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The Programme Management Support Unit (PMSU) provides strategic oversight and quality assurance across all programme and project cycles, including compliance with UNDP policies, risk management frameworks, and donor requirements. * Strengthen SES compliance for donor-funded projects, ensuring alignment with UNDP SES, UNEG norms, and applicable donor safeguards requirements. * Provide technical support in integrating environmental and social safeguard requirements into procurement processes, including contractor bidding documents, contracts, and compliance monitoring.
Last checked: 4 hours ago
Closing date: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Country: Global
Duty station: Not specified
Contract type: International PSA- Regular
Grade: Not specified
Applicant eligibility: Not explicit in source
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Background
UNDP Yemen Country Office manages a complex and large-scale programme portfolio implemented in a fragile and conflict-affected context. The portfolio spans early recovery, resilience, infrastructure rehabilitation, livelihoods, governance, climate and environmental sustainability, and service delivery, implemented through multiple funding windows and delivery modalities.
The Programme Management Support Unit (PMSU) provides strategic oversight and quality assurance across all programme and project cycles, including compliance with UNDP policies, risk management frameworks, and donor requirements. A critical component of this oversight is the effective application of UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards (SES) to ensure that all projects identify, manage, and mitigate social and environmental risks, while maximizing positive development impacts and safeguarding affected communities.
Given the scale, diversity, and operational complexity of the UNDP Yemen portfolio, there is a need for dedicated, specialized SES expertise to strengthen SES compliance across all projects, support project teams in risk screening and mitigation planning, and enhance institutional capacity for SES implementation. The SES Specialist will provide technical advisory support to programme and operations teams, ensure consistency with UNDP SES and related policies, integrate conflict sensitivity and fragility considerations given Yemen’s conflict-affected setting, and contribute to improving the overall quality, accountability, and sustainability of programme delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the Resident Representative, and the direct of Team Leader- PMSU, the SES Specialist will:
1. Provide technical advisory support on SES
2. Facilitate capacity building and knowledge sharing
3. Develop strategic partnerships.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
The SES Specialist will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Support Unit Head and in close coordination with SES focal points, Programme Teams, projects and Operations.
Competencies
Core Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies :
Thematic Area Name Definition Business Direction and Strategy System Thinking Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system Business Development Knowledge Facilitation Ability to animate individuals and groups, internally and externally, and to design and facilitate activities, to share and exchange knowledge, information and ideas. Knowledge of tools and approaches to stimulate active participation, contribution, and exchange. Business Management Partnership Management Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies Business Management Risk Management Identify and organize action around reducing, mitigating and proactively managing risks 2030 Agenda: Engagement and Effectiveness Effectiveness RBM standards and practices for programming 2030 Agenda: Engagement and Effectiveness Effectiveness Social and Environmental Standards
Required Skills and Experience:
Min. Education requirements
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