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Project Associate in Nuratau landscapeEmployer UNDP |
| Information on vacancy | |
| Period of publication | 04.05.2026 - 15.05.2026 |
| Field of activity / position: |
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| Duties | Background In September 2023, the Government of Uzbekistan adopted the National Development Strategy of Uzbekistan (NDS) until 2030, also known as "Uzbekistan Strategy 2030". The document outlines the country's primary development objectives and pivotal reforms across various sectors to be realized by the end of this decade. This marks the third NDS that has been adopted by the government since 2017, with the preceding two covering the periods of 2017-2021 and 2022-2026. The NDS until 2030 encapsulates various sustainable development aims of Uzbekistan, through creating education, healthcare, and social protection systems that align with international standards, and establishing a comprehensive environmental framework. The new strategy outlines a set of 100 priority actions that the government will take to advance progress across five key areas: fostering opportunities for individual self-fulfillment, ensuring the welfare of the population through sustainable economic growth, conserving water resources, protecting the environment, and crafting a public administration system that will focus on citizens' needs. The project aims to address the degradation of high value steppe grassland, shrubland, and forest dryland ecosystems, and support the restoration of these ecosystems where degradation has already occurred. As such, the key environmental threat addressed is ecosystem degradation, of grassland, shrubland, and forest ecosystems. There are multiple direct causes of degradation, including overgrazing, and excessive cutting of trees and shrubs (primarily for domestic energy use). There are a large number of root causes and drivers of these direct causes of degradation. Key drivers of degradation include uncontrolled animal husbandry, increasing demand for industrial and fuel wood, uncontrolled harvesting of non-timber forest resources, and expansion of agriculture into forests (especially riparian forests). The objective of the project is to scale innovative integrated approaches to ecosystem restoration and conservation to catalyze transformational shifts in three high value landscapes in Uzbekistan. The project is part of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) 8 - global Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Program. The four components proposed by this project have been designed within available GEF and co-financing framework to address the corresponding drivers of ecosystem degradation and biodiversity decline, which are driven by multiple drivers of unsustainable land use practices. The project will deliver Global Environmental Benefits using a participatory approach that ensures promotion of women, youth and vulnerable groups and equitable participation opportunities. This will result in the improved management of 1.3 million hectares of land across the West Tian Shan, Nuratau, and Kugitangtau landscapes. The targeted ecosystems are characterized as classic rural mosaic landscapes, with multiple types of HCVF, dry steppe rangelands, and smallholder agriculture. The project will implement integrated multi-stakeholder management mechanisms and support innovative approaches such as the development of catalytic financial mechanisms to achieve restoration at scale. Results will include restoration of 139,958 ha of pastures and forest, 349,597 ha of landscapes under improved practices, conservation of 881,000 ha of Key Biodiversity Areas, a 20% improvement in the management of 142,278 ha of protected areas, and the mitigation of 7,524,608 tCO2e, as restoration of rangelands and forests also generates climate mitigation co-benefits. The Project contains 4 components: Component 1: Enabling conditions created for increased ecosystem restoration through informed and inclusive policy, planning instruments, incentives, and structures Component 2: Innovations in ecosystem restoration resulting in transformation impacts that generate global environmental benefits and livelihoods Component 3: Leveraged and sustainable financing to promote and scale-up ecosystem restoration and global environmental benefits Component 4: Knowledge Management and Linkages to the Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Program In this regard, UNDP is now seeking an experienced Local Assistant who will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the immediate implementation of all project activities in the Forish district of Djizakh region and Khatirshi and Nurota districts of Navoi regions, including local consultants/service providers hired under contract and subcontractors on the ground. The Project Associate will report to the Project Manager, as well as task leaders and the international technical advisor on all project-related matters in the Nuratau Landscape. The incumbent will ensure that all activities are delivered in line with UNDP's standards and contribute to the achievement of the project's intended results. Duties and Responsibilities Scope of Work Under the overall guidance of the Project Specialist and National Technical Coordinators for Pasture/Livelihoods and Cross sector Planning/Forestry, and in close coordination with local stakeholders and beneficiaries, the Project Associate will support and facilitate the effective coordination and delivery of project activities in the Nuratau Landscape as per the specific tasks and responsibilities below: 1. Planning and reporting • Provide support to the project technical team on technical aspects of all relevant project planning, implementation and reporting related to ecosystem restoration in the pilot area. • Prepare inputs and support as requested during preparation of Project Implementation Reports (PIRs) and GEF tracking tools, ensuring compliance with results-based management and donor visibility requirements. 2. Technical support and coordination • Liaise with relevant stakeholders on behalf of the project team, national consultants, contractors and project partners (IUCN etc.) to obtain any support and guidance required for management and implementation of project activities in the pilot area within the Component 1 and 2; • Maintain liaison and facilitate communication with all relevant government local agencies and all Docusign Envelope ID: B49351DB-CEFA-8E06-81D1-198C3A0E27AC 3 project partners/stakeholders, including donor organizations, NGOs, beneficiaries, to ensure effective coordination of all project activities in the pilot area; • Facilitate technical and logistical support to subcontractors, national consultants and project partners (IUCN, etc) during on site field work and training activities supported by the Project; • Assist in the monitoring and documentation of all field experiences and lessons learned. 3. Communication and Monitoring • Facilitate the full and timely implementation of relevant aspects of the project implementation monitoring plan including the compiling of baseline data and ongoing progress and impact data regarding the various pasture, livelihood and forestry components of the project in the pilot sites of Nuratau landscape. • Work in cooperation with the Project Communications Specialist in order to ensure accurate and meaningful communication of results and impacts in regard to ecosystem restoration and local community/household livelihood benefits in the pilot area. 4. Support knowledge building, knowledge sharing and capacity building relevant to the project. • Participate in training and organize briefings on internal procedures for the project. Provide support to other capacity building activities, including to the design and delivery of tools, materials for workshops, or platforms that tap into the collective intelligence of communities and mobilize action. • Provide support in the dissemination and sharing of relevant data and lessons learned within the CO and regionally. Keep pulse on emerging best practices nationally, regionally, and internationally that relate to the work of the project. • Make sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Support compiling and systematizing project knowledge, products and tools as well as their wide distribution to partners. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the project Office and the Organization. 4. Institutional Arrangement Under the overall supervision of the Project Specialist, Chief International Technical Specialist and the National Technical Analysts for cross sector and district spatial planning, forestry restoration, PA oversight, pasture and livelihood, the Project Associate will bear the main responsibility for ensuring the overall effective implementation of all activities related to the above specified activities of the project in pilot area. The incumbent will ensure that all activities are delivered in line with UNDP's standards and contribute to the achievement of the project's intended results. |
| Requirements to the candidate | |
| Age: | Irrelevant |
| Gender: | Irrelevant |
| Residence: | Djizzakh, Uzbekistan |
| Education: | Irrelevant |
| Professional requirements | Education: Secondary education is required. University degree (Bachelor's degree) in any of the following areas: Environmental Science or Environmental Management, Forestry or Natural Resource Management or a related field will be given due consideration, but is not a requirement. Experience: Minimum 6 years (with secondary education) or 3 years (with Bachelor's degree) of relevant experience in administration and finance areas. Required skills: Experience demonstrating strong organizational and administrative skills, result and client-orientation, and ability to work with local partners; Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section: Experience in land degradation neutrality and climate adaptation practices Prior experience in projects in the field of ecosystem conservation and forestry management Experience working with local partners at the national and municipal level Required Language(s): Fluency in Uzbek and English is required. Good command of Russian is desirable. |
| Working conditions | |
| Region | Djizak region |
| Employment | Part-time |
| Salary offered | NB 3/NPSA- 6 |
| Extra motivation | • Annual Leave • Sick leave (certified and uncertified) • Maternity leave • Parental leave • Medical insurance |
| Additional information | |
| Additional information: | To apply use the link below: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/33856 |
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