Overview
The National Project Officer will provide technical expertise in overall project oversight, including project planning and coordination, monitoring and reporting, and will support the effective and efficient implementation of projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure effective and efficient implementation of projects through project planning, monitoring and oversight.
- Lead and advise the project team on the achievement of specific results.
- Ensure the achievement of outputs/results in line with approved work plans.
- Provide required support in helping to identify new project activities.
- Organize and lead team status meetings for projects.
- Ensure accountability for, and efficient use of, project funds.
- Lead the recruitment and management of experts and staff, as needed.
- Coordinate the work of all consultants and subcontractors.
- Document lessons learned from project implementation and making recommendations.
- Provide analysis and research in priority thematic areas.
- Compile, analyze and interpret economic and statistical data.
- Assess the country’s macro-economic policies and their impact.
- Provide advice on possible areas for UNDP support and adjustment of the on-going Umbrella Programme.
- Produce and launch economic reports.
- Support and facilitate dialogue on sustainable development issues.
- Provide policy and programming advice and support for development planning.
- Identify and analyze interventions that can impact multiple development goals.
- Monitor and report on progress related to SDGs and other national development frameworks.
- Maintain close coordination with assigned project partners.
- Contribute to the dissemination and visibility of project achievements.
- Support mechanisms for exchange of information, experience and lessons learned.
- Provide advice on inclusion of communications components in programme and projects formulations.
- Coordinate project implementation with relevant Government, UN, and other development partners’.
- Contribute to the analysis of key development and sectoral policies.
- Monitor and follow up on project progress according to project document and UNDP procedures.
- Ensure timely submission of financial and activity reports by implementing partners.
- Ensure regular updating of project risk logs and lessons learned logs.
- Prepare high quality and timely donor reporting.
- Apply UNDP programming tools and policies.
- Keep abreast of UNDP programming practices and maintain an optimum level of knowledge.
- Brief and consult with senior management on project progress.
- Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy.
- Organize training, workshops, and capacity building activities.
- Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned.
- Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Support establishment of knowledge platforms for the project.
- Promote advocacy on development trends and opportunities to collaborate.
- Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 5 years (with advanced university degree) or 7 years (with a bachelor’s degree) of experience in economics, project management, including planning, executing, and monitoring international or cross-border projects, proven experience in international affairs, government relations, or a related area.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of web-based management systems.
- Experience working with networks and liaising with relevant counterparts.
- Work experience with the UN and international organizations (desired).
- Experience with UN Results-based Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation approach (desired).
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Economics, Project Management, Business Administration, Law, Political Sciences, Urban Planning, or any discipline relevant to Sustainable International Development is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor´s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
