Climate and Disaster Resilience Analyst (UNDP)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Locations: Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Apply Before: 08/02/2024, 10:59 AM
Job Schedule: Full time
Agency: UNDP
Grade: IPSA-8
Vacancy Type: International Personnel Service Agreement
Practice Area: Nature, Climate and Energy
Bureau: Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
Contract Duration: 1 Year
Education & Work Experience: Master's Degree

Background

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Duties and Responsibilities

The Climate and Disaster Resilience Analyst will report to the Programme Management Specialist on Climate Change of the Climate Change, Energy and Environment Unit. For some activities, as appropriate, the Climate and Disaster Resilience Analyst will report directly to the Assistant Resident Representative / Head of the Climate Change and Environment Unit. Programme and project implementation

Support the Programme Management Specialist with the overall delivery of the VNCSCC project, including planning, priority setting, and progress monitoring, and the implementation of all activities and initiatives, in line with UNDP’s Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP) and Gender Equality Strategy (2022-2025), in addition to GAC’s Results-Based Management (RBM) Approach and Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), including Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+).
Prepare regular aggregate reports on project activities, outputs and outcomes, including technical progress reports, as well as inception and annual reports, both for the UNDP Office and GAC, as required. These reports must comply with UNDP POPP and GAC RBM reporting requirements, while also reflecting the project’s dedication to gender equality and women’s empowerment (UNDP GEN 3 and GAC GE2 ), and progress in terms of GAC’s project coding, policy markers and key performance indicators.
Ensure quality documentation of projects’ lessons learned and best practices, as well as quality publication of technical reports, policy briefs and results.
Develop, elaborate and review Terms of References (ToRs) for project activities, monitor the implementation of contracts, support the formulation of work plans, and review the deliverables of national and international consultants and contractors, offering feedback and comments.
Support the planning, preparation and organization of key project events, such as Project Board/Steering Committee meetings, consultation meetings and technical workshops, and prepare proceedings, summaries and reports of such events.
As necessary, participate in field trips to monitor project progress, and prepare summaries of the field trips with key messages and lessons learned.
Undertake comprehensive review of project reports and deliverables and provide peer reviewing services.

Development of new initiatives and projects

Keep abreast of global and national development contexts to identify opportunities for project formulation for UNDP interventions.
Prepare idea notes, concept notes, project proposals and project documents on relevant thematic areas, and provide inputs to the development of such documents and relevant annexes, as needed.
Prepare Pre-Investment Screening Committee (PISC) and Local Project Appraisal Committee (LPAC) documents for new projects under the portfolio, as requested.

Support advocacy, communications, reporting and research

Develop communications and advocacy materials on relevant thematic areas including, inter alia, human interest stories, speeches, talking points, opinion editorials, press releases, blog posts and presentations on relevant thematic areas, as required.
Support partnership development by engaging in dialogues, building networks, and establishing and maintaining regular contacts with national partners, multilateral and bilateral donor agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Coordinate and take the lead on the Climate Change, Energy and Environment Unit’s Results-Oriented Annual Reporting, including preparation of the narrative report, development of success stories and indicator reporting, in collaboration with Project Analysts.
Support regular reporting related to the Integrated Work Plan (IWP), Country Office Business Plan (COBP), and Results Group 2 (RG2) on Climate Change.
Coordinate or take the lead in specific thematic research, as required and agreed.
Support other relevant tasks assigned by the Head of the Climate Change and Environment Unit, as requested.
The incumbent will be expected to perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Competencies

Core competencies:

Achieve Results: Level 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: Level 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: Level 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: Level 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: Level 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: Level 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: Level 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-functional & Technical competencies:

Business Development

Knowledge Generation: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need
Collective Intelligence Design: Ability to bringing together diverse groups of people, data, information or ideas, and technology to design services or solutions

Business Management

Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Monitoring: Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results
Communication: Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience; Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
Risk Management: Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks

Partnership Management

Resource Mobilization: Ability to identify funding sources, match funding needs (programmes/projects /initiatives) with funding opportunities, and establish a plan to meet funding requirements

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in environmental science, climate change, international development or a related field is required, or
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

Up to two years (with master’s degree) or minimum 2 years (with bachelor’s degree) of work experience in an international organization and multi-cultural environment, in particular with agencies implementing projects and programmes on climate change, resilience building, or other relevant thematic areas.
At least two years of experience in the current climate change and disaster resilience context in Viet Nam is an asset.
Working knowledge of the current climate change and disaster resilience context in Viet Nam. Demonstrable experience in providing support for project development, planning, implementation and reporting, with knowledge of relevant UNDP policies and guidelines.
Demonstrable experience in developing communications materials for UN agencies on topics related to disasters, climate change, and the environment.
Strong analytical and technical skills, with proven experience in conducting research, contributing to policy advocacy and developing communications products on the topics of climate change and the environment.
Excellent editing skills and ability to write clearly and concisely.
Prior experience with UNDP is an asset.
Knowledge of UNDP programming in Viet Nam and experience working with national and local government partners, NGOs, and development partners is an asset.
Prior experience working on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the context of climate change is an asset.
Experience in climate data analysis and modelling is an asset