Job Opportunity at UNDP in Amman, Jordan – Apply Now

About the job

Background

UNDP’s Environment and Energy work is organized into substantive technical hubs (Nature, Climate, Chemical and Waste, Sustainable Energy Hub), and the Vertical Funds Programme Support, Oversight and Compliance Hub. Thematic Pillar Heads including Vertical Funds Principal or Senior Technical Advisor (PTA/STA) within the Nature, Climate and Chemical and Waste hubs provide substantive leadership in respective areas of policy and programming support.

The expected focus for the Regional Team Leader position is to dedicate 80% of time to country support functions (40% on technical support areas and 40% on cross-thematic/integration support areas), with the other 20% of time spent on Global and Regional focused support. The Regional Team Leader will work across units by supporting greater integration of UNDP’s environment and energy portfolio and positioning UNDP as a solution provider to complex development challenges.

Position Purpose

The role of the Regional Team Leader is to provide strategic and technical leadership to guide the policy and programming support to country offices across technical areas in an integrated manner. The incumbent will promote cross-unit collaboration within the Amman Regional Hub and globally as part of UNDP’s Global Policy Network (GPN) to ensure integrated, holistic support to countries to tackle environmental, climate change, and energy-related challenges as a means to achieving the SDGs.

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The Regional Team Leader should be mindful of different country contexts in the region (crisis, MICs and NCCs) and provide targeted guidance and support that allow for COs and the Regional Programme to grow their environment and energy portfolio. The Regional Team Leader should ensure close linkages between crisis and scare natural resources (Food, water and energy nexus) as well as promote inclusion and ensure programming are considering gender and PWDs.

Duties and Responsibilities

With the responsibility of overseeing, coordinating and integrating a large environment and energy portfolio, the role of the Regional Team Leader is to:

 

Provide leadership, technical guidance and team management:

• Provide integrated technical guidance to UNDP’s environment and energy portfolio, and matrix manage a regional team of Regional Technical Advisors and Specialists and Programme Associates and consultants as necessary.
• Represents UNDP in regional and national fora, liaises with external clients and a broad range of constituencies and UNDP counterparts in government, local and international media, other international organizations, and in civil society.
• Promotes good cooperation and coordination among all technical programme and operations staff and between the various units of UNDP under the GPN, as well as external parties.

Develop and advocate innovative policy and financial mechanisms

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• Respond to country office requests for integrated policy support on environment, energy and climate change, with UNDP’s direct partners, and as a contribution to global debates on environment, climate change, and energy.
• Contribute to the development of complex policy positions at the interface of scientific knowledge and social, political, and economic feasibility, wide ranging consultation with key players, the development of partnerships around positions and initiatives, and dialogue and advocacy.

Identify, lead and direct the development of cutting-edge strategic programmes, projects and activities, and mobilize resources and partnerships

• Lead and direct the development of integrated programmes, projects and other initiatives in consultation with, and in support of, PTAs.
• Identify funding and scaling sources and opportunities, as well as new and cutting-edge partnerships.
• Negotiate funding and partnerships, including with the private sector, development banks and other development finance institutions.
• Identify, develop and roll-out of new business opportunities, business lines, and self-funding integrated nature, chemical and waste, energy and climate change service facilities.

Produce development impacts and results for country partners

• Effective delivery of results and impacts through high quality strategic guidance, implementation support and risk management, including technical support, monitoring, risk mitigation, troubleshooting, evaluation, reporting, and dissemination of results and impacts.
• Support RTAs by working with desk officers, country office management, and regional hub management to accelerate implementation, including by identifying integrated solutions for augmented implementation support.

Facilitate effective learning and management of knowledge

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• Analysis and synthesis of data, information, results and knowledge into papers, lessons, guidelines, methodologies, programming kits, training, and other new tools and codified knowledge products.

Core

Achieve Results:

• Prioritize team workflow, mobilize resources, drive scalable results/strategic impact

Think Innovatively:

• Easily navigate complexity, encourage/enable radical innovation, has foresight

Learn Continuously

• Create systems and processes that enable learning and development for all

Adapt with Agility

• Proactively initiate/lead organizational change, champion new systems/processes

Act with Determination

• Able to make difficult decisions in challenging situations, inspire confidenc

Engage and Partner

• Construct strategic multi-partner alliances in high stake situations, foster co- creation

Enable Diversity and Inclusion

• Create ethical culture, identify/address barriers to inclusion

People Management:

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Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Environmental Economics, Finance, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resource Management or other closely related field, ideally with a focus on biodiversity, water, oceans, renewable energy, and/or climate change mitigation and/or adaptation is required OR
• A first-level university in one of the aforementioned disciplines with two additional years of relevant work experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years (with masters degree) or 12 years (with bachelors degree) of progressively responsible relevant leadership experience in the fields of integrated environment solutions (biodiversity, water/oceans, energy, climate change mitigation/adaptation, and/or climate/biodiversity finance), strategic management, business development.
• At least 7 years’ work experience with development-related organizations (especially multilateral development banks) and private sector is required;
• Extensive experience with programme and project development, integrated planning and analysis implementation, and management that connect the dots across environment and energy, and their linkage with sustainable development issues is required;
• Experience in business systems, human resources management and budgeting is desired;
• Proven track record of resource mobilization experience is an asset;
• Experience programming with the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund at the global level or similar bilateral and multilateral funding sources is desired;
• Experience in the policy development processes associated with integrated environment and sustainable development issues is an asset;
• Policy advisory and/or programming experience focusing on technical aspects of nature-climate nexus is an advantage;
• Working experience in an international organization is an advantage as is knowledge of UNDP policies, procedures and practices.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required, with exceptional writing, presentation and communication skills; (Required)
• Working knowledge in other UN languages (French or Arabic) is an asset.

Disclaimer

Important information for US Permanent Residents (‘Green Card’ holders)

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UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

Applicant information about UNDP rosters

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Non-discrimination

UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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Application Deadline: 30 Jan 2024.