Senior Programme Management Officer

The Senior Programme Management Officer leads the strategic coordination and management of the Strategic Management Unit's three substantive functions within the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa. The role supports the Under-Secretary-General in ensuring coherence of Programme 9 and serves as the principal interlocutor between the Unit and senior leadership on organizational priorities and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate assigned programmes/projects related to the integrated workplan of the Strategic Management Unit across its three substantive functions.
• Direct subordinates in programme/project development, implementation, monitoring and assessment.
• Ensure implementation of gender mainstreaming guidelines in all planned actions.
• Direct data-based research and programme evaluation to assess the impact of the Office’s programme and knowledge products.
• Coordinate policy development regarding programme planning, data management and strategic communications workstreams.
• Undertake survey initiatives to assess the impact of the Office’s products and guide design of data collection instruments.
• Supervise preparation and publication of various written and digital multimedia outputs ensuring effective visualization of data and knowledge.
• Direct substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences including agenda setting and event communication plans.
• Manage outreach activities and liaise with stakeholders and institutional partners.
• Lead field missions providing guidance to external consultants, government officials and drafting mission summaries.
• Coordinate activities related to budget and funding within areas of responsibility and prepare related documents and reports.
• Serve as an effective spokesperson and establish collaboration and partnerships with key officials inside and outside the Organization.
• Ensure effective utilization, supervision and development of staff; guide, evaluate and mentor staff.
• Lead team efforts to collect and analyze data and oversee the Unit’s data governance function and analytical infrastructure.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business administration, management, computational social science, economics, policy analysis, data management, or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with additional two years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of degree or non-degree programmes in data analytics, business analytics or data science is desirable.
• A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration or a related area is required.
• Experience advising a head of entity or equivalent senior manager on strategic direction or policy matters is required.
• Experience in managing teams coordinating strategic planning or organisational change processes within an international or intergovernmental organisation is required.
• Experience in programme, policy or analytical work relating to Africa’s development, including the African Union’s Agenda 2063, is required.
• Experience in data analysis and the quality assurance of data products, using tools such as Microsoft Excel or Power BI, is required.
• Experience in workplace innovation, applying artificial intelligence tools, including large language models, to policy or analytical work is desirable.
• English is required at UN Level II proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
• French is desirable at UN Level I proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Skills

• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Strategic Planning
• Organizational Change Management
• Policy Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Quality Assurance
• MS Excel
• Power BI
• Advising Senior Management
• Team Management
• African Development Policy
• Agenda 2063 Knowledge
• Business Analytics
• Data Science
• Workplace Innovation
• Artificial Intelligence Application

Languages

English, French