Global Chief Technical Advisor, GCF Ew4all Multi-Country Project [open To All Applicants]

Organizational Context

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a global organization focused on sustainable development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Within its Bureau for Policy and Programme Support and Crisis Bureau, UNDP implements projects like the Global Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Initiative. This role is part of the EW4All Multi-Country Project, an implementing partner working with governments and international organizations to establish early warning systems.

Job Purpose

This role serves as the Global Chief Technical Advisor for the UNDP-executed GCF EW4All Multi-Country Project. The purpose is to provide expert technical guidance and direct contribution to the successful implementation of project outputs, focusing on enhancing global and regional enabling conditions and accelerating country-level actions for early warning systems. The role involves strategic direction, monitoring, and capacity building to ensure project targets are met and early warning systems are effectively established in seven participating countries. This position contributes to protecting populations from hazardous weather, water, and climate events by strengthening disaster risk knowledge, detection, dissemination, and response capabilities.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic guidance and technical oversight for project activities, including establishing a Global Technical Support team and coordinating technical inputs from consultants. Review implementation plans, terms of reference, and technical deliverables, ensuring alignment with project goals and international best practices. Collaborate with national PMUs and Pillar Leads to assess and manage project implementation situations, risks, and safeguards. Offer policy guidance and technical capacity building to project teams and national counterparts, developing training plans and introducing management tools. Support project management functions such as work planning, budgeting, procurement, monitoring, and reporting. Foster partnerships, advocate for climate change integration, and facilitate knowledge sharing and lessons learned from project implementation.

Work Experience

A minimum of 7 years (with Master's) or 9 years (with Bachelor's) of experience in environmental management, water resources, or project management is required. Experience in leading large-scale projects, providing climate adaptation advice, community-based early warning systems, disaster planning, working with governments, and data analysis (including GIS/remote sensing) is essential.

Skills

Core Competencies: Achieve Results, Think Innovatively, Learn Continuously, Adapt with Agility, Act with Determination, Engage and Partner, Enable Diversity and Inclusion. Technical Competencies: Effective Decision Making, Systems Thinking, Results-based Management, Project Management, Relationship Management, Communication, Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Planning.

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