Area Manager

1.   Effective project management (West Bank and East Jerusalem components) through the delivery of appropriate technical, operational, financial and administrative outputs:
   Implement and manage the project on a day-to-day basis, coordinate the implementation of the respective activities based on the relevant project document, including, as needed, supervision and guidance of project staff, consultants and experts with a view to achieving project results.
   Ensure the timely and quality delivery of planned project activities.
   Develop comprehensive/detailed project work-plans that include all project activities and roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders and set-out corresponding milestones.
   Monitor the progress of implementation of project activities and key event schedules, review the work- plans and set deadlines, and monitor the financial resources and accounting to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial reports.
   Mobilize goods and services to support project activities, including call for proposals, drafting TORs and works/product requirements and specifications.
   Manage and monitor quarterly project risks including treatment plans, add new risks as they emerge during project implementation.
   Assume responsibilities in line with the office Internal Control Framework and act as a `first authority` for Project transactions.
   Ensure the adherence of project activities to the existing financial, procurement and administrative processes that are in line with prevailing UNDP rules and regulations and, at the same time, observe the project timelines.

2.   Coordination and partnerships with the implementing partners and relevant stakeholders, focusing on achievement of the following:
   Maintain strong relationships with the implementing partners, line ministries and other relevant partners.
   Finalize the contractual agreements with implementing partners.
   Maintain regular coordination and quality assurance of expert inputs and products, as well as among project partners to ensure coherence and complementarity of project activities.
   Identify opportunities for deepening the cooperation and recommending adequate approaches to dealing with different stakeholders based on information on all relevant stakeholders gathered during projects’ implementation.
   Maintain regular communication on relevant project issues with the UNDP colleagues in charge of economic recovery/development interventions and with the UNDP gender team.
   Maintain regular communication on relevant project issues with local and international counterparts, consultants and experts and ensure quality and timely delivery of all agreed outputs.
   Engage with groups and communities in project activities to reflect their needs and elements of success to the planned interventions.

3.   Ensure proper monitoring and reporting on project activities and results, as follows:
   Prepare project progress and ad hoc reports (progress against planned activities, update on risks issues, expenditures…) and ensure timely submission of the reports to the IPR Programme Manager. The developed reports are expected to be of good quality with proper analysis of the results.
   Supervise and provide guidance to project team members in the monitoring of activities, using the existing tools and suggesting improvements where/if necessary.
   Provide support to project team members in data collection, ensure regular and quality reporting against the indicators included in the M&E framework.
   Develop presentations and other materials that are needed to share information on achievements, challenges, etc.
   Update and file the relevant documentation both internally and on corporate tools (Quantum, Quantum+).

4.   Knowledge sharing and other relevant responsibilities pertaining to the project implementation and contribution to the office, focusing on achievement of the following:
   Ensure compilation and synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices throughout project implementation.
   Support the strategic sharing of relevant knowledge and information gathered throughout project implementation phase, in close collaboration with the IPR Programme Manager and the UNDP Communication Analyst.
   Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
   Actively commit to learning for advancing professional skills and career.

5.   The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization

Institutional Arrangement:
Under the guidance of the Resilience Programme Specialist and the direct supervision of the IPR Programme Manager, the Area Manager (West Bank and East Jerusalem) will undertake the assigned duties and functions, while managing project personnel: project engineers (3), community mobilizers (2) and the economic resilience coordinator (1).