Programme Management Officer (Fixed Term Limited)

The Programme Management Officer will develop, implement and evaluate programmes/projects related to urban planning, urban management and local governance in the Horn and East Africa sub-region. The role involves technical advisory support, research, policy coordination, resource mobilization, and data analysis to support sustainable urban development.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and evaluates assigned programmes/projects, monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation, reviews relevant documents and reports, identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions, liaises with relevant parties and ensures follow-up actions.
• Provides technical advisory support on urban planning, urban management and local governance to national and local governments, including guidance on planning processes, policy development and implementation.
• Performs consulting assignments by planning and facilitating workshops and assisting in developing action plans for clients to manage change.
• Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
• Coordinates policy development, including review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.
• Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
• Organizes and prepares written outputs such as draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, and inputs to publications.
• Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations.
• Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, and makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
• Leads and/or participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries.
• Supports resource mobilization efforts, including identification of funding opportunities, development of project proposals and concept notes, and engagement with donors and partners.
• Coordinates activities related to budget funding and prepares related documents/reports.
• Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in architecture, civil engineering, urban and regional planning, economics or physical sciences relevant to development and management of human settlements or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management in human settlements or a related field is required.
• Experience in urban planning and design, urban management, participatory planning processes and/or local governance is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in urban resilience, displacement, or durable solutions programming in post-crisis or fragile contexts, including integration of humanitarian and development approaches, is required.
• Experience in human settlements development, including project/programme design and implementation with the United Nations or similar international organizations, is desirable.
• Experience in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and engaging with government counterparts and development partners in complex environments is desirable.
• Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• English language proficiency at UN Level II for reading, writing, listening and speaking is required.

Skills

• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Urban Planning
• Urban Design
• Urban Management
• Participatory Urban Planning
• Local Governance
• Urban Climate Resilience
• Displacement Programming
• Durable solutions programming
• Human Settlements Projects
• Policy Coordination
• Resource Mobilization
• Data Analysis
• Data Analytics
• Technical Advisory
• Research
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• Government Engagement
• Development Partner Engagement

Languages

English