Project Coordinator

Contract

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Result of Service

Outputs: Monthly progress reports on the activities described in Section 2, including specific outputs listed therein, which should be submitted as annexes. Deliverables: Progress reports – Delivery Date: Last Friday of each month between April and November 2024 Performance indicators for evaluation of outputs. • Excellent project management skills. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and attention to detail. • Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management. • Strong client-facing and teamwork skills. • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, more specifically SharePoint, Excel and PowerPoint. • Speed and accuracy in work and can maintain focus. • Takes initiative, displays a strong work ethic and maintains a positive attitude. • Punctuality of submissions and performance. • Quality of analysis, recommendations or conclusions in reports/studies. • Quality of written output – excellency in writing in English language. • Language command of Southeast Asian countries.

Work Location

Bangkok office The contractor must work at the UN office in Bangkok.

Expected duration

10 April 2024 - 31 December 2024

Duties and Responsibilities

The Asia-Pacific region faces a multitude of challenges in its journey towards energy transition. One major hurdle lies in achieving a balanced energy mix that integrates renewable sources while gradually reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The region accounts for more than half of global energy consumption, with 85% of that regional consumption sourced from fossil fuels. Coal dominates the region’s energy consumption, providing 47 per cent of the primary energy mix (followed by oil at 25 per cent) and 56 per cent of the electricity mix (followed by natural gas at 10 per cent). In fact, Asia and the Pacific is the world’s largest consumer of coal, accounting for a staggering 81 per cent of global coal consumption. Such high dependence explains the region’s elevated share of global carbon emissions (more than 52 per cent). It also highlights the vital role of the Asia-Pacific region in the worldwide fight against climate change. Thanks to its track record of providing capacity building and technical research on macroeconomic policies, ESCAP will act as a channel of critical Asia-Pacific voices on the issues of financing and financing the energy transition into the global discourse. The Financing Energy Transition component of the project aims to strengthen the capacity of member States to achieve stable, inclusive and sustainable economic development with a focus on innovative and emerging financing options in the Asia-Pacific region. The project will deliver on 3 core activities: two regional dialogues assessing the needs as well as implementation strategies and one report outlining recommendations to increase policy initiatives and capacity building on energy transition. (1) Initial Regional dialogue – hybrid mode [to be held beginning of May 2024] with high-level representatives from the Asia-Pacific region to assess the needs, priorities and available financing options/modalities for the Asia-Pacific region in the area of financing energy transition. (2) Comprehensive Regional Report [to be launched in July/August 2024) highlighting the needs, priorities, and available financing options/modalities of the Asia-Pacific region in the area of financing energy transition will be produced. (3) Second Regional dialogue – in person mode [to be held in November 2024], which outlines ways and means to address the challenges in financing energy transition in the Asia-Pacific region as well as an emerging consensus on high-level principles of financing. (4) Other activities at the country level as planned in the project document, particularly targeting selected countries: Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam. 2. Objectives. Under the direct supervision of the Economic Affairs Officer of the Financing for Development Section and the overall guidance of the Section Chief of the Financing For Development Section at the Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division (MPFD), the contractor will undertake the following tasks: 1) Provide overall project coordination in the implementation of the activities of the S23 Project, component related to “Financing Energy Transition – FET”. The specific activities include as follows: • Organize a project management system to track the daily/weekly/monthly implementation of the FET component activities as per the FET-approved work plan provided by the supervisor. • Participate in project design meetings and propose improvements if necessary. • Evaluate potential problems and technical hitches and develop solutions in consultation with the supervisor. • Plan and manage team goals, project schedules and new information. • Monitor current project activities and coordinate all team members to keep workflow on track. • Manage project-related paperwork by ensuring all necessary materials are current, properly filed and stored electronically in the specific folder of the SharePoint filing system of the Section. • Direct project correspondence to the supervisor by preparing and reviewing project proposals, memos, meeting minutes and emails. • Coordinate with national consultants, government counterparts and other project counterparts on a regular basis, keeping stakeholders informed and organized. • Communicate with clients to identify and define project requirements, scope and objectives. • Adhere to the approved budget by monitoring expenses and implementing cost-saving measures. 2) Provide assistance to the project manager (economic affairs officer) in the implementation of the activities of the S23 Project, component related to “Financing Energy Transition – FET”. The specific activities include as follows: • Organization of meetings with stakeholders • Organization of missions to be carried out by project managers. • Maintain and prepare all correspondence (written and electronic) and project documentation. • Transcribe meeting minutes, memos, and other project documentation. • Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise. • Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to all participants. • Use tools to monitor working hours, plans and expenditures. 3) Other functions delegated by supervisor and as appropriate.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree in economics, finance, international relations, or a related area. The individual contractor must have at least 2 years of experience in project management and analytical work on financing for development issues. The individual contractor must have experience in organizing international meetings, conducting research, drafting policy papers and capacity development materials. The individual contractor must have strong research and analytical expertise in climate finance and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in Southeast Asian countries such as Viet Nam, Indonesia, or the Philippines.

Languages

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Indonesian and/or Vietnamese is desirable.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.