Chief Technical Advisor - Mainstreaming Job at United Nations Development Programme - Nigeria

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Job Title: Chief Technical Advisor – Mainstreaming

Job ID: 36559

Job Location: Port Harcourt, NIGERIA

Organisation: United Nations Development Programme – UNDP Nigeria

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Country Director (Programmes) The Chief Technical Adviser on Mainstreaming (CTAM) will be responsible for managing and for providing operational and strategic leadership to the Project. He will also coordinate the Project with guidance from the Team Leader, Sustainable Development Unit at the Country Office for local contents and strategic operations. The CTAM will oversee the required technical inputs and review the outputs of the projects.

•   Work closely with the National Coordinator assisting to provide operational, technical and strategic leadership for project activities, including planning, monitoring and site operations, and assuming quality control of interventions;

•   Manage project staff and other liaise with government counterparts in the areas of project management and planning, finance raising and project assessment;

•   Endorses Terms of Reference for consultants and sub-contractors, and provide oversight in the selection and recruitment process;

•   Coordinate with the assistance of the National Coordinator, the work of all consultants and sub-contractors, ensuring the timely delivery of expected outputs, and effective synergy among the various sub-contracted activities;

•   Coordinates the preparation and revision of the Management Plan as well as Annual Work Plans;

•   Coordinate preparation of the periodic Status Report when called for by the National Team Leader;

•   Oversee the preparation of the Combined Project Implementation Review/Annual Project Report (PIR/APR), inception report, technical reports, quarterly financial reports for submission to UNDP, the GEF, other donors and Government Departments, as required;

•   Mobilize staff and consultants in the conduct of a mid-term project evaluation, and in undertaking revisions in the implementation program and strategy based on evaluation results;

•   Ensure partnership and liaison work with project partners, donor organizations, NGOs and other groups to ensure effective coordination of project activities;

•   Document lessons learned from project implementation and make recommendations to the Steering Committee for more effective implementation and coordination of project activities; and ...

Education:   Masters degree with expertise in the area of biodiversity and mainstreaming and the oil and gas sector, or other extractive industries in general;

Experience:  

•   10 years of professional experience, of which at least eight are at international level

•   Strong skills in monitoring and evaluation and experience in implementing environmental projects;

•   Previous experience with GEF projects, particularly the results-based management approach, is an added plus;

•   Ability to effectively coordinate a large, multidisciplinary team of experts and consultants;

•   Be an effective negotiator with excellent oral and presentation skills.

Language Requirements:  Excellent writing skills in English.

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