The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world’s environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment.

Responsibilities.

Project Coordinator will coordinate all project activities at the national level, including:

Managing the overall conduct of the project:

• Ensuring project work planning and reporting in accordance with the donor requirements, UNEP rules and the requirements and standards of the Project Implementing Partner. Based on the inputs of the Project Implementation Unit members, ensuring project reporting to the GEF, UNEP, Executing Agency, and the Project Steering Committee. Preparing the annual workplan (AWP) and Annual Plan of Activities and Procurement Plan for the project years as requested by UNEP;
• Implementing the workplan as scheduled;
• Monitoring the implementation of the workplan and budget delivery, analyzing problems that hamper project implementation and taking appropriate measures to ensure timely delivery of required inputs;
• Management and administrative oversight for project personnel and project contractors, delivery of goods and services, trainings and communication activities;
• Executing activities by managing personnel, goods and services, training and low – value grants, including drafting terms of reference and work specifications, and overseeing all contractors’ work;
• Managing the project financial reporting to donor and development partners;
• Managing and monitoring project tasks;
• Timely delivery and coordination of co – financing resources, collecting data and evidence of project co – financing;
• Project coordination with parallel initiatives undertaken by the Governmental authorities, municipalities and other stakeholders;
• Ensuring that relevant gender related aspects are taken into consideration in project implementation;
• Meeting the government obligations under the project and performing a liaison role with the Government, UNEP and other UN Agencies, NGOs and other project partners;
• Undertaking resource mobilization activities in areas of technical project scope to contribute to project scaling – up and replication;
• Acting as a project focal point for media interventions. Monitoring and facilitating advocacy and mass media outreach activities, writing success stories, ensuring newspaper coverage, participating in PR campaigns

Qualifications/special skills

• A MSc degree in natural science or other environmental-related sciences is required.
• At least 7 years of professional experience in the field of natural resource management is desirable.
• At least 5 years of experience in leading project or expert teams in preparation of strategic document or assessments in line with national legislation, preparation of National Action Plans, Strategies, reports, other planning documents on the same or a relevant topic is required
• Previous experience in cooperating with UN agencies in developing strategic documents on the same or a relevant topic is required
• Experience in maintaining day-to-day communication with different stakeholders and partners is desirable

Languages

• Fluency in Montenegrin and English, both oral and written, is required. Knowledge of additional languages is desirable