Project Manager

Organizational Context

UNDP Bangladesh, a key UN development agency, partners with the government to advance democratic governance, climate adaptation, environmental protection, and inclusive growth. The Resilience and Inclusive Growth (RIG) cluster focuses on sustainable economic development and environmental resilience, supporting Bangladesh's transition from LDC status amidst economic and climate challenges.

Job Purpose

The Project Manager will provide strategic and adaptive leadership for the LoGIC project, ensuring results-based planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. This role is crucial for managing financial and human resources, overseeing project activities, and ensuring compliance with UNDP and UNCDF principles, donor requirements, and government priorities. The position contributes to advancing inclusive and sustainable economic development and environmental resilience in Bangladesh, aligning with national development goals and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.

Responsibilities

The Project Manager is responsible for comprehensive project management, including results-based planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. This involves managing financial and human resources, ensuring compliance with regulations, and overseeing the roll-out of project phases. The role includes risk management, quality assurance, and championing UNDP's standards against exploitation and abuse. Key duties involve preparing high-quality reports, facilitating governance mechanisms, overseeing procurement, and maintaining project documentation. Additionally, the manager will provide technical oversight, ensure quality assurance across project outputs, develop stakeholder engagement strategies, and build strategic relationships with government, UN agencies, civil society, and development partners. The role also entails evidence-based advocacy, policy support, knowledge management, communications, learning, and supporting resource mobilization efforts.

Work Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree, or 7 years with a Bachelor's degree, is required. This experience should be in project/programme management related to climate change adaptation, local governance, climate finance, or policy advocacy within the development sector. At least 3 years must be in a senior managerial role, with demonstrated experience in leading complex, multi-stakeholder programs, managing budgets, teams, and partnerships.

Skills

Core Competencies: Achieve Results, Think Innovatively, Learn Continuously, Adapt with Agility, Act with Determination, Engage and Partner, Enable Diversity and Inclusion (all Level 3). Technical Competencies: Systems Thinking, Results-based Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Multi-stakeholder Engagement, Resource Mobilization, Gender Equality. Fluency in English and Bengali is required.

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