UNDP Programme Specialist will oversee monitoring and evaluation, enhance partner capacities, and lead program oversight. Responsibilities also include timely and quality reporting to the Country Office, GF, CCN, and other stakeholders, managing partnerships, and facilitating knowledge activities.

Duties and Responsibilities for UNDP Programme Specialist 

• Leads on the programmatic and M&E activities for UNDP and Sub-recipients including the development of reprogramming requests, annual and quarterly workplans and budgets to ensure timely achievement of agreed results, budget compliance in accordance with UNDP rules, policies and procedures and Grant Agreement with the Fund (e.g., Performance Framework);
• Oversees Sub-recipient management for regular, quality reporting to UNDP on programmatic progress (e.g., implementation of activities, and reporting of indicators in accordance with the grant M&E frameworks), including the regular tracking and reporting against an SR Risk Management Index;
• Supports the timely implementation of studies to be carried out, including the finalization of study protocols and their detailed budgets for consideration by the GF; and

Provides capacity building in grant management and monitoring and evaluation for the achievement of the following results:

• Provides technical support to implementing partners to strengthen their management and implementation of activities, as well as their M&E systems and develops risk mitigation and management plans and establish and tracking system to monitor the implementation of the risk matrix and management plans.
• Supports development and implementation of capacity development plans and mechanisms.
• Ensures the implementation of improvements to the HMIS based on recommendations and consultations already commissioned.
• Leads the design and delivery of programmatic and M&E and health information system training and/or capacity building, together with implementing partners involved in the implementation of the grants.

Ensures maintenance of strategic partnerships with key national actors and supports resource mobilization efforts focusing on achievement of the following results: 

Facilitation of knowledge building and sharing focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Identifies and assesses the implications of UNDP’s rules, policies and procedures in the functional areas of programme management and monitoring and evaluation on the implementation of GF programmes in coordination with GFPHST and other UNDP units (e.g., BMS) and reports to the Country Office on changes to GF rules that impact on the programme;
• Identifies and supports development of communications (e.g., print, video) highlighting key programme achievements, best practices, and lessons learnt and contributes to information sharing partners, the Global Fund, Regional Bureau and GFPHST; and

• Oversees the management of the Programme and Monitoring and Evaluation Teams providing supportive supervision and mentoring.
• Ensures regular feed-back and performance evaluations of direct reports, and timely contract renewals; and
• Tracks professional development goals of team members and oversees the implementation of a realistic training and support plan for teams and staff.

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