Historique
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Design of projects in alignment with the overall strategic direction of the UNDAP and UNDP Country Programme (Common Country Programme)
- Lead role in the provision of top quality policy and development advisory services to national partners and effective programme management for results.
- Substantive lead role in and coordination support to the implementation of the UNDAP and the Delivering as One (DaO) initiative.
- Strategic partnerships building and implementation of resource mobilization efforts (UNDP and UN-wide).
- Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge management.
- Thorough analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the country and collaborative preparation/revision of UNDAP and other programmatic documents.
- Identification of strategic and innovative areas of cooperation and programmatic synergies to advance UN reform/harmonization and alignment agenda.
- Formulation of programme activities in line with the UNDAP; results-based planning of UNDAP / UNDP projects.
- Effective mainstreaming of gender and other key cross-cutting considerations in UNDP’s programme planning and project implementation.
- Application of other core UNDP/UN sector and programming policies and approaches, such as capacity development, South-South cooperation, and focus on national transformative impact.
- Analysis and application of UNDP policies and practices in the sectors concerned and provision of advice based on best practices to CO management.
- Adjustment of programme strategies in response to changes in the country context.
- Provision of top quality policy advisory services to the Government in the Practice area.
- Identification of opportunities for advocacy in support of programme goals and objectives
- Substantive support to national counterparts in policy planning and advocacy.
- Identification of sectoral and programmatic needs and related policy-driven issues, and development of relevant strategies that would address the needs identified in collaboration with the Government and other key partners.
- Application and dissemination of UNDP global best practices to national counterparts through policy support activities.
- Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment and recommendations to support timely readjustment of projects.
- Effective contribution by UNDP to the activities of the UNDAP Programme Working Group, fulfilling Lead, coordinating and/or contributing roles as applicable;
- The UN speaks with One Voice in the Programme Area; effective and coordinated UN representation in donor coordination forums
- Participation and leadership in the joint identification of programmatic and policy issues to be addressed and formulation of joint programme strategies.
- Substantive inputs to the preparation of the Annual Work Plan for the PWG concerned, in close consultation with all partners involved.
- Monitoring of results achieved under AWP and UNDAP, ensuring UNDP’s high-quality contribution to the joint UN annual programme review exercise.
- Timely reporting on the AWP in the sector(s) concerned and timely inputs provided to the Annual UN Report on UNDAP and DaO Matrix.
- Monitoring the achievement of project results and regular reporting in Atlas project management module. Participation in, and support to, nationally led monitoring activities.
- Implementation of UNDP’s Evaluation Policy in the programme area and projects concerned through evaluation planning and management.
- Oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of designated UNDP projects, and monitoring the use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations.
- Effective and efficient programme management and performance as Manager Level 2 in Atlas for development projects.
- Support to national leadership in the full programme cycle of planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
- Development and implementation of the CO partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve programme outcomes.
- Creation and coordination of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society etc.
- Determination of programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and donors’ priorities.
- Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing.
- Active contribution to the implementation of the UN Resource Mobilization Strategy.
- 5. Ensures facilitation of communication, dissemination, knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:
- UNDP communication strategies mainstreamed in project implementation
- Dissemination of project results through the production of ‘stories’ and knowledge products
- Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Organization of knowledge sharing sessions and trainings for the CO and UN teams on sector-specific subjects, themes and related programmatic issues.
- Optimal use of UNDP corporate resources for intranet, CO website, Teamworks, and knowledge networks.
Compétences
- Analyzes information on potential bilateral donors and national counterparts to recommend a strategic approach
- Identifies and compiles lessons learned
- Develops a resource mobilization strategy at the country level
- Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches
- Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
- Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines
- Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
- Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments
- Perfomed analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses.
- Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for global advocacy work and adapts it for use at country level.
- Anticipates client needs
- Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider
- Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective
- Solicits feedback on service provision and quality
Core Competencies:
- Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents
- Building support and political acumen
- Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation
- Building and promoting effective teams
- Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication
- Creating an emotionally intelligent organization
- Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards
- Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
- Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking
Qualifications et expériences requises
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related field.
- 5 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments.
- Demonstrated knowledge in key disciplines of democratic governance, such as parliamentary development, anti-corruption, human rights, and access to justice.
- Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.
- Good communications skills. Fluency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili