Programme Management Officer

Programme Management Officer

The Programme Management Officer position is located in the Peacebuilding Commission Support Branch of the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office. The role involves developing, implementing, and evaluating PBF programmes/projects, providing consulting support, and coordinating policy development. The officer will also conduct research, analyze data, and prepare written outputs for various stakeholders. This position requires strong project management skills and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.

Candidate Requirements:

• Advanced university degree in business administration, management, economics or related fields
• Minimum seven years of experience in project or programme management
• Experience with the United Nations or relevant organizations
• Minimum two years of field-level experience in UN peace operations
• Experience in liaising with Member States and stakeholders
• Desirable experience in monitoring and evaluation
• Desirable experience in data analytics
• Fluency in English

Within delegated authority, the Programme Management Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Develops, implements and evaluates assigned PBF programmes/projects; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions. Ensure the application of PBF M&E frameworks and reporting policies. Maximize coherence and catalytic impact of PBF-supported activities with existing and anticipated national post-conflict and development initiatives.
• Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change. Supports UN Country Teams in peacebuilding opportunity analysis, the development of eligibility requests, and the design of results-based programmes and projects.
• Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
• Coordinates policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies, Supports the establishment and functioning of relevant committees and advises on policy implementation.
• Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identify problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
• Organizes and prepares written outputs including: i) summaries of country results and progress based on quarterly and annual reports, ii) country, programme, and project related briefings for meetings and events, iii) inputs into PBF reporting, including reports for the Advisory Group, the annual report of the Secretary General, PBPSO publications, PBF website, and iv) analysis and summaries of areas of thematic responsibility (Priority Area or Outcome).
• Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
• Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
• Leads and/or participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
• Coordinates activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
• Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Performs other duties as required.

Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to particular sector, functional area or other specialized field. Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems. Ability to conduct data collection using various methods.

Conceptual analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and analysis, including familiarity with and experience in the use of various research sources, including electronic sources on the internet, intranet and other databases. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities.

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