The project will focus on cities in the Middle and Southern regions of Jordan, including Amman, Zarqa, Russeifa, and Aqaba. It will foster innovativeness through the establishment of an incubation program for enterprises to develop sustainable solutions, , and will also explore innovativeness in green financing schemes, taking into account Islamic rules in developing financing facilities, and by adopting market analytics methodologies to promote the consumers’ shift toward reusable packaging.
Responsibilities:
Manage the overall activities of the project.
Plan the activities of the project and monitor progress against the approved workplan.
Execute activities by managing personnel, goods and services and trainings, including drafting terms of reference and work specifications, and overseeing all contractors’ work.
Monitor events as determined in the project monitoring plan, and update the plan as required.
Provide support for completion of assessments required by UNDP, spot checks and audits.
Manage requests for the provision of UNDP financial resources through funding advances, direct payments or reimbursement using the FACE form.
Monitor financial resources and accounting to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reports.
Monitor progress, watch for plan deviations, and make course corrections when needed within project board-agreed tolerances to achieve results.
Ensure that changes are controlled, and problems addressed.
Perform regular progress reporting to the project board as agreed with the board, including measures to address challenges and opportunities.
Prepare and submit progress and financial reports to UNDP on a quarterly basis.
Manage and monitor the project risks – including social and environmental risks - initially identified and submit new risks to the Project Board for consideration and decision on possible actions if required; update the status of these risks by maintaining the project risks log.
Capture lessons learned during project implementation.
Prepare revisions to the multi-year workplan, as needed, as well as annual and quarterly plans if required.
Prepare the inception report no later than one month after the inception workshop.
Assess major and minor amendments to the project within the parameters set by UNDP-GEF.
Requirements:
Advanced University Degree (master’s degree or quivalent) in Natural Resources or Environment Management, Applied Sciences, Engineering or Sustainablity, Circular Economy and Environemtal management, or related fields is required.
A first level university degree in the areas stated above, in combination with additional two years of qualifying work experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Minimum of five (5) years (with master’s degree) or seven (7) years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in project/programme management, working with ministries, national or local administrative bodies that are concerned with environmental management.
