New UNDP Project Manager Role : Climate Finance & Public Budgeting Leadership

🚨 UNDP Hiring Project Manager  (NPSA-9) – Apply by April 16, 2025

UNDP is now recruiting a Project Manager (NPSA-9) in Dhaka, Bangladesh for its Sustainable Financing Initiative. This full-time national role offers a 1-year contract with potential extension, and focuses on climate-resilient public financial management and inclusive development. Apply by April 16, 2025.

New UNDP Project Manager Role : Climate Finance & Public Budgeting Leadership

🌱 Background & Job Description

UNDP Bangladesh is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the second phase of its Inclusive Budgeting and Financing for Climate Resilience (IBFCR) project. As part of the Sustainable Financing Initiative (2024–2026), this project builds on earlier efforts to embed climate responsiveness into Bangladesh’s national and local budgeting and financial systems.

The IBFCR II project is central to UNDP’s mission of advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aims to:

• Integrate climate considerations into the planning and budgeting frameworks of government ministries and agencies

• Strengthen climate public finance tracking systems

• Build institutional capacity for climate governance at national and subnational levels

• Promote gender equity and inclusivity in public financial management (PFM)

This national-level position is based in Dhaka and involves close collaboration with Bangladesh’s Ministry of Finance, parliamentarians, local governments, and other oversight institutions such as the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (OCAG).

🧭 Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Manager will report to the Programme Specialist – Climate Change, Resilience, and Inclusive Growth at UNDP and will have full responsibility for managing the project life cycle—from strategic planning and implementation to stakeholder engagement and reporting.

🔹 Project Management

• Lead results-based project planning, budgeting, and implementation.

• Ensure timely and high-quality financial delivery, risk management, and adaptive planning.

• Oversee procurement, audits, evaluations, and annual work plans.

• Supervise project teams and consultants, including performance management.

• Coordinate all deliverables, knowledge products, and project outputs.

• Organize capacity-building activities, training, consultations, and committee meetings.

🔹 Stakeholder Coordination & Partnerships

• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with government, civil society, academia, and the private sector.

• Implement a stakeholder mapping and engagement strategy.

• Collaborate with parliamentarians, line ministries, and other partners.

• Liaise with other UNDP projects to avoid duplication and build synergy.

• Support donor engagement and resource mobilization initiatives.

🔹 Technical & Advisory Support

• Provide evidence-based advocacy for policy reform related to climate finance and public financial management.

• Guide the development of climate finance strategies and updated budgetary tools.

• Coordinate capacity-building with government entities, especially in the Finance Division and Local Government Division.

🔹 Knowledge Management

• Lead the development of knowledge products, communication materials, and documentation of good practices.

• Maintain project information across platforms including UNDP websites and partner portals.

• Support wider UNDP country office efforts in knowledge sharing and resource mobilization.

🎓 Qualifications

📘 Education

• Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Climate Change, Social Science, or a related field is required.

• A Bachelor’s degree in the above areas with 2 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Master’s.

🏢 Experience

• Minimum 2 years (with Master’s) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s) of experience in:

  • Public Financial Management (PFM) and climate finance

  • Project planning, budgeting, and evaluation

  • Results-based monitoring and financial reporting

• Strong familiarity with:

  • Bangladesh’s national climate policies

  • Climate Fiscal Framework (CFF)

  • SDG integration in public systems

• Desirable experience includes:

  • Working with oversight institutions (e.g., Ministry of Finance, IMED)

  • Managing contracts, assets, and ICT tools

  • Experience with CSOs, NGOs, international donors, or private sector

  • Research experience on public finance or climate governance

🛠 Competencies

🌐 Core Competencies

• Achieve Results – Delivers efficiently, with a focus on outcomes.

• Think Innovatively – Uses systemic, adaptive thinking.

• Learn Continuously – Builds knowledge through new experiences.

• Act with Determination – Stays focused under pressure.

• Enable Inclusion – Values diversity and inclusive decision-making.

🧠 Technical & Functional

• Systems Thinking – Understand interrelated impacts within finance systems.

• Results-Based Management – Strong grasp of M&E frameworks.

• Risk Management – Proactively mitigate implementation challenges.

• Climate Financing Strategy – Expertise in aligning public finance with climate policy goals.

• Gender Equality in Finance – Familiarity with inclusive budgeting practices.

📌 Additional Information

• Job Title: Project Manager

• Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Agency: UNDP

• Grade: NPSA-9

• Contract Type: National Personnel Service Agreement

• Contract Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension

• Work Schedule: Full-time

• Mobility: No mobility required

• Languages Required: English and Bangla

• Application Deadline: April 16, 2025 (5:59 AM Bangladesh time)

• Job Reference: Job ID 25410

• Posting Date: April 1, 2025

This role is a national post open to Bangladeshi citizens or residents. UNDP values diversity and encourages women and marginalized groups to apply.

🌍 Why This Role Matters

This Project Manager position sits at the intersection of climate action, public sector reform, and inclusive development. Bangladesh’s climate vulnerabilities are among the highest globally, making smart, responsive public finance essential. As a UNDP Project Manager, you’ll directly influence how public and private funds address the urgent challenges of:

• Climate resilience

• Social protection

• Gender inclusion

• Local development finance

If you’re passionate about combining technical know-how with governance innovation and want to work at the forefront of climate-smart public financial management, this is your opportunity to lead change at scale.

✅ How to Apply

Interested candidates must apply before April 16, 2025.

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