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Non Family with Residential Location
Non Family with Residential LocationDanger Pay
Residential location (if applicable)
Yaounde, Cameroon
PR3
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
Professional
Reason
Regular > Regular Assignment
No
2023-03-24
April 20, 2023
Programme Officer
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Programme Officer may be based in HQ, field/regional bureau, typically reporting to and be guided by the Senior Program officer and may supervise a small team of local and international staff. He/she may refer to UNHCR¿s Programme Manual (Chapter IV), UNHCR's corporate and regional strategic priorities, operation plans and other relevant institutional rules and regulations for further guidance.
The Programme Officer will provide programmatic guidance and support with regard to the implementation of protection and solutions strategies within available resources. S/he will coordinate with the other sections/units to ensure harmonized programmatic approaches at all levels and throughout the UNHCR Operations Management Cycle. S/he will work in line with the overall UNHCR directions which crucially require working with partners, including with persons of concern, governmental institutions and the private sector, ensuring that programme management is approached as per UNHCR¿s Strategic Directions, Global Strategic Priorities (GSPs), Global Compact for Refugees (GCR), corporate positions on SDGs.
The incumbent is expected to work in line with the multi-functional team (MFT) approach as defined within the Program Manual, ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders in all phases of the Program Management Cycle.
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Duties
- Support in assessing and analysing the needs of persons of concern in a participatory manner, using an Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective as basis for planning.
- Provide support on programmatic aspects of developing multi-year protection and solutions strategies and annual plans with corresponding priorities taking into account corporate priorities.
- Support Results Based Management and programme capacity in light of evolving requirements, programming approaches and gaps.
- Support the planning process in compliance with planning parameters outlined in the Programme Manual and the planning instructions.
- Review and analyse plans, mid-year and year-end reports of UNHCR office(s), ensuring quality assurance and compliance with established policies, guidelines, procedures and standards.
- Support in the provision of overall direction to broaden partnerships with key stakeholders in order to maximize the protection and solutions response for persons of concern.
- Provide support to ensure a consistent application of the framework for implementing with partners, including the effective implementation of the policy on selection and retention of partners, management of partnership agreements, risk-based project performance monitoring, and risk-based project audits, among others.
- Contribute to ensure consistent and coherent monitoring approaches, tools and systems in line with global standards and polices.
- Actively contribute to UNHCRs programming of community of practice and continuously contributing to improvements of programming tools and processes.
- Identify potential gaps and problems and in cooperation with other relevant sections recommend appropriate solutions to ensure the efficient implementation of programme activities.
- Oversee a timely and effective follow-up of internal and external audits observations and recommendations that relate to programmatic issues.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
For P3/NOC - 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree.
Field(s) of Education
Economics Business Administration Social Sciences
or other relevant field.
Essential
Demonstrated experience in programme management including familiarization with the OMC and sound knowledge Results Based-Management. Demonstrated experience in field operations, sound knowledge on the centrality of protection in programming, Joint Needs Assessments and the principles of targeting.
Desirable
Demonstrated experience in coordination within an inter-agency context and other actors, in a refugee or humanitarian context. Sound experience in program management training and capacity building activities.
Functional Skills
PG-Programme Management (programme cycles and reporting standards)
PG-Results-Based Management
PG-UNHCR's Programmes
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power.
As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.
This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.
Desired Candidate Profile
The desired candidate should:
(i) Be fluent in written and spoken English language
(ii) Have perfect knowledge of corporate tools, in particular MSRP, COMPASS and Power BI
(iii) Have strong experience in IDP contexts with excellent knowledge of programming in contexts of Internal Displacements
(iv) Have proven experience in data analysis and data management in particular with Excel (queries and pivot-tables)
Required languages (expected Overall ability is at least B2 level):
French
,
,
Operational context
Occupational Safety and Health Considerations:
To view occupational safety and health considerations for this duty station, please visit this link:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel
Nature of Position:
The Incumbent of the position will directly report to the Senior Programme Officer. She/he has supervisory responsibility of Programme staff and may also supervise Programme national and technical staff. She/he ensures that Global Strategic Priorities (GSP) and information on projected resources availability guide the planning parameters
The incumbent will develop the plan for overall compliance with global strategic priorities and with annual programming/planning instructions.
Advise the Senior Programme Officer on the gaps and challenges in order to decide on resource allocation for the operation. Manage a consultative process to ensure a consistent application of UNHCR's policies/practices related to and where applicable to UN cooperation, integrated missions, Delivering as One initiative, Common Humanitarian Action Plans, etc. Manage a consultative process to ensure a consistent application of the organization's criteria and policies for the selection/retention of implementation and operational partners.
Living and Working Conditions:
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa that shares a border with Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Cameroon to the west. According to the Human Development Index (HDI), as of 2019 the country had the second-lowest level of human development ranked 188th out of 189 countries, and the country is also estimated to be among the unhealthiest countries.
National infrastructure is dilapidated such as inexistant roads and no electricity in many areas where even in the capital power cuts are daily. Merchandise sold locally is for the most part imported through neighbouring Cameroun and the port of Doula with fuel and limited items travelling by barge on the Oubangui River in the wet season when the river is high enough. There are currently 5 airlines that serve Bangui airport, Air France, Kenya Airways, Asky, Air Maroc and Rwanda Air.
CAR as adjacent areas of neighbouring countries continue to see significant security challenges. The CAR entered a further politico-security crisis following the December 2020 Presidential Elections and many Non-State Armed Groups (NSAG’s) emerged forming in an alliance against the regular forces. While the state now controls a larger percentage of national territory this has seen NSAG’s hide in the bush for the most part and carry out small scale incursions and hit-and-run attacks on state backed forces.
For staff and humanitarians in general the main threat is criminality and banditry where vehicle hold-ups and house break-ins have increased as many try to survive where the already high unemployment has further been hit by the increased insecurity and COVID. Many NSAG elements also lost their income from mines after being repulsed by FACA supported by bilateral forces. It is however to be noted that vehicle hold-ups and house break-ins have not seen victims intentionally harmed when no resistance has been given so far.
Additional Qualifications
Skills
PG-Logical Framework development, PG-Programme Analysis, PG-Programme Planning, PG-Resource planning, PG-Situational Analysis, PG-Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners (Gov/NGO/Corporate), PS-Fundraising (incl. operations, programmes)
BA: Business Administration (Required), BA: Economics (Required), BA: Social Science (Required)
Certifications
HCR Learning Program - UNHCR
Annual Budget OL in Operation/Office, Number of Persons of Concern Served, Number of Workforce in Operation/Work Setting, Workforce to Supervise, Working with Persons of Concern: Asylum Seekers, Working with Persons of Concern: Refugees, Working with Persons of Concern: Stateless
Competencies
Accountability, Analytical thinking, Change capability & adaptability, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Empowering & building trust, Judgement & decision making, Managing performance, Managing resource, Negotiation & conflict resolution, Organizational awareness, Teamwork & collaboration
https://icsc.un.org/Home/SalaryScales
Compendium
March 2023 Compendium - Part B
Additional Information
This position doesn't require a functional clearance
