Project Coordination Associate

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as the UN's global development network, operates in 166 countries to address national and global development challenges through knowledge, resource mobilization, and strategic partnerships. In Sri Lanka, UNDP's Climate & Environment Team (CET) works closely with government counterparts, communities, and partners to deliver scalable, sustainable solutions, serving as the UN system's primary partner for climate action and environmental protection.

Within CET, the Sustainable Energy & Waste cluster works on sustainable waste management and transport, alongside energy resilience and decarbonization initiatives. Under this cluster, UNDP is implementing three initiatives addressing waste management and clean transport in partnership with the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government, The Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, and the Western Province Waste Management Authority. The Municipal Solid Waste Management Project (herein referred to as the KEITI Project), funded by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea, strengthens national policy frameworks for solid waste management, demonstrates sustainable Public-Private Partnerships, and establishes systems to monitor greenhouse gas emission reductions over a three-year period. The Plastic Waste Management and Circular Interventions Project (herein referenced as the TCCF Project), supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation, develops a comprehensive framework for plastic waste management, strengthens practices at local authority and community levels, and promotes circular economy principles. The UNV will serve the above three initiatives, providing project management support functions as described under task 12 below.

Project planning and coordination – Maintain workplans, implementation schedules and activity timelines.
Implementation monitoring – Track progress against planned activities, outputs, milestones and targets.
Reporting and documentation – Compile inputs for progress and donor reports and maintain project records.
Stakeholder coordination – Coordinate with government counterparts, implementing partners, consultants and other stakeholders.
Monitoring and learning – Compile results data and support documentation of lessons learned and good practices.
Knowledge management and communication – Maintain project knowledge resources and support preparation of briefs, presentations and communication materials.
Meeting and action-point management – Organize project meetings, prepare materials, record decisions and track follow-up actions.
Event coordination – Coordinate logistical and administrative arrangements for project meetings, workshops, consultations, training sessions and other project events.
Document and record management – Maintain and update up-to-date project files, records, correspondence, agreements, reports and other supporting documentation, ensuring easy retrieval and appropriate version control.