UNDP Regional Technical Specialist Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

UNDP Regional Technical Specialist Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

UNDP Ethiopia looking for “Regional Technical Specialist”.

Applicants with a Master’s Degree may apply on or before 19th November, 2023.

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UNDP Regional Technical Specialist Jobs 2023

The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on 09th November, 2023 for qualified Ethiopian to fill in the vacant post of Regional Technical Specialist to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Recruiter United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Position Regional Technical Specialist for Climate Change Adaptation 
Location Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Master’s Degree
Experience Required Minimum of Three (03) year’s
Application Deadline 19th November, 2023

UNDP Job Vacancy 2023

Key Duties and Accountabilities:

Innovation, Strategic Leadership, Dialogue and Advocacy:

  • Provide support to establishing and maintaining a strategic understanding of, and engagement with, the substantive technical issues, institutions, and processes within the region, including establishing contact with and developing strategic partnerships with other agencies, donors, NGO’s, the private sector, scientific institutions and the like;
  • Contributing to identification, development and implementation of new strategic programming opportunities and partnerships in the area of climate change adaptation, green, low-emission and climate resilient development, and resilient economic development and sustainable livelihood;
  • Participating in global retreats, focal area retreats, regional strategic planning, pipeline management exercises, etc.;
  • Participating in cross-substantive area technical dialogue, common strategic visioning, mainstreaming, programming, and other collaboration within the regional team;
  • Assist in keeping the Regional Team informed of trends and issues with respect to the substantive technical area.

Programming and Management:

  • Supporting the development of strategic policy and guidance for strengthening UNDP Country Offices with climate change adaptation project design and implementation including alignment with national priorities;
  • Assisting the development of and advocacy for specific policy analysis and development tools and guidance in support of programming and finance for climate change adaptation;
  • Supporting the establishment of a trusted leadership role for UNDP Climate Hub and Vertical Fund Unit within the region;
  • Sourcing of technical expertise and support including assisting with the preparation of TORs, identification and evaluation of experts and reviewing reports;
  • Contributing to regional retreats, focal area retreats, regional strategic planning, pipeline management exercises, etc.;
  • Promoting gender equity/empowerment in programming opportunities;
  • Helping to ensure that strategies and projects are aligned to country outcomes and UNDP corporate environment results in internal UNDP project tracking systems;
  • Providing inputs necessary to maintain quality and accurate data in and for project management in the internal systems such as PIMS+ and portfolio delivery rates; monitor project risks, risk management action plan and ensure timely escalation as appropriate and needed. Monitoring to ensure expected quality standards are maintained in project implementation reviews;
  • Supporting the Regional Hub to internalize lessons from evaluations in programming in the region.

Resource Mobilization:

  • Assist in the provision of timely quality information and technical advice on source of funds policies, priorities and activities;
  • Provide technical advice and inputs, review, quality assure concepts and project documents for submission to donors;
  • Support the coordination of design, preparation, submission and approval of project proposals and requests for project development financing;
  • Support the liaison with potential (co)financing agencies and institutions.

Position in Organization:

  • Position: Regional Technical Specialist for Climate Change Adaptation
  • Job Identification: 14034
  • Locations: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Posting Date: 07/11/2023, 21:01
  • Apply Before: 19/11/2023, 10:29
  • Job Schedule: Full time
  • Agency: UNDP
  • Grade: P3
  • Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
  • Practice Area: Nature, Climate and Energy
  • Bureau: Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
  • Contract Duration: 1 Year with Possibility for extension
  • Vacancy Timeline: 1 Week

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

  • Master’s degree or higher in environmental economics, environmental law, natural resources management, sustainable development, climate change adaptation/mitigation, international development with a specialization in climate change adaptation, environment and development, or other closely related field.
  • Candidates in possession of a relevant first level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) may be considered provided they possess an additional two years of relevant work experience.

Experience:

  • Master’s degree and minimum of 5 years’ experience, or Bachelor’s degree and 7 years’ experience, working with developing countries on climate change adaptation and/or community-level finance (e.g. microfinance);
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in providing technical research in support of formulation of projects/programmes/ proposals;
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience with project development, implementation, and/or management in business-oriented or private sector platform (direct project management experience is preferred);
  • Experience in the policy development processes associated with environment and sustainable development issues;
  • Demonstrable extensive experience developing or implementing adaptation projects with financing from vertical funds (the Green
  • Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund, Least Developed Country Fund and/or Special Climate Change Fund) is highly desirable;

Language:

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French required.
  • Fluency in Portuguese and/or other UN languages is an asset.

How to Apply UNDP Regional Technical Specialist Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/requisitions/job/14034

The Closing Date: 19th November, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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