National Program Manager Service Contract (NOC)

UNDP-UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative is a joint programme to provide financial and technical support to countries to build capacity for mainstreaming poverty -environment linkages into national development planning processes

Location: Uganda - Kampala

Duties and ResponsibilitiesUnder the supervision of the Programme Technical Committee chaired by the Executive Director of NEMA and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, and in collaboration with the International Technical Advisor, UNDP Uganda and the UNDP-UNEP PEI Africa Team in Nairobi , the Programme Manager shall undertake the following tasks:

1) Program management and implementation in collaboration with the International Technical Advisor
- Ensure timely implementation of the PEI workplan;
- Review the PEI workplan for its relevance and suggest changes to the MFPED, NEMA, UNDP Uganda and PEI Africa Team, Technical and Steering Committee as appropriate;
- In collaboration with relevant Implementing Partners, develop Terms of Reference for the needed consultancies for approval by the Technical Committee and support the identification of consultants and other stakeholders to work with;
- Facilitate international missions and the work of consultants by helping them to access information and make the right contacts;
- Play the lead role in coordinating expert inputs that are provided by international and national consultants for Programme implementation, in coordinating technical inputs for major Programme events in developing partnerships with relevant parties as well as in building information/knowledge networks;
- Actively liaise with and support other Government partners implementing PEI activities;
- Provide technical inputs to improve the integration of environmental in the existing development planning processes in the country;
- Contribute to papers, briefs, and various reports related to the Programme;
- Assist in preparing different technical assignments as per PEI workplan e.g. facilitate the collection and analysis of existing studies and information on poverty and environment;
- Coordinate the preparation of meetings and workshops, including identification of speakers, hiring of venue;
- Coordinate the preparation of consolidated quarterly requests for advance;
- Ensure that monitoring and evaluation of Programme activities take place, including organisation of reporting meetings;
- Ensure programme reporting requirements are met and quarterly, annual and financial and substantive reporting is rigorous and timely;
- Produce quarterly progress and annual reports to be submitted to the Steering Committee, UNDP Uganda and UNDP-UNEP Africa focused on capturing results, learning lessons and documenting best practices in order to improve programme performances.
- Undertake day-to-day supervision of the Administrative and Financial Assistant;
- Perform other duties related to the programme that may be requested;- Keep in close contact with UNDP Uganda and the UNDP-UNEP PEI Africa focal point in Nairobi to ensure that the UNDP-UNEP PEI is kept up-to-date on programme progress and problems encountered.

2) Maintain links with the UNCT, development partners and international poverty and environment community in collaboration with Technical Advisor
- Facilitate linkages between PEI Uganda and PEI programmes in other countries to identify opportunities for lesson learning between countries;
- Ensure that the PEI Uganda participates in activities of the global UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative and contributes to the knowledge network of the UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Facility;
- Ensure that PEI Uganda is informed by international best practice and identify opportunities for PEI Uganda Management Team to participate in internal fora on poverty and environment;
- Represent PEI Uganda Joint Programme to other donors with a view to mobilizing additional funds.

Reporting

The Programme Manager will be part of the Secretariat stationed in NEMA reporting through the Head of Planning Department to the Programme Technical Committee chaired by NEMA and the Ministry of Finance which in turn reports to the Programme Steering Committee co-chaired by the Government of Uganda and the UN.

The Programme Manager will be supported by and work in close collaboration with UNDP Uganda and UNDP-UNEP PEI Africa Team in Nairobi.

Profile and qualifications

Required is a national expert with strong experience concerning natural resource management and development in Uganda.
- At least a Masters degree with specialisation in development, agriculture, or natural resource economics, planning or environmental policy;
- Minimum of 5 years working experience in the area of development, including poverty reduction, including experience in national or sectoral development planning processes or environmental policy and management;
- Knowledge and working experience in Uganda related to environment and development issues and processes;
- Strong background in planning and budgeting; knowledge of UNDP programme management systems is an advantage;
- Strong team working skills and willingness to travel;
- Excellent communication skills with ability to express ideas clearly, logically and effectively, both orally and in writing.- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English;
- Computer literacy and ability to use Word Processing and office technology quipment.

Duration

The initial duration of the assignment is 12 months (renewable), starting April 2009.

The Joint Programme is expected to run until December 2011.

How to apply

Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit a CV and letter of motivation via email to mtha.gitonga@undp.org

by 27th February 2009.

Reference Code: RW_7P7BSA-79