Program Associate at United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - UNOCHA

This job opening is being advertised for the position of Programe Associate GS-7 located in the OCHA Maiduguri Office and reports to the NHF Programe Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key functions:

• Provide support to the implementation of the monitoring pillar of the NHF accountability framework. 
• Provide support to the Programme Pillar of the NHF Accountability Framework.
• Facilitate knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing on NHF processes within OCHA Nigeria and the NHF implementing partners.
• Provide support to HFU Management functions.

Provide support to the implementation of the monitoring pillar of the NHF accountability framework. 

• Perform monitoring missions in line with the NHF monitoring plan.
• Assist with the coordination and implementation of field monitoring visits and remote monitoring of NHF-funded projects.
• Document, analyze, and interpret the results from field monitoring visits and remote monitoring to assess the progress against the strategic objectives of the Allocation and the Fund.
• Review submitted project monitoring reports, analyze the results and follow up on recommendations with respective partners.
• Provide training and capacity support on monitoring and reporting to NHF partners, in line with NHF Training Plan.

Provide support to the Programme Pillar of the NHF Accountability Framework.

• Review corrects and approve NHF Narrative Reports
• Liaise with partner to receive progress narrative reports in time as per defined operational modalities of NHF funded project.
• Review narrative reports and provide feedback to partners.
• Guide partners and respond partners ‘queries about narrative reporting.
• Support in new partner intake and due diligence.
• Support in Strategic and Technical Reviews of allocation processes.
• Support drafting of the NHF Annual Report.
• Support in project revisions as required.

Facilitate knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing on NHF processes within OCHA Nigeria and the NHF implementing partners.

• Support capacity assessment of new partners.
• Support capacity building of NHF eligible partner.
• Support Allocation management process.
• Support preparation of donor field visits

Provide support to HFU Management functions.

• Keep NHF contact lists up to date.
• Support the preparation of NHF allocation meeting.
• Support the preparation of NHF Advisory Board meetings.
• Take meeting minutes.
• Support other functions as requested the Head of the HFU.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Secondary education is required.
• A University degree in the position related fieldswill be given due consideration but not a requirement  

Experience:

• A minimum of seven (7) years (with secondary education) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian affairs, monitoring and/or programmes or similar functions is required.
• 3 years’ experience in working in the BAY States (Borno/Adamawa/Yobe) is required 
• Experience working with OCHA Pooled Funds (NHF and/or CERF) either directly or as a partner is required. 
• Experience working in the UN system is required.
• Experience working with Monitoring and Evaluation is required.
• Availability for travel.
• Proficiency is MS office suite.
• Knowledge of databases structure and advance excel skills are desirable

Language:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Knowledge of local languages is an asset.