UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering an IICA full time position within the Programme
Unit in Khartoum, Sudan Representative Office.
The Programme Officer will be based in The Representative Office in Khartoum, Sudan,
typically reporting to and be guided by the Senior Program officer and may supervise a small
team of local and international staff. He/she may refer to UNHCR’s Programme Manual
(Chapter IV), UNHCR's corporate and regional strategic priorities, operation plans and other
relevant institutional rules and regulations for further guidance.
The Programme Officer will provide programmatic guidance and support with regard to the
implementation of protection and solutions strategies within available resources. S/he will
coordinate with the other sections/units to ensure harmonized programmatic approaches at all
levels and throughout the UNHCR Operations Management Cycle. S/he will work in line with
the overall UNHCR directions which crucially require working with partners, including with
persons of concern, governmental institutions and the private sector, ensuring that programme
management is approached as per UNHCR’s Strategic Directions, Global Strategic Priorities
(GSPs), Global Compact for Refugees (GCR), corporate positions on SDGs.
The incumbent is expected to work in line with the multi-functional team (MFT) approach as
defined within the Program Manual, ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders in all
phases of the Program Management Cycle.
UNHCR is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a
better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Every year,
millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and
persecution. We are in over 125 countries, using our expertise to protect and care for millions.
Title: Programme Officer
Duty Station: Khartoum, Sudan
Duration: through 31/12/2020
Contract Type: UNOPS International Individual Contractor – IICA 2
Closing date: 19 March 2020
Start date: ASAP.
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Operational Context
Sudan Operation has 4 Sub Offices and 9 field offices. The programme unit in Khartoum
supports the implementation of UNHCR Sudan Operations Plan countrywide including
supporting field programme colleagues in planning, drafting partnership agreements, tracking
earmarked donor funding and supporting the monitoring of project activities. The operation
would like to strengthen it’s monitoring of activities including individual monitoring of specific
donor funding. The ideal incumbent should have strong background in programme
management including monitoring or evaluation of large-scale projects at local or international
level. Experience with development of monitoring strategies, plans or templates is important
for this position. The incumbent should also have experience with extensive travel and drafting
of mission and monitoring reports.
Responsibilities
• Support in assessing and analysing the needs of persons of concern in a participatory
manner, using an Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective as basis for planning.
• Provide support on programmatic aspects of developing multi-year protection and
solutions strategies and annual plans with corresponding priorities taking into account
corporate priorities.
• Support Results Based Management and programme capacity in light of evolving
requirements, programming approaches and gaps.
• Support the planning process in compliance with planning parameters outlined in the
Programme Manual and the planning instructions.
• Review and analyse plans, mid-year and year-end reports of UNHCR office(s),
ensuring quality assurance and compliance with established policies, guidelines,
procedures and standards.
• Support in the provision of overall direction to broaden partnerships with key
stakeholders in order to maximize the protection and solutions response for persons of
concern.
• Provide support to ensure a consistent application of the framework for implementing
with partners, including the effective implementation of the policy on selection and
retention of partners, management of partnership agreements, risk-based project
performance monitoring, and risk-based project audits, among others.
• Contribute to ensure consistent and coherent monitoring approaches, tools and
systems in line with global standards and polices.
• Actively contribute to UNHCRs programming of community of practice and
continuously contributing to improvements of programming tools and processes.
• Identify potential gaps and problems and in cooperation with other relevant sections
recommend appropriate solutions to ensure the efficient implementation of programme
activities.
• Oversee a timely and effective follow-up of internal and external audits observations
and recommendations that relate to programmatic issues.
• Perform other related duties as required.
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Essential minimum qualifications and professional
experience required
• 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience
with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree, in
(Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences or other relevant field).
• Demonstrated experience in programme management including familiarization with the
OMC and sound knowledge Results Based-Management. Demonstrated experience
in field operations, sound knowledge on the centrality of protection in programming,
Joint Needs Assessments and the principles of targeting.
Desirable qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in coordination within an inter-agency context and other
actors, in a refugee or humanitarian context. Sound experience in program
management training and capacity building activities.
Functional Skills
• PG-Programme Management (project formulation, programme cycles and reporting
standards)
• PG-Results-Based Management
• PG-UNHCR's Programmes
• PG-Experience with coordinating with Implementing Partners
(Governmt/INGO/NGO/Corporate) Data and information management understanding;
Location
The IICA will be based in Khartoum, Sudan with travel to other states within Sudan.
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Remuneration
Monthly fees range betweenUS$7,000 – US$9,000, depending on the level of expertise of the
candidate. Daily subsistence allowance for travel within Sudan will be payable as applicable.

Interested applicants should submit their letter of motivation, Personal History Form (PHF) and
CV to SUDKH-HR@unhcr.org indicating [Programme Officer] in the subject of the email.
Personal History Forms are available at PHF Form / Supplementary Sheet.
− This an international officer vacancy. Sudanese Nationals are not eligible to apply.
− Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
− Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
− Candidate Assessments may include a written examination followed by a Competency
Based
The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and
opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities
as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are
encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex,
national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.