Type: Individual Consultant - Programme Manager for Humanitarian Nexus
Duty Station: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Closing Date: 12 May 2024, midnight Sri Lanka time (GMT + 5:30)
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The Programme Manager supports the UNFPA Program Specialist - Humanitarian Development Nexus, in managing the humanitarian-development nexus projects contributing to quality and timely project implementations, highlighted with sustainability, innovation, and knowledge production. S/He is responsible for developing, preparing, and managing complex, key integrated humanitariandevelopment programmes. The Programme Manager will take programmatic leadership in humanitarian nexus programming which includes risk reduction, humanitarian response, and anticipatory action. The programme manager will provide authoritative technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results in the UNFPA three zeroes. This will be carried out according to plans, allocations, results-based management approaches, and methodology, UNFPA’s strategic plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.

Scope of work:

You would be responsible for Management and advisory support - 

•  Provide advice in establishing work plan including developing strategies and determining priorities, targets and performance measurements
• Coordinate work progress monitoring and ensure results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards and report to the Nexus Specialist critical issues for timely action
• Provide technical assistance and advice to colleagues in the section on all aspects of programming and implementation to enable them to achieve performance objectives Program Development and Planning
• Provide an update of the situation analysis to ensure comprehensive and current data on maternal and sexual reproductive health and GBV are available to guide policy development as well as design and management of humanitarian nexus programs/projects.
• Keep abreast of development trends to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery
• Participate in strategic program discussions on the planning of the humanitarian nexus programmes
• Formulate, design and prepare project proposals, ensuring alignment with UNFPA’s strategic plans, CPD and coherence/integration with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), regional strategies as well as national priorities, plans and competencies.
• Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies and implementation plans following results-based planning methodology. Prepare required documentations for program review and approval.
• Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities and competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
• Provide leadership and management throughout all stages of programming processes to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of the projects with other UNFPA programs and achievement of results as planned and allocated.
• Represent UNFPA in different coordination mechanisms related to humanitarian nexus and identify ways to strategically position UNFPA within the country, including in the national humanitarian strategy. Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
• Plan and collaborate with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNFPA /UN system indicators and measurements to assess and strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of sustainable results
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews with the government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action and interventions to achieve results
• Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and or weakness in program management. Identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for planning and timely intervention to achieve goals
• Actively monitor projects through field visits, surveys and exchange of information with partners and stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution
• Plan, monitor and verify the optimum and appropriate use of project resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations, procedures, donor commitments and standards of accountability. Ensure timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
• Prepare regular project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of project progress.
• Participate in emergency preparedness initiatives for program development, contingency planning and to respond to emergencies in the country or where designated. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
• Promote critical thinking, innovative approaches and good practices for sustainable project initiatives through advocacy and technical advisory services.
• Keep abreast of research benchmarks and implement best and cutting-edge practices in health management and information systems. Institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned
• Organize, plan and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders to promote sustainable results on humanitarian nexus projects/program
• Contribute to the development of policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable projects