Programme Associate - 2 positions (Open to Tier 0, 1 & 2 applicants)
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About the Role
UNDP seeks a Programme Associate in Riyadh to support programme management, partnerships, and knowledge building for sustainable development projects. The role involves project oversight, financial tracking, and collaboration with government and UN partners.
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Responsibilities
- Operationalize corporate policies and CPD commitments, coordinate roll out of updated procedures
- Strengthen process efficiency and compliance, maintain and improve programme implementation workflows
- Enable informed programme decision making by compiling evidence, analytics and lessons learned
- Support formulation of programme and projects, work plans, initiation of a project, entering project into ERP, and preparation of budget revisions
- Provide day to day guidance to implementing partners on implementation of projects, and track use of financial resources
- Contribute to managing digital technology solutions in programme implementation
- Contribute to effective management of data in programme implementation across the data lifecycle
- Follow up on programme and project performance indicators, targets and milestones, and preparation of reports
- Implement corporate results based management mechanisms and tools
- Identify programme related bottlenecks and propose solutions
- Make preparations for external and internal programme / project audits, and support implementation of audit recommendations
- Provide support to the Programme unit by maintaining internal expenditure system and performing quality assurance review of financial reports
Requirements
- Experience in programme support, project management, or related area
- Knowledge of results based management and financial tracking
- Ability to work with government partners and UN agencies
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
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Background
- The primary role of UNDP is to support country led efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Saudi Arabia is witnessing economic prosperity and progress; in April 2016, the Government announced Saudi Vision 2030.
- The partnership between UNDP and Saudi Arabia covers vital sectors including enhancement of local capacity and support to policy making.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure effective management and implementation of programme strategies and policies and adapt processes and procedures.
- Provide effective support to management of the Country Office programme.
- Support implementation of Country Office partnerships and resource mobilization strategies.
- Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the Country Office.
Detailed Responsibilities
- Operationalize corporate policies and CPD commitments: Coordinate roll‑out of updated procedures, ensure work plans, IRRF indicators and UNSDCF/CPD linkages are reflected in Quantum.
- Strengthen process efficiency and compliance: Maintain and improve programme implementation workflows, track adherence to SOPs.
- Enable informed programme decision‑making: Compile evidence, analytics and lessons learned to inform portfolio adaptations.
- Support formulation of programme and projects, work plans, initiation of a project, entering project into ERP, and preparation of required budget revisions.
- Provide day to day guidance to implementing partners on implementation of projects, and track use of financial resources.
- Contribute to managing digital technology solutions in programme implementation towards scalability and sustainability.
- Contribute to the effective management of data in programme implementation, across the data lifecycle.
- Follow up on programme and project performance indicators/ success criteria, targets and milestones, and preparation of reports.
- Implement corporate results based management mechanisms and tools.
- Identify programme related bottlenecks and propose solutions.
- Make preparations for external and internal programme / project audits, and support implementation of audit recommendations.
- Provide support to the Programme unit by maintaining internal expenditure system and performing quality assurance review of financial reports and payments.
Competencies
- Core: Achieve Results, Think Innovatively, Learn Continuously, Adapt with Agility, Act with Determination, Engage and Partner, Enable Diversity and Inclusion.
- Cross Functional & Technical: Customer Satisfaction/Client Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Results based Management, Knowledge Generation, Contract Management.
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