| Overview : SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED WORK Working on a daily basis with the Programme Analyst and with overall reporting to the Deputy Head of the GFCR Grant Fund, the Programme Advisor will perform the following tasks: - Conducts reviews of programme proposals and concept notes, providing input on strategic and operational aspects of the documents to ensure that the programme strategy reflects the GFCR blended finance approach to coral reef conservation in line with the Theory of Change. This includes identifying linkages with existing initiatives for marine conservation, development finance, and the private sector;
- Along with Programme Analyst, conducts scoring evaluation of programme proposals;
- Flags programmatic issues and risks, and supports monitoring and oversight of programmes;
- Drafts memos, reports, and presentations for submission to Board Members;
- Provides coordination support and liaises with investment and implementing partners on all programming aspects and supporting documentation, as needed;
- Ensures compliance of programme proposals and concept notes with GFCR policies and standards, including risk management, Safeguards and Gender policies;
- Supports the preparation of project progress updates and annual/final reports
- Provides general programme management support for effective inception and implementation;
- Supports the development, management, and monitoring of programming-related databases and information systems
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Academic Qualifications: - Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in Marine Ecology, Environmental Economics, Environmental Science, Marine or Environmental Policy and/or other relevant field or Bachelor’s degree with additional two (2) years of experience in lieu of Master’s Degree.
Experience: - Minimum seven (7) years working on marine conservation, or other efforts on sectors related to the environment, marine conservation initiatives;
- At least five (5) years working on blue economy projects and sustainable development financing, at national or international level;
- Minimum two (2) years working on projects that apply the principles of blended finance.
Languages: Fluent in written and spoken English. Working knowledge of another UN language (French and/or Spanish) is considered an asset. APPLICATION PROCESS AND EVALUATION Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document: - - Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability
- Personal CV or P11 indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and the names of at least three (3) professional references (e-mail addresses, telephone numbers);
- A brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment.
- Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price including professional fees and other professional expenses, such as insurance, taxes, etc.), supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided. Available at http://procurement- notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=29916). Travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka (7 days), Bali, Indonesia (7 days) and Geneva, Switzerland (5 days) in economy class must be included in the proposal;
If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP. Failure to submit all the below mentioned documents may result in rejection of the application. For more information, please refer to UNDP Jobs page as follows: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=111798 |
