Overview
The Associate Programme Officer will facilitate the development, implementation, and monitoring of programmes/projects, providing actionable information to Senior Management and fulfilling institutional planning and reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Works with key clients to facilitate the development, implementation and monitoring of programmes/projects.
- Monitors and analyzes specific aspects of programme/project development and implementation.
- Reviews relevant documents and reports.
- Identifies problems and issues to be addressed and recommends corrective actions.
- Liaises with relevant parties and identifies and tracks follow-up actions.
- Carries out research on selected aspects of programmes, operations and other activities.
- Collects, analyzes and presents statistical data and other information gathered from diverse sources.
- Provides substantive support for strategic planning and reporting functions.
- Reviews and analyzes emerging issues and trends, or research activities and studies.
- Participates in survey initiatives.
- Assists with design of data collection tools.
- Issues data collection tools, reviews, analyzes and interprets responses.
- Identifies problems/issues and prepares preliminary conclusions.
- Contributes to the preparation of various written outputs.
- Provides administrative and substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc.
- Undertakes outreach activities.
- Participates in the development of training workshops, seminars, etc.
- Participates in and makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
- Performs activities related to budget funding.
- Provides inputs to progress and final monitoring and reporting documents.
- Prepares related documents/reports.
- Performs other duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of two (2) years (four years with a first level university degree) of progressively responsible experience in project/programme management, administration/financial management or related area is required. Experience in a corporate budgeting, planning, monitoring and reporting function, either in a central project management office or in a corporate controlling or strategy department is desirable. Experience in the UN system, in an international/multinational organization, or a strategy consultancy firm is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, management, economics or a related field. A first-level degree in the specified fields of studies with two (2) additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Qualification or certification in finance or accounting is desirable.
