Assistant Programme Officer

Organizational Context

The UNHCR National Office in the Dominican Republic, part of the Multi-Country Office Panama, operates in a complex environment influenced by the Haiti situation. The office supports operations addressing increased migration control measures and deportations, disproportionately affecting vulnerable Haitian nationals and mixed-status families. The incumbent supports planning, implementation, reporting, and monitoring of activities.

Job Purpose

The Assistant Programme Officer supports the provision of programmatic guidance and assistance for the implementation of protection and solutions strategies within available resources. This role involves coordinating with various sections to ensure harmonized programmatic approaches throughout the UNHCR Operations Management Cycle. The incumbent will work in alignment with UNHCR's strategic directions, engaging with partners, including displaced persons, governmental institutions, and the private sector, to ensure programme management aligns with UNHCR's Strategic Directions, Global Strategic Priorities, the Global Compact for Refugees, and corporate positions on SDGs. A key aspect is working within the multi-functional team approach, ensuring stakeholder participation in all phases of the Program Management Cycle.

Responsibilities

- Support needs assessment and analysis of forcibly displaced and stateless persons, using an Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) perspective for planning. - Provide programmatic support for developing multi-year protection and solutions strategies and annual plans, aligning with corporate priorities. - Assist in Results-Based Management and enhancing programme capacity to meet evolving requirements and address gaps. - Support the planning process in compliance with the Programme Manual and planning instructions. - Contribute to reviewing and analyzing regional UNHCR office plans, mid-year, and year-end reports for quality assurance and compliance. - Assist in broadening partnerships with key stakeholders to enhance protection and solutions responses for displaced and stateless persons. - Contribute to the effective implementation of the framework for working with partners, including partner selection, agreement management, and project monitoring. - Ensure consistent monitoring approaches, tools, and systems within the Area of Responsibility, adhering to global standards. - Actively participate in UNHCR's programming community of practice and contribute to improving programming tools and processes. - Identify potential gaps and problems, recommending solutions in cooperation with relevant sections for efficient programme activity implementation. - Assist in the timely follow-up of internal and external audit observations and recommendations related to programmatic issues. - Support risk identification and management, seizing opportunities impacting objectives and ensuring risk-based decision-making.

Work Experience

Demonstrated experience in programme management, including familiarity with the Operations Management Cycle (OMC) and Results-Based Management. Experience in field operations, understanding the centrality of protection in programming, Joint Needs Assessments, and targeting principles is essential. Experience in inter-agency coordination and in humanitarian/refugee contexts is desirable.

Skills

Programme Management Operations Management Cycle (OMC) Results-Based Management Field Operations Protection Principles Joint Needs Assessments Targeting Principles Inter-agency Coordination Humanitarian Context Refugee Context Stakeholder Management Partnership Management

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