Project Manager – Climate, Gender and Conflict

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 18/03/2026
  • Location: Papua New Guinea
Climate & Environmental justice Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Peace and Security
Background
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) actively supports environment and mitigating the impacts of climate change as well as gender equality, peacebuilding, good governance and women’s empowerment as cross-cutting priorities in its development work. UNDP partners with government institutions, civil society, and communities to strengthen inclusive governance, prevent gender-based violence (GBV), and promote women’s participation in decision-making processes at all levels. In peacebuilding, UNDP facilitates community-led dialogue, conflict resolution, and social cohesion initiatives, particularly in fragile and post-conflict areas. Gender equality is mainstreamed across these efforts, with targeted interventions to empower women as agents of peace and change

Duties and Responsibilities
Securing Conditions for Sustained Peace in the Highlands (SCSP):
  • Strengthen provincial and local planning approaches for integrated climate security and disaster risk management.
  • Enhance conflict-affected community capacities for climate resilience and disaster preparedness.


Additional project-related activities may include but not be limited to the following project outputs:
  • Deliver training of women community leaders in awareness of climate-induced risks and local approaches/ to mitigate risks.
  • Support community-led establishment of inclusive community civic spaces to facilitate collective decision-making and implement community-led projects

Lead, manage, coordinate, and develop effective project planning and implementation.
  • Lead the formulation of project’s annual work plans (AWP) and contribute as required to joint project planning and input to Highlands Joint Programme joint annual work plans; 
  • Lead development of detailed implementation plans; 

Lead project implementation
  • Lead consultations and engagement with provincial and sub-provincial stakeholders (particularly provincial and local government) in the inception and subsequent implementation of UNDP’s project activities;
  •  Lead the recruitment and supervision of technical expertise to implement UNDP’s specific component activities.

Develop strategic partnerships.
  • Substantively contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and lead the identification and onboarding process for implementing partners. 
  • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with implementing and development partners, government officials, businesses, NGOs, other national and regional stakeholders, and beneficiaries to support and ensure accurate interpretation of project objectives and promote inclusive project implementation. 

Ensure monitoring and evaluation
Provide technical support and facilitation of knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing, and advocacy

Required Skills and Experience
  • Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Political or Social Science, International Development, Peace and Conflict, Conflict Studies, Humanitarian Action, or related fields are required. Or
  • A first-level university degree in the areas mentioned above, with an additional 2 years of relevant experience will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
  • Minimum of five (5) years (with a master’s degree) or seven (7) years (with a bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in complex settings, peacebuilding, humanitarian affairs, crisis management, political affairs, climate security, operational planning and coordination or related field.
  • Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages. 
  • Fluency in English is required. 

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