Programme Fund Management Advisor at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

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Job Detail

  • Job ID 1012718
  • Career Level  Officer
  • Experience  7 Years
  • Qualifications  Degree Bachelor

Job Description

  • The Programme Fund Management Advisor will be responsible to advise and support UNOPS Programme Development on a need basis, and will have a thorough understanding of the terms,  conditions, and the respective roles and responsibilities of the partners / stakeholders to ensure the  programmes managed by UNOPS are capable of meeting the business cases of both UNOPS and its donors.
  • The Programme Fund Management Advisor will broadly carry out the following tasks, in accordance with UNOPS  policies, procedures and practices based on needs expressed by country offices.

Fund design 

  • Participate in donor negotiations for designing new funds when requested by country offices
  • Draft concept notes/project proposals/budgets for designing financing mechanisms
  • Draft fund related documentation such as operational guidelines, governance architecture,  safeguards policies and strategy
  • Support offices in designing fund’s organogram and terms of reference
  • Provide surge capacity to new funds during start up and act as interim programme manager when  needed
  • Conceptualize innovative financing approaches to meet donor requirements

Fund Management/Programme Management 

  • Provide diagnostic assessment of ongoing funds and provide advice on turnaround, especially  with regards to strategy, governance, grants model, risk management etc.
  • Provide on-going assurance/peer review on active funds to country office or regional office
  • Propose strategies to attract further funding for ongoing funds
  • Any other related tasks on programme management cycle as needed

Knowledge Management: 

  • Understand and manage UNOPS pricing policy and related corporate charges as they apply to the  Fund
  • Contribute to CFM’s publications and fund management toolkit
  • Actively interact with other stakeholder to share case studies, lessons learned and best practice  on UNOPS Communities
  • The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and  procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

Required skills

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