CTG overview:
CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.
CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.
Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.
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Organizational context:
Our client is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian & development projects around the world. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, they provide sustainable project management, procurement & infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors & United Nations organizations. With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, our client offers its partners the logistical, technical & management knowledge they need, where they need it. By implementing around 1,000 projects for their partners at any given time, our client makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.
Our client in Sri Lanka:
Our client has supported Sri Lanka’s development since 1998, expanding operations in 2005 to support the post tsunami response & reconstruction process. Within the organization’s mandate in project management, infrastructure & procurement, our client in Sri Lanka implements customized socio economic development projects that benefit vulnerable people & develop national capacities. Achievements in Sri Lanka include the development of sustainable & climate resilient infrastructure, procurement services & capacity building & project management in education, fisheries, roads, health, water supply systems, flood control & sanitation & integrated solid waste management sectors. They work closely with government counterparts & communities to ensure increased ownership, sustainability & accountability of projects. Key projects in Sri Lanka include the technical project management support for the maternal & newborn health care strengthening project in Matara district, Sri Lanka funded by KOICA.
Our client has also facilitated over $22 million worth of procurement of COVID – 19 protection equipment & services in partnership with the World Bank, the government of Japan & the United Nations multi partner trust fund in Sri Lanka.
Project information:
In June 2022, our client signed a legal agreement with the South Asia Cooperative Environment Program (SACEP), an intergovernmental organization in South Asia, to support its implementation of the Plastic Free Rivers & Seas for South Asia (PLEASE) project that is funded by the World Bank. The PLEASE project encompasses 3 components:
Component 1: Supporting cocmpetitive block grant investments to reduce plastic waste.
Component 2: Leveraging public & private sector engagement & solutions.
Component 3: Strengthening regional integration institutions.
Our client is expected to provide advisory services & implementation support, which entails project management, grant management, procurement, logistics, infrastructure, institutional capacity building, communications & public advocacy, to the SACEP Project Implementation Unit (PIU).
Role objectives:
Under the direct supervision of the Project Management Specialist (Institutional Capacity Building), the incumbent will support institutional capacity building initiatives for SACEP under the project component 3. S / he will seek to understand the needs & requirements, support the design of a capacity building building plan & the implementation of relevant activities. S / he is expected to support the following activities:
Analyze existing assessment reports to identify capacity building needs &d gaps, research & propose additional assessments to bridge the gaps.
Liaise with stakeholders, including through key stakeholders of SACEP to understand strategic perspectives & capacity building directions; act as a bridge between SACEP stakeholders & SACEP by providing analysis & proposing approaches.
Develop a work plan within the available budget & timeline in response to findings of needs assessment & address stakeholder concerns.
Plan & timely deliver all activities under the institutional capacity building initiative, including ensuring work package plan is integrated with the overall project plan, interdependencies duly identified & planned for & risks & issues are escalated & managed effectively.
Explore & propose different human resource strategies to implement activities with a deep understanding of the long term expectation & strategy of key stakeholders.
Ensure timely implementation of the work plan within quality expectations of the clients, strive to increase stakeholder satisfaction through effective support to communication, monitoring & evaluation mechanisms.
Support to design Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor implementation, project impact & its alignment with the stakeholder expectation.
Take into consideration of project sustainability & our clients exiting strategy, propose initiatives for continued improvement & capacity building for SACEP.
Promotion of good governance principles of accountability, transparency, participation, non discrimination & efficiency including linking these with the implementation of the PLEASE project, adoption of local / regional policies & / or regulations.
Facilitate the provision of a long term capacity building plan for SACEP including KPIs, provide analysis on resource requirement & propose ways to meet such requirement through close stakeholder consultations.
Gain understanding of the overall PLEASE project, the strategy of key stakeholders & seek to provide solutions that create synergies & overarching support.
Project reporting:
This role will work under the direct supervision of the Project Management Specialist (Institutional Capacity Building).
Key competencies:
Masters degree in project management, business administration or other relevant field is required or a bachelors degree in project management, business administration or other relevant discipline combined with 2 additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the masters degree.
Minimum 5 years (or less depending on academic credentials) of relevant progressive experience in the development sector involving project development & management, with focus on institutional capacity building, project planning, monitoring, reporting & coordination in either public or private sector organizations.
Experience in conducting institutional governance & processes analysis & building institutional capacity is required.
Proven experience of project implementation in close collaboration with government / intergovernmental authorities preferred.
Previous work experience with any of the United Nations agencies is preferred.
Knowledge of Unied Nations rules & regulations is an advantage.
Fluency in English is required.
Team management:
Team management experience is not required for this role.
Further information:
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.