The Program Manager will be responsible for overseeing several thematic areas of work within the program, Agriculture, Forestry, renewable energy, green infrastructure and cross-cutting aspects such as social inclusion, communications and capacity building. S/he will monitor and evaluate the performance of team members as well as being a key point of technical advice and escalation for problem solving within the context of output delivery.
The Program Manager will take a major role in developing the planning, overseeing development of work plans and budgets, and reviewing and monitoring of the country strategy. S/he will support cross learning and fertilization of knowledge across the country program. S/he will also contribute to the identification of resource mobilization opportunities and support the development of in-country resource mobilization strategies and their execution.
Within the role, it is also expected of this position to lead and take action of the following:
Establish the Climate Finance Unit at Africa Union Headquarters
Enhance the capacity of the AU to operationalize the GRAP in its five priority areas and to effectively mainstream gender equality
Enhance the alignment of Regional Economic Communities with the AU-GRAP priorities
Strengthen the capacities of Members States and increase the understanding of capacity gaps of AU Members States to align the AU-GRAP with national priority areas and effectively mainstream gender equality
Enhance the capacity of Member States and African entities to originate, develop and implement gender responsive climate investments as well as to access and mobilize inclusive climate finance
Assess effectiveness of program delivery and recommend improvements to meet long-term outcomes;
Coordinate preparation of annual workplan and budgets and assist in budget reviews.
Keeps abreast on technical knowledge and expertise in the diverse range of themes of the Ethiopia program
Lead program reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the program both donor and internal reporting.
Support the program level risk management and lead risk management in projects under the ARD oversight.
Promote Knowledge and awareness raising through African Union Green Finance Investor Roundtables
Engagement:
Develop and foster strong relationships with donors, development partners, key government institutions, relevant academic institutions, non-governmental organizations and/or private sector as key stakeholders
Facilitate effective stakeholder dialogues both internally and externally to support teams on issues relevant to the components/work streams of the program.
Maintain close communication with technical divisions in HQ on relevant topics to ensure their participation in program delivery for quality outputs.
Delivery:
Develop of an inclusive National Climate Finance Strategy for African Union Member States
Oversee conducted targeted training through the “African Union Climate Finance” program
Oversee the implementation plan and delivery plan of the GRAP
Oversee the Gender responsive governance framework and develop the Gender-responsive roadmap for the implementation of the AU-GRAP
Lead the Gender responsive capacity needs assessment to identify capacity needs to implement AU-GRAP priority areas and effectively mainstream gender equality
Oversee annual Work Program and Budget , program-related outsourcing and procurements and ensure quality assurance
Independently organize component(s)/work stream(s) delivery with tight deadlines and manage a team, consisting of staff members and consultants.
Lead the learning and capacity development for the team and government partners.
Oversee reporting on program delivery to the Regional office and GGGI HQ
Requirements Qualifications:
Master or doctoral degree in international development, project Management and/or related subjects in green growth, with 8 -13 years of experience in managing programs in relevant sector.
At least 5 years of international experience is required
Experience leading teams managing complex project portfolios and quality assurance.. Experience holding leadership positions in the past is desirable;
Experience working with government stakeholders in national and/or regional policy development and implementation in climate change activities is desirable
Well-established networks among key individuals and organizations related to carbon pricing, capacity building, and mitigation project origination.
Experience in working in a development country will be an important advantage;
