Job Identification : 13323

Rentals : Algiers, Algeria

Posting Date : 08/28/2023, 08:03 AM

Apply Before : 09/11/2023, 02:00 PM

Job Schedule : Full time

Agency : UNDP

Grade : NPSA-7

Vacancy Type : National Personnel Service Agreement

Practice Area : Nature, Climate and Energy

Office : Regional Bureau for Arab States

Contract Duration : 1 Year

Education & Work Experience : Bachelor’s Degree – 4 year ( s ) experience OR High School certificate- 7 year ( s ) experience

Required Languages : Master of French and Arabic and a working knowledge of English

Vacancy Timeline

2 Weeks

Job Description

Background

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘ leave no one behind ’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

1. Office / Unit / Project Description

The United Nations Development Program ( UNDP ) is an international organization with more than 17,000 employees working in around 170 offices around the world to help governments develop policies, strong institutions and partnerships to achieve the Sustainable Development Program and its 17 sustainable development goals by 2030. UNDP political work at headquarters, regional offices and country offices forms a contiguous spectrum of in-depth local knowledge in line with international development prospects. In addition, as part of its mandate, UNDP contributes to the efforts of countries in strengthening their resilience to the effects of climate change, particularly in terms of adaptation.

In order to concretize and strengthen its commitment in the fight against the effects of climate change and the strengthening of Algeria’s resilience to its effects, UNDP is implementing an initiative, in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and Renewable Energies, which aims to advance the process of the National Adaptation Plan in Algeria to meet the needs for adaptation in the short and medium term and lay the foundations for long-term adaptation

Algeria, the largest country in Africa, is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change due to its position and its high exposure to them. In a few decades, temperatures increased 1.5 and 2 ° C while precipitation decreased sharply with an average rate of 20%. In addition, Algeria is facing other effects of climate change, including the upsurge in natural disasters such as drought and floods, and a growing increase in forest fires and desertification. Algeria is also experiencing an increase in heat waves, a displacement of tropical diseases to the north and a higher incidence of water and air diseases, which poses a threat to public health. On the other hand, the vulnerability of the’Algeria to climate change probably aggravates the existing economic difficulties linked to the oil crisis and affects in particular the country’s water resources reserves particularly affecting the agriculture and industry sectors and constituting a considerable risk to be taken into consideration.

In order to cope with this change and the medium and long term effects they induce, it is necessary for the country to develop adequate adaptation mechanisms in order to adjust its ecological, social and economic practices in order to succeed in moderating and mitigating the potential damage they could have. To do this, a national adaptation plan must be drawn up, which will contain the general guidelines for successfully adapting it. In 2018, the Algerian Government launched its national planning process for adaptation in line with national priorities in terms of combating climate change and in line with the National Contribution Determined from Algeria. This plan aims first of all to develop strategies in order to better protect populations,ecosystems and infrastructure for the risks of climate change.

The « Project Advance the National Adaptation Plan Process in Algeria to meet short and medium term adaptation needs and lay the foundations for long-term adaptation » is part of the will of the country through its National Strategy for the Environment and Sustainable Development ( 2020-2035 ), its National Action Plan for the Environment and Sustainable Development ( PNAEDD ) and its National Climate Plan ( PNC ) and aims to support Algeria in its strategic planning and engage the parties stakeholders in the design of an adaptation plan consistent with national challenges. This project, which is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment, also facilitates the development of a country program, which includes programming priorities for’adaptation and mitigation.

The project aims in particular to accelerate the integration of adaptation considerations into planning processes in Algeria in order to reduce vulnerability to climate change. Specific objectives include :

•  Promoting the idea of having a society and an economy resilient to the harmful effects of climate change ;
•  Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems, in order to minimize the risks of natural disasters linked to the harmful effects of climate change ;
•  Fight against erosion and promotion of land rehabilitation, within the framework of the Algerian policy to combat desertification ;
•  Integrating the effects of climate change into sectoral strategies, particularly in the water resources, agriculture, transport and health sectors.

The objective is supported by the following four expected results :

•  Result 3.1: Governance of adaptation planning and enhanced institutional coordination
•  Result 3.2: Factual basis produced to design adaptation solutions for maximum impact
•  Result 3.3: The commitment of the private sector in catalyzed adaptation
•  Result 3.4: funding for enhanced adaptation

In light of the above, the UNDP Office in Algiers plans to hire a Project Associate to support the implementation / implementation of the FVC-funded project, « Advance the process of the National Adaptation Plan in Algeria to meet the needs for adaptation in the short and medium term and lay the foundations for long-term adaptation ».

2. Scope of Work

Under the supervision of the UNDP Nature, Climate and Energy Team Leader, the main objective of the mission is to support the administrative and financial management of the project.

The associate project will work in close collaboration with the Nature, Climate and Energy team of the UNDP Country Office as well as with the various stakeholders, mainly, the Ministry of the Environment and Renewable Energies

Summary of functions:

•  Support project management and the implementation of activities included in the work plan;
•  Provide effective administrative and logistical support services;
•  Support the UNDP procurement unit for prospecting suppliers, if necessary, and support asset management according to UNDP rules and procedures ;
•  Support the sharing of knowledge and best practices ;
•  Provide any other project support service that may be assigned by the Program Officer / Project Coordinator
•  Expected results :

Based on the detailed description of the above tasks, the expected results of the project associate of the project will mainly be :

•  Development of relevant annual work plans and sub-plans, including the supply plan ;
•  Preparation of the annual budget and verify compliance with the financial rules and expenditure procedures of the UNDP-GCF;
•  Organizational insurance and day-to-day management of the ( meeting organization project; workshop, seminar, ensuring the sending, reception and distribution of various letters on time, etc. ) ;
•  Assurance of good administrative, financial and logistical management of project activities ;
•  Support the budgeting of supply activities and support the preparation of terms of reference or specifications, if necessary ;
•  In coordination with the country office, the Associate with the project is responsible for the purchase of office supplies and consumables and for the management of office-related costs if necessary ( payment of water, energy bills, telephone, etc. ), ;

3. Institutional Arrangement

The associate project will work in close collaboration with the Nature, Climate and Energy team of the UNDP Country Office as well as with the various stakeholders, mainly, the Ministry of the Environment and Renewable Energies

4. Competencies

•  Level 2: Supervisor / Associate / Analyst
•  Cross-functional & Technical :

Business Direction & Strategy

•  Ability \ to understand and manage a commercial situation in a way that could lead to a good result
•  Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks of the organization and ability to make good judgments and make quick decisions in such frameworks

Business Development

•  Ability to seek and transform information into useful knowledge, relevant to content or responding to a expressed need
•  Ability to develop solutions to problems by involving the human perspective at all stages of the problem-solving process

Business Management

•  Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both by written and verbal communication; to adapt messages and choose communication methods according to the public
•  Ability to allocate and use resources strategically or tactically in accordance with the principles of accountability and integrity
•  Ability to respond in a timely and appropriate manner with a sense of urgency, to propose coherent solutions and to provide results and/or timely and quality solutions to meet and understand the real needs of customers.

5. Minimum Qualifications of the Successful MFSA

Core

Achieve Results:

LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work

Think Innovatively:

LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas / open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic / integrated thinking

Learn Continuously:

LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning

Adapt with Agility:

LEVEL 2: Adapt processes / approaches to new situations, involve others in change process

Act with Determination:

LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously

Engage and Partner:

LEVEL 2: Is facilitation / integrator, bring people together, build / maintain coalitions / partnerships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making

Min. Academic Education

A university degree with training in accounting and / or financial management or a baccalaureate with substantial professional experience.

Min. years of relevant Work experience

At least 7 years of professional experience and work practice in the field of administrative and financial management for the Baccalaureate level.

At least 4 years of professional experience and work practice in the field of administrative and financial management for the license level.

Work experience in the context of projects, preferably in the field of development; previous experience with UNDP or the United Nations system is an asset.

Required skills and competencies

Basic skills

•  Demonstrates integrity in embodying the values and ethical standards of the United Nations
•  Promotes the vision, mission and strategic objectives of UNDP
•  Demonstrates cultural sensitivity and adaptability, gender, religion, race, nationality and age

Function skills

•  Understand the job processes and working methods ;
•  Holds basic knowledge of the policies and institutional procedures relating to the post and implements them consistently in the exercise of functions ;
•  Demonstrates a good command of IT tools ( Windows, Office ), and audiovisual and communication means ( internet, email, teleconference, etc. )

Leadership

•  Demonstrate strong management, coordination and organizational skills ;
•  Ability to work in a team, share information and coordinate efforts within a team ;
•  Promotes knowledge sharing and a collaborative work environment focused on lifelong learning ;
•  Provides leadership and responsibility for integrating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of activity.

Innovation

•  Anticipates obstacles and / or potential problems and proactively identifies practical solutions ;
•  Contributes to the improvement of methods and execution of tasks and seeks to innovate to achieve better results ;
•  Takes into account lessons learned and comments, with a view to continuous improvement ;

People management

•  Demonstrate openness and skills in teamwork, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the maintenance of good relationships ;
•  Manages conflicts proactively with sensitivity ;

Professionalism

•  Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of the subject, and an ability to work independently ;
•  Is conscientious and effective in meeting commitments, meeting deadlines and achieving results ;
•  Make good judgment, verify hypotheses with the facts, and propose realistic action plans based on an analysis of all the information available ;

Communication

•  Good ability to write and oral communication, including networking and interpersonal relationships ;
•  Establishes, builds and maintains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external partners ;
•  Confirmed ability to build strong relationships with partners and stakeholders to achieve positive feedback

Desired additional skills and competencies

Required Language ( s ) ( at working level )

Master of French and Arabic and a working knowledge of English

Professional Certificates

N / A

6. Travel:

The successful candidate will have to plan trips within the Algiers wilaya, mainly to project partners and to the various service providers and contract workers.

7. The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

• Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations ( month / year ), the qualifications, as well as the contact details ( email and telephone number ) of the Candidate, and at least three ( 3 ) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
•  A cover letter ( maximum length: 1 page ) indicating why the candidate considers him- / herself to be suitable for the position.
•  Managers may ask ( ad hoc ) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

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