Project Coordinator

Scope of Work

Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager and in close coordination with the relevant Regional Technical Advisors, the Project Coordinator will support the project to ensure technical and country coordination and delivery of all components of the project, in order to align with the recently agreed upon KM-GBF, and enable effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the KM-GBF at the national level. In addition, the Technical Coordinator will support countries in preparing and submitting their 7th National Report on the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the KM-GBF. 

Provide technical coordination and support the development of NBSAPs and 7th National Reports

• Provide support in coordination and provision of technical inputs for cross-country analysis of policy reviews, expenditure analysis, financial needs, identifying trends, gaps and generating global overview data;
• Liaise with UNDP Country teams on all aspects of the project;
• Support the organization of regional and global events as outlined in the Project Document;
• Liaise with relevant initiatives and programs in UNDP and other organizations in support of the execution of the project, including BIOFIN, Global Biodiversity Finance Project (GBFP), the GEF 7 Early Action Support Programme, the Nature Facility, Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD), UNDP Integrated Financing Framework (INFF), OECD and UNEP Finance Initiative (FI);
• Support timely delivery of required reporting to the GEF with high quality content.

Coordination of country support and provision of technical guidance to ensure timely delivery of project products 

• Liaise with other relevant UNDP COs and other UNDP staff including in-country, regional and global colleagues regarding the project, including to share information about trends and issues in the thematic area;
• Support provision of strategic guidance and technical oversight to support all countries, reviewing on a regular basis progress report and deliverables to ensure implementation is on track, and troubleshooting and adapting management as required.

Ensure knowledge management and sharing, ensuring the utmost confidentiality

• Ensure forward-looking information and communication management internally and externally to internal and external stakeholders;
• Promote different systems and applications for optimal content management, knowledge sharing and information provision;
• Implement corporate operational strategies introducing best practices, lessons learnt and knowledge management initiative;
• Developing and implementation of tracking tools relevant to review technical and knowledge products.
• The Project Coordinator will be based in and work from UNDP’S office in Istanbul, Turkiye;
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangements

• The Project Coordinator will report to the Project Manager, and will also coordinate with the Global Technical Lead;
• The Project Coordinator will be given access to relevant information necessary for the execution of the tasks under this assignment;
• The Project Coordinator will be responsible for providing her/his own work station (i.e. laptop, internet, phone, scanner/printer, etc.) and must have access to reliable internet connection;
• Given the global consultations to be undertaken during this assignment, the incumbent  is expected to be reasonably flexible with his/her availability for such consultations taking into consideration different time zones.

Required Education, Experience, Skills and Competencies

Minimum Education requirements

• Advanced University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Natural Resource Management, Environment, Economics and Development Studies or relevant field is required; or
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Minimum years of relevant work experience

• Minimum 5 years (with Master’s degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of experience in project management with technical expertise in the thematic areas of natural resource management, environment, biodiversity, environmental finance or a related field;

Required skills 

• Prior experience in supporting and coordinating strategic planning and development of NBSAPs and National Reports to the CBD is required;
• Experience in applying sound project management skills including project planning, organization, and risk management is required,
• Prior experience working with international organizations is an asset
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

• Experience managing UNDP projects is highly desired;
• Experience in developing and managing technical and expert reviews of national plans and reports is highly desirable;
• Significant international and developing country experience is an asset;

Required Language (s): 

• Fluency in English required.
• Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

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