UNDP Programme Assistant – Management Support Unit – (Ugandan Nationals Only) Job Vacancy in Kampala, Uganda

The Programme
Assistant works in close collaboration with the Operations team in the CO,
Programme staff in other UN Agencies, UNDP HQs staff and Government officials,
technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil
society to successfully implement the UNDP programme.

• Support to the effective
  monitoring and application of lessons learned for support to the strategic
  direction of UNDP programme.
• Support to the MSU through the
  provision of detailed information of the status of implementation of 
  CO programme and facilitates the supervision of the Management Support
  Programme team.
• Facilitates and supports strategic
  partnerships and resource mobilization.
• Supports and assists in the
  provision of top quality M&E policy advice services to the Government
  and facilitation of knowledge building and management.

• Facilitates and assists in the
  analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the country
  and collaborative preparation/revision of the monitoring and Evaluation
  frameworks of the CCA, UNDAF, CPD, CPAP, AWP and other related documents.
• Supports the identification of
  strategic effective evaluation strategies for the programme .
• Support the operationalization of
  UNDAF/CPD monitoring and evaluation process in collaboration with the main
  partners and other UN Agencies. Facilitates the Identification of
  possibilities for joint programming.
• Assists and supports the analysis
  and presentation of UNDP M&E policies and their implementation in the
  CO.
• Supports the CO M&E process
  mapping and establishment of internal Standard Operating Procedures in
  Results Management, control of the workflows in the Programme Unit.

• Supports the effective application
  of RBM tools, establishment of management targets (BSC) and monitoring
  achievement of results.
• Supports the design and
  formulation of CO M&E programme within the area of responsibility,
  translating UNDP priorities into local interventions. Coordination of
  programme implementation with the executing agencies. 
• Supports the strategic oversight
  of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the programme,
  tracking use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and
  regulations.
• Supports the effective monitoring,
  measuring the impact of the CO programme and evaluation. Constant monitoring
  and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of
  programme.
• Supports the implementation, in
  association with participating UN agencies, the Harmonized Approach to
  Cash Transfers (HACT), follow up on audit recommendations. And ensure that
  all exceptions are timely reported.
• Assists in ensuring that reports
  are regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes.
• Supports the organization of
  cost-recovery system for the services provided by the CO to projects in
  close collaboration with Operations Manager.
• Assists in ensuring the
  preparation of lessons learned reports from the monitoring and evaluation
  processes

• Support the Implementation of the
  CO partnerships and resources mobilization strategies through effective,
  high quality and timely financial and substantive reports on cost sharing
  resources and their programming to achieve programme outcomes.
• Supports the creation and
  coordination of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government
  institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil
  society etc. 
• Assists in the determination of
  programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UNDP and
  lessons learned from M&E processes, country needs and donors’
  priorities.
• Assists in the analysis and
  research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on
  possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for
  cost-sharing.

• Supports the identification of
  sources of information related to M&E and policy-driven issues.
  Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned
  directly linked to programme country policy goals.
• Assists and facilitates the
  coordination of development of policies and institutions that will address
  the country’s problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and
  other strategic partners.
• Supports the establishment of
  M&E advocacy networks at national level and linked to international
  networks. Relevant, high-impact M&E advocacy campaigns are implemented
  with key partners.
• Supports the provision of CO sound
  contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Supports and facilitates the
  organization of training programmes for the operations/ projects staff on
  Finance and M&E processes.

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling
  the UN’s values and ethical standards.
• Promotes the vision, mission, and
  strategic goals of UNDP.
• Displays cultural, gender,
  religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

• Promotes knowledge management in
  UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and
  personal example.
• Actively works towards continuing
  personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on
  learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

• Ability to lead strategic
  planning, results-based management and reporting.
• Ability to lead formulation,
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and
  projects, mobilize resources.
• Ability to formulate and manage
  budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions,
  conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery.
• Good knowledge of the Results
  Management Guide and Toolkit.
• Good ICT skills, knowledge of
  Atlas.
• Ability to implement new systems
  and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change.

• Builds strong relationships with
  clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds
  positively to feedback.
• Consistently approaches work with
  energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
• Demonstrates good oral and written
  communication skills.
• Demonstrates openness to change
  and ability to manage complexities. 

• Post Secondary Education and
  preferably with Certificate/Diploma in Business Administration, Public
  Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related
  field.
• Prince2 Training and
  Certification, RMG.

• 5 years of relevant experience at
  the national level in providing management support, hands-on experience in
  supporting programme teams implementing development projects and
  supporting establishment of inter-relationships among international and
  national governments.
• Experience in the usage of
  computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web
  based management systems.

• Fluency in written and spoken
  English.
• Fluency in the national language
  of the duty station.