The Ugandan Jobline

• Continuous monitoring of other project and
  programme activities and identification of the areas where coordination
  and alignment is necessary and/or desirable;
• Design and suggest to the implementing
  partners (responsible parties) and the Programme Manager specific actions
  for better alignment of project activities, thematically and
  geographically;
• Provide high-level policy advice to the
  participating government agencies and non-government partners (including
  private sector partners) on the area of local governance, PFM, revenue
  mobilization and decentralized service delivery;
• Constant monitoring and analysis of the
  operating environment, quick readjustment of the operations, advice on
  legal considerations and risk assessment;
• Tasked with the monitoring and analysis of
  key developments in the country that are likely to impact on  output intervention areas,
  identification of development needs and potential solutions relevant to
  output activities.

• Prepare and submit for approval inputs for
  the Project annual plans and budgets;
• Support and advise the central and local
  governments as well as non-government institutions participating in the
  programme in preparation and implementation of their medium-term and
  annual plans and budgets and execution of specific programmatic
  interventions;
• Prepare, manage and oversee contracts for
  dedicated technical assistance and capacity building for the participating
  government and non-government partners;
• Overall guidance and monitoring of
  implementation of the Local Government Excellence Fund (LGEF) including
  support to identification and development of LGEF projects in a
  participatory and inclusive way; preparation and structuring of the
  projects and provision of technical support and advisory services for
  co-financing arrangements; reviewing implementation progress and
  achievement of the LGEF results; providing support for implementation
  issues as well as institutional capacity building; ensuring timely
  implementation of all Fund’s operations and following up with MoFPED and
  MoLG on timely disbursements and consolidated reporting; application of
  performance measures to the grant allocation formula.
• Overall guidance and monitoring of
  implementation of the District Revenue Mobilization Fund (DRMF) including
  advice on development of revenue mobilization action plans and programmes;
  setting specific revenue mobilization targets; development of medium-term
  and annual revenue mobilization actions and allocation of matching grants;
  monitoring of grant application and implementation of the revenue
  mobilization programmes.
• Day-to-day management of the output
  implementation including effective financial, administrative and
  logistical processes to enable implementation of output activities to
  ensure coherence between the partners and delivery towards the stated
  common objectives;
• Prepare and issue in a timely manner the
  memoranda of understanding, letters of agreement with the partners and
  other legal instruments to enable their engagement and implementation of
  the activities for which they are responsible;
• Ensure timely publication and public
  access to all relevant information pertaining to the output activities;
• Prepare inputs on output activities for
  the DINU quarterly and annual reports in accordance with the EU and other
  donor requirements;
• Actively participate in communication and
  media activities; ensure project web-site updates; coordinate distribution
  of the project related information;
• Ensure visibility of the Donor and
  Implementing Partners in all output activities.

• Support gathering of quarterly and annual
  data/information from the implementing partners (responsible parties) for
  project monitoring and evaluation processes ensuring compliance with EU
  and UNCDF M&E requirements in reporting on project results and
  progress towards outcomes;
• Ensure proper monitoring and evaluation
  procedures are instituted in all project activities;
• Ensure proper monitoring of project
  progress against annual and quarterly work plans and budgets;
• Develop in collaboration with the partners
  and implement the output monitoring and evaluation plan, compliance and
  accordingly utilize the findings as to justify adjustment of the funds
  disbursement schedules and to introduce corrective measures in the case of
  deviation;
• Regularly update the risk log for the
  output and conduct appropriate budget and operation risk management,
  mitigation and responses;
• Keenly analyze and monitor the financial
  situation, present forecasts for the output (DRRF), and monitor for
  unusual activities and transactions;
• Support the design, preparation and implementation
  of regular independent audits of the project; prepare inputs to management
  responses and follow up on the audit recommendations as appropriate;
• Support field verification and inspection
  visits by OPM and MoLG officials and other stakeholders.

• Establish and maintain dialogue with
  government officials, NGOs, partners, donors and communities to provide
  knowledge and understanding, ensuring accurate interpretation of the
  project’s mission;
• Identify areas of cooperation and
  coordination with other UN agencies for the implementation of joint
  activities related to the project;
• Identify opportunities for the
  implementation of the project making specific recommendations on actions
  needed;
• Support resource mobilization efforts.

• Prepare knowledge products, related to the
  output activities, particularly on the role of local governments in
  maintaining and developing road assets;
• Facilitate learning and experience sharing
  for government officials, private sector representatives, local community
  leaders and experts;
• Actively contribute to national, corporate
  and global knowledge networks;
• Represent UNCDF in meetings that are
  relevant to the project;
• Significantly contribute to UNCDF
  cross-practice synergies with the development finance interventions at
  country level.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Lead Specialist – Governance job
  opportunity should a Master’s degree or equivalent in Development Studies,
  Economics, Public Administration, Political/Social Science or other
  development-related field.
• A minimum of five years of relevant
  experience at the national and/or international level with the UN and/or
  national or international organizations in the area of advising and
  managing local governance and local development programmes;
• Significant exposure and experience in
  managing staff and operational systems in accordance with the government
  and/or EU/UN procedures and standards and establishing interrelationships
  with international organization and national governments in the area of
  governance and development;
• Working knowledge and experience of UN
  system policies and programming is desirable;
• Experience in design and implementation of
  programmes for local government capacity development focusing on PFM
  processes including resource mobilization planning, budgeting,
  implementation and reporting for results;
• Knowledge of the government policies,
  rules and regulations in the area of local government and public
  administration, particularly in public financial management and
  decentralised service delivery;
• Knowledge of government/UNDP
  financial/accounting systems and regulations is an asset.
• In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter
• Broad knowledge and understanding of more
  advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the
  fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
• Serves as internal consultant in the area
  of expertise and shares knowledge with staff;
• Stays abreast of new developments in area
  of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop
  him/herself professionally;
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of
  information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding
  and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and
  utilizes these regularly in work assignments;

• Advocacy/Advancing a policy-oriented
  agenda: Analysis and creation of messages and strategies. Uses the
  opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for advocacy work
• Results-Based Programme Development and
  Management: Contributes into results through primary research and
  analysis. Assesses project performance to identify success factors and
  incorporates best practices into project work; researches linkages across
  programme activities to identify critical points of integration; monitors
  specific stages of projects/programme implementation
• Building strategic partnerships:
• Identifying and building
  partnerships; identifies needs and interventions for capacity building
  counterparts, clients and potential partners; displays initiative, sets
  challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts new work
  assignments; takes responsibility for achieving agreed outputs within set
  deadlines and strives until successful outputs are achieved; innovation
  and marketing new approaches.
• Developing new approaches,
  looks at experience critically, drawing lessons, and building them into
  the design of the new approaches; identifies new approaches and promotes
  their use in other situations; documents successes and uses them to
  project a positive image; creates an environment that fosters innovation
  and innovative thinking; makes the case for innovative ideas from the
  team with own supervisor.
• Promoting organizational learning and
  knowledge sharing: Developing tools and mechanisms. Makes the case
  for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the
  design of new approaches; identifies new approaches and strategies that
  promote the use of tools and mechanisms.
• Client Orientation: Contributing
  to positive outcomes for the client; anticipates client needs; works
  towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between
  the clients and service provider, demonstrates understanding of client’s
  perspective.

Related Jobs