Programme Management Officer – UN Volunteer

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Director of the assigned Office, The Programme Management Officer will perform the following tasks:

1. Act as the programme/project focal point of the office by performing the following tasks:

• Develop, implement, and evaluate programmes/projects;
• Monitor and analyze programme/project development and implementation at all stages, including the analysis of implementation difficulties and initiate remedial action;
• Provide periodic progress reports on the programmes/projects’ implementation, including fund utilisation;
• Review, prepare and provide inputs to relevant documents and reports related to programmes/projects;
• Identify resource needs and participate in the development of resource mobilization strategy;
• Liaise with relevant offices of the Commission; identify and track follow-up actions;
• Lead and participate in planning accountability missions and provide guidance to consultants, government officials and draft mission summaries and reports;
• Coordinate activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, contracts such as Letter of Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding, reports &financial statements) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, progress reports).

2. Provide substantive/technical support to the office by performing the following tasks:

• Research, analyze and present information gathered from diverse sources;
• Assist in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies;
• Undertake survey initiatives; design data collection tools; review, analyze and interpret responses, identify problems/issues and prepare conclusions;
• Organize & prepare various written outputs, e.g., draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc;
• Provide substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc;
• Initiate and coordinate outreach activities; conduct training workshops, seminars, etc; make presentations on assigned topics/activities;
• Provide logistical and other types of support to ensure smooth running of the office, meetings/workshops/conferences etc;

3. Perform any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Work implies frequent interaction with the following:

Establish and maintain relationships with various ECA offices as well as counterparts, senior officers, and technical staff in relevant Secretariat units and in UN funds, programs and other UN specialized agencies; Representatives and officials in national governments, international organizations, consultants.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.