Job Title: National Coordinator
Job ID: 35664
Job Location: Port Harcourt, NIGERIA
Organisation: United Nations Development Programme – UNDP Nigeria
The National Coordinator will perform the following tasks:
• Supervise and coordinate the production of project outputs, as per the project document;
• Mobilize all project inputs in accordance with UNDP procedures for nationally executed projects;
• Supervise and coordinate the work of all project staff, consultants and sub-contractors;
• Coordinate the recruitment and selection of project personnel;
• Prepare and revise project work and financial plans, as required by the Chief Technical Advisor and UNDP;
• Liaise with UNDP, FMENV, relevant government agencies, and all project partners, including donor organizations and NGOs for effective coordination of all project activities;
• Facilitate administrative backstopping to subcontractors and training activities supported by the Project;
• Oversee and ensure timely submission of the Inception Report, Combined Project Implementation Review/Annual Project Report (PIR/APR), Technical reports, quarterly financial reports, and other reports as may be required by UNDP, GEF, DGA and other oversight agencies;
• Disseminate project reports and respond to queries from concerned stakeholders;
• Report progress of project to the steering committees, and ensure the fulfilment of steering committees directives.
• Oversee the exchange and sharing of experiences and lessons learned with relevant community based integrated conservation and development projects nationally and internationally;
• Ensures the timely and effective implementation of all components of the project;
• Assist community groups, municipalities, NGOs, staff, students and others with development of essential skills through training workshops and on the job training thereby upgrading their institutional capabilities;
• Coordinate and assists scientific institutions with the initiation and implementation of all field studies and monitoring components of the project
• Carry regular, announced and unannounced inspections of all sites and the activities of the project site management units.
Educational requirement:
• An advanced university degree (MS or PhD) in Management or Environmental Sciences;
Working Experience:
• At least 7 years of experience in natural resource management or project/programme management;
• At least 5 years of project/programme management experience;
• Working experiences with ministries and national institutions in Nigeria is a plus, but not a requirement;
• Ability to effectively coordinate a large, multi-stakeholder project;
• Ability to administer budgets, train and work effectively with counterpart staff at all levels and with all groups involved in the project;
• Strong drafting, presentation and reporting skills;
• Strong computer skills, in particular mastery of all applications of the MS Office package and internet search;
• Strong knowledge about Nigeria's and the Niger Delta's political and socio-economic context, in particular at National and Municipal level;
Language:
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English.
A service contract (SC) is a modality for hiring individuals under a non-staff contract.
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