Programme Management Office (PRMO) - Advisor

About the role

The Programme Management Office (PRMO) - Advisor provides strategic and operational leadership for the planning, coordination and delivery of the UNMAS Country Programme. As Officer-in-Charge of the Programme Section, the role leads the programme team, supports resource mobilization and stakeholder engagement, and ensures effective reporting, risk and knowledge management and delivery of results. The position reports to the Senior Programme Officer.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the development, articulation and periodic review of the Country Programme Strategy, and support its translation into a Workplan and monitoring mechanisms.
• Support resource mobilization: monitor trends and needs, coordinate new programme activities, and accompany the management team in bilateral donor meetings, donor forums and international conferences.
• Prepare resource mobilization documents such as concept notes, proposals and budgets, and support the review, submission, negotiation and signature of funding agreements.
• Develop compliance plans and monitoring frameworks for funding agreements, track programme delivery against targets, and report progress to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure sex- and age-disaggregated beneficiary data and GESI/PSEAH requirements are reflected in reports, and share GESI and PSEAH findings with the PSC GEDSI Advisor.
• Maintain relationships with UN entities, donors, government counterparts and mine action stakeholders, and act as focal point in inter-agency coordination meetings.
• Contribute to UN common planning and programming processes, and to the Mine Action Area of Responsibility under the Protection Cluster, including the Humanitarian Needs Overview and Response Plan.
• Support communication strategies and the production of public information products, and prepare meeting summaries, analytical reports and regular updates such as quarterly reports and risk logs.