Overview
Responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of the activity on community recovery preparedness and providing technical support for other project activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct day-to-day management and coordination of the Project’s activity on community recovery preparedness in selected communities.
- Provide technical inputs for the design, development, and implementation of agreed activities such as trainings and stakeholder consultations.
- Organize field missions to communities in support of project implementation, data collection, and monitoring.
- Assist in monitoring project risks initially identified, submitting information on new risks and possible mitigating measures.
- Support the project team in the planning of EU-CA-RES activities and ensure alignment with government priorities and needs.
- Coordinate with the project team and facilitate logistically in-country missions of international experts.
- Technically support experts in implementing activities and following-up in-country implementation with key stakeholders.
- Ensure interlinkages of the community-based activity within the overall logic of the project.
- Ensure communication, involvement, and leadership of government institutions and facilitate ownership.
- Ensure quality control and timely delivery of activities.
- Brief and consult with the EU-CAR-ES Project Manager and the UNDP MCO on progress made.
- Support timely submission of substantive and financial reporting of project activities.
- Support M&E activities for the project implementation in targeted communities.
- Work closely with the UNDP MCO to identify strategic partnership with key stakeholders at community level.
- Contribute to the development, strengthening and nurturing of partnerships with the national and local government, community leaders, marginalized groups etc.
- Identify opportunities for deepening cooperation and recommending adequate approaches to dealing with different stakeholders.
- Participate in training and organize briefings on internal procedures for the project staff.
- Provide support to other capacity building activities, including to the design and delivery of tools, materials for workshops, or platforms.
- Provide support in the dissemination and sharing of relevant data and lessons learned.
- Keep pulse on emerging best practices nationally, regionally, and internationally.
- Make sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Support compiling and systematizing project knowledge, products and tools as well as their wide distribution to partners.
- Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.
Required Experience
- Minimum 7 years (with secondary education) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in supporting the management, coordination, and administration of sustainable development projects with preference for programs/projects related to climate and/or disaster risk reduction and/or recovery implemented at community level.
- Experience working with communities in the planning and implementation of development initiatives is required.
- Experience in engagement with multiple stakeholders at the community level and establishing inter-relationships among the community, government and international organizations.
- Experience in capacity building projects involving disaster preparedness and post disaster needs assessments (PDNAs) and its use in recovery planning is required.
- Previous work experience in a UN common system or international/regional development organization, government or NGO is an asset.
Qualifications
Secondary education is required, OR Advanced university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in development/environmental studies, disaster risk management and/or climate change adaptation or a relevant related field will be given due consideration but not a requirement.
