Programme Management Officer

The Programme Management Officer will develop, implement and evaluate counter-terrorism programmes and projects, liaise with national counterparts and UN entities, support capacity building, coordinate policy development, organize meetings and outreach activities, and assist in budget and reporting activities within the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and evaluates assigned programmes/projects, monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions.
• Builds and maintains relationships with national counterparts including government, state institutions and civil society and with other UN funds, programmes and agencies.
• Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning/facilitating workshops and interactive sessions, and assisting in developing action plans to manage change.
• Assists partners to develop and implement training programmes and build capacity in counterterrorism, international law, democracy and rule of law, with attention to gender perspectives.
• Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses; identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
• Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
• Coordinates policy development, including the implementation of international policy frameworks and reviews and analyses issues and trends, preparation of evaluations, for submission to the Director.
• Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, power point presentations, etc.
• Leads on the organization of, and substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
• Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; organizes and conducts workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
• Supports the Director and participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
• Coordinates activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or Doctorate degree, or equivalent) in business administration, management, economics or related fields is required.
• A first-level degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of study with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management or related area is required.
• Experience providing assistance to a senior manager and working in the Front Office is required.
• Experience in supporting or managing counter-terrorism and prevention of violent extremism programmes is required.
• Experience in drafting analytical papers on sensitive management and high-profile matters is desirable.
• English is required at UN Level II proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
• Arabic is desirable at UN Level II proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Skills

• Programme Management
• Project Management
• Counter-Terrorism Programmes
• Countering Violent Extremism
• Policy Development
• Capacity Building
• Budget Management
• Reporting
• Analytical Paper Drafting
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Meeting Organization
• Outreach Activities
• Senior Manager Support
• Front Office Experience

Languages

English, Arabic