: UNDP Thailand
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: 26 June 2020
9 July 2020
Background
While the impact of COVID-19 is already affecting the whole society, those who are economically and socially vulnerable are hit the hardest. Informal workers have been affected immediately, as they lack access to social protection measures and safety nets, as well as entitlements at the workplace, such as paid leave or sick leave. According to Thailand’s National Statistical Office (NSO) Informal Economy Survey, 2019, 20.4 million people or 54.3% of the labour force are in the informal sector.
Additionally, individuals who are the most affected by the pandemic are those at risk of being left behind in development – including women, the elderly and youth, those who work community enterprises, and marginalised vulnerable groups, such as persons with disabilities (PWDs), LGBTI people, persons living with HIV, homeless persons, stateless individuals, or persons belonging to ethnic minorities, and refugees and migrants. Thailand’s poverty and inequality could rise drastically as the number of ‘new poor’ affected by COVID-19 is also expected to increase significantly. The conflict affected southern border provinces of Thailand have been particularly impacted by the pandemic, including challenges linked to food security.
In view of the impact of the pandemic on Thailand, UNDP plans to implement a number of interventions building on existing strong partnerships established at the national and sub national level and leverage on ongoing initiatives linked to Response and Recovery at local, regional and national level, including the following:
Respond: supporting an inclusive, participatory and gender responsive response by working across key sectors to prevent the spread of the virus and to provide the necessary protection for the most vulnerable. As COVID-19 disproportionately affects vulnerable individuals and groups, it is crucial to ensure their voices are heard and their needs are met in the development of the government response.
Recover: Support urgent gender responsive policy and programme recovery interventions to address the impact of COVID 19, especially for poor and marginalized groups by delivering the outputs listed below.
In that regard, UNDP aims at supporting the implementation of a programme titled ‘Strengthening socio economic recovery, human security and resilience in Thailand’. The overall objective of the project is to promote social and economic recovery and strengthen the community resilience of the Thai people – with a particular focus on vulnerable and at-risk groups, including women, youth, persons with disabilities (PWDs), LGBTI persons and ethnic minorities – to ensure empowerment at both sub-national and national level, and in view of promoting SDG localization efforts. The various initiatives will aim at mapping and addressing the various in order to develop targeted, gender responsive measures to mitigate the immediate challenges and address long-term impact of COVID-19 and to promote sustainable economic and social recovery, as well as inclusive, transparent, equitable, sustainable and people-centred development and the achievement of the SDGs.
The overall objective of the project is to promote social and economic recovery and strengthen the community resilience of the Thai people – with a particular focus on vulnerable and at-risk groups, including women, youth, persons with disabilities (PWDs), LGBTI persons and ethnic minorities – to ensure empowerment at both sub-national and national level, and in view of promoting SDG localization efforts. The various initiatives will aim at mapping and addressing the various in order to develop targeted, gender responsive measures to mitigate the immediate challenges and address long-term impact of COVID-19 and to promote sustainable economic and social recovery, as well as inclusive, transparent, equitable, sustainable and people-centred development and the achievement of the SDGs.
To support the project, UNDP Thailand is looking for a Project Management Associate to support the Country Team to implement the project as well as to provide support to various initiatives of UNDP in Thailand. The incumbent is expected to exercise full compliance with UNDP programming, financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies and strategies, as well as implementation of the effective internal control systems.
The Project Management Associate will work under the overall guidance of Programme Specialist/Team Leader and supervision of the Project Manager. The Project Management Associate works in collaboration with the operations team, programme and project staff, as well as the Advisory Team in UNDP to exchange information and ensure consistent services delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide effective and efficient support in administration, financial management, procurement process, human resources, travel arrangements focusing on the achievement of the following results:
2. Provide effective support to management of the CO programme focusing on the achievement of the following results:
3. Provide secretarial services focusing on the achievement of the followings:
Competencies
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Innovation Ability to make new and useful ideas work |
Level 3: Adapts deliverables to meet client needs |
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Leadership Ability to persuade others to follow |
Level 3: Proactively seeks and recognizes contributions of others |
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People Management Ability to improve performance and satisfaction |
Level 3: Appropriately involves team in different stages of work and decision-making |
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Communication Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform |
Level 3: Expresses information and views with adaptive reasoning and appreciation for complexity and variation |
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Delivery Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement |
Level 3: Takes responsibility for addressing critical situations and delivering core value |
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Technical/Functional |
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Results-based Management Ability to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved performance and demonstrable results |
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work |
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Partnerships Ability to engage with other agencies, donors, and other development stakeholders and forge productive working relationship |
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work |
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Project Management Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals. |
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work |
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Resource Mobilization Ability to analyze information/ databases and develop a database of project profiles and identify opportunities for project proposal to donors |
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work |
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Knowledge Management Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information and knowledge |
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work |
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Job Knowledge/ Technical Expertise Ability to understand and apply principles of professional discipline and identify new and better approach to work processes |
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work |
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Client Orientation Ability to research potential solutions to internal and external client needs and maintain effective relationships within the work unit and with external client. |
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self |
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Experience:
Language Requirements:
Applications to be submitted online at https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=31416
