Programme Officer, Peshawar, Pakistan (UNHCR)
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:
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Support in assessing and
analyzing the needs of persons of concern in a participatory manner, using an
Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective as a 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 analyze plans,
mid-year and year-end reports of UNHCR office(s), ensuring quality assurance
and compliance with established policies, guidelines, procedures and standards.
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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 ensuring
consistent and coherent monitoring approaches, tools and systems in line with
global standards and policies.
·
Actively contribute to
UNHCRs programming of a 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 fields.
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 (project
formulation, programme cycles and reporting standards) PG-Results-Based
Management PG-UNHCR's Programmes PG-Experience with coordinating with
Implementing Partners (Government/INGO/NGO/Corporate) Data and information
management understanding;
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.
Position Competencies: C001L3 - Accountability Level 3 C002L3 -
Teamwork & Collaboration Level 3 C003L3 - Communication Level 3 C004L3 -
Commitment to Continuous Learning Level 3 C005L3 - Client & Result
Orientation Level 3 C006L3 - Organizational Awareness Level 3 M001L3 -
Empowering and Building Trust Level 3 M006L3 - Managing Resources Level 3
M003L3 - Judgement and Decision Making Level 3 M002L3 - Managing Performance
Level 3 X001L3 - Analytical Thinking Level 3 X004L3 - Negotiation and Conflict
Resolution Level 3 X009L3 - Change Capability and Adaptability Level 3
Closing Date
Please note that the closing date for positions advertised in
the September 2021 Compendium is Wednesday 20 October 2021 (midnight Geneva
time).
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