Overview
The Programme Associate provides specialized programme and administrative support to facilitate the development, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF's programmes. The role involves data analysis, budget tracking, reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Support overall project planning, execution, and monitoring.
- Assist in establishing and operationalizing implementing partnership management functions.
- Work with Programme Managers, Partners and relevant stakeholders in ensuring Funding Authorization and Certificate of Expenditures (FACE) requests are aligned with the project workplan and processed timely.
- Monitor prompt liquidation of Direct Cash Transfer (DCTs).
- Contribute to collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative programme data.
- Generate regular reports, dashboards and presentations on key performance indicators and donor reporting.
- Support the application of digital and AI tools for synthesizing complex data.
- Regularly track budget allocations, expenditures and monitor grant utilization.
- Contribute to grants management, monitor their expiry, and support reprogramming or extension processes.
- Prepare periodic and ad-hoc grant management reports.
- Facilitate generating funds utilization report.
- Contribute to the development of funding proposals and the preparation of statutory reports.
- Use AI, automation tools and digital platforms to streamline repetitive tasks.
- Serve as a resource for digital platforms (e.g., SAP, Service Gateway, Power BI, Sharepoint).
- Safeguard sensitive data and ensure adherence to UNICEF’s data privacy and digital workforce guidelines.
- Draft clear and well-structured communication to share reports, briefs, and knowledge products.
- Maintain effective document repository systems and Sharepoint.
- Contribute to knowledge generation and documentation of lessons learned and good practices.
- Support onboarding of new colleagues and knowledge transfer within the team.
- Support the organization of capacity development activities, workshops and field missions.
- Assist in preparation and dissemination of background materials, track logistics, coordinate vendor engagement and liaise with participants.
- Adapt to shifting programme needs and provide support during emergency responses, surge deployments or re-prioritization events.
- Liaison with focal points and provide backup support to other programme sections.
Required Experience
- At least 3 years of relevant work experience of administrative or clerical work experience is required.
- Project Management (3)
- Collaboration (3)
- Problem Solving (3)
- Digital Dexterity (3)
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree (nivel superior/ universitario) is required.
- Professional and/or university courses related to the field of work are highly desirable.
