Overview
The role focuses on programme management and project implementation, providing programme and project management services, and ensuring quality assurance in monitoring project budgets and priority-setting on financial and budgetary matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitates the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects.
- Supports the strategic and efficient management of programme and operational financial resources.
- Contributes to the development and maintenance of project monitoring systems and tools.
- Assists in overseeing logistical, operational and administrative arrangements.
- Supports project managers in ensuring implementing partners submit timely technical and financial reports.
- Assists in the verification of requests from field offices.
- Conducts operational and compliance checks on programme activities.
- Provides substantive and administrative support to programme implementation under national execution modalities.
- Assists in the review and reconciliation of all legacy and current programme and project portfolio transactions.
- Assists in the review, appraisal and revision of programme/project submissions.
- Supports the implementation of country-level operations.
- Facilitates the organization of meetings, workshops, trainings and stakeholder engagement events.
- Contributes to strengthening administrative support systems.
- Participates in field missions and provides substantive, operational and administrative support.
- Develops and maintains context-specific monitoring and reporting tools.
- Supports the maintenance of asset registers and inventory records.
- Contributes to data collection, analysis and visualization.
- Documents requirements, methodologies and background information used in data analysis and reporting processes.
- Acts as a Certifying Officer for assigned programmes.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in project/programme management and administration of projects at the local/national level or related area is required. Experience with non-governmental organizations and/or the UN system or similar organizations is required. Experience in developing monitoring tools for project implementation in an international organization is desirable. Experience with an Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system, such as Umoja/SAP, is desirable. Experience in interacting with a range of local, national and international partners is desirable. Experience in international development dealing with project funds and/or programme management is desirable. One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Masters' degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Project Management, Public Administration, Economics or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
