Programme Management Officer

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Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in both developed and less developed countries. Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG), UNDRR has over 160 staff located in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and in regional offices. Specifically, UNDRR guides, monitors, analyses and reports on progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, supports regional and national implementation of the Framework and catalyses action and increases global awareness to reduce disaster risk working with U.N. Member States and a broad range of partners and stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians and the science and technology community.  This position is located in the UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States in Cairo. The incumbent serves as the Deputy Chief of the Regional Office and reports directly to the Chief.

Responsibilities

•  Under the supervision of the Chief of Office, takes the lead in coordinating  the preparations for the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction;
• Develops and implements an action plan;
• Coordinates internal preparations and co-ordinates a core team of colleagues responsible for their respective areas of work; directs preparation and review of relevant documents and reports; identifies priorities, problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions
• liaises with relevant parties; identifies and initiates follow-up actions.
• Ensures engagement of relevant external stakeholders as part of the preparatory process; ensures continuous dialogue with the country hosting the Regional Platform
• Takes the lead in preparing the host country agreement
• Establishes the budget requirements for the Regional Platform and contributes to mobilization of resources for the Regional Platform
• Coordinates with relevant intergovernmental organizations in the region as well as UN partners and other stakeholders.
• Develops a follow-up action plan following each Regional Platform and monitors its implementation and works in collaboration with the Senior Programme Officer in charge of the Global Platform to ensure connectivity and coherence between the Regional Platform and ensures effective lessons learned from each Regional and Global Platform inform future Regional Platforms and their preparatory and follow-up processes.
• Under the supervision of the Chief of Office, contributes to effective planning and monitoring at the regional and global levels, ensure effective interface with HQ and other regions, and propose proactively new solutions and approaches.
• Integrate UN 2.0 approaches (data, digital, innovation, behavioural science, foresight and culture change) into the programme and operations priorities of the Regional Office.
• Collaborate with colleagues across offices to identify data analytics needs and support data-driven projects. Communicate and interpret data analysis findings and insights in a clear and understandable manner. 

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business administration, management, economics or a related field is required.
• A first-level degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration or related area is required.   
• Experience in building strategic alliances, partnerships and resource mobilization is required.   
• Work experience in an international organization such as the United Nations or similar is required.    Experience in disaster risk reduction is required.   
• Experience of sustainable finance initiatives, environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in banking, lending and investment practices as well as compliance and regulatory regime is desirable.   
• Experience advocating with governments and other stakeholders on critical issues is desirable.   
• Two years of demonstrated skills in data storytelling and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Qlik, and R is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of another UN official languages is desirable.

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