UN REDD National Technical Advisor Job Placement - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Organization: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Climate Change Policy Committee

The

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nation’s global

development network. UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to

knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. The

UNDP provides expert advice, training, grant support to developing countries

including Uganda with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed

countries.

About UNDP REDD Programme:

The

UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing

Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in developing

countries. The Programme was launched in 2008 and builds on the convening role

and technical expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United

Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United

Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The UN-REDD Programme supports

nationally-led REDD+ processes and promotes the informed and meaningful

involvement of all stakeholders, including Indigenous Peoples and other

forest-dependent communities, in national and international REDD+

implementation. The Programme supports national REDD+ readiness efforts in 56

partner countries, spanning Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, in two

ways: (i) direct support to the design and implementation of UN-REDD National

Programmes; and (ii) complementary support to national REDD+ action through

common approaches, analyses, methodologies, tools, data and best practices

developed through the UN-REDD Global Programme.

Job Summary: The UN REDD National Technical Advisor will be

primarily be responsible for overall operational and financial management and

reporting on the implementation of Uganda REDD+ Roadmap through the UN-REDD

programmatic support.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Support the REDD+

Secretariat in the day-to-day management of UN-REDD Programmatic Support

including:

• Technically support the formulation of
  
  strategies and implementation of the UN-REDD Programme Action plan;


• In charge of the collection, analysis and
  
  presentation of background information for preparation of the national
  
  REDD+ strategy;


• Responsible for the development and collation
  
  of background information for formulation of draft project documents &
  
  policy briefs, work plans, and budgets.

2. Provide effective

support to management of the UN-REDD Programme focusing on the achievement of

the following results:-

• Support the UN REDD International Technical
  
  Specialist, National REDD+ Secretariat and report to UNDP CO, Regional
  
  UNDP UN-REDD and National REDD+ Secretariat among others;


• In charge of the provision of guidance to the
  
  partners on routine implementation of projects including their reporting;


• Render support in the development of annual
  
  and quarterly work plans and reports for participating UN agencies;


• In charge of organizing substantive
  
  contributions to a high level policy dialogue on development of a National
  
  REDD+ Strategy;


• Support the REDD+ Secretariat and in particular
  
  the UN-REDD International Technical Specialist in coordinating and
  
  supervising activities of national and international experts /consultants
  
  to secure timely production of planned outputs and the review of these
  
  outputs;


• Support the REDD+ Secretariat to coordinate
  
  and liaise with stakeholders – including line ministries, development
  
  partners, civil society, indigenous peoples and the private sector;


• Support REDD+ Secretariat in ensuring
  
  coordination with other REDD+ initiatives;


• Assist REDD+ Secretariat in strengthening
  
  communication between different government agencies, national and
  
  international initiatives and stakeholders.

3. Assist Government

counterparts and facilitate knowledge building focusing on achievement of the

following results:

• Assist knowledge sharing on REDD+ by
  
  documenting lessons learnt and best practices from the UN-REDD
  
  Programmatic Support and contributing to the development of knowledge
  
  based tools (including policies, strategies, guidelines, etc.);


• Render support in the coordination of
  
  institutional capacity assessments of relevant national and subnational
  
  entities along the REDD+ supply chain;


• Assist in identification of technical
  
  expertise and lead on the preparation of TORs, identification and
  
  evaluation of experts, and reviewing reports produced; and support to
  
  UNFCCC negotiations relating to REDD+.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UN
  
  REDD National Technical Advisor career opportunity should preferably hold
  
  a Master’s degree or higher in Management, Environmental Science, Natural
  
  Resource Management, Environmental Economics, Geography or Social
  
  Sciences, Forestry or similar.


• A minimum of five years’ experience on REDD+,
  
  conservation, resource management, forest economic policy and community
  
  development livelihoods, with experience in Uganda or East Africa
  
  preferable;


• Previous exposure and experience of working
  
  in multinational teams to implement programmes involving different funding
  
  and implementing agencies;


• Prior experience of implementing programmes
  
  across the UN agencies and across Government are definite advantages;


• Previous experience of REDD+ developments at
  
  international, national and local levels;


• Working knowledge on the UNFCCC negotiations,
  
  COP-decisions related to REDD and guidelines for national systems in the
  
  context of REDD+, as well as national and international best practices
  
  within REDD+ and other natural resource management initiatives.


• Language and IT Skills: Excellent written and fluent spoken
  
  English

• Promoting Ethics and Integrity / Creating
  
  Organizational Precedents;


• Building support and political acumen;


• Building staff competence,  Creating an environment of creativity
  
  and innovation;


• Building and promoting effective teams;


• Creating and promoting enabling environment
  
  for open communication;


• Creating an emotionally intelligent
  
  organization;


• Leveraging conflict & setting standards;


• Sharing knowledge across the organization and
  
  building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;


• Fair and transparent decision making;
  
  calculated risk-taking.

• Advocacy / Advancing Policy Oriented Agenda:
  
  analysis and creation of messages and strategies;


• Creates effective advocacy strategies;


• Contributes to the elaboration of advocacy
  
  strategies by identifying and prioritizing audiences and communication
  
  means;


• Performs analysis of political situations and
  
  scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses;


• Uses the opportunity to bring forward and
  
  disseminate materials for advocacy work.


• Development and Operational Effectiveness:


• Ability to lead strategic planning, change
  
  processes, results-based management and reporting


• Ability to lead formulation, oversight of
  
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects


• Ability to apply development theory to the
  
  specific project context to identify creative, practical approaches to
  
  overcome challenging situations


• Ability to manage for results: translates
  
  strategic aims into achievable plans, with established priorities,
  
  monitors them, making periodic adjustments as required.

Management and

Leadership:

• Builds strong relationships with clients,
  
  focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to
  
  feedback


• Consistently approaches work with energy and
  
  a positive, constructive attitude


• Demonstrates openness to change and ability
  
  to manage complexities


• Ability to lead effectively, mentoring as
  
  well as conflict resolution skills


• Demonstrates outstanding communication skills
  
  oral and written communication skills


• Negotiation skills: capacity to work with diverse
  
  partners including Government, donors and civil society;


• Remains calm, in control and good humoured
  
  even under pressure


• Proven networking, team-building, organizational
  
  and communication skills

UNDP

is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality

and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons

with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be

treated with the strictest confidence.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates who so desire to join the United

Nations Development Programme, UNDP, in the aforementioned capacity should

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