Senior Programme Management Officer, Multiple positions

Myanmar Country Office

Joint Peace Fund

The Joint Peace Fund (JPF) is a multi-donor fund, established by international donors in 2015 to support Myanmar on the path to sustainable peace. The purpose of the JPF was to support national efforts to achieve a final and lasting settlement of ethnic armed conflict in Myanmar. Activities were focused on making the peace process itself more effective, supporting a more inclusive process, and paving the way to long-term peace by supporting political solutions to resolve decades of conflict.  This holistic focus – supporting a broad range of actors in the peace process from the negotiation of the top level leadership to community leaders working in villages in remote parts of the country - made it a unique project in terms of global peace support. With ten donors – Australia, Canada, European Union, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, UK and the United States, it represents a strong commitment to a peaceful future for all the many peoples of Myanmar.

The Myanmar peace process has been severely affected by the military coup of February 2021 and its aftermath, which saw an ever-increasing spiral of violence descending upon the country, the appearance of numerous new armed actors, and a generalised civilian resistance to the military. 

The JPF is adapting to these evolving circumstances and will implement a revised strategy that will guide our work over the next few years.

Job Specific

The Programme Management - Senior Officer will supervise the Programme Management Officer, while working alongside the M+E Unit and the Grants Unit to move the JPF programmatic portfolio forward. The Programme Management - Senior Officer will report to the Senior Programme Manager, and will be the focal person for individual projects and implementing partners from the JPF pipeline. The Programme Management Senior Officer, supported by  other senior programme team members and specific advisors/resource persons, will review/appraise and develop project proposals with the implementing partner that fit into the JFP strategy, while also carrying out key technical and relationship-building functions associated with grant management after grants have been approved and projects are operational.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Peace and Conflict Studies, Social Sciences, International Development Studies/Human Security, Management or related field is required.
  
  
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor's Degree or equivalent) combined with two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  
  
  

Experience

• Required Experience

  • Minimum 3 years’ professional experience in the field of programme development in an international institution, donor agency, NGO or INGO is required.

  • Within these 3 years, a minimum of 2 years of program implementation experience in conflict-affected settings, peace processes and/or governance transitional environments, is required.



• Desired Experience

  • Direct experience with applying gender mainstreaming, conflict sensitivity/DNH, risk assessments/mitigation measures and gender inclusion into project design and implementation is highly desirable.

  • Budget development and sub/grant management experience (even if small micro-grants at community levels) is highly desirable.

  • Knowledge of peacebuilding and peace promoting programming and ability to work with peace process stakeholders is highly desirable.

  • Work experience in Southeast Asia is a distinct advantage.

  • Experience with programme-driven M&E practices, data collection and management is an advantage.

    
    

Language

• Fluent spoken and written Burmese required.

• Professional level in written and spoken English is required.

Contract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement (LICA) 
Contract level: LICA9, ICS-9
Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

*** Only Myanmar nationals are eligible for this position***

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• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 

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• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.