Project Manager - Roster Recruitment

Tiered Approach

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

• Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
• Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
• Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
• Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

Background

This Terms of Reference is for Roster Recruitment purposes. Selected candidates will be placed in a talent pool and may be deployed to any UNDP Bangladesh project or programme that requires a Project Manager at the NPSA-9 level. UNDP Bangladesh implements a broad portfolio of development programmes spanning democratic governance, rule of law and human rights; poverty reduction and social protection; climate change, environment and disaster risk management; sustainable energy and green economy; gender equality and women's empowerment; health; and crisis response and recovery.

UNDP works in close partnership with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), civil society organizations, the private sector, UN agencies and bilateral/multilateral development partners to support Bangladesh's national development priorities, including the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Projects managed under this roster may be implemented in various modalities including National Implementation Modality (NIM), Direct Implementation Modality (DIM), and other partnership arrangements.

The Project Manager at NPSA-9 level will be responsible for the strategic and adaptive leadership of project management, ensuring results-based planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting in line with UNDP's programming principles, the project document, donor requirements and GoB priorities.

Duties and Responsibilities

1- Ensure Results-based Project Management, Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Provide overall management oversight to ensure project implementation is on track and in line with the project document, approved Annual Work Plan (AWP) and results framework.