Programme Management Specialist

The Programme Management Specialist will coordinate programmatic units and guide office coordination work. The role involves supporting program implementation, managing monitoring and reporting, supervising staff and budget management, establishing partnerships, and supporting resource mobilization strategies for UN Women Mali.

Responsibilities

• Manage program development for the national office based on the strategic note.
• Guide country program development and provide technical and strategic support for program/project design and formulation.
• Review and provide feedback on strategic project/program documents, work plans, case studies, and knowledge products.
• Facilitate synergies among ongoing projects and programs.
• Provide technical advice on systems, processes, and mechanisms to support program planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Draft guidance documents, briefing notes, and other strategic documents for policy and program positions.
• Support program implementation by reviewing annual work plans for alignment with UN Women Mali strategic objectives and results indicators.
• Analyze and ensure project budgets align with logical framework matrices and annual work plans.
• Support drafting reports on activities, outputs, and outcomes; ensure quality donor reports for the national office and UN Women.
• Manage program quality control and identify potential implementation challenges.
• Support coordination between program activities and operations team.
• Establish and manage relationships with national partners and donors.
• Define and recommend standards, criteria, and indicators for program implementation monitoring and evaluation.
• Manage monitoring of results frameworks and associated performance indicators.
• Coordinate information collection and preparation of progress reports on program implementation; ensure preparation of technical reports.
• Prepare the program team for audits and follow up on audit recommendations.
• Provide results-based program management training to office staff as needed.
• Supervise and guide staff and ensure effective budget management for the program team.
• Lead the program team, conduct performance evaluations, and support capacity development through professional development opportunities.
• Control and analyze financial status of portfolios and programs to ensure timely resource use and achievement of objectives.
• Ensure effective communication and coordination within the office, between programs, projects, operations, and other UN Women offices and units as needed.
• Develop and implement partnership and resource mobilization strategies.
• Analyze and research donor information, finalize analytical notes on potential cooperation areas, identify resource mobilization and cost-sharing opportunities.
• Determine programmatic cooperation areas based on UN Women strategic objectives, country needs, and donor priorities; develop appropriate partnerships.
• Manage knowledge development activities by identifying and synthesizing good practices and lessons learned from program implementation and contributing to their dissemination.
• Perform any other duties as required for the effective functioning of the office and organization.

Requirements

• A Master's degree or equivalent in social sciences, political science, Gender & Development, Anthropology, Human Rights or other relevant field is required.
• Alternatively, a Bachelor's degree (Bac +3) in gender studies, social sciences, political science, Gender & Development, Anthropology, Human Rights, or related field with two additional years of relevant professional experience is acceptable.
• Certification in project/program management (such as PMP, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) is an advantage.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in program management, including program design, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting, and capacity building is required.
• Proven experience in gender equality related work is desirable.
• Experience in setting strategic priorities, budgets, work plans, and program development and writing is required.
• Experience in managing institutional relations and resource mobilization is required.
• Experience in effective team management is desirable.
• Fluency in French and English is required.
• Fluency in Bambara or another local language is required.
• Knowledge of another UN official language (English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish) is desirable.

Skills

• Programme Management
• Project Design
• Program Coordination
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Donor Reporting
• Capacity Building
• Gender Equality
• Strategic Planning
• Budget Management
• Workplan Development
• Program Development
• Program Writing
• Institutional Relations
• Resource Mobilization
• Team Management
• PMP Certification
• Prince 2 Certification
• MSP Certification

Languages

French, English, Bambara