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Uzbekistan is globally and regionally important in terms of its biodiversity due to its location between the European, Middle Eastern, and Asian biogeographical regions. Its varying landscapes of high mountain ranges, wide steppes, deserts, riparian wetlands, and the Aral Sea has results in a wide diversity of habitats. UNDP, for many years, have supported the Government of Uzbekistan in tackling environmental challenges, including in the area of biodiversity.
UNDP/GEF and Republic of Uzbekistan project on “Sustainable natural resource use and forest management in key mountainous areas important for globally significant biodiversity” will further support the country in addressing biodiversity conservation challenges, specifically with focusing on mountain ecosystems such as the western-most outliers of the western Tian Shan (Chatkal, Pskem, Ugam and Kuramin ranges) and Pamir-Alai (Gissar, Turkestan and Zaravshan ranges), which are home to the endangered snow leopard, and provide important habitat for its key prey species.
The project objective is ‘To enhance the conservation, and sustainable use, of natural resources in the biodiverse high altitude mountain ecosystems of Uzbekistan’, and the project is structured into four components, with each component comprising a complementary suite of two to three outputs:
- Component 1: Landscape level planning and management decision-making;
- Component 2: Strengthening key biodiversity areas;
- Component 3: Sustainable economic development incentives for communities;
- Component 4: Promoting cooperation and collaboration.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Under direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Filed Coordinator on Protected Areas is fully responsible for coordinating the direct implementation of all field-based project activities, under Component 2, in the targeted areas of the project domain and for fulfilling the following functions.
The Filed Coordinator on Protected Areas of the Project will be responsible for overseeing on a day to day basis the sound and timely implementation of all technical tasks of the project under the Component 2. Specific responsibilities will include:
Work planning, implementation and Reporting
- The FCPA will prepare annual work plans and plans of activities under the Component 2 for further consolidation under project annual work plans
- The FCPA will ensure the timely and cost-effective implementation of all outputs planned under the Component 2.
- The FCPA will provide support and inputs to the PM in the preparation of all required reporting in terms of their technical content Quarterly reports, Inception Reports, Combined Project Implementation Review/Annual Project Report (PIR/APR), Technical reports, quarterly financial reports, Terminal Project report and other reports related to the Component 2 as may be required by the PM.
Recruitment and supervision of technical consultants
- TOR drafting: the FCPA will have primary responsibility for defining the technical responsibilities and deliverables expected from national and international consultants and service providers recruited under the Component and elaborate them in comprehensive Terms of Reference.
- Supervision: the FCPA will have responsibility for ensuring technical consultants to prepare adequate work plans, will monitor progress, and provide technical guidance as required.
- The FCPA will ensure effective management of work towards defined Component results by consultants recruited by the project through periodic technical staff management meetings.
Technical Reports Oversight and finalization:
- The FCPA will be responsible for reviewing, following up and finalization of all relevant technical reports, best practices, lessons learned, publications, etc. prepared under the Component by the project.
Technical Coordination Group and Liaison with Project Technical Partners
- The FCPA will contribute to the work of the Project Interagency Working Group and will ensure that it effectively achieves its objectives (i.e. to achieve technical coordination and information exchange in the field between various project partners to ensure complementarity and collaboration).
Liaison and Support to International Technical Adviser (ITA)
- The FCPA will liaise and consult closely with the ITA in order to ensure that the technical direction of the project implementation remains on course.
- The FCPA will directly support and work closely with the ITA while in-country and in particular during the project Inception phase in order to facilitate effectiveness of results and reach clear understanding of technical tasks to be achieved during the project duration.
Monitoring and evaluation
- The FCPA will take direct responsibility for ensuring the practical tasks required to effectively implement the M&E plan and that an appropriate database is established to enter, process and generate materials required to measure project progress towards indicators.
- The FCPA will play a central role in supporting the process of undertaking the mid and terminal Independent Evaluations.
- Coordinate and assist expert teams and academic institutions with the initiation and implementation of any field studies and monitoring activities of the Component.
- Carry out regular, announced and unannounced inspections of all project sites.
- The FCPA will perform other duties when needed.
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Competencies
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Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
- Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
- Self-development, initiative-taking;
- Acting as a team leader and facilitating team work;
- Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
- Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others;
- Informed and transparent decision-making.
Functional Competencies:
Communications and Networking
- Has excellent oral communication skills;
- Has excellent written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports;
- Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high ranking members of national and international institutions, government and non-government.
Knowledge Management and Learning
- Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the team through leadership and personal example;
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
- Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;
Development and Operational Effectiveness
- Ability to participate in strategic planning, results-based management and reporting;
- Ability to participate in formulation of strategies and their implementation;
- Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
- Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints.
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
- Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
- Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning;
- Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments.
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Required Skills and Experience
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Education
University degree in conservation management or equivalent, natural resource management, environmental management.
Experience
At least 3 years of relevant work experience in project implementation, including management of experts’ team in international organizations and/or projects, in the field of conservation management, environmental policy.
Language Requirements
A good working knowledge of Uzbek, Russian and English is a requirement.
Other competencies
- Preferably experience working within the context of international donor projects;
- Experience with GEF projects will be an asset;
- Working experience with the project national stakeholder institutions and agencies is desired;
- Ability to effectively coordinate and interact effectively with a wide range on national, provincial and local actors;
- Ability to effectively plan work and apply adaptive problem solving skills in order to achieve desired results;
- Ability to work effectively with counterpart staff at all levels and with all groups involved in the project;
- Strong drafting, presentation and reporting skills;
- Strong computer skills;
- Excellent written communication skills
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