Programme Management Specialist, Yaounde, Cameroon

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Programme Management Specialist, Yaounde, Cameroon Organization: UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Country: Cameroon City: Yaoundé Office: UN Women in Yaoundé Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. In Cameroon, UN Women is currently preparing its new Strategic Note for the period [Click the Apply button below to see the contact details] , which will be aligned with the UN Women Strategic Plan, the UNSDCF, and national priorities. This Strategic Note will provide the national framework for UN Women's work for the next five years. It will focus on four key impact areas: Governance and Participation in Public Life; Economic Empowerment and Resilience; Ending Violence Against Women and Girls; and Peace and Security, Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction.It will articulate how UN Women will leverage its triple mandate—normative support, UN system coordination, and operational activities—to mobilize urgent and sustained action for gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. Given the diversity of the portfolio and its expanding geographical and thematic scope, strong programmatic management and coordination will be essential to ensure internal coherence and maximize impact. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Country Representative, the Programme Management Specialist is responsible for managing the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of programmes for the Country Office, including providing technical support to the implementation of the Country Office programme, managing the monitoring and reporting for the Country Office, overseeing and guiding people and budget management for the programme team, building partnerships and providing support in developing resource mobilization strategies, and managing knowledge building efforts Scope of work: 1.Manage the programmatic development for the Country Office, based on the Strategic Note Provide overall programme advisory support to the Office Management; Guide the development of the Country Office programme, and provide technical support to the design and formulation of programme/ project initiatives; Review and provide feedback to project/ programme strategies and documents, workplans, case studies and related knowledge products and publications, as needed; Provide technical advice on the development of systems, processes and mechanisms to support programme planning, implementation, monitoring and progress reporting; Review and evaluate proposals and oversee the preparation of donor proposals and reports; Draft policy documents, briefs and other strategic papers/ materials for the use in the development and presentation of policy and programmatic positions. 2.Provide technical support to the implementation of the Country Office programme Review programme annual work plans to assure compliance with UN Women programme goals and results-based indicators; Analyze and ensure alignment of project budgets with logical framework matrices and work plans; Draft reports on activities, outputs and outcomes; and compile information in preparations of country office donor and UN Women reports; Analyze and ensure alignment of project budgets with logical framework matrices and work plans; Manage programme quality control and identification of potential challenges; Align programme activities with operations team in close liaison with Operations Managers; Build and manage relationships with national partners, as necessary. 3.Manage the monitoring and reporting for the Country Office Recommend and establish programme monitoring standards, criteria, and other indicators for measuring and assessing progress/results; Manage the monitoring of mutually agreed results frameworks and performance indicators; Coordinate the process of gathering information and preparing progress reports on programme implementation; prepare technical reports; Prepare programme team for audits and monitor implementation of audit recommendations; Provide training on results-based management to office staff, as necessary. 4.Oversee and guide people and budget management for the programme team Lead a team, perform staff performance reviews, ensure capacity development of staff members by suggesting development opportunities; Monitor and analyze financial situation on the portfolios and programmes to ensure adherence to delivery rates and utilization of resources to meet agreed upon targets and results; Ensure effective information flow, communication and coordination across the office, between programmes, projects and operations, and with other UN Women offices and units. 5.Build partnerships and provide support in developing resource mobilization strategies Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies; Analyze and research information on donors, finalize substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for resource mobilization and cost sharing; Determine programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors' priorities and develop the relevant partnerships. 6.Manage knowledge building efforts Manage the process of identifying and synthesizing of best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to the implementation of the programme and contribute to their global dissemination. 7.The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation. Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity

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