Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure effective project implementation, including:

• Develop and/or refine annual work plans and implementation for the project;
• Establish a system for project planning, implementation and monitoring (by gathering and compiling all information necessary for monitoring and reporting on activities from the planning to the evaluation stages);
• Coordinate the development and preparation of financial resources including annual workplan budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking and revisions;
• Implement project activities and deliver expected outputs as per the project document;
• Coordinate project partners for effective project implementation;
• Monitor the implementation of activities and the expenditure of funds;
• Monitor the allocation and disbursement of funds to partners as per UNDP’s corporate guidance; and conduct regular monitoring visits when required;
• Draft and provide inputs to annual and quarterly reports;
• Coordinate and/or take part in coordination of audits of the project;
• Participate in programme/project designing and fund-raising with the Governance and Participation Team

Implement project activities aimed at quality capacity building and substantive research and policy advocacy for citizen-centric innovation for better governance and public administration:

• Support for and/or coordinate the design and implementation of research and advocacy efforts within the project to promote citizen-centric, rights-based innovation for better goverance;
• Draft reports and/or conduct quality control over reports that require qualitative/quantitative data inputs, highlighting key issues, trends, emerging opportunities, risks, potential project partners, and entry-points for the project;
• Conduct consultations with multistakeholders, including NGOs, government agencies, think-tanks, communities and academia for substantive inputs for the project and GPT’s related programmes and projects;
• Facilitate UNDP’s partnership with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, and civil society organizations in the specific thematic areas based on the strategic goals and priorities of UNDP Viet Nam, Viet Nam’s Government and development partners;
• Draft speeches and presentations and deliver advocacy presentations when required;

Provide technical support, expert advice, and policy recommendation to promote citizen-centric, right-based innovation for better governance and public administration:

• Organize and/or participate in convention of substantive evidence-based policy advocacy events to promote citizen-centric, rights-based innovation for better governance;
• Facilitate thematic discussions on citizen-centric digital transformation and e-governance with stakeholders in Viet Nam;
• Co-create or co-design innovation initiatives with local government agencies for effective development of the initiatives;
• Conduct and/or support research to showcase best practices in the area of citizen-centric innovation for better governance and public administration to share with partners;
• Engage with and provide guidance to partners and stakeholders on how to implement effectively an innovation inititiative;
• Collaborate with innovation hubs within and outside UNDP to see additional technical advice and know-hows to share with Vietnamese partners and stakeholders;
• Participate and facilitation of South-South Cooperation and international exchanges in the area of citizen-centric innovation for better governance and public administration.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Competencies

Core competencies:

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

2030 Agenda: Peace

• Governance: Area-based approach to local governance; E-Governance; Inclusion and participation

General (across the functions)

• Event planning and execution: Ability to plan, manage and execute of public and private events to ensure that they support and amplify individual communications and advocacy initiatives, as well as UNDP’s overall brand and mandate.

Digital & Innovation

• E-governance: Knowledge of how it works, understanding of the opportunities and challenges for governments and society

Business Development

• Knowledge Generation: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need

Business Direction and Strategy

• 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 system

Business Management

• Results-based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results

Partnership Management

• Relationship Management: Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Experience:

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