Overview
The Outcome Lead (Climate Action) role contributes to shaping effective development policy and programs in the Philippines, managing a portfolio of activities focused on climate change, disaster response, resilience, circular economy, and environmental sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the effective implementation and strategic direction of relevant Outcomes of the UNDP programme
- Management of the CO programme and supervision of the Programme
- Strategic partnerships and support to resource mobilization
- Provision of top-quality advisory services to the Government and facilitation of knowledge building and management
- Analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the country and collaborative preparation/revision of UNSDCF, CPD, Project document and other documents.
- Identification of strategic programme areas of cooperation
- Operationalization of UNSDCF/ CPD in collaboration with the main partners (including national and local government partners, development partners, CSOs and private sector) and other UN Agencies.
- Identification of possibilities for joint programming.
- Analysis and presentation of UNDP Portfolio and results.
- Ensure that new programmes incorporate gender equality and women’s empowerment at the design stages, supporting the gender marker targets of the Country Office and UNDP’s global Gender Equality Strategy
- CO business processes mapping and establishment of internal Standard Operating Procedures in Results Management, control of the workflows in the Programme Unit.
- Ensures effective management of the CO programme and supervision of the Programme team focusing on quality control of the full cycle of programming from formulation to implementation achieving the following results:
- Providing high quality guidance and supervision to UNDP staff within the Climate portfolio, including technical advisory teams interfacing with UNDP partners.
- Effective application of RBM tools, establishment and monitoring of programme and management targets and quality assurance and achievement of results.
- Achieve Programme and Management target at outcome level as well as guide the acceleration of implementation in the portfolio of pertinence.
- Design and formulation of CO programmes within the area of responsibility, translating UNDP priorities into local interventions.
- Coordination of programme implementation with the executing agencies.
- Strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the programme, tracking use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations.
- The Team Leader may be delegated to perform the function of Manager Level 2 (or higher) in Quantum for development projects and act accordingly to the CO ICF.
- Effective monitoring, measuring the impact of the CO programme and evaluation.
- Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programme.
- Follow up on DIM/NIM and CO audit recommendations. All exceptions are timely reported.
- Aggregate reports are regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes.
- Preparation of donor reports.
- Organization of cost-recovery system for the services provided by the CO to projects in close collaboration with Operations Manager.
- Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships and supports the resource mobilization in cooperation with Senior Management, other teams in the Country Office, BRH and focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Actively developing strong partnerships with national and international partners (government institutions, bilateral and multilateral donors, IFIs, vertical funds, private sector, civil society), contributing to raising the profile and credibility of UN/UNDP in the area of Climate Change, Environment, Energy, Biodiversity and Climate Finance.
- Generation of a predictable, multi-year pipeline of non-core resources contributing to sustain UNDP’s progamme;
- Implementation of the CO partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve programme outcomes.
- Determination of programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and partners priorities.
- Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing.
- Ensures provision of top-quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Identification of key climate change, environment, circular economy, energy/energy transition, biodiversity and climate finance policy issues and challenges, identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to country programme and policy goals, leading to the formulation of substantive policy advice
- Coordination and support to development institutions that will address the country problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners.
- Maintain effective network with development partners and Government at national level and subnational level and where necessary link up with the corporate Global Policy Network of UNDP and other international actors.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on programme.
- The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.
Required Experience
Minimum of 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments is required. At least 5 years’ experience in resilient development, climate change, biodiversity conservation, natural resources management, circular economy, resilient cities will be an asset. At least 5 years of senior level management responsibilities of similar size of portfolio and complexity will be an asset. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required. Experience working with a UN agency, Government or International Institution is desirable. Having strong experience in developing, overseeing and managing development projects is highly desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Management, Urban Planning, or related field relevant to the position is required. OR. A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
