UN VACANCY: TEAM LEADER PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIP UNIT

LOCATION: ABUJA, NIGERIA

ABOUT THE ROLE
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Country Director, the Team Leader -Planning and Partnership  is responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of UNDP Nigeria Country Programme in accordance with the UNDP policies to ensure the accountability of the CO for its performance and contribution to development results; to ensure that objective evaluations are designed and managed to assess effectiveness, efficiency; impact and sustainability of results; to ensure that Programme Planning, Monitoring and Evaluations are carried out in a credible and systematic manner. The incumbent is also responsible for knowledge management in the CO, creation of knowledge-building and sharing culture.

The Team Leader will supervise the Planning and Partnership Unit (PPU) staff and work closely with programme and operations teams. The incumbent will closely cooperate with the staff of other units, UN agencies within the UNDAF framework, UNDP HQs staff and Government officials

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Establishment of Planning, Monitoring and  Evaluation systems and their implementation in the CO;
•    Oversight for programme financial management;
•    Partnership building and resource mobilization;
•    Data mining and production of CO knowledge products
•    Responsible for the development and enhancement of CO’s knowledge management system

Ensures establishment of a planning, monitoring and evaluation systems and their  implementation in the CO, focusing on achieving the following:
•    Participate in Policy dialogue with Government including the development of the Country Programme; and in consultation with UN Agencies and other development partners, as may be required, to chart operational Strategies and develop implementation arrangements, M&E frameworks suited to the socio-economic realities of the country.
•    Coordinates, supervises, and leads the CO annual, Programme and strategic planning processes within the framework of Results Based Management platform, monitors the Integrated Work Plan (IWP) and ensures that the projects are managed in accordance with the ATLAS Project Management Module;
•    Advice to management and office staff on status of results achieved, risks and common issues, constraints and opportunities. Alerts office on issues affecting achievement of results;
•    Provides guidance and technical support to outcome groups for assessment of performance through quarterly and annual portfolio reviews to promote quality assurance to ensure substantive accountability for results;
•    Design and establishment of the evaluation system in the CO to ensure efficient evaluation in CO in compliance with the UNDP Evaluation Policy , guidelines, norms and standards for evaluation in the UN system, ensuring organizational accountability;
•    Preparation of periodic report on evaluation findings and recommendations, and provide inputs into corporate reporting instruments, such as ROAR etc;
•    Facilitation of internal reporting and information sharing on programme issues-level of progress, successes and lessons learned.

Ensures knowledge building and sharing in the CO, promotes the use of evaluation findings, lessons and recommendations in planning, policy, programme and portfolio decision-making in the CO, focusing on achieving the following results:
•    Evaluation findings, lessons and recommendations captured, analyzed and made easily accessible to UNDP staff, and stakeholders, in accordance with evaluation policy, built into CO knowledge management , and actively disseminated in learning events, and channeled into decision-making processes;
•    Development and implementation of the CO knowledge management strategy including tools, products, and initiatives to create, sustain and share knowledge;
•    Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals;
•    Creation of systems; standards and tools, for codifying, organizing and retrieving knowledge  assets;
•    In coordination with the learning manager organizes periodic events for sharing knowledge, and facilitation of staff participation in Practice Networks; UNDP knowledge networks, regional networks and community of practice.

Oversight for Programme financial management:
•    Cordinates, supervises and leads programme financial oversight for programme financial resources; budgetary commitment, expenditure tracking and programme delivery patterns; review of budget requirements, programme delivery reports, and financially and operationally closing old or inactive projects and linking of new projects to the UNDP Atlas tree. 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Education:
•    Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science or Related fields.

Experience:
•    Minimum 7-10 years of progressively responsible relevant experience at national or international in planning and design of monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
•    Proven knowledge and experience in programme/project formulation and implementation and resource mobilization.
•    Ability to motivate a team and to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and people of different cultural background.
•    Demonstrated ability to tale initiatives and senior responsibility.
•    Excellent oral and written communication skills.
•    Excellent IT skills.

Language:
•    Fluency (both written and spoken) in English.
•    Knowledge of at least one national language would be desirable.

Eligibility:
•    This is a local post, therefore only candidates who meet residency eligibility criteria need apply.

HOW TO APPLY
•    Interested Candidates should apply online through the website by clicking on the Apply now button. The system will prompt you to upload a CV on the next page.
•    Please note that instead of a CV you're required to download the UNDP Personnel History Form (P11) from the following link  http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc. complete it  and upload when prompted.
•    Applications without a fully completed P.11 form will not be considered.  Only applicants that are shortlisted will be contacted.
•    The system will only allow for one attachement.

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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence