Project Specialist

United Nations Development Programme (Egypt)

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:

• Act as deputy Technical Expert.
• Provide quality leadership in the overall coordination and management of the DEDI Project.
• 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.
• Approves payments related to the work programme cleared by the Technical Expert and as described in the Accounts and Procedures Manual for DEDI .
• Keeps an updated archive for each project of the program.
• 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.
• Provides inputs for the reporting to the DEDI Advisory Board
• Mentor and coach team members as they perform their duties
• 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 DEDI Project focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Manage external partner involvement (in Egypt and Denmark)
• Oversee the coordination of external partner involvement (in Egypt and Denmark)
• Manage national and international consultants under the supervision of the Technical Expert
• Maintain dialogue with external partners relevant to project implementation
• Engages with external partners in Denmark and Egypt relevant for DEDI s work including civil society and governmental organizations

Oversee the successful implementation of all the components of the DEDI Project 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 is within the quality standards of UNDP and remain on track.
• Follows the development within the thematic focus areas of DEDI s components in Egypt, Denmark and internationally.

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, and partners 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 project 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.
• Performs other tasks as requested by the Technical Expert on an ad hoc basis.
• Provides independent input and analysis upon request by the Technical Expert on content, strategy, and operational methods.