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United Nations Regional Service Centre
Associate Human Resources Officer
Entebbe, Uganda
Closing: May 7, 2024
9 days remainingPublished: Apr 28, 2024 (1 day ago)
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The Senior Programme Assistant would normally receive guidance from more senior programme staff in the operation/bureau/division. The incumbent may receive indirect guidance from other sections and units relevant to the country/region programme(s). UNHCR Manual, Operations Plans, UN and UNHCR financial/budgetary rules and regulations will guide the work of the Senior Program Assistant.
S/he is expected to have contacts within the organization and outside the duty station, as well as with partners and other stakeholders to collect information, monitor programme activities and implement administrative requirements. 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.
Requirements
- The applicant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Senior Programme Assistant should have two years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
- Demonstrated experience in Programme Management, Operation Management Cycle and related processes.
- Knowledge of Results Based-Management.
- Computer skills (in MS office) including advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, data management, etc)
- Language Requirements: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
Responsibilities
The Senior Programme Assistant would normally receive guidance from more senior programme staff in the operation/bureau/division. The incumbent may receive indirect guidance from other sections and units relevant to the country/region programme(s). UNHCR Manual, Operations Plans, UN and UNHCR financial/budgetary rules and regulations will guide the work of the Senior Program Assistant.
S/he is expected to have contacts within the organization and outside the duty station, as well as with partners and other stakeholders to collect information, monitor programme activities and implement administrative requirements. 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.
Requirements
- The applicant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Senior Programme Assistant should have two years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
- Demonstrated experience in Programme Management, Operation Management Cycle and related processes.
- Knowledge of Results Based-Management.
- Computer skills (in MS office) including advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, data management, etc)
- Language Requirements: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
- Provide administrative assistance and support in routine services and activities within Programme thus better able to meet the needs of persons of concern.
- Assist in organizing and documenting the selection of partners in accordance with the policy on selection and retention of partners, ensuring due diligence to meet the requirements of projects.
- Provide support to ensure partnership agreements are established in a timely manner, regularly monitored and reported on, in compliance with established guidelines and procedures included in the framework for implementing with partners.
- Guided by the MFT approach, support the development and implementation of monitoring plans for activities implemented through partnerships and those under direct implementation in line with Programme Manual and programming instructions.
- Contribute to the review and analysis of operations plans, mid-year and year-end reports, ensuring quality assurance and compliance with established policies, guidelines, procedures and standards. Generate and maintain records of implementation rate (performance progress and expenditures) on a regular basis.
- Assist in ensuring compliance with issuance of audit certificates for partners in line with the Policy on Risk-Based Project Audits.
- Use UNHCR’s corporate tools (e.g. Focus Client, Global Focus Insight and FOCUS Reader, MSRP) for core activities related to planning, budgeting, implementation and reporting, generating data for evidence-based programmatic decisions and analysis.
- Actively contribute to UNHCRs programming of community of practice and continuously contributing to improvements of programming tools and processes.
- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
- Perform other related duties as required
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