Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Assistant Program Officer may be based in HQ, field/regional bureau, and would normally receive guidance from more senior program staff in the operation/bureau/division and may supervise a small team of local staff. The incumbent may refer to UNHCR¿s Program Manual (Chapter IV), UNHCR's corporate and regional strategic priorities, operation plans and other relevant institutional rules and regulations for further guidance.

The Assistant Program Officer will support the provision of programmatic guidance and support with regard to the implementation of protection and solutions strategies within available resources. The incumbent will play a role in coordinating with the other sections/units to ensure harmonized programmatic approaches at all levels and throughout the UNHCR Operations Management Cycle. S/he will work in line with the overall UNHCR directions which crucially require working with partners, including with persons of concern, governmental institutions and the private sector, ensuring that program management is approached as per UNHCR¿s Strategic Directions, Global Strategic Priorities (GSPs), Global Compact for Refugees (GCR), corporate positions on SDGs.

The incumbent is expected to work in line with the multi-functional team (MFT) approach as defined within the Program Manual, ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders in all phases of the Program Management Cycle.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

• Support in assessing and analyzing the needs of persons of concern in a participatory manner, using an Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective as basis for planning
• Provide support on programmatic aspects of developing multi-year protection and solutions strategies and annual plans with corresponding priorities taking into account corporate priorities
• Support Results Based Management and program capacity in light of evolving requirements, programming approaches and gaps,
• Assist the planning process in compliance with planning parameters outlined in the Program Manual and the planning instructions
• Contribute to the review and analyze of plans, mid-year and year-end reports of UNHCR offices in the region, ensuring quality assurance and compliance with established policies, guidelines, procedures and standards.
• Assist with the provision of overall direction to broaden partnerships with key stakeholders in order to maximize the protection and solutions response for  persons of concern.
• Contribute to the successful application of the framework for implementing with partners, including the effective implementation of the policy on selection and retention of partners, management of partnership agreements, risk-based project performance monitoring, and risk-based project audits, among others.
• Contribute to ensure consistent and coherent monitoring approaches, tools and systems within the Area of Responsibility (AoR), in line with global standards and polices.
• Actively contribute to UNHCRs programming of community of practice and continuously contribute to improvements of programming tools and processes.
• Identify potential gaps and problems and in cooperation with other relevant sections recommend appropriate solutions to ensure the efficient implementation of program activities
• Assist in a timely and effective follow-up of internal and external audits observations and recommendations that relate to programmatic issues.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

Years of Experience / Degree Level

• For P1/NOA - 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

• Economics Business Administration Social Sciences or other relevant field.

(Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Certificates and/or Licenses

• Not specified

(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience in program management including familiarization with the OMC and sound knowledge Results Based-Management. Demonstrated experience in field operations, sound knowledge on the centrality of protection in programming, Joint Needs Assessments and the principles of targeting.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated experience in coordination within an inter-agency context and other actors, in a refugee or humanitarian context. Sound experience in program management training and capacity building activities.

Functional Skills

• PG-Program Management (project formulation, program cycles and reporting standards)
• PG-Results-Based Management
• PG-UNHCR's Programs
• PG-Experience with coordinating with Implementing Partners (Government/INGO/NGO/Corporate)

(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Core Competencies:

• Accountability
• Communication
• Organizational Awareness
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Client & Result Orientation

Managerial Competencies:

• Empowering and Building Trust
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Managing Performance

Cross-Functional Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Change Capability and Adaptability
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Language Requirements

• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.

Position Competencies

• Competencies as defined in Job Profile

Language Requirements

• Knowledge of "English" is essential.

How to Apply

Please note that UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing, training or any other fees).

An eliminatory or complementary written test and oral interview may be administered.

Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.

Applicants must be nationals of and be locally recruited within the country of their employment

Interested and qualified applicants can apply through the link