Programme/ Monitoring Officer -UNOCHA (Temporary Appointment)

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Key Responsibilities

Summary of key functions: • Support programmatic monitoring and results reporting of VHF-funded projects. • Contribute to data management, analysis,

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• Support the review and clearance of Due Diligence ensuring all required document

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This vacancy is open to nationals of the respective country

The position is in the Crisis Response Division (CRD), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.

This multiple duty station temporary job opening is being advertised for the position of Programme/ Monitoring Officer and is in the OCHA Humanitarian Financing Unit in Venezuela. Under the overall supervision of the Head of Office, the incumbent reports to the Head of Humanitarian Financing Unit/Fund Manager.

These funds receive unearmarked contributions from donors. The funds are allocated to humanitarian actors for ongoing humanitarian operations and to respond to new emergencies.

Responsibilities

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The Programme/ Monitoring Officer role is to provide support with the accountability, transparency, and effectiveness of the Venezuela Humanitarian Fund (VHF). The Analyst contributes towards quality monitoring, evidence-based reporting, and robust partner capacity assessments.

Within delegated authority, the Programme/ Monitoring Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Core:

Achieve Results:
    LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively:
    LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously
    LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility
    LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination     LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner
    LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion
    LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Thematic Area	Name	Definition
Business Management	Results-based Management	Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results
Finance	Financial risk management	Ensures financial resilience through proactive assessment of risk, implementation of controls and taking mitigating action. Understands risk and reward in relation to collaborative and commercial projects. Ensures a culture of positive risk management"
Business Management	Portfolio Management	Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment
Finance	Management and cost accounting	Ability to produce periodic qualitative and quantitative performance reports to facilitate effective decision making and performance monitoring. Ability to use a range of costing techniques and analyse cost related data to provide quantitative information to the users of reports.
Business Management	Working with Evidence and Data	Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making
Finance	Investment management	Ability to manage organization’s assets such as equity, bonds, cash, etc. according to the investment guidelines.
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness	Effectiveness	Project Quality Assurance
Finance	Financial planning and budgeting	Ability to create and manage processes to achieve UNDP's long and short-term financial goals, including through planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysing and reporting.

Requirements

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Education:

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Statistics, Political or Social Science, Development Studies, International Studies, Public Administration, or other relevant sciences are required, OR
A relevant first-level university degree in Statistics, Political or Social Science, Development Studies, International Studies, Public Administration, or other relevant sciences are required.

Experience:

Applicants with a master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in emergency humanitarian or development programming, crisis/emergency relief management or other related areas, preferably with a UN organization or an NGO is required.
Experience in a humanitarian context within the UN Common system or in a comparable international organization is desirable.
Experience in programmatic monitoring and results reporting for donor-funded humanitarian or development programs or projects is desirable.
Experience in data management, data analysis, reporting, and the development of analytical products is required.
Experience in project proposal review processes for donor-funded humanitarian or development programs is desirable.
Experience in the preparation of information products, knowledge management products or other donor-funded reporting products is desirable.
Experience with country based pooled funds or similar pooled funding mechanisms either directly or as a partner is desirable.

Language

Fluency in English and Spanish are required.

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