Water Partnerships Specialist, Horn of Africa

4 weeks ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya UNDP Full time

Manage programming coordination structures for the UN Technical Working Group on GW4R, ensuring technical coherence and quality, and supervising partnerships with national and local partners.

Lead work planning, coordinate with stakeholders, and identify cross-pillar synergies. Establish an effective monitoring and evaluation system, track results, and ensure timely reporting. Develop and maintain partnerships with key partners and counterparts, including government officials, development partners, and civil society.

Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing, and advocacy relevant to the water portfolio. Identify capacity building needs, organize training, and ensure project reports capture results and lessons learned.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Technical Leadership: Ensure technical coherence and quality in programming coordination structures
  • Partnership Management: Supervise partnerships with national and local partners, government officials, and development partners
  • Work Planning: Lead work planning, coordinate with stakeholders, and identify cross-pillar synergies
  • Monitoring and Evaluation: Establish an effective monitoring and evaluation system, track results, and ensure timely reporting
  • Capacity Building: Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing, and advocacy relevant to the water portfolio

Requirements:

  • Education: Master's degree in Hydroecology or Groundwater Engineering, or a relevant related field
  • Experience: Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering-related project management and partnership management
  • Skills: Results-based management, partnership management, system thinking, and ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders
  • Additional Requirements: At least 3 years of experience in providing monitoring and evaluation for engineering-related projects, and experience working in Africa's border regions is an advantage

UNDP will provide:

  • Technical Support: The Water Partnerships Specialist will work under the supervision of the Principal Water Adviser for the Regional Bureau for Africa
  • Competencies: Achieve results, think innovatively, learn continuously, adapt with agility, act with determination, engage and partner, enable diversity and inclusion


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