The Programme will enhance access to energy from decentralized renewable sources, foster economic empowerment, and improve public governance in the energy sector. These outputs will contribute to Ukraine’s nationally determined contributions (NDCs) towards the Paris Agreement, aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
Responsibilities:
Ensure that the quality of Programme inputs meets the expected standards and is sufficient to produce project outputs and targets.
Develop a detailed Programme implementation plan, coordinates and supervises the work of experts and consultants, including the preparation of the terms of reference for consultants, national experts and subcontractors recruited under the Programme, forward planning of project activities and budget expenditures, activity scheduling, and reporting.
Provide substantive input to the project activities and outputs and ensure timely implementation of project’s activities, including reporting on progress vis-à-vis planned activities and expected outputs.
Ensure timely preparation of project work plan, procurement and staffing plans, and other related documents for timely commencement of the project activities.
Conduct regular monitoring to ensure achievement of targets in line with the annual work plan and that project implementation at all levels complies with the corporate SoP.
Capture lessons learned during project implementation.
Ensure compliance with UNDP project management policies and procedures.
Ensure compliance of project’s business processes with UNDP Ukraine Standard Operating Procedures.
Assure implementation of gender equality accountability framework and Gender equality Results Based management at project level.
Facilitate project recruitment and personnel management. Assure due selection process of project experts and consultants is in place through advertisements in mass media, participate in the selection process;
Control and monitor the finance and budget activities of the Programme.
Maintain contacts with UNDP Operations Centre on a variety of the operations related issues: finance, procurement, administration, IT and human resources.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Education:
Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree) in business administration, management, economics, human resources, finance, accounting, social sciences, energy, engineering, climate, public policy, public administration or other related fields.
A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in business administration, management, economics, human resources, finance, accounting, social sciences, energy, engineering, climate, public policy, public administration or other relevant areas with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience:
Minimum 2 years (with Master’s Degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s Degree) of relevant experience, on the national or international level, in the field of administration, finance, programme/project support, quality assurance, international cooperation, sustainable development or other relevant fields
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling web-based management systems.
Languages:
Fluency in English and Ukrainian, both spoken and written, is required.
