National Consultant on ReLISA Project Coordination and Implementation

The consultant will coordinate and consolidate information on the implementation of the ReLISA project, ensuring effective project monitoring, reporting, and coordination among consortium partners. The role supports project governance and decision-making through preparation of materials and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and consolidate information on ReLISA implementation, including activities, milestones, partner responsibilities and progress across project landscapes, and highlight key issues, dependencies and areas requiring follow-up.
• Compile and consolidate inputs from consortium partners for project monitoring and reporting, including progress against agreed activities, milestones and results, and prepare concise updates and reporting inputs for UNEP and the donor.
• Coordinate information and substantive preparations for project and stakeholder engagements, including agendas, background information, briefing materials and other documentation required for consortium, landscape and stakeholder meetings.
• Maintain and curate the ReLISA project information and knowledge repository, ensuring that key project documents, partner submissions, research outputs, meeting records and other relevant materials are organised and accessible, and synthesise key project developments as required.
• Track progress and consolidate outputs from UNEP-commissioned research and technical assignments, preparing brief summaries of relevant findings and their implications for ReLISA implementation and reporting.
• Prepare materials and documentation for project governance processes, including Project Steering Committee meetings and other coordination processes, and maintain records of key decisions, actions and implementation priorities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required for this post.
• A first level degree with a specialization in environmental geoinformatics, environmental management, environment and development, sustainable development, applied economics, agriculture, or related fields would be an added advantage.
• A minimum of five (5) years working with governments, non-governmental organizations, or research institutions with a focus on the environment and development is required.
• Experience with donor-funded project reporting, including collection and consolidation of partner inputs and reporting against indicators, milestones or results frameworks, preparing project reports, briefing materials, meeting documentation and/or knowledge products is desirable.
• Experience working with the United Nations system or other international organizations is desirable.
• Experience with ecosystem restoration, natural capital assessment, biodiversity, climate change or sustainable finance projects in South Africa is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.

Skills

• Project Coordination
• Project Implementation
• Donor-funded Project Reporting
• Data Collection and Consolidation
• Indicator Monitoring Systems
• Results Framework Reporting
• Project Report Preparation
• Meeting Documentation
• Knowledge Product Development
• Ecosystem Restoration
• Natural Capital Assessment
• Biodiversity Management
• Climate Change Projects
• Sustainable Finance Projects
• Environmental Geoinformatics
• Environmental Management
• Sustainable Development
• Applied Economics
• Agriculture
• United Nations Experience

Languages

English