The Ugandan Jobline

• Carry out regular regional environmental
  scanning and advise staff in country office about the regional situation
  and its strategic and/or operational implications.
• Provide technical support to program
  officers in country office and implementing partners in the region to
  ensure efficiency, effectiveness and coherence of program implementation
  in humanitarian and development settings.
• Support district local governments and
  UNFPA staff in country office to develop humanitarian and development
  advocacy and policy documents that are responsive to the regional
  landscape.
• Build the capacity of local governments
  and implementing partners present in the region to effectively diagnose
  gaps in integrated SRHR, MNH, HIV/AIDS, GBV, gender and population
  programming, propose effective strategies to address existing bottlenecks,
  and support coordination of the multi-sectoral response across
  humanitarian and development settings.
• Steer and provide technical guidance to
  the UN convergence areas that are relevant to the UNFPA’s mandate in the
  region.

• Support district local governments and
  implementing partners in the region to prepare and submit technical and
  financial reports in conformity with signed donor agreements and in
  accordance to UNFPA guidelines and standards.
• Actively participate in the evaluation and
  documentation of program results in the region, best practices and lessons
  learned and effectively share these with relevant partners to inform
  programming, policy and advocacy.
• Conduct regular field visits to follow up
  and monitor the technical quality and financial effectiveness and
  accountability of UNFPA-supported programmes in the region to ensure value
  for money. Support district local governments to conduct quarterly and
  annual review meetings to address coordination, implementation and
  planning across development and humanitarian settings.
• Prepare analytical and project reports to
  be shared with the Local Government, UNFPA Country Office, UN Country Team
  (UNCT), donors and other relevant stakeholders.
• Support capacity building of district
  local governments and local partners to generate, analyse and utilize
  quality data for evidence-based decision making, policy and program
  formulation, monitoring and evaluation in support of integrated
  district-level development and humanitarian response.

• Work with local media to publicize UNFPA’s
  development and humanitarian work and achievements, and support staff in
  country office to disseminate UNFPA’s field-level results in national media.
• Facilitate the identification of resource
  gaps in the districts and humanitarian settings and provide technical
  input to the development of resource mobilization documents.
• Support accountability and Programme
  visibility for UNFPA programmes in the region, in alignment with donor
  signed agreements. Provide leadership in demonstrating UNFPA’s work to the
  district local governments and local development partners to enhance
  goodwill and partnership.
• Maintain solid, cooperative and
  multi-sectoral working relationships with the Government, UN partner
  agencies and other stakeholders across humanitarian and development
  settings. Liaise with exiting District Disaster Management Committees and
  other relevant local committees to ensure that ICPD agenda is taken into
  consideration.

• Represent UNFPA at key events in the
  region, with regard to UNFPA’s mandate, including field visits by
  government and donors, international days and policy formulation fora.
• Provide leadership, supervise and
  regularly appraise Arua office staff including Programme Assistant and
  Driver.
• Provide leadership in financial management
  for the Arua office, including approved budgetary expenditures as per work
  plan and petty cash, ensure compliance of Arua office staff to travel
  policy and procedures, ensure maintenance and use of organizational assets
  in line with UNFPA policies and business practice.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UNFPA Programme Coordinator job opportunity should hold an advanced
  university degree in social sciences, public/community health, gender,
  development or related field. Training in SRHR and GBV issues and their
  application in humanitarian and development settings will be an asset.
• Three to five years of professional
  experience preferably in programme/project management in the public or
  private sector.
• Substantive work experience in the field
  of Gender-Based Violence, Gender and/or Sexual and Reproductive Health and
  Rights will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience working with local
  government systems would be an added advantage.
• Computer skills: Excellent
  computer/information skills, including mastery of current office software
  applications.
• Languages: Fluency in oral and written
  English and excellent communication skills.
• A thorough understanding of the UN system
  in general, and especially UNFPA mandate, its policies and operations and
  current development topics and political issues in Uganda will be an added
  advantage.

• Exemplifying integrity/ Commitment to
  mandate
• Knowledge sharing/Continuous learning
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the
  UN system
• Embracing diversity in all its forms
• Embracing change

• Achieving results
• Being accountable
• Developing and applying professional
  expertise/ business acumen
• Thinking analytically and strategically
• Working in teams/ managing ourselves and
  our relationships
• Communicating for impact

• Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented
  agenda;
• Results-based programme development and
  management;
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches;
• Leveraging the resources of national
  governments and partners/Building strategic alliances and partners;
• Resource mobilization.

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