United Nations Development Programme
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 28-09-2022
UN Women has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Women’s programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs and priorities of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has four key programme priorities: Gender in Humanitarian Action, Ending Violence Against Women, Women’s Economic Empowerment, and Women, Peace and Security. UN Women Afghanistan operates through its main office in Kabul and five sub-offices located in the provinces Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar and Nangarhar.
The UN Women Afghanistan Country Office Programme Management Support Unit (PMSU) thereby supports the effective management and monitoring of the UN Women programme portfolio in Afghanistan, including programme planning and development, monitoring of programme implementation based on agreed annual work plans and partner and donor agreements, compliance with UN Women programme policies, guidance and procedures, and sound substantive and financial reporting.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Representative - Programme, the PMSU Manager will provide overall leadership to the PMSU and act as quality assurance advisor to Senior Management on all aspects of the UN Women programme. She/he will be responsible for providing strategic direction to the development, implementation and monitoring of and reporting on programmes for the Country Office, including overseeing technical support to the implementation of programmes and projects, managing the monitoring and reporting for the Country Office and Sub-Offices, overseeing and guiding people and budget management for the programme, monitoring and evaluation and inter agency coordination teams, building partnerships and providing support in developing resource mobilization strategies, and managing knowledge building efforts. Additionally, the post incumbent will oversee the Sub-Offices, directly supervising the Heads of Sub-Office and contributing to ensuring programming coherence across all UN Women representations in Afghanistan.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage the Programme Management Support Unit:
Lead the programmatic development of the UN Women programme portfolio:
Provide technical support to the implementation of the UN Women programme portfolio:
Manage the monitoring and reporting of the UN Women programme portfolio:
Represent UN Women in UN system wide coordination mechanisms, with a focus on programme development:
Oversee the effective functioning of the UN Women Sub-Offices in Afghanistan and ensure coherence:
Build partnerships and provide support in developing resource mobilization strategies:
Manage knowledge building efforts:
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Source: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=109201