Programme Management Officer, NOC

The Programme Management Officer supports UNEP's Climate Change Division in delivering strategic guidance and high-impact action for climate stability. The role involves project management, technical support, adaptation policy coordination, and stakeholder engagement in Ghana to advance climate change adaptation and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and identify appropriate interventions and approaches for delivering the project objectives in consultation with constituents and stakeholders.
• Review and analyze country specific development plans and priorities, socioeconomic data, reports and other relevant information.
• Assemble and edit basic data required for planning, reporting and negotiation of project activities, considering different approaches and alternative methods for project design, management, problem identification and problem resolution.
• Support delivery of the project objectives, building on previous adaptation planning efforts in the country.
• Ensure adherence to the UNEP rules and regulations for financial and administrative matters and ensure timely delivery of expected results of the project activities in the country with the support of the Finance Officer.
• Assist in the programming and control of resources from all sources of funds, prepare budget estimates and expenditure forecasts by analyzing and monitoring resources as compared to planned activities, anticipate delays and make recommendations to project management for remedial action.
• Undertake missions to project sites independently or accompanying other officials, to provide technical guidance and coaching to partners on project implementation and reporting requirements, and to identify challenges and propose solutions to resolve them.
• Monitor progress of project activities by reviewing, verifying and analyzing work-plans, progress reports, final reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness.
• With the support of the National M&E and Gender Officer, routinely analyze and aggregate field reports, M&E results and lessons to be learned to prepare reports and recommendations.
• Identify problems, propose solutions and action and follow-up to expedite implementation and meet targets.
• Follow up on delays, clarify information and data provided, and act as the primary focal point for partners' inquiries about clearance and processing requirements.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of information systems for use in monitoring and reporting on activities and performance.
• Identify and document good practices, lessons learned and relevant experiences that may be shared with other countries, or at the regional or global level.
• Provide technical inputs and quality review of project outputs, including studies, assessments and technical deliverables.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the technical or administrative supervisors that are related to the goals of the project.
• Provide inputs to and draft portions of terms of reference, policy briefs, research, tools, guidelines and other materials developed by the project.
• Prepare background information, periodical reports, subject matter related technical reports and statistical data on the status of project activities and relevant developments in the country.
• Organize, participate as a resource person, and represent the project in consultative meetings, seminars and training workshops.
• Serve as a focal point for selected technical subjects and prepare speeches, make presentations and address meetings on behalf of the project.
• Establish and maintain close and positive links with the relevant national, regional and local stakeholders, such as national, provincial and local authorities, non-governmental organizations, private sector actors and the media that are active in the country.
• Maintain regular communication with the relevant specialists in UN.
• Brief the specialists, project staff and consultants, and visiting officials, academics, UN and NGO partners and provide relevant information on project-related matters.
• Act as the national technical focal point within the project and ensure visibility of the project and its donor by using the relevant identifiers on all materials and publications, and at workshops and events.
• Maintain relations with the donor at the national level, in line with guidance provided by project management.
• Draft, edit, or translate into local language(s) key news releases, media statements, communication materials, official correspondence, statements and speeches and other public information material to communicate project activities.
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Ensure that requirements, background information used for data analysis are documented.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, environmental science, management, economics, social science, project planning and management or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies with two (2) additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, including programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting is required.
• Experience providing technical advisory support in climate change adaptation, environment and/or sustainable development work, including in the context of Ghana, is required.
• Experience in multi-cultural setting and/or the United Nations system is desirable.
• Work experience in understanding Ghana ecosystems and their services in support of livelihoods and adaptation is desirable.
• Work experience in national and sector policy development, analysis and public sector planning and budgeting, including contributions to technical advisory processes, is desirable.
• Work experience in integration of environment into sub-national and national development planning and budgeting processes is desirable.
• Work experience in institutional assessment and capacity building in relation to environment, natural resources management and sustainable development; monitoring and reporting is desirable.
• A minimum of 2 years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• English language proficiency at UN Level II in reading, writing, listening, and speaking is required.

Skills

• Project Management
• Programme Design
• Programme Implementation
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Reporting
• Technical Advisory
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Sustainable Development
• Environmental Sciences
• Data Analytics
• Policy Development
• Public Sector Planning
• Budgeting
• Institutional Assessments
• Capacity Building
• Natural Resource Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English