About this opportunity
Opportunity Overview
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is hiring a Programme Coordinator. This role may be based in headquarters, a field office, or a regional bureau, and typically reports to a Senior Programme Officer. The Programme Coordinator will provide programmatic guidance and support for the implementation of protection and solutions strategies within available resources. They will work in line with UNHCR's Strategic Directions, Global Strategic Priorities, and the Global Compact for Refugees. The Programme Coordinator will coordinate with other sections and units to ensure harmonized programmatic approaches at all levels and throughout the UNHCR Operations Management Cycle. They will work with partners, including forcibly displaced and stateless persons, governmental institutions, and the private sector. The incumbent is expected to work in a multi-functional team approach, ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders in all phases of the Program Management Cycle. All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description, within their delegated authorities and in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR. This includes demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination, and abuse of power.
Responsibilities
- Support in assessing and analysing the needs of forcibly displaced and stateless persons in a participatory manner, using an Age, Gender and Diversity perspective as basis for planning.
- Provide support on programmatic aspects of developing multi-year protection and solutions strategies and annual plans with corresponding priorities taking into account corporate priorities.
- Support Results Based Management and programme capacity in light of evolving requirements, programming approaches and gaps.
- Support the planning process in compliance with planning parameters outlined in the Programme Manual and the planning instructions.
- Review and analyse plans, mid-year and year-end reports of UNHCR office(s), ensuring quality assurance and compliance with established policies, guidelines, procedures and standards.
- Support in the provision of overall direction to broaden partnerships with key stakeholders in order to maximize the protection and solutions response for forcibly displaced and stateless persons.
- Provide support to ensure a consistent application of the framework for implementing with partners, including the effective implementation of the policy on selection and retention of partners, management of partnership agreements, risk-based project performance monitoring, and risk-based project audits.
- Contribute to ensure consistent and coherent monitoring approaches, tools and systems in line with global standards and policies.
- Actively contribute to UNHCR's programming of community of practice and continuously contributing to improvements of programming tools and processes.
- Identify potential gaps and problems and in cooperation with other relevant sections recommend appropriate solutions to ensure the efficient implementation of programme activities.
- Oversee a timely and effective follow-up of internal and external audits observations and recommendations that relate to programmatic issues.
- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Benefits
- Salary according to the UNHCR salary scale.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Minimum 6 years of relevant experience with an undergraduate degree, or 5 years with a graduate degree, or 4 years with a doctorate degree.
- Field of education: Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or other relevant field.
- Demonstrated experience in programme management, including familiarization with the Operations Management Cycle and sound knowledge of Results Based Management.
- Demonstrated experience in field operations, sound knowledge of the centrality of protection in programming, Joint Needs Assessments, and the principles of targeting.
- Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
- Functional skills: Programme Management, Results-Based Management, and UNHCR's Programmes.
- Desired experience in coordination within an inter-agency context and other actors, in a refugee or humanitarian context.
- Desired experience in program management training and capacity building activities.
How to Apply
- Review the job description and requirements to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications.
- Prepare your application, including your resume and a cover letter.
- Click the Apply button below to submit your application.
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