Project Manager / Business Partnerships Broker (m/f)

Vacancy announcement United Nations Development Programme Duties and Responsibilities: Project Manager/ Business Partnerships Broker will be responsible for 2 key programme priorities: Development of partnership projects, focusing immediately on establishment and operationalization of the proposed brokering facility; and Providing technical input and economic and financial expertise supporting the developing of economic components of the Local Development Programme, focusing especially on establishing grant and guarantee facilities that are to complement the efforts of the local development economic activities. Furthermore, the Project Manager/ Business Partnerships Broker will be responsible for the following: Managing the implementation of all project components in a cost-effective manner as described in the project document. Ensuring that the individual project components are implemented in a coherent and completely integrated way, so that a maximum level of synergy between the activities is achieved. Contracting and managing additional project staff, consultants and other experts, providing guidance and ensuring that the full range of project activities is broadly understood and carried out by all. Responsible for overall budgetary and financial management of the project, ensuring full financial reporting and accountability via UNDP office to the donors. Responsible for timely reporting to the donor, as specified in the Cost-Sharing Agreement. Also responsible for provision of full information regarding all aspects of program implementation to the donor, to UNDP Resident Representative, to the project decision making structures, upon request. Developing multi-stakeholder partnerships, as described in the project document, and actively developing relationships with central and local authorities, international organizations, bilateral donors and NGOs, ensuring full understanding, ownership, and collaboration by all relevant actors. Enhancing, wherever possible, the capacity building focus of the project. Ensuring that project management and expenditures are in full accordance with regulations, rules, and directives of UNDP. Leading the effort and advising UNDP office on issues of further project development, proposal preparation, project document writing, and resource mobilization when appropriate.

Qualifications: - Senior professional level with a minimum of seven years of management experience focusing on finance, investment, partnership building, business brokering, private sector development, developmental cooperation, economic/entrepreneurship development - recognized degree in any of the social or economic sciences, preferably with a focus in economics, business finance or project/business management. Preference for Masters level education - experience in working for the private sector will be considered an advantage - highly developed coordination and facilitation skills and the ability to negotiate complex agenda with a broad range of partners - high level of maturity, excellent interpersonal, negotiation, partnership-building, and team leading skills required - thorough understanding of the Croatian institutional environment, as well as excellent knowledge of the private sector environment and developments - excellent analytical skills to identify and link one initiative and coordinate sometimes competing agenda - professional integrity to gather information and data without purposeful or inadvertent biases - ability to analyze issues from a multi-variable perspective as possible, in both national and comparative international context - excellent drafting skills to articulate complex, inter-related socio-economic issues in a lucid fashion - previous experience with an international organization in project management capacity a plus. Experience with an UN-system and/or UNDP project is an advantage - fluency in spoken and written English and Croatian languages required - PC literacy in standard MS applications - drivers' license (B class) with practical experience required Candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae in English, by email: registry.hr@undp.org latest by 22 September 2006. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please state clearly the position you apply for.