UNOAU Mission Planning Officer Jobs 2021 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UNOAU Ethiopia looking for “Mission Planning Officer”. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before 11th Dec 2021.
The United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) was established on 1 July 2010 by UN General Assembly Resolution 64/288. The Office integrated three existing offices: Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Liaison Office, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) AU Peace Support Team and the Department of Field Support (DFS) Planning Team for Somalia to support the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as well as the support component of the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Joint Support Coordination Mechanism (JCM) office in Addis Ababa.
UNOAU Mission Planning Officer Jobs 2021
The UNOAU has published a job vacancy announcement on 13th Nov 2021 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Mission Planning Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Office to the African Union |
| Position | Mission Planning Officer |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | 11th Dec 2021 |
UNOAU Job Vacancy 2021
Job Responsibilities: Within delegated authority, and under the guidance of the Chief of Staff, the Mission Planning Officer will:
- Develops and maintains productive collaboration with mission components, bilateral and multilateral donors, African Union and other stakeholders;
- Supports the preparation of a mission work-plan, which, building on the vision of the SRSG, translates the mission mandated tasks into a form that fuses objectives, timelines and expected outcomes into a coherent whole, serving as an authoritative guide for the development and implementation of mission component plans.
- Provides advice to mission components in development of component-level plans, including to ensure coherence with the Mission’s overall strategic direction and planning tools.
- Provides advice to senior management and programme managers on strategic and operational planning policy, procedures and best practices; provides recommendations on design of specific planning tools and mechanisms, in line with policy and best practice, to meet the needs of the mission and partners.
- Requests, analyses and drafts inputs to the Mission Results-Based Budget (RBB) framework and performance reports, and prepare inputs as required for audits, budget monitoring and performance reporting.
- Provide substantive and practical support, such as serving as secretariat, to relevant committees, task forces, clusters, inter-agency coordination groups, steering committees and working groups;
- Serve as focal point for internal controls, monitoring and evaluation; lead the process for internal control reviews and deliver timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control issues;
- Monitor and evaluate mandate implementation and workplans, prepare position papers, and record policy related decisions.
- Organize and provide substantive and practical support to conferences, meetings, seminars and workshops, as necessary.
- Design and implement a resource mobilization strategy in line with UNOAU priorities, assist in proposal development and support donor relations efforts and reporting, and grant management;
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: Mission Planning Officer, P4
- Job Code Title: MISSION PLANNING OFFICER
- Department/Office: United Nations Office to the African Union
- Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
- Posting Period: 12 November 2021 – 11 December 2021
- Job Opening Number: 21-Political Affairs-UNOAU-168254-R-Addis Ababa (M)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Political Science, Management or Development, or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Professional training in the areas of planning, facilitation and/or coordination is an asset.
Experience:
- A minimum of seven years of relevant, progressively responsible professional experience, including in policy development at the strategic level as well as facilitating and coordinating multi-stakeholder planning processes in peace consolidation settings
- Field experience is required, including at least one year in a UN peacekeeping mission/special political mission, and/or working with UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes in a post-conflict setting.
- prior experience and familiarity with the budget planning and reporting process including the Results-Based Budget (RBB) framework and performance reporting, as well as the UN system of internal controls, is required
- Prior experience in extrabudgetary trust fund management, donor relations and reporting is required
- Prior experience in monitoring and evaluation of mandate implementation is desirable
- Prior experience in supporting partnerships with regional/sub-regional organizations in peace and security is desirable.
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant UN policies, procedures and operations
How to Apply UNOAU Mission Planning Officer Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=168254
The Closing Date: 11th Dec 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | unoau.unmissions.org |
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