Programme Management Officer - Bonn, Deutschland - United Nations

United Nations

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Bonn, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in both developed and less developed countries.

Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG), UNDRR has over 140 staff located in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and in regional offices.

Specifically, UNDRR guides, monitors, analyses and reports on progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction , supports regional and national implementation of the Framework and catalyzes action and increases global awareness to reduce disaster risk working with UN Member States and a broad range of partners and stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians and the science and technology community.

This project position is being recruited as part of the Early Warnings for All initiative that UNDRR is co-leading with the World Meteorological Organization.

The position is located in the UNDRR Office in Bonn, Germany. The Programme Management Officer will report to the Head of the UNDRR Bonn Office.

Responsibilities:

Within delegated authority, the Programme Management Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Supports the monitoring and evaluation of the Early Warnings for All initiative, analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions.
Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with implementing partners, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.
Works closely with the Sendai Framework Monitoring team in Bonn, focusing on monitoring indicators relevant to early warning systems.
Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
Undertakes survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses on to inform the global monitoring of the initiative.
Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
Supports the development of analytical reports and collates statistics for the Early Warnings for All dashboard and annual reports.
Provides substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
Undertakes outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
Participates in or lead field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provides insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable datadriven planning, decisionmaking, presentation and reporting.
Performs other duties as required.

Competencies

Accountability:

Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

Education

An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in business administration, management, economics or a related field is required.

A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration or related area is required.

At least three years of experience in monitoring and evaluation is desirable.

Experience in disaster risk reduction, especially early warning systems, is desirable.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN