Project Manager

The purpose of the assignment is threefold:

1. Project management (40%): To implement and manage all aspects of the Macaya Grand Sud Phase 2 project, including direct contracts with partners, oversight of M&E systems and all reporting as required.

1. Operational oversight of the UN Environment Port Salut Office (40%): To provide line management of UN Environment technical staff based in Port Salut in South Haiti and to manage office operations, logistics, safety, security and regional representation of UN Environment in South Haiti

1. Project development (20%): To support the development of UN ENVIRONMENT led project proposals into complete and formally approved project documents and plans.

A. Project management: The consultant shall work under the direction of the UN ENVIRONMENT Haiti Country Programme Manager to progress the current portfolio of work under the Macaya Grand Sud Phase 2 project and ensuring coherence with additional projects to come on line. This includes:

• Field-based follow-up of project progress and delivery of results according to project objectives; seeking management solutions when needed.
• Development of scopes of work and management of implementing partners’ contracts, orientation of activities.
• Overall financial management of the project budget and expenditures; preparation of annual budgets and budgetary revisions; financial oversight of implementing partners.
• Assuring that reporting to donors is accurate, up to date and presented in the required format. This involves ensuring that relevant information/data is available, analysing it and drafting reports using appropriate templates. Reporting includes both narrative reporting on activities and achievement of determined milestones, outcomes, outputs, deliverables as well as financial reporting.

B. Operational oversight of the UN Environment Port Salut Office: Under the overall responsibility of the UN ENVIRONMENT Haiti Country Programme Manager, the consultant shall assume overall responsibility for managing UN Environment technical staff, operations and logistics based in Port Salut, as well as providing regional representation of UN Environment in South Haiti in the absence of the Country Programme Manager. This will include the following recurrent tasks:

• Operations and Logistics: Work closely with UNOPS to ensure that office operations, field visits and missions are planned in advance and carried out efficiently. Ensure proper office asset management, including facilities, vehicles, boats and office materials.
• Safety and security: Ensure safety and security of all UN Environment and UNOPS staff in Port Salut.  Manage staff warden system and liaise closely with local authorities and the UN security system to ensure contingencies are in place and SOPs are followed in the event of hurricanes, political instability, and medical emergencies.
• Regional representation: Participate in relevant regional planning fora, and coordination with other agencies working in the South of Haiti. Support the continuation of UN Environment’s technical leadership on environmental matters in South Haiti.

C. Project development: The consultant shall work under the direction of the UN ENVIRONMENT Haiti Country Programme Manager to progress the current portfolio of project proposals.  For each proposal the following generic list of tasks are required:

• Collating existing material and proposals into a working file.
• Conduct desk and local field research to inform project design. The field research will extend to field visits of proposed project intervention sites and interviewing of key project stakeholders.
• Support developing the concept into more a detailed designs and plan, including logical frameworks, operational and partnership plans, budgets and schedules, providing specific inputs as requested.
• Undertaking local and key stakeholder consultation on the project design and plan.

Education:

• Advanced University Degree (Master's or equivalent) preferably in the environmental law or earth sciences, international development, international relations or other relevant discipline.

  An additional 2 years of relevant work experience in combination with a relevant first university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) may substitute for the requirement for a Master’s degree.

• At least 5 years of professional experience in one or more of the following area: project management experience, financial management, environment or development.
• Professional experience working for an international governmental or non-governmental organization within fragile and/or least developed states.
• A track record in technical and professional writing for a variety of environmental and policy audiences.
• A track record in monitoring, reporting and report writing.
• Professional experience working for an international governmental or non-governmental organization within fragile and/or least developed states is an asset.
• A track record in technical and professional writing for a variety of environmental and policy audiences.
• A track record in monitoring, reporting and report writing.

The following experience is considered a useful asset but not compulsory:

• Experience in community-based development and/or natural resource management.
• Experience in capacity building and/or teaching/training.
• Experience in the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

• Fluency in English and French is mandatory, additional languages, are considered as an asset

UN Environment has designed sustainable development and environment management projects and supported their implementation in Haiti since 2009. The project portfolio is implemented from 2 offices: the Country Programme office in Port Salut, South Department and the liaison office in the capital Port au Prince.

The majority of the UN Environment’s current portfolio, which is value at approximately USD 40 million, is concentrated in the South Department. Key focus areas include protected area creation and management, marine environmental management, forestry, agroforestry and agriculture, and sustainable energy.

The programmatic areas in the South of Haiti are financed by different funding sources. Bilateral funding from Norway is complemented by Global Environment Facility and French Agency for International Development financing.

UN Environment Haiti is looking for a Project Manager for the Macaya Grand Sud Phase 2 project, which constitutes the operational backbone of the UN Environment’s support to the South. The Project Manager will work under the overall supervision of the Country Programme Manager.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time or 6:00 PM Haiti time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.