Programme Manager

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Description

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The Durable Solutions Programme Manager will support the advocacy, design, planning and implementation of Durable Solutions programmes implemented by UN-Habitat under the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (STFA) and other funds, but also support further programming and resource mobilization on this topic. S/he will represent UN-Habitat in different Durable Solutions Working Groups and support colleagues working in the different locations in Afghanistan on this topic. Where applicable, there will also be coordination with UN-Habitat’s HQ and regional teams. He/she will work closely with all project teams in the UN-Habitat Afghanistan Office and will assist the UN-Habitat team to strengthen the visibility of UN-Habitat’s approaches for supporting people to advance towards Durable Solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Country Programme Manager , international and national Team Leaders to plan, prioritize and sequence project activities for Durable Solutions projects effectively.
• Manage the overall implementation of Durable Solutions (DS) Projects across the office, working closely with programme, financial, administrative and technical teams and providing oversight.
• Draft and provide substantive inputs to the design and development of concept notes/project proposals, advocacy papers and other pieces on durable solution to displacement.
• Develop (annual or bi-annual) workplans and budgets for Durable Solutions projects, ensuring alignment with results & resource frameworks and in collaboration with other teams.
• Maintain oversight of project deadlines and reporting requirements, in coordination with the M&E team and in accordance with donor specifications.
• Provide relevant training and capacity building to the teams on DS approaches.
• Support the M&E and the comms/advocacy team with best practices and lessons learned from the projects for organizational sharing and learning, inc. HQ level.
• Prepare and support period, quarterly and/or annual report on the DS component and as required by donors and UN-Habitat’s regional or HQ teams.
• Act as technical focal person to Durable Solution coordination within the UN Durable Solution Working Group at national level, and support teams in the region representing UN-Habitat.
• Actively engage with other national and sub-national Durable Solutions actors (inc. other UN agencies in a joint programme) to identify gaps and enhance synergies in programme implementation.
• Contribute to building partnerships with key actors for advocacy and resource mobilization.
• Participate in inter-agency programming processes, including joint needs assessments.
• Ensure facilitation of knowledge building on durable solutions approaches within the UN-Habitat team.
• Carry out any other tasks assigned by the Country Programme Manager.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Design, monitoring and evaluation of urban contexts and humanitarian, development or basic human needs portfolios and/or projects in durable solutions area.
• Minimum 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the national and/or international level in providing advisory services on durable solutions and reintegration projects, hands-on experience in design and resource mobilisation of projects in urban contexts and humanitarian, development or basic human needs portfolios and/or projects for enabling durable solutions.
• Proven experience in establishing inter-relationships among international organizations is required.
• Experience implementing durable solutions programmes in specific urban settings, including project management at middle or senior managerial positions undertaking progressive responsibilities.

Source: https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021261540

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