Position: Knowledge Management and Gender Assistant -UNDP (Deadline June 2024)
Position: Knowledge Management and Gender Assistant -UNDP (Deadline June 2024)
Knowledge Management and Gender Assistant
Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Agency: UNDP
Grade: NPSA-5
Contract Duration: 6 months
Application Deadline: 20 June 2024, 05:59 AM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Languages Required: Fluency in English, Russian, and Tajik
Background
At UNDP, diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental principles. We value the multiplicity of cultures within our operation, foster inclusion to empower all personnel, and ensure equity in all actions. Our “leave no one behind” approach emphasizes the representation of underserved populations. Marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. UNDP maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and discrimination. Selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
The project “Enabling an Effective National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process for Tajikistan” aims to address gaps and barriers in implementing Tajikistan’s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS). The goal is to establish the necessary institutional arrangements and capacities to develop and execute NAPs. The project focuses on the energy, water resources, transportation, and agriculture sectors, advancing climate change adaptation considerations within these agencies and developing sectoral adaptation plans as part of the national NAP. The project will also address financing and implementation capabilities at the subnational level, establishing conditions for effective NAP implementation. A comprehensive M&E system will be designed to ensure measurable progress across sectors, enabling the government to assess the effectiveness of adaptation activities.
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Scope of Work
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and the Programme Specialist of Climate Change, Energy and Environment (CCEE) Cluster, the Knowledge Management and Gender Assistant will support the project, focusing on gender and knowledge sharing, and ensuring compliance with monitoring and evaluation requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Goal 1: Support the Implementation of Monitoring and Reporting
- Results-Based Management: Support the application of results-based management (RBM) tools throughout the project cycle.
- Monitoring Tools: Provide input and track the development of monitoring and evaluation tools and templates.
- Progress Monitoring: Regularly monitor project activities to ensure gender-responsive implementation and assess overall progress.
- Troubleshooting: Suggest corrective measures based on monitoring results.
- Data Collection: Support analytics and data collection at the national level.
- Risk Management: Maintain risk and issues logs and update the project risk register.
- Quality Assurance: Promote gender-inclusive data collection and quality control.
- Annual Workplan: Assist in developing and updating the Annual Project Workplan.
- Documentation: Maintain an online repository of project documentation and knowledge management products.
- Capacity Building: Ensure quality of capacity-building workshops through pre- and post-tests.
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Goal 2: Support Project Reporting, Donor Relations, and Partnerships
- Donor Presentations: Support preparation of visual briefing notes and presentations for donors.
- Reporting: Consolidate project reports and ensure timely reporting on risks and challenges.
- Documentation: Standardize and document updated data and support event organization.
- Quality Assurance: Draft UNDP M&E Quality Assurance Reports and assist with various assessments.
- Final Evaluation: Compile data and support the final evaluation process.
Goal 3: Support Knowledge Building and Sharing
- Lessons Learned: Document and synthesize lessons learned and best practices.
- Training Participation: Contribute to monitoring and reporting training efforts.
- Research Reports: Maintain proper documentation of research reports and evaluations.
- Evidence Base: Facilitate robust evidence-based research and analysis.
- Feedback Coordination: Coordinate with national counterparts for feedback on knowledge products.
- Data Dissemination: Assist in disseminating data and information with partners.
- Team Participation: Participate in staff meetings and team-building activities to share knowledge.
- Communication Materials: Assist in developing video and communication materials.
Core Competencies
- Achieve Results: Plans and monitors work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadlines.
- Think Innovatively: Open to creative ideas, pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements.
- Learn Continuously: Open-minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes.
- Adapt with Agility: Adapts to change, handles ambiguity, is flexible.
- Act with Determination: Shows drive and motivation, delivers calmly in adversity.
- Engage and Partner: Demonstrates understanding and compassion, forms positive relationships.
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: Respects differences, aware of unconscious bias, confronts discrimination.
Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies
- Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both written and verbally.
- Risk Management: Ability to proactively manage risks.
- Monitoring: Ability to provide feedback on consistency between planned and actual activities.
- Evaluation: Ability to make independent judgments and anticipate needs.
- Project Quality Assurance: Ensuring effectiveness in project implementation.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Secondary Education required.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Communication, Gender, or other relevant disciplines preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum five years (with secondary education) or two years (with Bachelor’s degree) of experience in M&E or knowledge management activities with international or national organizations.
- Training in M&E, reporting, or gender is an advantage.
Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of monitoring tools, ability to draft high-quality reports and presentations.
- Familiarity with gender issues and results-based management practices.
Languages:
- Fluency in English, Russian, and Tajik is required.
Professional Certificates:
- Certification in M&E or gender is an asset.
Additional Information
- Application: Apply before 20 June 2024, 05:59 AM
- Link: UNDP Job Portal
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