessions with relevant stakeholders and validate them with relevant ministries’ leadership. - Based on consultations, develop detailed lists of interventions and projects, prioritized into priority projects 1,2 and 3. - Support the POSU in the development of WRM concept notes and proposals and contribute to proposals on Climate change, energy and environment as needed. 9. Provide regular reports and updates on the events related to WRM. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: - Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); - Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; - Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. - Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; - Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers; - Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/Expected Outputs: - As an active [UNDP-Yemen] team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to [UNDP-Yemen] and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: - High level analytical and technical advice provided to project management, national and local implementing partners; - High quality coordination and communication with project stakeholders and partners. -Regular updates and reports on the achievement of objectives. - Report detailing the mapped stakeholders and projects on water sector. - Report identifying the lists of priorities and interventions resulting from the consultations and working sessions with MoWE, MoAI, NWRA, and EPA. -Concept notes and project proposals for priority interventions.