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National Project Coordinator

UNDPManama, Bahrain
Category | Grade:Professional | NPSA-8Deadline:23 Jul 2026Job ID:35465Posted on:15 Jul 2026
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Overview

Coordinates a UNDP project on climate resilience and river basin management, managing delivery, partner engagement, monitoring, reporting and advisory support to government counterparts.

Department: Governance, Human Rights, Access to Justice and Social Inclusion Cluster

Languages

Required: Arabic, English

Job Functions

  1. Programme and Project Management
  2. Agriculture, Environment and Sustainability

Minimum Experience

No minimum listed

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Manage project work plans, delivery, technical outputs and operational coordination
  • Track project progress, risks, budgets and reporting against agreed timelines
  • Provide advisory support on climate resilience and river basin management
  • Coordinate procurement, consultant inputs and quality assurance under UNDP rules
  • Build partnerships with government, academia, NGOs and regional project teams
  • Integrate gender, disability, youth and disaster resilience considerations into project activities

Requirements

  • Advanced university degree in Development Studies, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, Gender Studies, International Development, International Relations, Public Policy, Political Law or a related field, or bachelor degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
  • No professional experience required with master degree, or minimum 2 years with bachelor degree in design, implementation, monitoring or evaluation of development projects
  • Fluency in Arabic and English

Skills

Project ManagementClimate ResilienceRiver Basin ManagementMonitoring and EvaluationRisk ManagementStakeholder CoordinationGender MainstreamingTechnical Reporting

Tools

QuantumMicrosoft OfficeWindows

Additional info

  • Open to Tier 1 and Tier 2 applicants