Overview
The National Programme Coordination Officer will provide analytical assessment of strategic documents and project proposals, validate financial reports, and contribute to the consistency of project documentation and practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides analytical assessment of the quality, coherence and strategic alignment of strategic documents, project proposals, budgets and evaluation reports, identifying systemic issues, risks and areas for improvement and formulating recommendations.
- Validates extra-budgetary (ExB) projects’ financial reports for donor submission in alignment with donor agreements.
- Provides technical information to programme staff on project design, implementation, and reporting processes in line with project cycle management guidelines, ensuring proper application of established procedures.
- Contributes to the consistency and harmonization of project documentation and practices across programmes; assists in the preparation of guidance materials and tools.
- Contributes to drafting regular briefings and background materials on programme implementation, donor developments, and relevant policy issues for internal use.
- Coordinates programme and project monitoring meetings, ensuring timely organization, effective stakeholder engagement and systematic follow-up on agreed actions.
- Serves as a focal point for evaluation-related activities, contributing to the review of Terms of Reference (ToRs) to ensure compliance with OSCE evaluation policy, standards and guidelines.
- Liaises, as required, with the OSCE Secretariat and other OSCE structures, as well as external partners, to support coordination of activities related to projects and donor contributions
Required Experience
- Minimum two years of relevant professional experience in programme/project coordination, administration or management.
- Experience with project cycle management, including project design, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
- Experience in donor funded projects, including familiarity with budgets, financial reporting and extrabudgetary funding is an advantage.
- Experience liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including international organizations or government counterparts, is desirable.
- Some knowledge of the OSCE principles and commitments is desirable.
Qualifications
• First-level university degree in political science, international relations, public administration, economics, development studies, or a related field.
