C
Family
Family
Residential location (if applicable)
PR4
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
Professional
Reason
Regular > Regular Assignment
No
2023-03-24
April 20, 2023
Senior Programme Officer
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Senior Programme Officer may be based in HQ, field/regional bureau, typically reporting to and be guided by the Chief of Section/Deputy Director/Operations Manager 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 Senior Programme Officer will provide strategic programmatic guidance and advice to senior management with regard to the implementation of country or Bureau level protection and solutions strategies within available resources. S/he will coordinate with the other sections/units within the Bureau and/or office(s) across the country/region 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
- Oversee a coherent approach 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 guidance to office(s) 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.
- Ensure effective and results-based resource allocation in the planning processes and cost efficiency in the delivery of outputs.
- 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 the provision overall direction to broaden partnerships with key stakeholders in order to maximize the protection and solutions response for persons of concern.
- Guide and provide directions to office(s) in operationalising new and emerging policies, strategies and partnerships, including in an inter-agency context, identifying opportunities and innovative solutions and ensuring compliance with existing standards.
- Guide office(s) in managing a consultative process 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.
- 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
- Develop comprehensive assistance programmes that compliment activities implemented from other operational partners.
- Oversee a timely and effective follow-up of internal and external audits observations and recommendations that relate to programmatic issues.
Job Descriptions for all UNHCR jobs will also include the following as part of the 'Duties':
- Perform other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
For P4/NOD - 9 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 8 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education
Business Administration, Social Science, Economics, International Relations or other relevant field.
Certificates and/or Licenses
Programme Management
Essential:
Demonstrated experience in developing and managing humanitarian projects and programmes including the allocation and management of resources. Sound knowledge of the UNHCR Operations Management Cycle Knowledge and practical experience on Results Based-Management. Demonstrated experience in field operations. Sound knowledge on the centrality of protection in programming. Enhanced knowledge on 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. Solid experience in training and capacity building activities.
Functional Skills
PG-Resource planning
PG-Needs Assessment and Response Analysis
PG-Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners (Gov/NGO/Corporate)
PG-UNHCR's Programmes
PG-Results-Based Management
(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 best-fit candidate will be one with a profound and proven programme technical and stakeholder management skill, ability to coordinate a wide range of actors with a strong capacity to function under pressure. Technically, the successful candidate would be one with a strong programme background, and long-standing experience in the coordination of programme activities in large operations. S/he would have a strong programme training background (PM2 Certification) to help build the programmatic and financial management capacity of partners and relevant UNHCR staff. A demonstrated capacity to lead teams with diverse backgrounds, and experience in collaborating with big international NGOs would be an added advantage. Strategic leadership skills are required to provide clear guidance and direction to the UNHCR Project team countrywide as well as to interact and represent UNHCR effectively with different actors including NGOs and UN sister agencies. S/he should demonstrate capacity to motivate a team to remain calm and continue to perform in the face of complex challenges; the ability to create a psychosocially safe environment for staff to function will be needed. The successful candidate should possess a long and proven track record of experience in managing partnership with challenging Government counterparts and mindful of the fact that dealing with the Commission for Refugees, COR, demands profound sound judgement and patience. The incumbent will have to be an excellent communicator with unquestionable analytical skills and to be able to write effectively as well as represent UNHCR’s interests to donors as s/he may be required, often, to engage donors in the country. The incumbent is expected to be a forward-thinker and solutions-oriented.
Required languages (expected Overall ability is at least B2 level):
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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 Sudan country operation has significantly grown over the past two years. UNHCR have 're-set ' the country strategy 're-set ' in 2020 in the context of the 'transition ' Sudan is undergoing. Three key areas emerge for UNHCR 's engagement:
1. Continued protection and essential needs support for refugees hosted by Sudan, and integrating refugee service provision in the national system, in particular in the education, health and WASH sectors, possibly also in national social protection systems. In 2021, emphasis will be placed on the needs of refugee women and girls, youth, the prevention and response to SGBV, and on the protection of refugees and other persons of concern in mixed migration flows, in particular in Eastern Sudan. The use of sustainable energy sources, in particular solar technology, will be strengthened for water systems and other services.
2. Durable solutions for Sudanese refugees and IDPs, and related protection, peacebuilding and preparedness support. In this area the operation has established a new operations platform with four main components:
2.1 Community based protection, support to persons with specific needs, and peacebuilding
2.2 Community support project mechanism (CSPM)
2.3 Non-food items and shelter
2.4 Targeted support for refugee returnees under facilitated voluntary repatriation programmes
3. Emergency preparedness and response for refugee influxes, IDP displacement and sudden onset emergencies (floods, Cholera) through enhanced protection capacity, pre-positioning, and the management of the Common NFI Pipeline of the Sudan Humanitarian Country Team.
Since 2021, the operation has decentralized programme management for the East, Darfur and Kordofan regions, while the country-level programme team is responsible for overall programme oversight, leadership and coordination, and for managing programme implementation in White Nile, Blue Nile and Khartoum States.
The position will directly supervise the country level programme team, including specialist positions for cash based interventions and civil engineering, and will take on one of the Planning Coordinator roles together with the Assistant Representative (Programme).
Living and Working Conditions:
Desired qualifications and experience
¿ Solid track record of UNHCR programme management experience, and knowledge of UNHCR 's programme policies;
¿ Emergency management experience and readiness to operate in an emergency context;
¿ Team management skills;
¿ Good team player;
¿ Experience with programme management in IDP and/or voluntary repatriation contexts would be desirable, but are not essential.
Additional Qualifications
Skills
BA: Business Administration (Required), BA: Economics (Required), BA: International Relations (Required), BA: Social Science (Required)
Certifications
Programme Management - Other
Competencies
Accountability, Analytical thinking, Change capability & adaptability, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Empowering & building trust, Judgement & decision making, Leadership, Managing performance, Managing resource, Negotiation & conflict resolution, Organizational awareness, Strategic planning & visions, Teamwork & collaboration
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Compendium
March 2023 Compendium - Part B
Additional Information
This position doesn't require a functional clearance
