Background UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. 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. The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, mostly from climate change impacts. The country has enunciated policies and programmes to reduce these risks, among others the finalization of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), the Philippines Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP). It has also institutionalized a climate budget tagging process for all agencies and developed tools and mechanisms to mainstream climate change and vulnerability assessments in various levels of programming. However, to achieve the desired transformation, funding would be needed not only from government but from private sector as well. Business decisions and investment priorities should be aligned with the country’s ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve adaptation of communities to protect people, assets and communities at risk. The government has been at the forefront of this initiative through several policy measures. These include, the Central Bank’s Sustainable Finance Framework, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Guidelines on Environmental, social and Governance reporting, and more recently, the Sustainable Finance Roadmap issues by the Interagency Task Force on Sustainable Finance, led by the Department of Finance. In order to support the initiatives on increasing public and private sector investments towards mitigating impacts of climate change and improving resilience of national and local government agencies and communities, UNDP will be undertaking two climate finance projects, including:
Accelerating Green and Climate Finance in the Philippines: Nature Based Solutions (Climate Finance PH-NBS). With funding support from the Government of Canada, the Project aims to increase private sector investments into gender responsive nature-based solutions for climate resilient technologies, innovations, practices and approaches. This, in support of a just transition to resilient and low emission development that sustains nature and ecosystems and protects the rights of all who are affected and at risk. This Project will contribute to the realization of the economic prize offered by investments in nature-based solutions in the Philippines. This Project will demonstrate how these additional investments can generate solid financial returns and contribute to the achievement of other SDG goals such as gender equality, expanding access to clean water, job creation, increase in incomes of local communities, increased food production, increased sustainable consumption and production, enhanced natural resilience, and many more. Climate Finance Network (CFN). Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the Government of the United Kingdom, the Climate Finance Network (CFN) will serve as a peer-to-peer network and as a knowledge management and technical support facility to support Ministries of Finance with the engagement of sector ministries and sub-national governments to identify and scale up climate finance innovations in the region. In collaboration with stakeholders and partners the CFN will harness the momentum in climate finance reforms in ways that will allow knowledge to be shared in real-time across countries to facilitate acceleration and adoption/replication of climate budget planning and finance across governments as well as mobilization of public, private and blended climate finance. The CFN will work across on six inter-related workstreams which are based on our climate change finance programming experience over the past five years and lessons learnt during the inception phase of the CFN: 1) Climate change aligned budgeting and planning; 2) Direct access to international climate change finance; 3) Tax and use of innovative climate change financing instruments; 4) Gender and social inclusion and climate change finance; and 5) Transparency and accountability of climate change finance; and 6) Modelling climate change impacts on economic growth, sectors and consideration of distributional impacts. Across the mentioned six workstreams, the project will aim to achieve the following outputs, factoring in the importance of realizing positive impacts for gender equality, poverty and human rights in all of the workstreams: 1) Enabling frameworks, systems and tools introduced, strengthened and replicated for accessing and managing accountable climate finance. 2) Governments and other country partners have enhanced capacities for effective governance of climate finance. 3) Regional institutions and knowledge exchanges across the region to contribute to an inclusive and integrated approach for climate change finance. 4) International policy processes to give increasing priority to strengthen and support domestic budget and country systems that enable delivery of gender responsive climate change investments. The UNDP is seeking to recruit a Project Manager for the Climate Finance PH-NBS and CFN Projects, who will perform day-to-day project monitoring and implementation of these initiatives. The Project Manager (PM) will be under the overall guidance of the UNDP Outcome Lead for Climate Action. He/She will coordinate closely with government counterparts and other stakeholders in the execution of the Project. Specifically, The Project Manager for the Climate Finance PH-NBS and CFN Projects will cover the following: Duties and Responsibilities The Project Manager will work under the immediate supervision of and directly report to the Programme Analyst and Climate Action Programme Team Leader.Ensure strategic management of the project and provide day-to-day technical, financial, and administrative support for the delivery of the Projects’ activities focusing on achievement of the following results:
Provide quality leadership in the overall coordination and management of the Climate Finance PH-NBS and CFN Projects; Contribute to the development and monitoring of action plans in order to identify and resolve issues on financial delivery towards the full and optimal utilization of project funds; Lead the identification of project issues, challenges and risks, and appropriate strategies, and direct and oversee implementation of these strategies; Supervise the preparation of progress monitoring reports (e.g. donor reports), activity designs, briefing papers, technical reports, situation updates, M&E documents, and other documentation as may be required in project implementation; Supervise and oversee planning and implementation workshops, needs assessments, consultations, planning sessions, and provide technical inputs as maybe necessary; Review and approve communication assignments such as writing of articles, press releases, development of knowledge products and other related activities; Mentor and coach team members as they perform their duties; and Perform other tasks as may be assigned by the supervisors.Develop and maintain effective working relationships and coordination with key counterparts to ensure the successful implementation of quality assurance of activities enlisted under the Climate Finance PH-NBS and CFN Projects focusing on achievement of the following results:
Network and build strong working relations with authorities and experts from the government agencies, UN system, international development organizations, private sector organizations, and other donor partners; Establish, develop and maintain mutually beneficial strategic partnerships with private sector, universities, civil society and community groups, the press and media, the business sector, etc.; and Closely collaborate with the Climate Change Commission (CCC), the Department of Finance (DOF), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Public Private Partnership Center (PPPC), DENR and related UNDP projects, and work closely with the respective programme teams and operations team to support efficient delivery of project activities in line with strategic objectives.Oversee the successful implementation of all the components of the Climate Finance PH-NBS and CFN Projects focusing on achievement of the following results:
Based on the approved work plan, review and endorse approval of suitable partnership agreements and project activity designs; Provide guidance and supervise the implementation of partnership agreement and project activities; Ensure compliance to physical and financial delivery deadlines by implementing remedial measures to address bottlenecks, if needed; As needed, consult with or obtain approval from the Project Board on major changes to the agreed upon work plan; and Spearhead the conduct of spot checking and quality assurance activities to ensure that implementation of activities are within the quality standards of UNDP and remain on track.Ensure adaptive delivery of the project by providing quality input and strategic advice focusing on achievement of the following results.
Foresee possible roadblocks, as well as opportunities, and be able to put forth and implement contingency measures; Oversee the interaction of the specialists, firms, NGOs, and personnel, and ensure that these collaborations contribute to the strategic goals of the project; Provide new and innovative ways of working to achieve the goals of the project in the most efficient and effective means possible; and Ensure that deliverables of specialists and firms, NGOs, partners and of the PMU itself, contribute to the strategic goal of the project and provide timely and technically sound feedback.Ensure facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:
Identification of credible sources of information concerning programme implementation and related issues; Identification and synthesis of best local and international practices and lessons learned directly linked to the project; Effective network with development partners and government both at national level and subnational level; and Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Competencies Core competencies: Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivityPeople Management competencies:
UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Technical
Partnership Management: Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding Nature, Climate and Energy: Climate Change Policies: Climate FinanceCross-Functional
Strategic Thinking : Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritize plans in line with UNDP’s 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 Acumen : Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome; Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization and ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals Results Based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results Effective Decision Making: Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one’s authority, area of expertise and resources Required Skills and Experience Education: Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree equivalent in economics, resource economics business administration, development finance, project management, climate change, engineering, planning, social sciences or other related areas is required. Experience: At least 5 years of work experience, if Master’s degree, and at least 7 years work experience, if Bachelor’s degree, in project management and coordination, monitoring and evaluation. Proven experience of effective partnership development with national counterparts, development partners, private sector, and civil society is required; Demonstrated capacity in project financial management including preparation of budgets, annual work plans, and financial reporting is required Proficiency in standard software applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc. is requiredThis vacancy is archived.