Programme Management Specialist

1. Programme Implementation
2. Coordination Functions
3. Programme/Portfolio Development and Management
4. Resource Mobilization and Partnerships
5. Knowledge Management

●      Serve as the primary focal point and will be responsible for reporting to the Country Manager on the technical, financial, and operational coordination to ensure timely and partner-oriented services delivery and support issue resolution arising from the implementation processes.

●      Provide lead on building and maintaining relationships with the country stakeholders in the public and private sectors as well as with civil society, fostering partnerships and collaboration with the development partners and actors active in the urban sector and providing guidance and suggestions regarding program directions, challenges, and opportunities.

●      Facilitate mobilization and leveraging of financial and other resources as well as participation in programmatic and resource mobilization activities of the Country Office to sustain and scale up its initiatives.

●      Facilitate and support knowledge management, sharing and exchanging of knowledge on lessons learned and best practices, identifying knowledge sharing and profiling opportunities for Country Office and its programs, assisting in the delivery of knowledge events, and identifying communication, profiling and media coverage opportunities.

2. Coordination Functions:

●      In coordination with the Country Manager, provide guidance and suggestions and its activities and objectives, challenges, and opportunities based on local knowledge and developments;

●      Promote and maintain effective teamwork within the team and other UNOPS colleagues, taking proactive measures to ensure team building and harmony;

●      Take responsibility for the implementation of the Country Office's annual work plan, striving toward the set delivery and resource mobilization targets;

●      Lead the drafting of the Country Office’s annual administrative and operational program and budget proposals and reports;

●      Support programmatic and administrative reporting on the Country Office’s activities in accordance with its monitoring and reporting requirements under its Results-based Management Framework and UNOPS reporting requirements;

●      Support setting annual performance targets and objectives for the Country Office team, assessing performance and providing feedback.

3. Programme/Portfolio Development and Management:

●    Under the guidance of the Country Manager,  lead the formulation and implementation of the country work plan and its periodic review and updates and ensure alignment with the  regional work plan;

●      Under the guidance of the Country Manager, oversee the implementation of the fund allocations, and maintenance of the financial integrity of the programme by ensuring adherence to the Country Office’s standard operating procedures and UNOPS rules and regulations, and ensuring timely and effective use of  resources;

●      Lead quality control measures in the implementation of a portfolio of project activities, arrange for periodic project monitoring field visits, provide technical and operational support and guidance to  implementing partners, monitor project implementation progress and results, contribute to the effective monitoring and evaluation of  Country Office program and projects;

●      Support the organization of periodic stakeholder workshops and project development sessions among partners in energy transition, private sector and civil society organizations and local communities, and potential applicants and other stakeholders to inform about the Country Office and its initiatives;

●      Identify and foster programs, projects, policy linkages, and coordination program and aligned programs under the Country Office, and broader programs in the urban and natural resource  sector funded by development partners planned or underway in the country, and those of other governments, donors, and development partners;

●      Report periodically to the Country  Manager on program implementation status, emerging risks, and issues in a timely manner; including support annual monitoring reporting, financial reporting, audit, and support updating the relevant UNOPS databases.

4. Resource Mobilization and Partnerships:

●      Determine a strategy, establish and maintain close working relationships with stakeholders as well as facilitate  visibility;

●      Analyze the interests and priorities of key donors and other development partners, develop/update and implement the resource mobilization and partnership strategy to mobilize resources, and develop partnerships with the government, donors, and other partners to best leverage resources and develop program-level partnerships;

●      Support Country Manager  on emerging opportunities, due diligence processes and funding negotiations;

●      Support with its resource mobilization activities, including securing co-financing and project-level partnerships, and assist in identifying opportunities and resources for sustaining and scaling up projects;

●      Be the focal point, or delegate accordingly,  for key stakeholders within the UN system, project funders, the development partner community, and government beneficiaries.

5. Knowledge Management:

●      Document impact/success stories, lessons learned, and best practices in program/project development, implementation, and oversight;

●      Identify country, regional, and global knowledge relevant to the project, develop and distill best practices, and facilitate dissemination and incorporation within project programs and to counterparts and partners;

●      Support capacity building and networking of implementing partners, beneficiaries, and stakeholders to facilitate knowledge exchange, and promote uptake through knowledge platforms, knowledge fairs, etc.

Education: 

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) preferably in Resource Management, Business Administration, Political Science, International Relations, Engineering, or related fields is desired.

• A first-level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in projects/programmes is required;

• A minimum of 2 years of experience working in the urban and/or natural resource  sector is required;

• Proven capacity to interact with a variety of stakeholders, including governmental and non-governmental partners, other UN agencies, and international donors is desirable;

• Experience in writing comprehensive project reports, and scientific articles  is desirable.

Language: 

• Fluency in English and Nepali is required.