Overview
The Project Analyst (Coordinator) is responsible for the overall management, operational oversight, quality assurance, coordination, reporting, visibility, and stakeholder engagement required to ensure effective delivery of all project outputs.
Tasks Summary
- Lead day‑to‑day management of the project and supervise project staff, consultants and subcontractors.
- Ensure that all activities are implemented in accordance with the Description of the Action (DoA), workplans, risk logs, procurement plans and timelines.
- Develop, update and operationalize annual and quarterly work plans and procurement plans.
- Oversee implementation of baseline studies, technical assessments, ecosystem restoration pilots, biodiversity conservation actions and financing mechanism development.
- Ensure coherence across Outputs 1-3 and across implementing partners.
- Manage and monitor the financial performance of the project and ensure budget delivery aligned with EU and UNDP rules.
- Review and validate expenditure requests, contracts, ToRs, deliverables and payments.
- Supervise the Project Assistant in financial planning, monitoring and logistical arrangements.
- Serve as the custodian of project assets and ensure proper inventorying and reporting.
- Coordinate closely with the Ministry of Environment and all relevant structures, including Sevan National Park, EcoPatrol Service, Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center, Sevan BMO, etc.
- Ensure synergy with EU- and donor-funded initiatives, including EU4Sevan+, EU4GREEN, UNDP/GEF projects and others.
- Participate in Project Steering Committee meetings, technical working groups, stakeholder consultations, national/regional workshops and high-level events, including COP17.
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships with government, CSOs, academia and private sector actors.
- Lead preparation of annual narrative and financial reports and the Final Report to the EU.
- Ensure results are monitored against logframe indicators, including gender- and age-disaggregated data.
- Review technical reports, studies, and consultant deliverables for quality and compliance.
- Support independent mid-term and final evaluations.
- Ensure alignment with national regulatory frameworks and strategic planning documents.
- Implement and monitor full adherence to EU and UNDP visibility and communication requirements across all project platforms and outputs.
- Lead the production of high-quality communication materials, including awareness campaigns, interviews, blogs and public-facing digital content.
- Promote systematic knowledge sharing by documenting lessons learned, case studies and best practices to ensure the broad dissemination of project achievements.
- Lead the project’s engagement at COP17 by managing the flow of communication and visibility materials among the national delegation and international partners to ensure a unified and timely presentation of the project’s biodiversity achievements.
- Lead the preparation of thematic briefs and technical inputs for COP17, showcasing project results in strict alignment with UNDP and EU strategic priorities.
- Facilitate coordination between the Ministry of Environment and international partners to ensure unified messaging and high-level representation at global forums.
- Identify and leverage opportunities for new partnerships and resource mobilization through proactive external communication and project showcasing.
- Provide inputs to CER Portfolio planning, reporting, monitoring, and quality assurance processes.
- Serve as a COP17 liaison, coordinating with the national delegation, UNDP regional teams, and the EU Delegation to ensure the timely submission of required inputs and coherent positioning of project outcomes.
- Support development of project concepts, proposals and fundraising efforts in related thematic areas.
- Identify opportunities for new partnerships and resource mobilization.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
- Experience in managing projects, including design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as supervising staff.
- Experience in the use of computers, office software packages and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
Qualification Requirements
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental Management and Policy, Natural Sciences or related field is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
