Senior Program Associate, UNHCR Stockholm, G7 level

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UNHCR is recruiting for a General Service position based in Stockholm, Sweden. The UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe is responsible for eight countries: Denmark Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicate 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. UNHCR teams are in the field in over 125 countries, using their expertise to protect and care for nearly 55 million people.

The incumbent is expected to have contacts within the organization and outside the duty station, as well as with partners and other stakeholders to collect information, monitor programme activities and implement administrative requirements.

Areas of responsibility are:

.Provide inputs for developing the country (regional) operations plan for overall compliance with UNHCR global strategic priorities and regional priorities as well as with annual programming/planning instructions.
.Assist in organizing and documenting a consultative process to ensure a consistent application of the organization's criteria and policies for the selection of implementing and operational partners.
.Assist in managing the development of a broad network of partners, good coordination practices and the development of partner capacities.
.Assist in negotiating agreements with implementing partners and ensure that IP agreements are established in conformity with UNHCR's financial rules and the latest Headquarters' instructions.
.Assist in the design and preparation of detailed operations plan according to UNHCR standards and draft relevant agreements to be concluded with IPs.
.Undertake proper collection, monitoring and use of baselines, standards and indicators needed to measure and analyse programme performance, trends and target interventions.
.Review the implementation and performance of IPs agreements through appropriate physical monitoring to evaluate the projects by reviewing work plans, progress reports, budget, financial reports and expenditures; undertake field visits.
.To ensure quality programmes, use UNHCR's corporate tools (e.g. Global Focus, Focus Client) to assess the technical soundness of the operation and generate data for evidence-based decisions at the country-level.
.Assist in keeping donor representatives briefed on developments and assist in the development of funding submissions, appeals and reports.
.Assist in monitoring compliance to the organization's resource allocation framework, providing support and taking corrective action where required.
.Assist in ensuring compliance in issuance of audit certificates for Implementing Partners.
.Perform other duties as required.


Qualifications and Professional experience:

.Completion of Secondary education and advanced training/certificate in Business Administration, Social Science, Political science, Information Management, International Law or related field.
.Minimum 11 years of previous job experience relevant to the function, (the number of years of university education may be considered equal to the same number or years of work experience).
.Fluency in English and knowledge of one or more of the Baltic/Nordic languages is desirable.
.Computer skills (in MS office).


For more information: Please contact swest@unhcr.org