Programme Manager

SPC - Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Noumea, New Caledonia

The role - Programme Manager will ensure effective programme management of the UBPP co-design phase including work planning, stakeholder engagement and consultation and monitoring, evaluation and learning.

The key responsibilities of the role include

Programme planning and execution

Lead the management of the UBPP work planning, budget and consultancies.
Manage team progress and allocation of activities across the team and consultants.
Lead on select project activities as agreed through work planning.
Coordinate SPC internal advisory group on UBPP.
Identify and manage programme issues and risks.
Coordinate the recruitment of the UBPP team.
Research and analysis to inform the UBPP design and resource mobilisation strategy.

Communications and stakeholder engagement

Collaborate on and quality assure UBPP knowledge products for alignment with donor and SPC requirements.
Coordinating meeting and event planning and arrangements including UBPP informal working group, virtual donor roundtable and sub-regional missions.
Preparing meeting records, progress reports, proposals and other tasks to support UBPP design and engagement.
Ensure knowledge management of UBPP programme including electronic files and reports.

Knowledge management, monitoring, reporting and learning

Develop of UBPP MEL plan and strategy, ensuring alignment with donor and SPC MEL requirements.
Develop and manage all performance monitoring activities and systems, including necessary data management and visualisation software.
Conduct regular and ad-hoc data analysis and provide quality assurance over the preparation of donor reports and UBPP contributions to SPC corporate reports and evaluations.
Lead internal learning and use of MEL findings and facilitate opportunities to increase learning across UBPP and with other SPC divisions and programmes.

Key selection criteria

Qualifications

Master’s degree in political or social sciences, business management, law, international relations, or a related field or equivalent body of knowledge and experience.

Technical expertise

A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in a programme management or related role.
Good knowledge and understanding of project design, technical cooperation, resource mobilisation and stakeholder engagement.
Good research and analytical skills.
Able to apply sound judgement in the context of assignments given.
Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word and Excel).