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The Egyptian Red Sea Initiative (ERSI) is an important new programme that aims to reduce drivers of coral reef degradation while simultaneously developing new finance sources and mechanisms for reefpositive business and livelihoods.ย To ensure that the Egyptian Red Sea regionโs coral reefs continue to provide vital ecological and socio-economic services, the programme will also advance science on coral reef resilience, identify and protect climate refugia[1], and implement sustainable financing mechanisms for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that harbour critical coral reef ecosystems.ย
Through the establishment and operationalization of a new Egyptian Fund for Coral Reefs (EFCR), which will leverage finance for reef-positive businesses that support conservation, economic development, community livelihoods, and enhanced community resilience to climate change, the programme will accelerate the development of reef-positive business models, especially in the ecotourism, sustainable fisheries, and waste management sectors.ย
With additional finance for conservation and investment from the private sector, the programme is expected to leverage at least an additional USD 45 million in grants through the Egyptian Fund for Coral Reefs (EFCR) to support coral reef conservation in the Egyptian Red Sea.ย
[1]ย Clarifying the concept of climate change refugia for coral reefs. Javid Kavousi, Gunnar Keppel. ICES Journal of Marine Science,ย
Volume 75, Issue 1, January/February 2018, Pages 43โ49,ย https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx124ย
ย Duties and Responsibilities
The National Project Manager will be responsible for the overall management of the programmeโs incountry activities, ensuring a proper workplan and budget is in place and implemented within set timelines, with an effective national team and strong partnerships. The Project manager will work closely with EEAA, UNDP and USAID to ensure implementation mechanisms such as a National Steering Committee and technical working groups are established and meet regularly, that all planned workshops, technical studies and other activities are organised in a timely manner, and that they meet expected quality standards. Key duties and responsibilities include:ย
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Key deliverables (products and processes):ย
Detailed project Work Plan and budget agreed by all major partners.ย National Steering/Advisory Committee formed and operational.ย All consultants and team members recruited and delivering to schedule, while working relations between team members are clarified and effective.ย Lines of communication and working methods agreed and functional.ย Reporting and updates provided to UNDP, EEAA, USAID, USAID and GFCRย Planned activities are carried out in line with timelines and required quality standards.ย All workshops organised in line with workplan and well documented.ยย
Institutional Arrangement ย
The Project Management unit (PMU) will consist of a project manager (this position), a finance officer, a coordinator an administrative officer and a driver. The project manager will work under the overall guidance of and direct supervision of Assistant Resident Representative Biodiversity & Protected Areas, Team Leader Environment & Energy.
CompetenciesCore Competencies Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing workย Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinkingย Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learningย Adapt with Agility:ย LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change processย Act with Determination:ย LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneouslyย Engage and Partner:ย LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnershipsย Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision makingย People Management : UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.ย
Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies ย
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Strategic Thinking Develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDPโs mission and objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, opportunities and potential risks; link the general vision to reality on the ground to create tangible targeted solutions; learn from a variety of sources to anticipate and effectively respond to both current and future trends; demonstrate foresight.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Nature ย Ecosystems and biodiversity:ย Access and benefit sharing of biodiversity, land, forests, and oceansย Economic and Finance shift Natural Resource Management Socio-environmental impacts of natural resource extraction ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ยBusiness Direction & Strategyย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
System Thinking Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the systemยBusiness Management
Portfolio Managementย Ability to select, prioritise and control the organizationโs programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity;ย Ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimising return on investmentยย Required Skills and Experience
ย Education: Advanced university degree (Masterโs degree or equivalent) in environment/natural resource management, biodiversity, economics, finance or a relevant related field is required, or A first-level university degree (Bachelorโs degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.ย Experience: Minimum 2 years (with Masterโs degree) or 4 years (with Bachelorโs degree) of relevant and progressive working experience in political economy, project management, financial management, public and/or business administration.
Required Skills:
Experience in coordinating and collaborating with international and national experts and governmental institutions. Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), and web-based management systems such as ERP.Desired Skills:
Experience in project management especially environment projects. Experience in working/coordinating with government institutions and NGOs is desirable. Exposure to environmental issues or biodiversity including finance is highly desirable.ย Proven ability to gather and process data and information is highly desirable. Proven interpersonal skills to network among the national team and beyond to other national institutions is highly desirable.ย Proven experience to write clearly professional correspondence adequately is highly desirable.Required Language(s)
Fluency in English and Arabic is required.ยProfessional Certificates:
Project Management Certificate will be an assetย ย ย Disclaimerย Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)ย
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