Jobs - 51818- Programme Support Officer

Programme Support Officer - IFAD

Localidad :

Sana'a, Yemen

Tipo de contrato :

FTA Local

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

25-Dec-14 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

NO-B

Duración del contrato inicial :

Idiomas requeridos :

Árabe Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

'Two Years (Renewable)'

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Antecedentes

IFAD is an International Financial Institution and a Specialized United Nations Agency whose mission is to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty. IFAD’s headquarters is in Rome, Italy, and its staff work with poor rural people and their governments, communities and organisations in more than 90 countries to develop and finance programmes and projects aimed at increasing agricultural productivity and incomes. The Programme Management Department (PMD) is responsible for the overall lending programme of the Fund, and is composed of five regional divisions (Asia and the Pacific; East and Southern Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; Near East, North Africa and Europe Division), Environment and Climate Division and Technical Advisory Division.

The Programme Support Officer will work under the overall direct supervision and guidance of the Country Programme Manager and will also liaise with the assigned Financial Management Officer in the Controller and Financial Services Division (CFS). With respect to all financial management and disbursement matters, the incumbent will adhere to centrally issued CFS guidelines on Financial Management and seek guidance and consult with the assigned Finance Officer at CFS when required. The incumbent will ensure effective procurement management as well as execution of the programme by ensuring implementation of planned programme activities.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the immediate supervisor, and in close consultation with the Country Programme Officer (CPO) and the assigned Financial Management Officer at CFS, the Programme Support Officer will provide financial management advice and support to IFAD-funded projects and programmes at the country office level with a view to maximising their development effectiveness, impact and sustainability.

More specifically, the incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:

Ensure administration and implementation of operational procedures and compliance, and effective procurement management, focusing on the following:

Participate in project design, project supervision and implementation support missions;
During design missions, work with CFS to carry out the financial management capacity assessment using corporate guidelines issued by CFS to determine whether the project implementing entities have acceptable financial management arrangements;
Undertake the initial review of Annual Work Plan and Budgets (AWPBs), preparation of procurement documentation/plan, implementation progress reports submitted by projects;
Contribute to efficient delivery of procurement and disbursement-related services.

Ensure effective and efficient provision of administrative support services, focusing on achievement of the following:

Advice and support budget management of the Country Office and the decentralised IFAD ICO account in cooperation with the CPM;
Management of key project data on IFAD systems at ICO and at HQ;
Monitoring of project cycle activities and deadlines.

Knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the ICO focusing on the following:

Identify and analyse project training needs, and contribute to capacity building of project staff in procurement, program implementation and financial management. On financial management aspects, this will be done in consultation with CFS, and will include providing day-to-day guidance on financial management to the project financial management teams, and the financial staff of the service providers as required, to develop their technical capacity to plan the disbursement of project funds in accordance with desired results;
Provision of guidance for project accountants in current IFAD financial management requirements;
Sharing knowledge between various programmes in the ICO, in the division and the rest of IFAD;
Preparation of short analytical knowledge management papers on relevant themes to promote knowledge sharing among IFAD’s country programme management team.

Competencias

Core Competencies:

Good analytical skills;
Good teamwork skills;
Strong office management skills;
Good organisational skills and attention to details.

Functional Competencies:

Ability to communicate policies and procedures effectively and accurately;
Good knowledge of policy-oriented, programme-based pro-poor approaches, and loan and grant preparation;
Knowledge of rural project management and market development would be an asset;
Analytical ability and thorough understanding of socio-economic issues in agricultural and rural development and capacity to lead specific analytical work.

Team work:

Capability to foster and coordinate teamwork; and
Establish harmonious working relationships in a multicultural environment.

Self-developer/Innovator:

Willing to learn, share and acquire new competencies and seek new challenges by exploring new approaches.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

An advanced university degree in business administration, finance, and accounting is required;
A first university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) with four (4) years of relevant professional experience will be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

At least two (2) years of professional experience with international financial and rural development institutions and government services;
Working experience in country programme design and loan/grant administration experience with International Financial Institutions/Development Cooperation Agencies would be an asset;
Field experience in a developing country, plus competency in the use of IFAD standard software like Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, and Web based applications, and COSTAB will be a major asset;
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft packages and electronic communication.

Languages:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic languages, including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions.