Project Officer - SIDA & CP2

Through Climate Promise (CP), UNDP continues to be a key partner supporting the government to turn the enhanced commitments into actions. CP will support in development of national level emission factors for cement and brick/ceramic industries to update emission inventories. Under CP, UNDP will support Nepal to undertake an inclusive and transparent process to implement, track and further strengthen their enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by strengthening national and sub-national governments on climate-resilient and gender responsive planning, enhanced data and transparency systems, and evidence-based learning, advocacy and exchange of knowledge and experiences amongst governments and key stakeholders to promote long-term climate resilient and net-zero vision. 

Also, UNDP signed a strategic collaboration framework agreement (2020-2023) with the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) to support integrated programming and strengthening of organizational capacities. This framework agreement forms the basis for SIDA Programme on Environment and Climate Change. It is designed to help UNDP deliver better development results in line with its Signature Solutions. It supports the need for strengthened internal capacities to achieve UNDP’s overall sustainable development vision for poverty eradication through a more integrated, coherent approach to environmental and climate dimensions of its Strategic Plan.
 

Oversee the implementation of the Climate Promise/Sida

• Take lead in preparing annual work plan with budget breakdown progress report for Climate Promise (CP) and SIDA work plan; 
• Ensure overall delivery of the Programme including internal capacity-building priorities and change-management processes identified through implementing the work plan; 
• Facilitate in coordination and implementation of agreed work plan as per the Climate Promise initiatives and SIDA work plan;
• Ensure that the broader framework of SIDA initiation plan is implemented to maintain quality of services and to meet planned delivery targets;
• Provide technical inputs to ensure project resources, aligned with overall project resources are effectively used to achieve set project outputs and outcomes;
• Work closely with Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) and UNDP CO (Country Offices) team to ensure that all reports, documents, and other outputs prepared by service providers are of high quality and are targeted towards achieving CP objectives as planned.

Coordination for creating strategic partnership with key stakeholders

• Coordinate the activities of the partners in the programme to ensure harmonization and avoid redundancy;
• Work closely with UNDP CO to provide logistical and organizational support for in-country coordination meetings, capacity-building workshops, and training sessions;
• Prepare documentation for coordination meetings, workshops, and training (including concept notes, invitation letters, lists of participants);
• Provide innovative ideas to build and strengthen partnership with relevant stakeholders to achieve the CP results. 

Provide technical assistance and advisory services

• Strengthen national and sub-national governments on climate-resilient and gender responsive planning, enhanced data and transparency systems, and evidence-based learning, advocacy and exchange of knowledge and experiences amongst governments and key stakeholders to promote long-term climate resilient and net-zero vision.   
• Take lead in organizing training and institutional capacity building as indicated in the work plan and project initiation plan;
• Engage with private sectors, marginalized and vulnerable groups, civil societies, community forest user groups and relevant municipalities for implementation of the activities;
• Organize consultative dialogues and planning processes supported at national and provincial level;
• Provide technical inputs to strengthen the capacity of sectoral ministries planning and budgeting units for effective monitoring and CP based planning and budgeting;
• Review the report of the consultants, consulting firm, individual consultant and provide technical input.

Support in monitoring, evaluation, reporting and communication of progress.

• Formulate targets and key performance indicators for project outcomes and outputs in collaboration with UNDP CO and UNDP regional and global teams;
• Prepare report on and contribute information on project progress of the work-plan, key milestones and other relevant information to the global project team when requested (annual report, mid-term, and terminal evaluations);
• Provide regular updates on the project’s progress as requested by UNDP CO and UNDP regional and global teams;
• Participate in meeting, training, workshops, and events organized by project partners.

Gender Eqyality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Sensitivity

• Ensure project recognises gender equality and incorporates specific actions to ensure women's participation. Incorporate GESI component in the workplan and plan budget accordingly;
• Represent as focal person for CP and SIDA project;
• Create a safe working environment by developing respectful and safe organizational culture and supporting practices;
• Collaborates with team members, programme partners, and sub-grantees to ensure safe implementation of programmes at the community level applying Do No Harm approach

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
• Adapt with Agility:  LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making