Each National Project Technical Director (NPTD) will be the project’s staf...
Each National Project Technical Director (NPTD) will be the project’s staff person on-the-ground in Russia and Mongolia, respectively. The NPTD will be responsible for effective project implementation at the national level, including: enhanced stakeholders participation; capacity building; and effective resources mobilization.
He/she will report to the Project Manager. The NPND will work full time at the facilities provided by the Project National Focal Point nominated by the government. He/she will liaise closely with his/her colleagues at the PMU, as well as his/her respective UNDP environmental focal points in each country.
Duties and Responsibilities;
NPND will havethe following specific duties:
- Oversee project implementation at his/her respective national level. This will involve the following critical responsibilities:
- Working with the PM, develop national-level work plan for the project and ensure all relevant national partner organizations are in support of this work plan.
- Monitor project implementation at the national level through assessing progress against established indicators; identify opportunities,
- Working closely with the NFP, facilitate project implementation at the national level with respect to managing the national consultant recruitment process on budget and on-time according to UNOPS/UNDP rules and procedures, and coordinating scheduling of joint work with important Government and civil society partners, and ensure timely delivery of required and contracted national inputs, outputs and out comes.
- Assist NFP and national officials in working with the PMU to ensure best possible intersesctoral co-ordination between the various Ministries towards effective project implementation.
- Communicate effectively and regularly with the PM and colleagues at the PMU, with his/her respective NFP, with international partner organizations based in his/her respective country.
- Working as an effective member of the PMU team, facilitate the PMU staff members’ work in his/her respective country with respect to civil society participation, data and information management and small grants management.
- Catalyze the development of the NGO network in-country and the participation of this network in regional-level consultations and capacity building exercises under the project.
- Establish and coordinate technical support and capacity building initiatives targeted at the local communities and authorities and Baikal basin NGOs including the effective implementation of micro grants under the public participation strategy in his/her country of assignment.
- Assist NPF in his/her official responsibilities in project facilitation and oversight at the national level.
- Provide and/or arrange for capacity building events, training and guidance for the participants in the project implementation processes.
- Assist project partners towards collection of data and information for project research,studies and activities and for updating of project web-site; and cooperate fully with project partners towards completion and /or revisiting of strategic studies.
- Assist project partners, in particular the NFP, and in resource mobilization activities towards implementation of the Baikal basin SAP.
- Assist the NFP in intersectoral and inter-ministerial co-ordination activities including organizing meetings and providing timely reports on same to the PMU.
The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.