Under the supervision and overall guidance of the Country Manager, the Programme Management Specialist is responsible for facilitating the development of new business and partnership relationships between UNOPS and its partners, as well as expanding UNOPS's presence in Nepal. The incumbent shall work closely with project managers, programme management office, the communications team, the project support officers, and other relevant support service units to expand the business and client base.
The Programme Management Support Specialist shall be responsible for the following functional responsibilities but not limited to:
- Programme Implementation
- Coordination Functions
- Programme/Portfolio Development and Management
- Resource Mobilization and Partnerships
- Knowledge Management
1. Programme Implementation
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Serve as the primary focal point and will be responsible for reporting to the Country Manager on the
technical, financial, and operational coordination to
ensure timely and partner-oriented services delivery and support issue
resolution arising from the implementation processes.
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Provide lead on building and
maintaining relationships with the country stakeholders in the public and
private sectors as well as with civil society, fostering partnerships and
collaboration with the development partners and actors active in the urban
sector and providing guidance and suggestions regarding program directions,
challenges, and opportunities.
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Facilitate mobilization and
leveraging of financial and other resources as well as participation in
programmatic and resource mobilization activities of the Country Office to sustain and scale up its initiatives.
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Facilitate and support knowledge
management, sharing and exchanging of knowledge on lessons learned and best
practices, identifying knowledge sharing and profiling
opportunities for Country Office and its programs, assisting in the delivery
of knowledge events, and identifying communication, profiling and media
coverage opportunities.
2.
Coordination Functions:
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In coordination with the Country Manager, provide guidance and suggestions and its activities and objectives,
challenges, and opportunities based on local knowledge and developments;
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Promote and maintain effective
teamwork within the team and other UNOPS colleagues,
taking proactive measures to ensure team building and harmony;
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Take responsibility for the
implementation of the Country Office's annual work plan, striving toward
the set delivery and resource mobilization targets;
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Lead the drafting of the
Country Office’s annual administrative and operational program and budget
proposals and reports;
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Support programmatic and
administrative reporting on the Country Office’s activities in accordance
with its monitoring and reporting requirements under its Results-based
Management Framework and UNOPS reporting requirements;
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Support setting annual performance
targets and objectives for the Country Office team, assessing performance
and providing feedback.
3.
Programme/Portfolio Development and Management:
● Under the guidance of the Country
Manager, lead the formulation and
implementation of the country work plan and its periodic
review and updates and ensure alignment with the regional work plan;
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Under the guidance of the Country
Manager, oversee the implementation of the fund
allocations, and maintenance of the financial integrity of the programme by
ensuring adherence to the Country Office’s standard operating procedures
and UNOPS rules and regulations, and ensuring timely and effective use of resources;
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Lead quality control measures in
the implementation of a portfolio of project activities, arrange for periodic
project monitoring field visits, provide technical and operational support and
guidance to implementing partners, monitor project
implementation progress and results, contribute to the effective monitoring and
evaluation of Country Office program and projects;
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Support the organization of
periodic stakeholder workshops and project development sessions among partners
in energy transition, private sector and civil society organizations and local
communities, and potential applicants and other stakeholders to inform about
the Country Office and its initiatives;
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Identify and foster programs,
projects, policy linkages, and coordination program and aligned programs under the Country Office, and broader
programs in the urban and natural resource
sector funded by development partners planned or underway in the
country, and those of other governments, donors, and development partners;
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Report periodically to the
Country Manager on program
implementation status, emerging risks, and issues in a timely manner; including
support annual monitoring reporting, financial reporting, audit, and support
updating the relevant UNOPS databases.
4.
Resource Mobilization and Partnerships:
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Determine a strategy, establish
and maintain close working relationships with stakeholders as well as
facilitate visibility;
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Analyze the interests and
priorities of key donors and other development partners, develop/update and
implement the resource mobilization and partnership strategy to mobilize
resources, and develop partnerships with the government, donors, and other
partners to best leverage resources and develop
program-level partnerships;
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Support Country Manager on emerging opportunities, due diligence
processes and funding negotiations;
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Support with its resource mobilization activities, including securing co-financing and
project-level partnerships, and assist in identifying opportunities and
resources for sustaining and scaling up projects;
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Be the focal point, or delegate
accordingly, for key stakeholders within
the UN system, project funders, the development partner community,
and government beneficiaries.
5.
Knowledge Management:
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Document impact/success stories,
lessons learned, and best practices in program/project
development, implementation, and oversight;
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Identify country, regional, and
global knowledge relevant to the project, develop and distill best
practices, and facilitate dissemination and incorporation within project programs and to counterparts and partners;
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Support capacity building and
networking of implementing partners, beneficiaries, and stakeholders to
facilitate knowledge exchange, and promote uptake through knowledge platforms,
knowledge fairs, etc.