Education & Work Experience Master's Degree
Contribute in the day-to-day management by planning and implementing planned project activities, managing resources, and monitoring progress against predefined outputs and quality criteria. Executing and supervising the project's components, which involves developing necessary terms of reference and overseeing service providers responsible for activity implementation. Providing technical backstopping to ensure the sound implementation of project activities. Collaborating closely with Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), Aqaba Marine Reserve (AMR), and other relevant entities within ASEZA and Aqaba institutions to ensure alignment of project activities with desired outcomes, outputs, timeframe, and budget. Contributing to the development of the project's annual work plans and corresponding budgets. Offering technical assistance and advice to project teams, as well as facilitating progress reporting and ensuring accountability for resources used in cooperation with relevant project teams. Compiling various types of project progress reports and final project reports according to schedule, while coordinating review meetings and evaluation missions in partnership with UNDP. Coordinating and monitoring of the activities of all consultants and contractors assigned by the projects to ensure timely provision of inputs and achievement of outputs and deliverables. This includes drafting terms of reference, technical specifications, and other necessary documents, as well as identifying and advising on the recruitment of project consultants. Work with the project team to ensure appropriate stakeholders engagement in the project implementation. Assist in resource mobilization efforts through e.g. drafting concept notes and identifying potential relevant donors. Oversee the project's visibility, ensuring compliance with donor, UNDP, and Government visibility standards and templates. Foster a culture of continuous learning and adaptive project management by facilitating the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned. Coordinate efforts to achieve synergy and integration with relevant UNDP projects, particularly those focused on marine ecosystem conservation. actively engage in pertinent meetings aligned with the Environment Pillar's mandate. Contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice to share best practices and innovative approaches. Promote active participation in gender analysis and mainstreaming initiatives, fostering a gender-responsive approach to project activities. Support the drafting of press releases and speeches for project events, ensuring adequate media coverage and strategic communication of project-related activities.Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDPs objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities, linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions.
Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.
Business Development Knowledge Generation Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need
Business Management Monitoring Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results
Business Management Project Management Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Min. Education requirements Advanced University Degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Coastal/Marine Environmental Sciences, Biology, natural resources management, Sustainability, or related fields is required, or
A first level University degree (Bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying work experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Min. years of relevant work experience Up to two (2) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) or minimum two(2) years (with a bachelor degree) of relevant experience in coastal zone management, environmental management, sustainability, and marine/coastal conservation or related field is required. Required skills
Demonstrable skills in computer applications for editing and presentation purposes - word processing, spreadsheets, presentations. Proven experience in project/program management. Experience in the national biodiversity strategies and context.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
Experience in Coastal/Marine Environmental Sciences, Biology, natural resources management and/or sustainability. Experience in data analysis and reporting Proven ability in budget management Previous experience in development assistance and related work for a development organization, governmental institution, NGO, or private sector/consulting firm. Diving skills and familiarity of the dive sites along the Aqaba coastline is an asset
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