UNDP REDD+ Governance Project Technical Coordinator Job in Kenya

United Nations Development Programme

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UNDP Kenya invites applications for the following position:

Post Title: Technical Coordinator, Kenya REDD+ Governance Project (UNREDD)
 

Contract Type: Service Contract
 

Grade / Band: SB4
 

Direct Supervisor: National Coordinator for REDD+
 

Duration: One year, renewable subject to funding and performance

Date of Issue: 21 May 2014

Closing Date: 30 May 2014

Background: With a growing recognition that reducing forest-based carbon emissions is critical to curve global warming, a mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been put in place, named REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation).

It is part of the new climate regime under global negotiations, consisting in providing financial incentives to protect forests and enhance their roles in mitigating climate change. 

Responding to this global development, the UN has set up a special partnership, the UN-REDD Programme, since 2008, to help countries to design and deploy national REDD+ mechanisms.

Under the overall supervision of UNDP-Kenya Team Leader for Energy, Environment & Climate Change and the direct supervision of the National Coordinator for REDD+, the Technical Coordinator will be in charge with implementing the UN-REDD Kenya targeted support proposal (Project Initiation Document) on REDD+ Governance, ensuring the organization and sequence of activities, supporting recruitments and technical meetings, ensuring deliverables, fostering liaisons between stakeholders and experts, reviewing and editing reports, organizing consultation events and, as required, supporting the National Coordinator for REDD+. 

The Technical Coordinator will play a key function of supporting implementation, overseeing the project and sustaining the daily progress for each component, as defined in the Project Initiation Document, in order to ensure the effective delivery of the works conducted by number of national and international consultants and experts engaged in this Project for different outputs and components, and through due consultation with stakeholders.
 

The Technical Coordinator will be based in the National REDD+ Office, at the Ministry of Environment, Water & Natural Resources (MEWNR), but will visit the UNDP-Kenya office for meetings as required and to liaise with the UN-REDD Africa unit.

Required Skills and Experience
 

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Environmental Studies or a related field and at least 3 years of relevant experience or
• Bachelors’ Degree in Social Sciences, Environmental Studies or a related field and at least 6 years of relevant experience.

Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in the coordination and/or implementation of development projects, especially focusing on institutional capacities.
• Field experience or engagement in climate-change projects is desirable
• Experience in drafting technical notes as well as in computer software
• Experience in partnership building
• Familiarity with REDD+ process in Kenya desirable
• Knowledge of governance issues (especially anti-corruption is an asset)
• Experience working or partnering with the MEWNR and KEACC is an asset.
• Fluency in English required. Knowledge of Kiswahili is desirable.

The full terms of reference for the position can be accessed on the UNDP Kenya e-Recruitment portal on the UNDP Kenya website -http://www.ke.undp.org
 

Notice
 

UNDP, as a matter of practice, does not charge any application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
 

“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing pattern