UNDP Team Leader – Democratic Governance (Nationals Only) || Apply Now

The UNDP Team Leader – Democratic Governance analyzes political, social and economic trends and leads formulation, management and evaluation of programme activities within his/her portfolio, as well as providing strategic policy advice support. The incumbent will backstop the Deputy Resident Representative – Programme in the oversight of the Programme Unit within the thematic areas and sub-areas of Governance and Inclusive Growth. She/he will provide policy and programmatic guidance to other members of the Programme Unit, especially regarding cross cutting issues.

Duties and Responsibilities of UNDP Team Leader

• Ensures the implementation, managerial leadership of programme strategies in the UNDP CO in the area of Governance & Inclusive Growth.
• Provides strategic leadership and management of the Governance and Inclusive Growth Portfolio and team.
• Ensuring effective management and quality assurance of the Governance and Inclusive Growth programme.
• Ensures the development and management of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy.

Ensures implementation of programme strategies focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country and preparation of substantive inputs to UN Sustainable Development Framework, County Programme Document, Partnerships & Communications Action Plan and other documents.
• Identification of areas for support and interventions within the thematic/sectoral areas assigned.
• CO business processes mapping and preparation of the content of internal Standard Operating Procedures in Results Management

Provides strategic leadership and management of the Governance and Inclusive Growth portfolio and team:

• Effective monitoring, measuring the impact of the CO programme and evaluation. Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programme.
• Follow up on audit recommendations. All exceptions are timely reported.
• Organization of cost-recovery system for the services provided by the CO to projects in close collaboration with the Deputy Resident Representative – Operations.
• Review of individual and team’s performance and provision of required coaching, guidance, mentoring and empowerment.

Ensures effective management of the CO programme within the thematic/sectoral areas assigned focusing on quality control from formulation to implementation of the country programme achieving the following results:

• Effective application of RBM tools, establishment of management targets and monitoring achievement of results.
• Design and formulation of CO programme within the area of responsibility, translating UNDP’s priorities into local interventions. Coordination of programme implementation with the executing agencies. Introduction of performance indicators/ success criteria, cost recovery, targets, and milestones.
• Financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions. Participation in audit of country office projects.
• Aggregate reports are regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes.

Ensures creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Development of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society in the specific thematic areas based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and donors’ priorities.
• Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for initiation of new projects, active contribution to the overall office effort in resource mobilization

Ensures provision of top-quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals.
• Support to development of policies and institutions that will address the country problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners.
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on programme issues

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