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Job Title:    Programme Management
Specialist

Organization: United
Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

United Nations
Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency for the
world’s least developed countries. It creates new opportunities for poor people
and their communities by increasing access to microfinance and investment
capital.  UNCDF focuses on Africa and the poorest countries of Asia and
the Pacific, with a special commitment to countries emerging from conflict or
crisis.  It provides seed capital – grants and loans – and technical
support to help microfinance institutions reach more poor households and small
businesses, and local governments finance the capital investments – water
systems, feeder roads, schools, irrigation schemes – that will improve poor
peoples’ lives.

Job Summary:  The Programme Management Specialist will work
under the overall guidance and supervision of the Deputy Director of the
Inclusive Finance Practice Area, with matrix reporting line to Chief Management
Support Unit (MSU), UNCDF New York, and work closely with Global Digital
Manager, Regional Hub Managers and country/regional technical specialist, on a
regular basis. The Programme Management Specialist is responsible for promoting
a collaborative, client-oriented approach, in compliance with UNDP/UNCDF
Programme & Operations policies & procedures. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Ensures support for
implementation and management of the “Leaving No One Behind in the Digital Era”
global, regional and country programme management strategies, adapts processes
and procedures focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Programme support to technical staff for
  the full programme-cycle for implementation of the digital strategy,
  including quality assurance of performance-based agreements primarily with
  private sector partners to promote market development (Grants, Technical
  Assistance);
• Full compliance with UNCDF/UNDP rules,
  regulations, and policies of programme activities, closely coordinating
  with Chief MSU on practice-wide compliance 
  
• Ensure implementation of internal
  controls, in full operationalization of the Digital Strategy at global,
  regional and country levels.
• Provide technical advice on the
  development of systems, processes and mechanisms to support programme
  planning, resource management, quality assurance, risk and management,
• Programme financial resources management
  through planning, guiding, analysis and monitoring of the resources;
  preparation and monitoring of development project budgets; identification
  of operational and financial problems, and proposal of solutions.
• Develop and maintain control mechanisms
  for all programme activities. Including business processes mapping and
  establishment of internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Support FIPA´s thematic portfolio teams
  in the design and formulation of programme/ project initiatives;
• Reviews and provide feedback to project/
  programme strategies and documents, workplans, case studies and related
  knowledge products and publications, as needed
• Supervise & manage two Programme
  Associates including daily supervision, staff performance reviews, ensure
  capacity development of staff members by suggesting development
  opportunities; 

Facilitates
programme planning across the global, regional and country programme teams of
the Digital Strategy:

• Review of work plans of programme teams,
  ensuring that clear targets are established;
• Reporting of project achievements,
  disbursement delivery and other areas of accountability;
• Work closely with the Country Technical
  specialists and respective regional Digital Hub Managers,  to manage the country budget revisions,
  reporting and analysis;
• Working closely with the Management
  Support Unit (MSU) of UNCDF and the Digital Programme Manager, ensure
  UNCDF/FIPA has available a complete range of human resource tools (staff,
  consultants, consulting firms) so that a range of flexible tools are
  available to support implementation of the digital strategy.

Support resource
mobilization and donors reporting requirements for the Digital Strategy
including narrative and financial reporting:

• Review draft proposals prior to
  submission to funders to ensure budgets are aligned to maintaining our
  regional and country technical infrastructure; cost recovery principles
  and  costs of delivering on proposed
  results, working together with Regional/Country Technical Specialists;
• Planning, elaboration & follow-up of
  a reporting strategy, based on donors’ agreements, corporate requirements
  for reporting schedules for both programmes and projects;
• Drafting and finalization of donors’
  narrative reports including progress, annual and ad-hoc ones focusing on
  highlighting progress of targets against agreed upon indicators; analyzing
  impact, reflecting on lessons learned and operational challenges;
• Review financial reports as per donors’
  agreements, in collaboration with PPC & PMSU colleagues.
• Supports knowledge building and
  knowledge sharing with all FIPA stakeholders on programme management
  matters
• Identification and formulation of global
  Digital Strategy programme implementation lessons learned and
  recommendations to be integrated into broader FIPA/UNCDF knowledge
  management efforts;
• Work closely with UNCDF Management
  Support Unit, for suggesting updates to UNCDF’s Operations Manual based on
  lessons learned and evolving programming practices;
• Centralize information management across
  the global Digital Strategy portfolio (Including archiving, configuration
  management, version control);
• Contributions to knowledge networks and
  communities of practice.
• Organization and conduct of trainings on
  relevant programme management areas aimed at building the capacity of
  field teams;
• Promoting transparency and information
  sharing with all relevant stakeholders.

Key Results:

• The key result expected is the
  transition of UNCDF FIPA programming to an effective hub and spoke model
  with centralized programme management support so that FIPA can streamline
  the programming processes (planning, resource management, quality
  assurance, risk management, implementation, monitoring and progress
  reporting) of the different initiatives born out of the “Leaving no-one
  behind in the digital era” strategy. 
  More specifically this approach will enable UNCDF FIPA to:
• Provide consistent programme management
  support services in a client oriented and flexible way, that can easily
  adjust to donor cycles, provide support to all Digital portfolio and large
  global undertakings.
• Allow different programmes to cost share
  programme infrastructure and activities.
• Provide a comparative benchmark and
  improve UNCDF FIPA´s accuracy in estimating and managing the financial
  resources of the individual programmes.
• Professionalize programme and portfolio
  management for all the FIPA units included to streamline programme
  management, providing a common methodology for activity planning (namely
  grants, technical assistance, loans, guarantee letters and others).
• Maintain a common and consistent quality
  standard for all FIPA project activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United
  Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Programme Management Specialist
  job placement should hold a Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business
  Administration, Public Administration, Law, Finance, Economics or related
  field.
• At least five (5) years’ experience in
  progressively responsible positions in the field of programme management,
  project management and/or operations or related fields, out of which at
  least three years of work-experience in programme /project planning &
  implementation.
• Demonstrable project management,
  budget/financial management and coordination skills.
• Work experience of and/or in Least
  Developed Countries LDCs is preferred.
• Experience in Compliance & Quality
  Assurance is preferred.
• Experience supporting market development
  programmes with digital financial services focus is preferred.
• Previous experience /familiarity with
  results monitoring and reporting is preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant UN
  organizational policies and procedures; Knowledge of UN/UNDP/UNCDF ERP
  Systems & Policies is preferred.  
  
• Language: Fluency, both oral and written in
  English & French required; Excellent
  Communication Skills (Comprehension, verbal communication) in both
  languages, English and French required.

Competencies

Core Competencies

• Innovation: Ability to make new and
  useful ideas work;
• Leadership: Ability to persuade others
  to follow;
• People Management: Ability to improve
  performance and satisfaction;
• Communication: Ability to listen, adapt,
  persuade and transform;
• Delivery: Ability to get things done
  while exercising good judgement.

Technical/
Functional Competencies:

• Possesses expert knowledge of advanced
  concepts in to digital & financial inclusion, a broad knowledge of
  related disciplines, as well as an in-depth knowledge of relevant
  organizational policies and procedures.
• Knowledge Management:  Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information
  and knowledge.
• ​Project
  Management: Ability to
  plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve
  specific goals.
• Relationship Management: Ability to engage and foster strategic
  partnerships with other parties, Inter-Agency Coordination and forge productive
  working relationships.
• Results Based Programming:  Assesses project performance to identify success factors and
  incorporates best practices into project work.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who so desire to join the United Nations
Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in the aforementioned capacity should endeavor
to Apply Online by Clicking on the link below. Please further review job
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Deadline: 6^th August 2019

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