UNDP Kenya Assistant Country Director Management Project Fund Job Vacancy,Friday, October 1, 2010

UNDP Kenya Assistant Country Director Management Project Fund Job Vacancy,Friday, October 1, 2010
United Nations development Programme (UNDP) is UN’s global development organization. UNDP has a normative global mission as a pro-poor development agency to promote human rights, gender and the Millennium Development Goals.

UNDP Kenya would like to recruit a Assistant Country Director Management Project Fund, (Grade NOD)

Background
Under the guidance of the Country Director and direct supervision Deputy Country Director (Programme) to the Assistant Resident Representative Programme acts as a one of the advisers to Senior Management.

In addition to senior managerial functions the incumbent is responsible for providing the overall Country Programme with management and administrative support, strategic planning, proactive delivery and effective implementation of the entire range of functions in the programme cycle, from conceptualization and formulation to monitoring and evaluation.

In liaison with DCD-P and other Team Leders, the ACD-P plays lead role in the analyses of the social, economic, environmental and political context in Kenya and advises on creative responses to emerging complex chalenges and possible areas for UNDP interventions within the Country Programme Action Plan.

In addition the ACD identifies and forges strategic partnerships with the government, UN agencies, bi-laterals for simplification and harmonization, substantive programme interventions and resource mobilization in his domain.

Position Information
The ACD may also assume a broader scope as well as higher levels of decision making as a member of Senior Management Team.

In addition to the senior managerial functions associated with the position, the ACD, with other Team Leaders, may also advise on potential areas of policy that could have an impact in the country.

Other senior management, advisory and policy functions include ensuring accountability and adherence within various UNDP policies and guidelines and CO committees to ensure accountability and staff responsiveness to emerging performance requirements.

In addition the ACD identifies and forges strategic partnerships with government, Un Agencies, bilateral organizations for simplification and harmonization, substantive programme interventions and resource mobilization.

The external focus of the job also entails engagement of senior government officials such as Members of Parliament, Permanent Secretaries and Heads of parastatals and government departments for upstream policy advise, formulating national policies and strategies with the parameters established by the AR.