The Project Officer assists in the design, planning and management of UNFPA’s country programme by analyzing relevant political, social and economic trends and providing inputs to project formulation and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and national development frameworks. The Project Officer assists with programme/ project implementation by using and developing appropriate mechanisms and systems and ensuring compliance with established procedures, as well as by monitoring results achieved during implementation.
You would be responsible for:
• Assist all technical & operational support to the implementing partners (RHB), Bureau of Women and Social affairs and other sector offices as deemed necessary to ensure appropriate and timely implementation and monitoring of the UNFPA funded programmes/projects
• Ensuring appropriate support to timely design of the Work Plans in line with UNFPA’ standards, procedures, and policies.
• Providing support GBV and SRHR Programming in the context of triple nexus (development Humanitarian and Peace nexus) agenda.
• Assist in resources mobilization including development of proposals for both developmental and humanitarian settings.
• Support the RPO in identifying bottlenecks and suggesting possible solutions, which affect programme implementation at regional/District levels to support the implementation of UNFPA funded programmes.
• Assist the regional counterparts and implementing partners in timely programme monitoring and reviews, and proper reporting.
• Provide support to studies, surveys, or assessments, organized at regional level that are relevant to the programme implementation or monitoring.
• Assist the RPO in the management of HACT Audit, IP assessments, and any initiative that strengthens accountability at regional level.
• Assist in the development of quality reports on the programme reviews.
• Assist in the implementation of the HACT, IP agreement, and Programme Implementation Manual (PIM) at regional level.
• Assist in programme visibility promotion at regional level.
• Assist in resources mobilization and development of proposals for both developmental and humanitarian settings.
• Support the RPO in identifying bottlenecks and suggesting possible solutions, which affect programme implementation at regional/District levels to support the implementation of UNFPA funded programmes.
• Assist in providing trainings to relevant staff and counterpart at regional level.
• Participate in key meetings as assigned by the RPOs.
• Support the RPO in the establishment of good working relationship with other stakeholders at regional level
• Represent UNFPA in various forums including coordination meeting
• Monitor UNFPA IPs to ensure effective and efficient utilization of resource and timely reporting
• Provide techncial support in the area of SRHR
• Perform other related duties as required by the RPO.
