United Nations Development Program Office is seeking highly qualified professional to fill in position of Support Officer

Terms of Reference

1. Project Title: Participatory Governance

2. Post Title: Support Officers (3 positions)

3. Duration of employment: 3 years

4. Full time

5. Duty Station: Kyiv, Ukraine

6. Duties and responsibilities:

Under the supervision of National Executing Agency (NEA), UNDP and National Programme Manger, the Support Officer (SO) will ensure management and coordination of the appropriate Programme component(s) is conducted according to the Programme Document and the UNDP rules and Regulations. The management and coordination process will be pursued through undertaking appropriate actions in the area of programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Responsibilities:

· Coordinate and manage component(s) activities from substantive, administrative and financial points of view, contribute to strategic planning;

· Provide leadership in advocating programme objectives, and in assuring that all interested parties are well informed about the programme activities and goals;

· Manage day-to-day programme implementation, conceptualization and exit strategies;

· Ensure timely preparation of the Component(s) Quarterly Work plans/ Progress Reports/Budget Forecasts;

· Ensure timely compilation of the Sub-programme Quarterly Work plans/ Progress Reports/Budget Forecasts and its submission to the UNDP;

· Guide and orient the efforts and contributions of consultants, personnel, government counterparts towards the achievement of programme objectives;

· Contribute to organization and management of administrative activities required to maintain the flow of resources and to eliminate obstacles;

· Contribute to formulation of Strategic Results Frameworks; monitor progress achieved against the indicators set in SRF;

· Liaise with government stakeholders and other partners to ensure proper coordination and partnership in common development efforts;

· Align the programme activities with the National programmes/strategies and contribute to the capacity building of the national counterpart institutions;

· Manage preparation of detailed plan of actions and budget estimate for workshops, seminars, study tours, etc.

· Report to the NEA/UNDP on a regular basis;

· Perform other duties as and when required.

Qualifications:

· Support Officer should have a (Master’s) degree in Law/social sciences and/or development related studies.

· The SO should be highly competent and knowledgeable in issues related to governance and policy development and have practical experience in working with central and local administrations, senior government officials and civil sector organisations.

· S(he) should possess sufficient experience and skills in institution-building and human resource development.

· The SO must possess good programme management skills, including administrative and financial aspects and must be computer literate.

· An excellent command of English, including writing skills, is mandatory.

Applications in English language with the reference to this position are to be submitted:

to e-mail address : vegorov@un.kiev.ua, or fax (044) 253-26-07.

Please, indicate the Position you are applying for in the Subject line of your message.

UNDP will use a transparent and competitive screening process, though will only contact those applicants in whom there is further interest. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.