The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to recruit suitable, qualified persons for the position of National Coordinator for the National Adaptation Project (NAP) Ghana Project.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0National Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n Tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 In order to achieve the expected outcomes, outputs, and deliverables, the National NAP Coordinator will perform the following tasks:<\/p>\n Project Management<\/strong><\/p>\n Manage the day-to-day implementation of the program at the national level and across regions, including coordinating the delivery of activities and outputs (such as workshops, studies, and publications)<\/p>\n \u2022 Ensure those project activities and results are delivered in accordance with the required quality standards and specified time and cost constraints. NAP Process Coordination<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Lead the organization of, participate as a resource person, and represent the project in workshops and meeting, in close coordination with the GCF Focal Point Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n The Successful Candidate for the National Coordinator position will have the following profile:<\/p>\n \u2022 A postgraduate degree in public administration, development, natural resource management, the environment or a science or socio-economic related field Desirable<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Experience working with the government of Ghana Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested and eligible persons are to submit their application letters and curriculum vitae to the following address:\u00a0The AG. Executive Director of<\/strong>\u00a0Environmental Protection Agency<\/strong>\u00a0P.O.Box M326<\/strong>Accra<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a009 August 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to recruit suitable, qualified persons for the position of National Coordinator for the National Adaptation Project (NAP) Ghana Project. Job Description Job Title:\u00a0National Coordinator…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-aDo","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40882"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40882\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Develop TORs and assist in the identification, selection and recruitment\/procurement of consultants or other service providers
\n\u2022 Supervise and manage the work and deliverables of national and international consultants, as well as other service providers and partners
\n\u2022 Supervise the Administrative and Finance officer to ensure that financial, procurement and human resource processes are managed in line with Funding Proposal and Project Cooperation Agreement provisions and that records of projects documents and assets\/equipment lists, including financial and procurement documents, are maintained in accordance with and its requirements
\n\u2022 Ensure the timely preparation of annual and semi-annual work plans, procurement plans and budgets for approval by the Project National Director and Project Steering Committee, with the prior endorsement of the GCF Focal Point and the UN environment task manager.
\n\u2022 Regularly monitor and report on project performance and delivery to the Project National Director, GCF Focal Point and the UN Environment Task Manager, including progress, achievements, challenges encountered and proposed corrective actions
\n\u2022 Prepare biannual project Interim Progress Reports for the GCF
\n\u2022 Ensure timely preparation and submission of budget revisions, financial reports (including quarterly expense reports), and cash advance requests
\n\u2022 Serve as Secretary to the Project Steering Committee, organize biannual PSC meetings, and ensure the timely preparation of meeting documentation (including progress reports) and meeting minutes
\n\u2022 Identify and resolve logistical and organizational issues under the guidance of the Project National Director, the GCF Focal Point, and the UN Environment Task Manager and
\n\u2022 Undertake other tasks assigned by the GCF focal point as part of the GCF NAP Project.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Provide background information and inputs to studies, reports, policy briefs and other project outputs and review draft deliverables
\n\u2022 Facilitates collaborative and consultative processes with all key stakeholders to ensure the involvement of government and other stakeholders (including national and local authorities, non-government organizations, academia, and private sector actors) in the development of project deliverables and results
\n\u2022 Ensure that project components and deliverables are closely aligned to supporting the integration of climate change adaptation into national, sectoral and provincial strategies, plans and budgets. This will involve ensuring close working relationships with a key stakeholder, including the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the National Development Agency of the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, the Ministry of Finance, key climate-vulnerable sector ministries, and provincial administrations
\n\u2022 Ensure that the UNFCCC\u2019s Guiding Principles for NAPs are applied in the Mongolia NAP elaboration, implementation and monitoring processes<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 At least 6 years of postgraduate (post-qualification) experience in areas of work related to national and sector policy development and analysis and institutional assessment and capacity building in relation to the environment and natural resources and sustainable development, preferably in areas related to climate change adaptation
\n\u2022 At least two previous professional positions\/assignments related to facilitating and coordinating the participation of government-led stakeholders in externally-funded programs or projects in Ghana or elsewhere
\n\u2022 Excellent communication skills in written and oral English<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Experience in program development and implementation
\n\u2022 Excellent skills and experience in stakeholder engagement and facilitation
\n\u2022 Professional experience in the United Nations system<\/p>\n