Programme Specialist

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Description

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The Programme Manager will be responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary team, achieving a high level of programme performance, coordinating  and building strategic partnerships, providing policy and strategic technical guidance, engaging with partners on strengthening national systems and health institutions, and ensuring coordination and synergies with health and development to leverage the GF portfolio. This will be done in accordance with UNDP rules, policies and procedures and corporate agreements with the Global Fund.

Responsibilities

•  Leads on the strategic planning, oversight and management of the programme in compliance with UNDP’s rules, policies and procedures, the grant agreement and corporate agreements with the Global Fund ensuring integration of the functional areas and policy integration and strong focus on sustainable institutional capacity development in government and civil society organizations. 
• Leads on the coordination, management, supervision and oversight of the GIU across all functional areas to achieve programme goals, provide quality services, ensures programme delivery with full utilization of Global Fund allocation and the achievement of programme targets. 
• Leads on regular meetings held between the functional areas of the GIU and SR counterparts to review progress on workplan implementation, risk management, and to anticipate on bottlenecks and ensure effective delivery and performance.
• Leads on assessing the programmatic impact and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the programme and proactively leads on reviews for underperformance, bottlenecks and ensures the accountability for the timely implementation of corrective action(s). 
• Leads the SR management and monitors the effective implementation of the SRs’ audit recommendations within the timelines set.  
• Develops and maintains an organizational structure to ensure UNDP is resourced to deliver its commitments, leads on the recruitment of GIU staff, fostering diversity, equity and inclusion and builds the technical, management and leadership capacity of staff for promotion of organizational excellence. 
• Ensures and oversees the development and implementation of the GIU learning plan, including the mentorship on UNDP and Global Fund policies, rules and standard operating procedures (SOPs).    
• Ensures strong collaboration with UNDP regional bureau and headquarters, GF/HIST on all areas of strategic planning, management, oversight implementation and donor communication.
• Leads on preparation of programme documents required by the donor, including work plans, budgets, monitoring and evaluation plans, and procurement and supply management plans and leads the negotiation of corporate agreements, timely reprogramming requests and identification of cost savings. 
• Ensures UNDP’s financial, asset and health product (including quality control, insurance) management policies, procedures, and SOPs are followed and validated by internal reviews. 
• Leads on timely preparation and quality submissions of financial and programmatic donor reports and responses to management actions, compliance with grant conditions and revisions to the grant agreement(s). 
• Leads on performing risk assessments, develops and implements risk management matrix/plan with the GIU staff and implementing partners and ensures adequate oversight and support is provided, with timely incident reporting.
• Ensures compliance of procedures, systems to ensure safety and security of staff, assets and health products in line with UNDP’s rules, policies and procedures. 

Education:

• Advanced degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Public Health, Epidemiology, International Development, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or related field is require.
• A First level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above fields with 2 additional years of relevant experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years’ (with a Master’s degree) or 9 years (with a Bachelor’s degree) of progressive relevant experience at the national or international level is required.
• Demonstrated experience in building the capacity of national entities in the context of health and development programmes is required. 
• Experience in programmatic donor reporting is required.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing effective partnerships with government and civil society organizations in the context of health and development programmes is desired.
• Knowledge of UN or UNDP’s rules, policies, and procedures is an asset.

Languages: 

Fluency in English and Russian, both written and oral is required.

Source: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/27166

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