Overview
The Programme Associate provides specialized programme and administrative support to facilitate the development, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF's programmes. The role involves data analysis, budget tracking, reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Support project planning, implementation, and monitoring.
- Assist partnership management processes.
- Coordinate with Programme Managers and partners.
- Monitor timely liquidation of Direct Cash Transfers (DCTs).
- Management of cash payments and verification of payments for Cash Based Assistance.
- Support collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
- Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations.
- Support use of digital and AI tools for data synthesis and decision-making.
- Track budgets, expenditures, and grant utilization.
- Monitor grant validity and support reprogramming or extensions.
- Prepare periodic and ad-hoc grant and donor reports.
- Support preparation of funding proposals and statutory reports.
- Use AI and automation tools to improve efficiency.
- Serve as a resource for digital platforms.
- Ensure compliance with data protection and digital policies.
- Draft clear communications, reports, and knowledge products.
- Maintain organized programme documentation systems.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and onboarding.
- Support organization of trainings, workshops, and field missions.
- Assist with materials preparation, logistics, vendor coordination, and participant liaison.
- Support emergency response, surge deployments, and shifting priorities.
- Provide backup support across programme sections.
Required Experience
6 years of relevant work experience in Programme Management, Administration, Partnerships, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education, Health and Nutrition, program management, partnership management, grant management, budget monitoring, data analysis, monitoring and evaluation. and any other related fields.
Qualifications
Completion of secondary education is required. Professional and/or university courses in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, Projects Evaluation and Management, Development Studies, Social Science, international development, finance, information systems, data analytics, statistics, communications, project management, economics and any other related fields related to the field of work are highly desirable. A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) may replace 3 years. A Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) may replace an additional 2 years.
