Project Technical Assistant

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, considered among the most vulnerable countries in the world to the impacts of climate change, is one of the parties to the UNFCCC who immediately ratified the Paris Agreement in 2016 and submitted its NDC to the Convention. Considering the importance of multi-level climate governance, the PIPA strategically outlined the tasks and responsibilities for sectors as well as the localities that include provinces and cities. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. With IPCC’s SR1.5 affirmation that “all 1.5°C-consitent pathways require actions in and by cities, often in partnership with regional and national governments”, UN-Habitat remains committed to supporting cities and national government to address climate issues in the urban setting. As a part of its strategy, UN-Habitat cooperates with International Urban Cooperation (IUC)-Asia and its current partners in the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCOM) in providing Technical Assistance to Vietnamese cities specifically in developing their Climate Action Plans (CAPs) consistent with the national policies and issuances that are likewise consistent with globally accepted reporting standards and framework that is promoted by GCOM. Through this Technical Cooperation, the IUC-Asia and UN-Habitat will support 3 pilot city governments in Vietnam to develop their CAPs. As a culminating activity for this Technical Cooperation, a workshop on CAP development will be conducted to share the experiences and learnings from the 3 pilot cities in the formulation of their respective CAPs to wider number of Vietnam cities. UN-Habitat Vietnam is looking for a Project Technical Assistant (PTA) who will assume the responsibility of day-to-day assisting project implementation especially in all strategic, operational and coordination matters critical to the achievement of technically robust quality of project interventions and knowledge products. Contact email: hr@unhabitatvietnam.org Responsibilities

Ensure effective logistical arrangements and coordination between all the actors in the Project for the prompt and effective implementation of the program activities;
Assist in the overall administrative matters of the project, such as registry and maintenance of project files and records;
Prepare routine correspondence and maintain project correspondence and communication, as well as receive, screen and distribute correspondence;
Assist in logistical organization of meetings, site visit, and working groups consultations and workshops, by preparing agendas, appointments and meetings both internal and external relations and write minutes from the meetings;
Support knowledge management and information sharing among project staffs and stakeholders;
Assist in formulating and dissemination of project information reports to and responding to queries from concerned stakeholders;
Assist in the preparation and timely submission of quarterly, progress and annual project implementation review reports and other monitoring reports as may be required;
Track project expenditures through appropriate bookkeeping, capturing the financial procedures of the donors and UN-Habitat’s finance and administrative guidelines;
Prepare financial reports in view of the requirements by implementing partners and relevant stakeholders; and
Assist the project team to conduct post-completion evaluation of the project;
Assist in any other works which may be reasonably expected by UN-Habitat technical team and CPM

Expected Output The final product will take the form of the services (described in section 3- Responsibilities) satisfactorily delivered by the selected contractor. Qualifications Education: Minimum advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in development studies or other field that is relevant to urban management and social policy in developing countries. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Work Experience: Minimum 3 year of experience in providing coordination and operational support to development projects in Vietnam; in climate change, urban planning, urban development. Working experience with UN-Habitat or UN agencies are preferable. Technical Knowledge:

Project coordination and facilitation and field mission experience in provinces and/or cities of Vietnam
Research and analytical skills combined with good communication skills, including drafting skills and writing skills, in English and possibly another UN language;
Able to work independently and as part of team and deliver on time under pressure.

Language Skills For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English and Vietnamese is required. Address for application Filled P11, cover letter and other supporting documents should be addressed to Email: hr@unhabitatvietnam.org FILE DOWNLOADS ToR_Project Technical Assistant_Vietnam_final

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