Specific tasks and responsibilities
Project Design: Undertake desk research to inform the preparation of PIFs/concept notes.
Review the draft proposal concepts/PIFs prepared by countries and provide input in all sections
Verify PIFs/concept notes: grammar, spelling, presentation, etc. • Prepare Concept Approval Forms for assigned project proposals and support with the submission to the Concept Approval Group (CAG) for clearance.
Upload PIFs/concept notes and responses to GEF Sec reviews on the GEF Portal Project Development:
Prepare SSFAs / ToRs for Project Preparation Grants (PPGs).
Ensure project developers have latest templates to prepare CEO Endorsement Requests (CEO ER). Undertake desk research to inform the preparation of CEO ER.
Guide the countries in development of all the GEF and UNEP annexes, including the proposed institutional arrangement, budgets and workplans.
Guide the countries on gender analysis, social, economic, and environmental screening, project taxonomy, and other GEF documentation required
Verify CEO ER and annexes: grammar, spelling, presentation, etc.
Upload CEO ER and responses to GEF Sec reviews on the GEF Portal.
Review PPG expenditure reports. Project Implementation: Prepare PCAs / ICAs and appendices for recently CEO endorsed projects.
Create project structures in IPMR and populate with project information.
Track circulation of project internalizations and projects revisions through UNEP approval process.
Review agendas, ToRs, presentations, etc., prepared by the Executing Agencies (EAs) for project inception workshops and steering committee meetings.
Participate in project inception workshops and steering committee meetings.
Coordinate with EAs on submission of reports as per requirements of the PCA / ICA.
Ensure the EAs use right templates to meet reporting requirements and all sections are completed.
Review the required GEF/UNEP reports submitted by the EAs.
Upload the annual PIRs on the GEF Portal.
Review budget and workplan revisions.
Coordinate with other UNEP units / teams on projects, when applicable.
File and archive project files / reports issued by the EAs into the CMU database.
Update the MS Planner system to ensure timely circulation of reports, revisions and other documents.
Upload project progress information in IPMR.
Project Evaluations: Prepare TORs for MTR/TR/TE for completed projects.
Provide guidance to the evaluators on UNEP templates for MTR/TR/TEs.
Review and comment on Inception Reports prepared by evaluators.
Review and comment on MTR/TR/TE reports prepared by evaluators
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Economic, Environmental Policy, Law or in a related field.
A first level degree with additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;
Two years of relevant professional work experience at the national level is required
Experience working with national governments in project implementation is required.
Experience in developing and/or implementing GEF projects is required.
Experience in working with national governments in Africa on GEF projects is required.
Experience in working with developing countries and/or international organizations is desirable
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