Project Analyst

The Project Analyst will coordinate and ensure effective implementation of the climate resilience project in Thailand funded by the Green Climate Fund. The role involves project management, coordination with stakeholders, monitoring, reporting, and providing technical and advisory support to enhance climate-informed water management and agricultural resilience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective project management, coordination and monitoring in coordination with PMU and RID.
• Ensure PMU in project implementation and management under the overall guidance of the RID.
• Facilitate strategic inputs to financial and managerial aspects of the project to ensure activities are on track in accordance with the Project Document.
• Facilitate the organization of Project Board Meetings and periodical coordination meetings to monitor implementation of project activities.
• Procurement of goods and services.
• Budget and expenditure analysis, including ensure timely quarterly advance disbursements of funding to the Responsible Parties, analyze the Quarterly/Annual Technical and Financial Reports from the Responsible Parties with technical inputs from the RID.
• Contractual management.
• Coordinate and compile periodical progress reporting to GCF.
• Monitoring of all the project risks and mitigation measures on a quarterly basis and update the Project Risk Register.
• Coordinating evaluations and auditing.
• Oversee the monitoring of the Project Results Framework Indicator values performed by the project M&E officer on a quarterly and annual basis in cooperation with RID and PMU.
• Oversee the monitoring of implementation of the Gender Action Plan performed by the project Gender Officer on a quarterly and annual basis in cooperation with RID and PMU.
• Make coordination of project stakeholders smoother and coherent.
• Ensure Quality Assurance and Oversight of project deliverables by coordinating technical inputs from RTA, UNDP and RID experts.
• Coordinate and ensure timely implementation of the project Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP).
• Contribute to annual work plan and budget revisions to capture sequencing of technical deliverables.
• Support technical and managerial capacities within the PMU, including introduction of management tools and templates.
• Provide advice and support through technical assistance to national counterparts and UNDP concerning relevant Ministries/stakeholders.
• Extract, document, summarize and publish lessons learned and best practices from the project and update the Project Lessons Register quarterly.
• Organize annual knowledge exchange meetings with IP/RPs, PMU, and other project stakeholders.
• Coordinate production and dissemination of project news and communication materials with UNDP Communications team and RID consultants.
• Promote substantive quality of all knowledge products, reports and services and ensure integration with other thematic pillars of UNDP CO.
• Advise on development and implementation of partnership and advocacy strategies and outreach efforts.
• Establish and maintain relations with project members, Board of Directors and other external stakeholders and partners.
• Identify prospects and sequencing requests to maximize opportunities for inter-agency cooperation and partnerships.
• Perform other duties as necessary for efficient functioning of the Office and Organization.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in International Development, Sustainable Development, Environmental Management, Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master´s degree.
• Minimum 2 years (with Master´s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant development sector experience at the national or international level is required.
• Demonstrated experience in project management is required.
• Experience in managing complex projects and coordinate stakeholders is required.
• Proven track record of experience in Thailand and/or in Southeast Asian region, with direct interaction with government and public organizations is required.
• Project management experience in areas related to climate change, planning and management of natural resources and environment, water resource management and/or agricultural development is an asset.
• Experience and technical knowledge of climate change adaptation and mitigation, or other relevant areas, is considered an asset.
• Experience with GCF or GEF-related projects, activities or partnerships is considered an asset.
• Practical experience in project planning, monitoring and reporting is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to productively share UNDP knowledge and activities (at UN and other venues) solutions and generate resources is desired.
• Fluency in English and Thai is required.

Skills

• Project Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Climate Change Mitigation
• Natural Resource Management
• Water Resources Management
• Agricultural Development
• Project Planning
• Project Monitoring
• Project Reporting
• Green Climate Fund Proposals
• Global Environment Facility Projects
• Technical Advisory
• Sustainable Development
• Environmental Management
• Environmental Engineering
• International Development
• Knowledge Sharing
• Resource Mobilization

Languages

English, Thai