Overview
The Senior Programme Management Officer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating assigned programmes and projects, with a focus on environmental dimensions of disaster risk reduction and industrial risk prevention.
Key Responsibilities
- Takes the lead to develop, implement and evaluate assigned programmes /projects; directs subordinates in programme /project development, implementation, monitoring and assessment; directs review of relevant documents and reports; identifies priorities, problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and initiates follow-up actions.
- Ensures implementation of gender mainstreaming guidelines by assessing the implications for men and women of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels.
- Directs research and programme evaluation and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
- Coordinates policy development; reviews the assessments of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or research activities and studies, and identifies and guides strategic policy engagements to maximize UNEP/UN influence and visibility, particularly in the area of addressing the environmental dimensions of disaster risk reduction, including the role of nature-based or ecosystem based approaches and industrial risk prevention.
- Undertakes survey initiatives; guides design of data collection instruments; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
- Supervises preparation of various written outputs, e.g. background papers, analysis, substantial sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications.
- Directs substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations.
- Manages outreach activities; designs and conducts training workshops, seminars., including use of online training and workshop platforms; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
- Leads field missions, and directs technical assistance delivery in countries, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries.
- Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements.) and ensures preparation of related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget.
- Serves as an effective spokesperson and establishes collaboration and partnerships with key officials at all levels inside and outside the organization.
- Ensures effective utilization, supervision and development of staff; Guides, evaluates and mentors staff.
- Identifies opportunities for establishing partnerships and develop new concepts for collaboration and resource mobilization.
- Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
- May perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
- A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in environmental project and programme management at country or local level is required.
- At least three (3) years of work experience in environment emergency response and environmental assessments in humanitarian, fragile, or conflict contexts is required.
- Proven track record and experience in successful fundraising for environmental projects and programmes is desirable.
- Work experience, preferably in the United Nations or similar international organizations, is desirable.
- Experience in data analytics or a related area is desirable.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in environmental science, international law, management or economics, humanitarian affairs, or political science is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics, or data science programs is desirable.
