Programme Associate – FTA G7

• Provide thoroughly researched information for preparation of Country Program Documents (CPDs) and establishment of Baselines, Milestones and Targets (BMT).
• Compile information (programme and finance) to guide future programming.
• Ensure that the pipeline and approved programme and projects comply with the cost recovery policy.

• Support formulation of programme and projects, work plans, initiation of a project, entering project into ERP, and preparation and quality review of required budget revisions.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to implementing partners on implementation of projects/ programme, and track use of financial resources. Contribute to managing digital technology solutions in programme implementation towards scalability and sustainability in line with UNDP’s digital standards.
• Contribute to the effective management of data in programme implementation, across the data lifecycle.  Follow up on programme and project performance indicators/ success criteria, targets and milestones, and preparation of reports. Implement corporate results-based management mechanisms and tools. 
• Identify programme related bottlenecks and propose solutions.
• Make preparations for external and internal programme / project audits, and support implementation of audit recommendations.
• Provide support to the Programme unit by maintaining internal expenditure system and performing quality assurance review of financial reports and payments that includes following up with other units and taking timely corrective actions. 
• Track and report on programme finance.

• Collect information on donors, prepare donor profiles and maintain donor database. 
• Track and report on mobilized resources.

• Organize and deliver programme related training for relevant programme and operations personnel.
• Compile lessons learned and best practices.
• Provide sound contributions and support to knowledge networks, communities of practice, and digital knowledge platforms.

• ACHIEVE RESULTS – LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline.
• THINK INNOVATEVELY – LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements.
• LEARN CONTINUOUSLY – LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback.
• ADAPT WITH AGILITY – LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible.
• ACT WITH DETERMINATION – LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident.
• ENGAGE AND PARTNER – LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships.
• ENABLE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION – LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.

• BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
  • CUSTOMER SATISFACTION/CLIENT MANAGEMENT: Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers’ needs. • Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. • Look for ways to add value beyond clients’ immediate requests. • Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
  • RISK MANAGEMENT: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
  • RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results.
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
  • KNOWLEDGE GENERATION: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.

Technical Competencies

• FINANCE
  • BUDGET MANAGEMENT: Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.
  • FINANCIAL PLANNING AND BUDGETING: Ability to create and manage processes to achieve UNDP’s long and short-term financial goals, including through planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysing and reporting.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Secondary education is required.
• A university degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Finance, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, or related field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years (with high school diploma) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant progressively responsible finance/administrative/management or programme experience is required at the national and/or international level.
• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), experience in handling of web-based management systems, database packages, and web-based management systems such as ERP.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Experience in thematic areas is desirable.
• Work experience in an international organization and or knowledge of UNDP policies and procedures is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in Spanish is required.
• Knowledge of English “highly desirable”.

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