Overview
The Project Analyst (Coordinator) will ensure effective, timely, and compliant implementation of the Joint Programme in accordance with the approved Description of the Action, EU contractual requirements, and UNDP rules and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day project management, including coordination and supervision of staff, consultants, and subcontractors.
- Prepare and operationalize annual workplans and procurement plans.
- Oversee implementation of technical assistance components, including legislative support, assessments, studies, and modernization of the air-quality monitoring network.
- Ensure coherence and coordination across project activities and among implementing partners.
- Monitor implementation progress and identify bottlenecks.
- Coordinate with JP team, national counterparts, and the EU Delegation.
- Support the functioning of the Project Steering Committee.
- Prepare and maintain the consolidated JP budget.
- Monitor financial performance and expenditure requests.
- Supervise and guide the Project Assistant in financial planning and record-keeping.
- Ensure compliance with EU and UNDP visibility and communication requirements.
- Lead the development and dissemination of communication materials.
- Promote knowledge management by documenting lessons learned and best practices.
- Lead preparation of annual and final narrative progress reports.
- Ensure results are monitored against Results Framework indicators.
- Review technical reports and studies for quality and compliance.
- Contribute to CER Portfolio planning, reporting, monitoring, and quality assurance processes.
- Provide technical and strategic inputs to new project concepts and proposals.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
- Experience in managing projects, including design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as supervising staff.
- Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
- Proven understanding of and practical exposure to the institutional framework governing natural resources management, environmental regulation, air protection and climate policy in Armenia.
- Proven experience in development of analytical documents, research work, project proposals/concept notes.
- Experience in networking and partnership development.
- Prior experience with EU and UN/UNDP project management and/or implementation.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Energy, Environment Management or relevant related field is required.
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
