Background
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) supported Full Size Project “Enabling transboundary cooperation and integrated water resources management in the extended Drin River Basin” aims at fostering the joint management of the shared water resources of the Drin River Basin (shared by Albania, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo and Montenegro) including coordination mechanisms among the various sub-basin commissions and committees (Lakes Prespa, Ohrid and Skadar). Albania, FYR Macedonia and Montenegro are the Project beneficiaries. The same goal will be fostered by the GEF supported Medium Size Project “Enabling transboundary cooperation and integrated water resources management in the White Drin and the extended Drin Basin”. Kosovo is the beneficiary of that Project.
The duration of the two Projects is four years.
The Projects share the same set of activities constituting the means to achieve the goal mentioned above, through: (i) building consensus among countries on key transboundary concerns and drivers of change, including climate variability and change, reached through joint fact finding; (ii) facilitating the agreement on a shared vision and on a program of priority actions deemed necessary to achieve the vision; (iii) strengthening technical and institutional capacities.
Responsibilities
- Under the coordination of the PC/CTA, manage the Project, the PCU and its staff. Management and supervision should be done in accordance with the Project Document and
the rules and procedures of the GWP
- Assist in the preparation of annual work plans and manage activities for the implementation of the project using guidance from the PC/CTA and the Steering Committee. The
work plans will provide guidance on the day-to-day implementation of the project document noting the need for overall coordination with other projects and the various donor
funded parallel initiatives. Ensure adherence to the project’s workplans, assist in the preparation of revisions of the workplans to be submitted to the Steering Committee for
approval, as required
- Catalyze the adaptive management of the project by actively monitoring progress towards achievement of project objectives vis-a-vis the agreed progress indicators, proposing
adaptive actions to the PC/CTA, and applying the resulting insights to the project’s ongoing work in coordination with the PC/CTA
- Prepare GEF project progress reports, as well as any other reports requested by the GWP and UNDP
- Work with the PC/CTA to select and recruit the project personnel including the national and international consultants
Requirements
- University and Post-graduate degree (Masters or equivalent) in environmental management, hydrology, hydrogeology or a directly related field, e.g. integrated water resources
management, natural resources management, biology, political sciences etc.
- Demonstrated working experience on: water resources management at basin level; international waters management; stakeholders consultation and involvement and;
institutional capacity building.
- At least five years of experience in fields related to the assignment including experience at a senior programme management level.
- English is the working language for this assignment, therefore excellent oral and written communication skills in English are required.
Deadline: 06 December 2015