UNDP Tanzania Vacancy

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Job Description

Agency: UNDP
Title: Programme & Operation Spec

Job :ID 5926
Practice Area - Job Family
Management - PROGRAMME & OPERATIONS

Vacancy End Date
(Midnight New York, USA)

04/10/2016
Time Left
8d 15h 25m
Duty Station
Zanzibar, Tanzania, United Republic of

Education & Work Experience

I-Master's Level Degree - 5 year(s) experience

Languages
Required:
Desired:English Kiswahili
Grade NOC
Vacancy Type
FTA Local
Posting Type
Common System
Bureau
Africa
Contract Duration 1 Year with possibility for extension

Background

As one of the original eight pilot countries for the UN Reform initiative Delivering as One (DAO), Tanzania is a global leader in advancing reforms of the UN system, with a view to support accelerated harmonization in implementation practices, coherence in programming, and alignment with national systems, intended to produce a reduction in transaction costs and enhanced development impact. Deepening reform will require new and even more innovative ways for the UN agencies to work together in formulating and implementing UNDAP II. Programme planning, resource mobilization, evaluation, and review activities will be done collaboratively. There will be increased harmonization of UN policies, procedures and tools, possibly leading towards the establishment of a One UN Operations Team. Also as part of the DAO initiative in Tanzania, a UN sub-office (One UN Joint Office) has been established in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in 2008. Under an MoU, UN agencies have agreed to cost-share the operations of the UN sub-office with UNDP as the Common Services Manager.

Programme & Operations Management Specialist (POMS) for Zanzibar post has been created to support and manage UNDP programme and operational functions, including management of common services, as well as represent the Country Director in Zanzibar. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Country Director, the Programme & Operations Management Specialist for Zanzibar is responsible for overseeing the management function of the UNDP projects in Zanzibar as articulated in the Country Programme Document. The Specialist will support the CO with the design and formulation of projects and ensure high quality project management aspects of Zanzibar-based projects including overseeing the utilization of programme resources, implementation of audit recommendations, conduct of annual planning and reporting for all Zanzibar projects and timely submission of quarterly progress reports by Zanzibar implementing partners. The POMS provides support to programme and project evaluations (appraisal, mid-term and final reviews and outcome evaluations), internal and external communication, resource mobilization and results reporting. Promoting the DAO approach, she/he will also strive for coherence, relevant, effective and efficient collaboration with other UN agencies supporting Zanzibar. The POMS will l oversee all operational matters of UNDP Zanzibar sub-office, which includes the management of Common Services.

The POMS will also acts as a manager of and advisor to Senior Management on all aspects of UNDP Zanzibar project implementation. The POMS leads the UNDP Zanzibar team in strategic planning and identifies new programme areas while ensuring consistency with UNDAP/ CPD priorities and creative responses to emerging challenges and opportunities.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. As a member of the CO management team, ensures the strategic direction of UNDP programme in Zanzibar focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Thorough analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the country and collaborative preparation/revision of CCA, UNDAF/UNDAP, CPD, CPAP, AWP and other documents;
• Identification of strategic programmes/areas of cooperation for UNDP support in Zanzibar;
• Operationalization of UNDAP/ CPD in collaboration with the main partners and other UN Agencies (including identification of areas of collaboration, possibilities for joint programmes. etc.);
• Contribute to the formulation of UNDP policies and ensure their implementation among UNDP staff and projects in Zanzibar;
• Contribute to CO business processes mapping and establishment of Internal Standard Operating Procedures in Results Management, control of the workflows in the UNDP personnel in Zanzibar, and to the CO Integrated Work Plan (IWP);

2. Ensures effective management of the UNDP programme and supervision of the Project and Operations teams focusing on quality control of the full cycle of programming from formulation to implementation until M&E and reporting achieving the following results:

• Is responsible, in close collaboration with relevant Programme units at the country office level, for the implementation of the CO strategic direction and oversight and quality control of the programme;
• Effective application of RBM tools, establishment of management targets (BSC), identification of risks and risk management measures, and monitoring achievement of results;
• Design and formulation of CO programme within the area of responsibility, translating UNDP priorities into local interventions;
• Coordination of programme implementation with the executing agencies;
• Strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the programme, tracking use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations. ARR(P) performs the function of Manager Level 2 in Atlas for development projects transactions approval;
• Effective monitoring, measuring the impact of the CO programme and evaluation. Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programme;
• Ensures timely and consistent implementation of audit recommendations in close collaboration with DCD/O. All exceptions are timely reported.
• Aggregate reports are regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes. Preparation of donor reports;
• Ensures timely and regular reporting to SM in Dar Es Salaam on the Zanzibar activities;
• Organization of cost-recovery system for the services provided by the CO to projects in close collaboration with Operations Manager;
• Supervise UNDP Project and Operations teams to ensure that Performance Management and Development Plans are prepared and reviewed and that UNDP staff behave in an ethical manner;
• Contribute to inter-agency UN programming processes in Zanzibar (UNDAP reviews, Thematic Results Group discussions, etc.) in accordance with the DAO approach.

3. Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships and supports the resource mobilization in cooperation with the Management Support and Business Development Team focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Implementation of the CO partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve programme outcomes;
• Creation and coordination of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society etc;
• Determination of programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and donors’ priorities;
• Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing.

4. Ensures provision of top quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals;
• Coordination of development of policies and institutions that will address Zanzibar’s development problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners;
• Establishment of advocacy networks at national level and linked to international networks. Relevant, high-impact advocacy campaigns are implemented with key partners;
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
• Identificaton and Organization of appropriate trainings for the operations/ project staff.

5. Management of common services in the UN sub-office in close collaboration with the DCD/O focusing on achievement of the following:

• Preparation of a reasonable annual Common Services budget for the UN sub-office, in consultation with the participating UN agencies and assists in the preparation of mid-year and annual CS expenditure reports;
• Management the CS budget by ensuring that all expenditures are in accordance with the approved CS budget;
• Management of CS staff (IT Associate and Coordination driver) to ensure that Performance Management and Development Plans are prepared and reviewed and that UNDP staff behave in an ethical manner;
• Provides policy support on the development and management of common services arrangements to/by participating organizations / agencies at the sub office level;
• Ensures the effective and timely provision of Common services including financial, human resources, procurement and logistics, to the UN sub-office;
• Ensures that the implementation of common services and joint arrangements benefit UNDP in its objective to provide efficient and economical support services to the implementation of the country programme;
• Ensure quality control and full compliance of operations management with UN/UNDP operations rules, regulations, policies and procedures, implementation of corporate operational strategies;
• Establishment of collaborate arrangements with partners and appropriate operational partnership arrangements;
• Supports the Country Director in ensuring UNDP MOSS compliance and the efficient implementation of the day to day UNDP and Common Services Staff safety and security matters in the Sub Office;
• Supports the Country Director and Deputy Country Director in the efficient implementation in UNDP of security measures agreed in the Security Management Team and for compliance with security policy.

Competencies

• Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents
• Building support and political acumen
• Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation
• Building and promoting effective teams
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking

Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.
• Good communication skills.

Disclaimer

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Source: UNDP Career Opportunities

 

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