Team Leader

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Position Purpose

Under the guidance and supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative, the Team Leader, Partnerships Development and Results Management Unit (PDRM) acts as an advisor to Senior Management of UNDP Ethiopia on all aspects of the Country Office (CO) programme with specific focus on strategic partnerships and resource mobilization and results-based management (RBM).

The team is responsible for four key functional areas: strategic planning, partnerships, support to programme management, and management and reporting of financial resources.

The Team Leader, Partnerships Development and Results Management Unit (PDRM) supervises a team of professional and support staff in the country office and works in close collaboration with the Programme and Operations Teams, staff of other UN Agencies, UNDP Regional and HQs staff and Government Officials, international and local media, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society.

The Team Leader will also be directing the Programme Implementation Support Officers with reference to overseeing and coordinating with Programmes on delivery monitoring and reporting in the field.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake ongoing assessment and analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the country in order  to advise  on programme strategy;
• Based on ongoing assessment  and analysis, identify new opportunities for new programme and project  development; and adjustment of programme and project implementation, in line with  the Common  Country Assessment  (CCA), United Nations  Development Assistance  Framework (UNDAF), Country Propramme Document (CPD), Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP), Annual Work Plan (AWP) and other key planning frameworks;
• Support and advise Programme Units (Governance and Capacity Development, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction and Climate Resilient Green Growth) on project identification and development;
• Ensure UNDP Programme in Ethiopia fully operationalizes all key result areas identified in the UNDAF/CPD in collaboration with the main partners and other UN Agencies;
• Manage the PMSU.
• Support implementation of the CO partnerships and resource  mobilization strategies to achieve  Programme outcomes;
• Establishing, deepening  and coordination of partnerships with the UN agencies, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors,  private sector, civil society, etc.;
• Support identification of programmatic areas of cooperation, based  on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and donors’ priorities;
• Identification of possibilities for UN joint programming & other partnership development opportunities;
• Oversee the management of the Pooled Funded projects of the Development Assistance Group (DAG);
• Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible  areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing;
• Undertake analysis of a partnership survey and develop and oversee the implementation of an action plan, within a broader partnership and resource mobilization strategy, to improve partnership results.
• Promote effective application of RBM tools in programme and project cycle management;
• Support business processes mapping and establishment of internal Standard Operating Procedures  in RBM, and advise  on controls of the workflows in the Programme Units;
• Provide technical, advisory and oversight support  in programme and project cycle management; including planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring, ensuring the application of UNDP Programme policies and procedures;
• Undertake continual monitoring and analysis of the Programme environment, to recommend opportunities for new Programme development and timely readjustment of programme;
• Ensure that periodic Results-Oriented Annual Report (ROAR) data and information are inputted timely.
• Ensure implementation & maintenance of programme resource planning & M&E systems;
• Coordinate with Operations & Programme teams to ensure proper planning and utilization of resources;
• Continually review information, reports and trends on programme resources to provide analysis and recommendations for senior management;
• Oversee the donor relation and programme implementation support staff with a view to further programme delivery;
• Development and conduct of a Competitive Landscape Analysis of partners, their priorities and characterization of their relationships/partnerships;
• Strengthen the strategic direction of the UNDP Programme in Ethiopia;
• Coordinate NIM Audit and HACT implementation;
• Create, write and co-coordinate timely reports.
• Lead efforts to develop  and institutionalize a culture  of lessons  learning, knowledge building and knowledge management in the CO;
• Identification and analysis of sources of information related to policy-driven issues;
• Development of mechanisms to ensure identification and synthesis of good practices and lessons learned directly linked to Programme goals, and their feedback  into ongoing programme development and implementation;
• Advise Programme Units  in their  support to advocacy networks, policy dialogues and campaigns of national level,  and/or linked  to international networks;
• Promote sound contributions of UNDP Ethiopia to UNDP corporate and other knowledge networks and communities of practice;
• Support the formulation of office learning plan, based on lessons learned & identified weaknesses;
• In close cooperation with the Learning Manager, organization of trainings for the operations/projects staff on relevant programming issues as identified in the learning plans.
• Ensure effective human resource management including staff and short-term consultants;
• Actively support staff well-being and career development through various means;
• Promote teamwork within the Unit and across the CO;
• Oversee the recruitment of top-quality expertise in the programme and take part in the assurance of the quality of their deliverables;
• Supervise procurement of goods and services including quality assurance of specifications, review of Terms of Reference (TORs) and Request for Proposals (RFPs) to accomplish results and in accordance with UNDP procedures;
• Participate in other managerial functions as needed, including representation, as requested by the supervisor/Resident Representative;
• Oversees the process, quality and outcome of the monitoring, evaluation and performance measurement of programs and projects towards compliance with CPD and UNDP strategic plan.

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