National Program Officer

Position Purpose

The National Programme Officer will provide substantial support and oversight to the overall project cycle management, administration, and execution of varied and inter-related operational activities. Ensure high quality, accuracy and accountability of the work performed; promote a client, quality, and results-oriented approach; work in close collaboration with colleagues in various units and sub-offices of OCHA South Sudan, as well as in other UN agencies staff to exchange information and ensure consistent and quality service delivery.

• Ensure effective humanitarian programming cycle support to SSHF partners, focusing on the achievement i.e. Provide substantial assistance throughout the humanitarian programming, Conduct programmatic spot-check, Prepare periodic monitoring plan; Prepare the monitoring reports and Set the reporting requirements of individual projects
• Ensure creation and maintenance of strategic partnerships with humanitarian partners, focusing on establishment of new and strategic partnerships with humanitarian partners; participate in the review of documents submitted under the eligibility process by organizations and drafting reports; Attend cluster and other humanitarian coordination fora as required and Conduct regular follow up with partners to ensure timely submission of narrative reports pertaining to SSHF-funded projects
• Ensure effective coordination support to the relevant stakeholders, focusing on supporting the HFU with the review and revision process of project proposals through consultation with cluster leads; Lead on the collection of information and preparation of information products on the HFU such as dashboards, newsletters and/or interim and annual reports; Support organization of the trainings / workshops / technical review and Advisory Board meetings by ensuring operational excellence in all HFU related events; Organize and lead the capacity building efforts for national NGOs; Provide support to the Fund Manager in the preparations of the Advisory Board meetings
• Provides substantial support and oversight to the overall project cycle management, administration and execution of varied and inter-related operational activities.
• Provides substantial support and oversight to the overall project cycle management, administration and execution of varied and inter-related operational activities.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:

• Achieve Results:-LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
• Think Innovatively:-LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
• Learn Continuously:-LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
• Adapt with Agility :-LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
• Act with Determination LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
• Engage and Partner:-LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion:-LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

• Strategic Thinking-Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities, linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions.
• Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.
• Knowledge Generation-Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
• Communication -Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
• Customer Satisfaction/Client Management-Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs.
• Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy.
• Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests.
• Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
• Effective Decision Making-Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one’s authority, area of expertise and resources.
• Technical/ External Relations and Advocacy/ Communications-Advocacy strategy and implementation
• Ability to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change
• Technical/ External Relations and Advocacy/ Communications-Writing and editing

• A Master’s degree in humanitarian affairs, emergency relief management or development work. Or a bachelor’s degree (in lieu of a Master degree), with two years of relevant work experience.

• Minimum of two years with bachelor’s degree (no years of experience is required with Master)
• Former working experience with a UN agency or NGO providing humanitarian assistance is required.
• Advance usage of Microsoft Office is required

• Others:

• Proficiency in the use of web-based grants management system is desirable
• Experience working with humanitarian financing is highly desirable
• Knowledge and/or experience in Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) programming and cluster experience is desirable
• Experience project design, management, implementation or monitoring and evaluation is desirable.

• Experience with the United Nations is preferable,

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required