Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager - (NPSA10)

Organization: UNDP

Job Identification: 13032

Location: Benguela, Angola

Apply Before: 08/31/2023, 06:59 AM

Job Schedule: Full time

Grade: NB4

Vacancy Type: National Personnel Service Agreement

Practice Area: Management

Bureau: Regional Bureau for Africa

Contract Duration: 1 Year

Education & Work Experience: Master's Degree - 5 year(s) experience OR Bachelor's Degree - 7 year(s) experience

Required Languages: English

Desired Languages: Portuguese

Vacancy Timeline: 2 Weeks

Job Description

Background

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP:  we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories. 

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 170 countries and territories, working with Governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the pledge to leave no one behind reflect the interconnectedness of health and sustainable development issues such as the widening economic and social inequalities, the climate crisis, rapid urbanization, the continuing burden of HIV and other infectious diseases (e.g., malaria, tuberculosis, COVID.19), the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and the emergence of health threats. The scope and scale of delivering health and well-being for all demands innovative partnerships and financing.

UNDP’s partnership with the Global Fund (GF), in line with UNDP’s HIV, Health and Development Strategy 2016-2021: Connecting the Dots, makes a vital contribution to UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2018-2021, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the pledge to leave no one behind.   When requested, UNDP acts as interim Principal Recipient (PR), working with national partners and the Global Fund to ensure management, implementation and oversight of GF grants, while simultaneously strengthening health institutions and systems for national entities to assume the PR role over time. 

In Angola, the Ministry of Health and UNDP have had a long-standing, strategic partnership for health service delivery through Global Fund grants. Currently, UNDP is acting as the Principal Recipient for the consolidated HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis 2018-2021. From July 2021 to June 2024, UNDP will act as Principal Recipient for a consolidated HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis Grant. 

Most of the interventions planned in this Grant will be implemented at national level and in priority provinces based on their epidemiological burden. A new sub-national approach, already introduced in Benguela in 2020-21, will be replicated in Benguela province. Its objective is to expand the coverage of high-quality HIV, malaria and tuberculosis services for the most vulnerable populations: pregnant women, children under 5, adolescent girls and young women and key populations. To that end, UNDP establish an office in Benguela. The office will ensure that adequate grant management and implementation of activities are in line with the grant agreement and the sub-national approach. Lessons learned from the Benguela sub-national approach will inform the next Global Fund Funding cycle in Angola.

To help the UNDP Project Management Unit (PMU) deliver in a timely and quality assured manner on the Grant Performance Framework targets, while complying with UNDP and Global Fund rules and regulations, UNDP Angola is recruiting a Project Manager to be based in Benguela. 

Duties and Responsibilities

1.Provincial representation and provision of leadership for the implementation of the sub-national approach in Benguela province:

• Represent the UNDP Global Fund Project vis-à-vis the Provincial Government, the Provincial Health Directorate as well as in strategic partnership forums related to HIV, malaria and tuberculosis within the province;
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Provincial and Municipal Health Directors in the province to ensure ownership of project/Global Fund grant implementation;
• Ensure adequate synergies between Provincial Government, the Global Fund project and other donor-funded activities taking place in the province which are related to HIV, malaria or tuberculosis;
• Identify and communicate risk areas in particular the risk of deviation from the implementation plan to avoid delays; formulates and implements risk assurance measures;
• Maintain close collaboration, coordination and planning with the UNDP Global Fund project  office in Benguela;
• Contribute to periodic UNDP reports for the Country Coordination Mechanism, UN Joint Team on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB, bilateral partners, Civil society and the general public as and when necessary.

 

2. Implement the disease programme monitoring and evaluation strategy and guidelines, resulting in quality M&E activities

• Ensure the development and implementation of detailed activity workplans to help achieve grant performance targets for the province, in collaboration with the Provincial Health Directorate focal points for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis as well as NGO Sub-Recipients;
• Ensure the development and implementation of a provincial monitoring & evaluation plan including field visits to health facility and community-based activities, in Benguela’s 12 Municipalities, in close collaboration with the Provincial Health Directorate;
• Ensure the timely collection, reporting and quality assurance of the UNDP Global Fund project data from the province; address queries raised by the Ministry of Health Disease Programmes, Global Fund or the Local Fund Agent (LFA);
• Monitor key grant performance indicators at provincial level and ensure that they are reported and discussed with Provincial and Municipal governments;
• Support NGO Sub-Recipient management and oversight through M&E visits and grant performance review meetings at provincial level;
• Coordinate all Project meetings and field visits to and within the province; support the organization of visits to Benguela project sites by Luanda and Benguela-based UNDP staff, the Global Fund or the Local Fund Agent;
• Identify, report and help address bottlenecks to the achievement of grant targets for the province, at health facility or community level;
• Support the identification, documentation and dissemination of positive performance, success stories as well as lessons learned from the sub-national approach. 

3. Lead and guide on the implementation of programmatic activities in Benguela:

• Lead in ensuring that the planned programmatic activities are implemented as planned;
• Engage UNDP Global Fund project staff, sub-recipients and partners in ensuring that the planned implementation activities is as per the workplan;
• Ensuring that  bottlenecks related to programmatic activities implementation are resolved, including seeking of further support from the UNDP Global Fund project office in Luanda as well as engaging the local authorities to surpass local challenges;
• Participate in and/or lead (when applicable) national and provincial forums that ensure timely and efficient programmatics activities implementation;
• Lead in ensuring continuous positive engagement of the provincial health authorities in the facilitation of activities implementation.

 

4. Manage UNDP HR and assets in Benguela province

• Line manage a team of four (4) including an M&E Associate, a PSM associate, an Administrative/Finance Assistant and a Driver; develop and monitor annual performance and professional development objectives;
• Support the deputy programme coordinator and provide oversight to UNDP’s disease programme advisors in malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and laboratory services;
• In all project operations, ensure compliance with UNDP Programme Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP);
• Ensure proper management of Project-procured assets including asset inventory and reporting;
• Ensure service providers and contractors adhere to project outlined deliverable. This will include the service providers involved in the warehousing and distribution of health commodities;
• Ensure comprehensive archiving of Project documentation, both electronically and physically;
• Ensure the safety and security of UNDP personnel, premises and assets in consultation with UNDSS. 

5. Performance management & knowledge sharing 

• Supervise, energize and motivate the Benguela Office team and ensure staff capacity building in provincial activities implementation;
• Contribute the the development of project management knowledge products based on lessons learned, experiences and data generated through grant implementation and provide sound contributions to UNDP knowledge networks and communities of practice;
• Identify success stories and best practices learnt from the grant and ensure proper documentation and dissemination; 
• Provides training and guidance to the provincial team and develops work plans and priorities, monitors achievements and evaluates performance of UNDP Benguela office staff.

Institutional Arrangement

Under the supervision of the Deputy Programme Coordinator in close coordination and planning with the Kwanza Sur Project manager, Senior M&E Specialist, Senior PSM Specialist and Senior Finance Specialist the Benguela Project Manager will be responsible to ensure successful implementation of the for the sub-national approach. 

Competencies

Core Competencies
 

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact 
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems 
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands 
• Act with Determination:  LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

People Management Competencies:

Motivate and Direct

• Create and communicate a compelling vision and purpose
• Align people and resources with organizational vision, strategy, objectives
• Understand and proactively builds the team/organization culture

Manage Performance and Ensure Accountability

• Ensure regular conversations with people about work
• Provide positive and constructive feedback
• Discuss poor performance in a timely manner
• Provide praise and recognition, as well as ensure accountability

Lead with Humility

• Be authentic and transparent, act with integrity
• Be accessible and available to team members they lead
• Encourages debate and discussion, creating a culture where people are comfortable to challenge senior leaders and feel listened too
• Be modest, giving credit for success to others and admit own shortcomings

Cross functional & Technical competencies

Lead with Humility: Effective leadership 

• Be authentic and transparent, act with integrity
• Be accessible and available to team members 
• Encourage debate and discussion, create a culture where people are comfortable to challenge senior leaders and feel listened too. 
• Be modest, giving credit for success to others and admit own shortcomings

Business Direction & Strategy: System Thinking  

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.

Business Development: UNDP Representation    

• Ability to represent UNDP and productively share UNDP knowledge and activities; advocate for UNDP, its values, mission and work with various constituencies

Business Management: Project Management      

• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.

Demonstrate Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: People Management 

• Genuinely care about people; demonstrate empathy with joys and pains of others 

Enable the wellbeing of the team(s) 

• Read a group’s emotional currents and power relationships, identifying influencers, networks, and organizational dynamics; adapt leadership styles at the appropriate times 

Build an Enabling Workplace: Workplace management   

• Create a working environment where people are engaged and want to do their best; empower and enables team members to perform and have a positive workplace experience 
• Promote honestly, openness, trust and psychological safety and create opportunities to innovate and learn 
• Recruit and promotes individuals based upon objective measures and meritocracy; acknowledge and utilize the talent of others Encourage collective action and integration

Manage Performance and Ensure Accountability: Accountability and performance management         

• Ensure regular conversations with people about work 
• Provide positive and constructive feedback 
• Identify root causes of poor performance and find solutions; 
• Provide praise and recognition, as well as ensure accountability  

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Economics, Business Administration, International Development, Public Administration, Social Sciences or any development related field;
• Bachelor degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years with MA or 7 years with BA of professional experience in HIV, Malaria and/or TB programme management;
• Experience working with Angola’s health sector;
• Solid project management experience;
• Degree or training in case management of HIV/TB Co-infection, TB, including MDR-TB, Malaria, especially in children under 5 years of age, pregnant women, young and adolescent women and/or key populations;
• Experience in the use of evidence-based public health interventions in HIV, Malaria and/or TB;
• Experience with Global Fund funding and/or international Projects;
• Experience working in Benguela.

Language Requirement

• Fluency in Portuguese, both written and verbal
• Good working knowledge of English, both written and verbal.

Disclaimer

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Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Non-discrimination

UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.  

UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status. 

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