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Job Title:   Project Officer – Governance (NPSA8) Fresher UN Jobs

Organisation: United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Regional Programme Manager

About US:

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 47 least developed countries (LDCs). With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development. This last mile is where available resources for development are scarcest; where market failures are most pronounced; and where benefits from national growth tend to leave people excluded.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

Providing support to projects implementation, guaranteeing quality, efficiency, and effectiveness:

• Provide administrative and operation support on implementation of the project;
• Assist in financial management of the project, efficient procurement, and logistical services;
• Support oversight of implementation of projects including supporting set up of effective project management arrangements;
• Monitor project through regular site visits to ensure project management is effective and in compliance with UNCDF policies, rules and procedures;
• Participation in results-based management, monitoring, and evaluation training efforts to support partners;
• Prepare other analysis, human interest stories and programme reports as per guidance from the Programme Management Specialist or Programme Manager as an input to regular UNCDF reports and/or management team discussions;
• Follow-up, daily, with project partners, to guarantee smooth implementation of administrative and operational activities of the project;
• Maintain up-to-date files and records of project documentation;
• Provide logistical support for workshops and other meetings as tasked by the Programme Management Specialist;
• Process project-related travel arrangements;
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Supporting planning activities of the project, in consultation with the Programme Management Specialist and Programme Manager:

• Support and participate in the development of project work plans;
• Support and participate in the development of project monitoring and evaluation tools;
• Support and participate in the development of project procurement plans;
• Support the organization of project reviews/meetings;
• Support the timely preparation and submission of progress reports, donor reports, project reviews, financial reports, audit reports and any other required project reports;
• Perform any other tasks assigned by a supervisor.

Provide support in Establishing local policy and regulatory framework that creates an enabling environment for FDPs to have access to legal rights, services, and social-economic opportunities:

• Contribute to analysis of forced migration dynamics, including patterns, composition, spatial distribution, etc. and city-level interventions required to cope with it against the relevant current policy, legal and regulatory frameworks, focusing in particular on the aspect of financing durable solutions;
• Closely work with consultants who will be tasked for capacity of Legal and regulatory review of the central/state/regional policies, laws and regulations that define city capacities to deal with challenges of forced migration and development of amendments to increase that capacity, particularly in terms of fiscal and budget autonomy;
• Contribute in the assessments of mainstreaming FDP response in city-level local development strategies, investment plans, financial management guidelines and frameworks as well as annual planning and budgeting to make it more sensitive and inclusive of FDP populations.

Provide support to improved local capacity in increasing own-source revenues and strengthening fiscal health:

• Actively contribute to the conducting of Completing tax administration training of municipal staff and tax administration diagnostics in the target cities focusing specifically on how the current tax administration approaches and procedures affect FDPs;
• Maintain a record of the people trained, by Sectors on the tax administration diagnostics in the target cities focusing specifically on how the current tax administration approaches and procedures affect FDPs.

Provide assistance for coordination the design if financing mechanisms to unlock private capital for municipal projects that are economically productive:

• Provide assistance with coordination of capacity development of FDP’s  with relevant stakeholders;
• Support and organize and coordinate relevant training programmes for stakeholders and other partners;
• Develop or/and strengthen an active network of project partners, systematic upgrading of the capacity through delivery of trainings/workshops and communication.

Provide support in financing and technical assistance for durable enterprises to create jobs and economic opportunities for FDPs:

• Support in the Initial appraisal, data collection, site visits, review of business and technical feasibility studies, compliance and governance requirements/structuring, contracts, financial analysis, and deal/financing structuring;
• Closely work with consultants who will be tasked with training and technical assistance to project developers to build their capacity in financial instruments, capital requirements and awareness of business opportunities.

Supporting monitoring, and evaluation activities of the project:

• Monitor project through regular site visits to ensure project management is effective and in compliance with UNCDF policies, rules and procedures;
• Participation in results-based management, monitoring and evaluation training efforts to support partners;
• Prepare other analysis, human interest stories and programme reports as per guidance from the Programme Management Specialist or Programme Manager as an input to regular UNCDF reports and/or management team discussions;

Provide administrative support on operations and financial matters:

• Support and participate in the development of project work plans;
• Follow-up, daily, with project partners, to guarantee smooth implementation of administrative and operational activities of the project;
• Maintain up-to-date files and records of project documentation;
• Provide logistical support for workshops and other meetings as tasked by the Programme Specialist;
• Process project-related travel arrangements;
• Support the timely preparation and submission of progress/donor reports, project reviews, financial reports, audit reports, and any other required project reports;
• Perform any other tasks assigned by a supervisor.

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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Project Officer – Governance job must hold a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Project Management, monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master’s degree.
• At least two years of experience in project management in a reputable institution;
• Experience using project management methodologies and tools;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).;
• High level planning, organizational and time management skills, including flexibility, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines;
• Excellent organizational and technical skills;
• Good interpersonal and multi-tasking skills;
• Development and operational efficiency;
• Experience with a UN organization/agency is desirable; along with knowledge of UNCDF/UNDP and the UN system and / or NGO;
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation in a programme setting’
• Experience coordinating and or working under a local government or ministry or Agency in a related development program shall be an added advantage.
• Language Requirement: Fluency in oral and written English.

Competencies

Core Competencies

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline.
• Think Innovatively: 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.

Cross functional and Technical Competencies

• Business Direction & Strategy: Business acumen:
• Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization and ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks.
• Business development: Knowledge generation
• Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
• Business management: Project management
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
• Business management: Communication
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
• Business management: Evaluation
• Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks – Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.
• Business management: Monitoring
• Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results.
• Business direction and strategy: Effective Decision Making
• Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one’s authority, area of expertise and resources.

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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How to Apply:

All applicants who wish to join the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline:  6^th November 2022

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