Title: Associate Program officer (JPO)
Sector: Program
Location: Goma , Dem. Rep. of Congo
Duration of the assignment: One year
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the Supervision of the Senior Program Officer and in close collaboration with colleagues in the Program Unit, the Junior Professional Officer will be responsible for the following:
- Participates in all planning processes including internal planning with the COP process making use of available guiding documents (RBM, focus, GNA, etc.) , and external within the Humanitarian Action Plan.
- Actively participates in fundraising with the preparation of project proposals to be submitted to Donors in line with UNHCR and Donor requirements particularly in with regards to local funding opportunities available (Pooled fund, CERF, STAREC, etc.).
- Liaise with Regional Office/HQ for appropriate registration of approved contributions and ascertain coherence with agreements with partners.
- Discuss with relevant partners and prepare sub agreements according to agreed priorities and existing resources.
- Facilitate the training of national partners, in UNHCR programming procedures, especially in the framework of transition.
- In the context of the Humanitarian reform, actively represent UNHCR in relevant cluster meetings, (particularly NFI/Shelter, WATSAN cluster meetings), as well as other fora where UNHCR Program unit is required, such as the Stabilization Working Group.
- In close collaboration with relevant units, prepare/constantly review the plan for NFIs required for the operation, the timely delivery in accordance with the logistical capacity, distribution monitoring, and ascertain the necessary justification documentation and reports are available.
- Prepare reports and other relevant documents required by Office, the Regional Office in Kinshasa and HQ, for both North Kivu and Oriental Province.
- Assist with audit preparation in collaboration with the Project Control Unit by providing relevant documents required by auditors.
- Organize meetings with partners to discuss implementation strategy issues, problems experienced, and provide adequate support for improvement.
- Undertake field missions to ascertain that progress on activities are being accomplished according to agreed standard and time, and report any problem met to the Program Unit.
- Constantly liaise with colleagues in the field to monitor problems met and provide adequate and timely guidance on finding appropriate solutions.
- Train staff of other unit in Program related issues, both in Goma, Bunia and in the Field units including Masisi, Kitchanga, Lubero, Beni.
- Provide specific inputs on program design, implementation and monitoring tools.
- Perform all other duties required by Management.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Qualifications: University degree in Business Administration, Law, Economics, Political Science or related field. BA and 4 years of work experience or MA and 2 years of work experience.
TRAINING COMPONENTS AND LEARNING ELEMENTS:
Learning will be structured through:
- On-the-job training while the incumbent carries out specific functions at the Sub-Office
- Field exposure while the incumbent visits the IDP operations
- Briefings from supervisors and colleagues
- Attending meetings, workshops and seminars on refugee/IDP issues and program/operations management
- Attending external training courses if possible
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Organizational structure of UNHCR in DRC: UNHCR has 16 offices in the country, including a regional representation in Kinshasa, three sub-offices in the east and 12 field offices across the country, with a total staff of 342 people.
UNHCR is engaged in protecting and finding solutions to some 150,000 refugees hosted by DRC, in facilitating the return and reintegration of Congolese returnees repatriating from neighbouring countries and plays a major role in the protection, assistance and supporting solutions for IDPs, particularly in North Kivu, where large scale internal displacement have occurred since 2007.
As lead of the cluster protection, UNHCR plays an important role in advocating for the respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law especially for the IDPs in the Eastern Provinces. UNHCR assists the displaced in crisis through the distribution of food-and non food items as well as the amelioration of their physical security in coordination with military authorities. Since October 2007, with the official adoption of the camp coordination and camp management mechanism in North Kivu, UNHCR has taken over the overall coordination of IDP sites (16 sites with a population of about 100,000 people).
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