وظائف خالية لدى برنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي: مطلوب موظفين للعمل في تحليل المشاريع (Project Analyst (2 positions))

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Lebanon, with funding from the European Union (EU), has initiated the  “Sustainable Energy for Public Services entities, entrepreneurship and innovation– EU Support to Lebanon’s Green Agenda” (CEDRO 6) project.

The CEDRO 6 project aims to enhance energy accessibility for the public sector, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, the Internal Security Forces, the Justice Court Houses, the Serails, public schools and non-public charity schools. Additionally, it strives to facilitate the private sector's adoption of solar energy, contributing to environmental sustainability, economic recovery, and job creation through the support of selected start-up initiatives, microgrids and capacity building of the work force.

Concurrently, UNDP will be also actively engaged in another KFW funded project, “Improving energy security and promoting the transition to sustainable energy in Lebanon”. The project focuses on providing sustainable energy solutions for public services ensuring a reliable electricity supply through renewable energy and energy efficiency interventions to public hospitals and public educational facilities. Furthermore, the project will provide policy support in the renewable energy sector and support in the rehabilitation and upgrade of hydroelectric facilities owned by the electric utility EDL.

The UNDP is seeking to recruit two Project Analysts for these two project with the main responsibility of leading the respective project teams and providing project management support to the Project Manager/Advisor. The Project Analyst will be supervising the Project Engineers,  who will provide the engineering support and operational coordination related primarily to the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency systems in industries and public or private facilities across Lebanon and in related activities including the preparation of technical reports, capacity building, reporting and coordination.

The Project Analyst will be responsible of leading the project teams and providing project management support to the Project Manager. The Project Analyst will be supervised by the Project Manager. The Project Analyst will be supervising the Project Engineers, who will provide the engineering support and operational coordination related primarily to the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency systems in industries and public or private facilities across Lebanon and in related activities including the preparation of technical reports, capacity building, reporting and coordination.

The specific functions/responsibilities include:

Ensure  effective project planning, monitoring  and implementation

• Assist the Project Manager/Advisor in the selection of beneficiaries through the review of the beneficiary application process, evaluation of the applications, and on-site validation of data and information.
• Assist the Project Manager/Advisor in the preparation of technical specifications for international and local consultants and consultancies in line with project objectives.
• Prepare technical specifications for the projects in accordance with the latest applicable standards and the best engineering practice.
• Prepare Tender documents for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency systems among other actions based on the design specifications.
• Review EE/RE technical specifications and check compatibility of the proposed EE/RE measures with site characteristics;
• Review and approve the full technical design and sizing and Single Line Diagrams (SLD) and installation / interconnection drawings (when applicable) for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency systems among other actions based on the beneficiary site needs’ and conditions including submitted shop drawings, work schedules and material specifications; and ensure conformity with the design specifications;
• Prepare, in collaboration with the various contractors, the time schedules for the execution works and the arrangements regarding the proper delivery of equipment to the installation sites; and ensure information is communicated to the site engineers;
• Elaborate, implement and monitor a Quality Assurance system for the implementation of the RE/EE systems to ensure that the works are in conformity to specifications and design instructions; and ensure work compliance with relevant engineering standards and codes.
• Supervise the performance testing of installations and coordinate hand-over arrangements;
• Supervise the monitoring and data collection from the various sites;
• Research and maintain an updated database on relevant EE/RE products and prices
• Consolidate the various technical reports from the field and support in the preparation of progress reports accordingly.
• Identify project risks and implementation problems and propose effective solutions and oppotunities to the Project Manager.

Ensure effective project coordination:

• Support the Project Manager to supervise the works of to ensure the proper supervision of works including: ensuring the provision of complete listings of installed equipment per site; the preparation of site logs, acceptance reports, quality control procedures; change orders; documentation of site condition; etc.
• Act as focal point for the Project and maintain daily contact with the project team, the beneficiaries, contractors and other stakeholders.
• Inspect works for conformity to specifications and design instructions; and ensure work compliance with relevant engineering standards and codes;
• Identify, evaluate and provide solutions to field problems, and coordinate the implementation of solutions by collaborating with contractors, project engineers, project management, and beneficiaries;
• Consolidate the various technical reports from the field and support in the preparation of progress reports accordingly.

Establish partnerships and open channels of communication and facilitate knowledge and capacity building 

• Support in liaising with project partners, counterparts, beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries for the proper implementation of the EE/RE projects;
• Develop and maintain stakeholder mapping and analysis to identify stakeholder needs and how to best leverage their participation and/or strengthen their engagement. Prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation and opportunities for joint initiatives. Make recommendations to the management team on activities with potential for scale-up, replicability and synergies
• Liaise with relevant public, private (e.g. Education) and non-governmental sector institutions for the coordination of specifications and technology transfer;
• Support in the design and implementation of the various trainings and capacity building workshops that are organized by the project to transfer technology to beneficiaries and counterparts.
• Support resource mobilization efforts and project development
• 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  Project Analyst will be working under the overall guidance of the Project Manager/Advisor. S/he will be oversighting a team of Project Engineers and Site Engineers. The incumbent will be based in Beirut and will have frequent travel to the project sites in Beirut.

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies: