Functional responsibilities

The incumbent will have dual reporting lines:
1)The incumbent will report to the UNMAS Chief of Programme Planning and Management Section, and ultimately to UNMAS Director on designing and implementing the programme in accordance with UNMAS mandate and strategy;
2) the incumbent will report to Director, PSC on operational management, efficient/effective use of resources and compliance against the UN and UNOPS rules and regulations.

Stakeholder Coordination and Relationship Building

  • Liaise, negotiate and develop relationships with national authorities with respect to capacity-development programme/projects;

  • Participate in international, regional or national meetings and provides programmatic/substantive expertise on an issue, or hold programmatic/substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions;

  • Identify and build relationships with national institutions, respective governmental authorities, donors, and international partners, including UN agencies, engaged in addressing the issue of mine action and other explosive threats and its impact on local communities. The PM will also advocate and provide advice to relevant stakeholders on all mine action issues, and do so in accordance with recognized international standards, and in acknowledgement of the relevant international treaties;

Strategic Policy, Advice, and Advocacy

  • Develop and maintain a programme-specific strategy and implementation plan under the guidance of the Director of UNMAS and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) or the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) and in cooperation with peacekeeping and political missions, UN agencies, local authorities and other relevant partners;

  • Provide policy guidance to the Chief of Programme Planning and Management Section on conceptual strategy development and management of the implementation of global UNMAS policy/strategy;

  • Identify broad UNMAS strategies required for the development and implementation of the mission’s work programme;

  • Provide technical advice and guidance to other UN agencies and partners when requested.

  • Provide substantive input in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget Questions, Committee for Programme Coordination, the General Assembly, the Security Council and other policy-making organs, as appropriate;

Project Management, Delivery, Administration and Performance of UNMAS funded activities

Resource Mobilization and Management

  • Contributes to the reporting to donors and intergovernmental bodies on budget/programme performance or on programmatic/ substantive issues, as appropriate;

  • Actively participate in the development and implementation of a resource mobilization strategy, targeting in-country funding opportunities. Such a strategy would include timely and appropriate acknowledgement at both national and international levels of current and past donors contributions and their impact;

  • Provide input to the Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) and the annual Portfolio of Mine Action Projects;

Requirements

Educational Requirements

  • Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience or
  • First Level University Degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience or
  • Military or Police experience with a minimum of 16 years of relevant experience

Experience Requirements

  • Relevant experience is defined as experience in project development and management, supporting operations in military, humanitarian, conflict, post-conflict, or development contexts with public or private sector organizations
  • Experience in mine action is desired

Language Requirements

  • Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in other official languages of the United Nations, in particular Arabic, French and Spanish, is desired.

This vacancy is archived.

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