Closing Date: 25 June 2024
UNDP is looking for Home-based Water Management Specialist
UNDP’s Istanbul Regional Hub (IRH) of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC) is UNDP’s advisory hub for the Europe and CIS region tasked with the responsibility to provide policy and programmatic support to UNDP´s development activities in the region. Throughout UNDP´s focus areas, it works towards increasing the impact of UNDP´s activities in the region by assisting Country Offices in development of country-level initiatives and by implementing regional-level projects in partnership with a wide range of partners supported to a global network of expertise. Under the leadership of the Manager, the IRH employs a multi-disciplinary team of specialists and advisors, project managers, operations and programme support staff.
The Water Management Specialist under the overall supervision of the Regional Team Leader and substantial guidance of the Regional Technical Advisor for Water & Ocean Governance Programme (RTA IW) will be responsible for a set of tasks, that will include analytical and programmatic work to ensure proper management, monitoring and reporting, communication and visibility of the regional International Waters projects. On-demand research, as well as assistance on knowledge and advisory service delivery to key clients (foremost Country Offices) will complement the water management specialist’s work.
Competencies
Core Competencies:
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:
- Project Management:
- Ability to plan, organise, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
- Portfolio Management:
- Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment
- 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.
- Relationship management:
- Ability to engage with emerging partners, develop and manage a strategy and develop approaches to developing and managing these new strategic partnerships
- Systems Thinking:
- Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
- Knowledge Generation:
- Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for content, or responsive to a stated need
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s degree in environmental science, water management, transboundary water cooperation, environmental management or relevant field;
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, water management, transboundary water cooperation, environmental management or relevant field with additional 2 years of experience can be given in lieu of Master`s degree
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years (with Master’s degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of working experience in the area of International Waters Projects management & implementation, in the context of international development or UN, with in-depth knowledge in relevant areas as an asset.
Languages:
- Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
- Knowledge of Russian is an asset.
Required Skills:
- Experience with development and implementation EU funded projects, GEF projects; including narrative and financial reporting.
- Knowledge of UNDP Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures, specifically on Programme & Project Management, and Procurement.
- Knowledge of Quantum management system and GEF PIMS.
Desired Skills:
- Experience working on projects submitted to or funded by the Global Environment Facility is highly desirable.
- Experience with working with other international organization is an advantage.
- Experience with other (on-line) knowledge management tools and approaches is an asset.
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