Chief Technical Advisor Job 2023 at Kampala by UNDP Career. UNDP, an international NGO operating in Uganda, is currently searching for a highly qualified Chief Technical Advisor to join their team.
Chief Technical Advisor Job 2023 at Kampala by UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity. Headquartered in New York City, it is the largest UN development aid agency, with offices in 177 countries. The UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states.
Vacancy Post Name:
- Chief Technical Advisor
Number of Vacant Post
- 01 (One)
Organization Name:
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNDP)
Last Date to Apply
- 15th March 2023
Job Location
- Kampala, Uganda
Employment Type
- Full-time
Education Requirement:
- Master’s degree in natural resource management, wetlands & catchment restoration, Climate Change or related field is required. A combination of education in several fields will be considered an asset.
Experience Required
- Proven minimum of 7 years relevant practical working experience in the management of technical cooperation activities;
- Experience in the field of natural resource management, working on wetlands restoration, catchment management, climate change and resilience preferably in least developed countries (LDCs) both at field level as well as senior management positions and in Africa.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English required.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the project management specialist and the whole PMU to develop detailed annual work plans, budget and implementation modalities;
- Support the PMU in organizing and conducting training and capacity development workshops and experience sharing.
- Promote a coherent work stream amongst watershed local authorities, central government and local government agencies, to foster project ownership and to identify habitat restoration opportunities and develop restoration concepts;
- Guide the PMU to align project outputs with national development plan, strategies of ministries, community priorities and promote opportunities for collaboration towards planning and implementation of project activities;
- Provide technical guidance to align project level interventions with national priorities and global environment commitments;
- Collaborate with other partners to identify and develop additional restoration projects, scale out to other wetlands and riparian habitats, and capitalize on emerging opportunities, particularly for GEF8 programming cycle;
- Coordinate the implementing parties, and responsible parties etc. to ensure completion of planned activities;
- Assess restoration project efficacy and carry out monitoring of project implementation.
Core Competencies:
- 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.
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