Project Coordinator

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Description

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 The UK funded project “Net zero global pipeline development for investment-ready proposals” aims to deliver support at the company level and aims to develop an initial list of feasible industry decarbonization technology solutions for chemicals, steel, cement and concrete industries, and initiatives on hydrogen to develop bankable proposals for financing. As part of the project, a global pipeline of low-carbon hydrogen projects will be developed. The project will target developing countries and transition economies, particularly Brazil through the Hydrogen Hub. The project will increase awareness at global level on the potential role of low-carbon hydrogen in reducing carbon emissions to combat climate change and positioning hydrogen as a key component of sustainable energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Locate and analyze specific economic and social data and distilling and synthesizing information relevant to proposed projects;
• Identify, describe and justify project possibilities related to a particular project and consistent with approved technical cooperation programmes and ongoing activities;
• Appraise, review and adjust project proposals to ensure consistency with national, sub regional, regional and sectoral priorities and programmes, and with available resources; formulate and present such proposals on the basis of technical and substantive inputs in accordance with required format for final review and approval;
• Develop schedules, arrangements and methods for the management of the execution of individual project/s, in consultation with project personnel, technical, substantive and administrative service units;
• Exchange information required for project formulation and execution with government officials in planning, finance, donor input coordination and sectoral functions, as well as with representatives of multilateral and bilateral donor agencies;
• Monitor and expedite project execution systematically through discussions and correspondence with technical, substantive and project staff, field visits, analysis of periodic project progress reports, participation in tripartite reviews and mid-term project evaluations; utilize information obtained as an input to corrective decision-making and revisions;
• Organize and conduct briefings and debriefings on projects with special regard for the country, sub regional and regional aspects, resources and development characteristics, with a view to maximizing project performance levels;
• Promote the Global Partnership among member states and engage potential donors for fund mobilization. 
• The Project Coordinator is expected to contribute to the development of technical assistance projects with a particular focus on clean hydrogen-based low-carbon fertilizer and other downstream products of hydrogen.

Education:

Advanced university degree in engineering, sciences, economics, business administration, international relations, or another relevant discipline with specialization in areas relevant to the recruiting Division Climate and Technology Partnerships Division (IET/CTP) is required.

Work Experience:

• At least five (5) years of professional experience in technical cooperation project management or portfolio project management including some exposure at the international level is required.
• Expertise in hydrogen technologies, policies and/or systems as well as experience in the design, development and/or execution of GEF and/or GCF projects is an asset.
• Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and problems in developing countries is an asset.

 Languages:

Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in written and spoken other UN language is an asset.

Source: https://careers.unido.org/job/Vienna-Project-Coordinator/1159969655/

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