Coordination between different stakeholders and their representatives, focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Building relationships with state governments, UN Agencies, donor agencies and civil society organizations on issues related to UNDP’s work and mandate.
• Ensures compliance of rules and procedures of Government and UNDP.
• Designs and develops new proposals and new partnerships at the States/Regional level.
• Ensures communication and coordination of meetings with the line departments in a timely manner.
• Prepares agenda items and minutes of the meeting in consultation with the respective Chair and Regional Head.

Ensures administration and financial support for smooth functioning of the office focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Prepares budgets for UNDP.
• Supports procurement processes including preparation of RFQs, ITBs or RFPs documents, receipt of quotations, bids or proposals as per requirement of the state office.
• Organizes workshops, retreats/ hotel and conference facilities service, as required.
• Records receipt of goods in ERP system towards the delivery of the goods/services.
• Manages protocol matters, coordinates with local authority on space and other administrative matters and ensures smooth running of state office.
• Prepares monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports for Government funded projects, as per requirement.

Supports key social and economic priorities of the States/Region:

• Designs and develops proposals and builds new partnerships.
• Identifies funding and Implementation opportunities to support priorities of the States/Region from existing Donor, State and Private Funds.
• Responsible for writing concept notes, project briefs and communication drafts.
• Identifies activities and areas of cooperation to support effective implementation of State schemes or initiatives.
• Collects, analyses and presents information and data on social and economic priorities.
• Undertakes scoping exercise of the development landscape on a continuous basis in the states/region and translates opportunities into concrete projects in collaboration with relevant programme units and projects of UNDP.

Provides support to the State Government in achievement of SDG targets:

• Identifies key priorities of the states/Region and maps it with the emerging national consensus on SDG indicators and targets.
• Provides support to develop tools for monitoring, evaluation and reports progress on SDG indicators.
• Undertakes any other task assigned by supervisor.

• Experience in supporting implementation of large-scale Government/Donor funded projects is an asset.
• Experience in Preparation of Project Proposals, mobilization of resources and partnership development is an asset.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). Experience in handling of web-based management systems.
• Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section.
• High-level of IT/computing skills (minimum: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong policy analytical skills that can be applied to the development and application of methods and tools for SDGs.
• Knowledge of and experience in gender mainstreaming is an asset.
• Knowledge of managing MIS and Data Analysis, report preparation.
• Expertise in partnership development and supporting in resource mobilization from various donors.

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
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