Junior Professional Officer (JPO) at P2 Level, Program Management – Disaster Risk Reduction,Thailand

Overview

Through USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA), the United States sponsors qualified U.S. citizens for employment in theThe United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Program.

These fully funded JPO positions strengthen the disaster reduction coordination capacity of UNDRR. They further encourage U.S. citizens to become active members of the international community.After completing their JPO assignments, a number of JPOs successfully compete for positions within the UN System, and in other international and non-governmental organizations.

General Information

• Title: – Junior Professional Officer in Program Management
• Sector of Assignment: Disaster Risk Reduction
• Organization/Office: UNDRR /Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
• Duty Station: Bangkok/Thailand
• Date Required:As soon as possible
• Duration: 2 years

Duties, Responsibilities, and Output Expectations

Within delegated authority, the JPO/Associate Programme Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Coordinates implementation of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) in Asia-Pacific region; Provides technical support to local governments and partners on disaster risk reduction planning and the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction at the local level; 
• Facilitates capacity development and training programmes on urban disaster risk reduction, making cities resilient and implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction at the local level; 
• Supports partnerships with the local authorities, private sector, civil society and community-based organizations, Parliamentarians, the science and technology community, and other stakeholder groups in the region . 
• Supports engagement of partners at the regional and national level, in line with the overall UNDRR Partnership Engagement Strategy; collaborates closely with partnership focal points in other regional offices to ensure coherence and information exchange 
• Develops and maintains partner structures, groups and registries in the region, in line with the overall Partnership Engagement Strategy. Maps UNDRR’s past and current engagements with stakeholder groups in the region and define potential partnerships and value propositions. 
• Follows-up and monitors the voluntary commitments made by the stakeholder groups in the region, in close liaison with the global focal point for voluntary commitments for the Sendai Framework. 
• Works with key clients to facilitate the design, implementation and evaluation of UNDRR Partnership Engagement Strategy,reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and recommends corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions. 
• Carries out research on selected aspects of programmes, operations and other activities, etc., to include collecting, analyzing and presenting data and other information gathered from diverse sources. Participates in survey initiatives; assists with design of data collection tools; issues data collection tools,reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares preliminary conclusions. 
• Provides administrative and substantive support to workshops and other meetings, conferences, etc., including the drafting of meeting documents, proposing agenda topics, identifying and inviting participants, preparation of background documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc. 
• Contributes to the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analytical notes,sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
• Ensures regular information exchange with the Partnerships, Intergovernmental processes and Inter-agency cooperation Branch in Geneva, UNDRR partnerships focal points in other regions and with Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) located in Incheon
• Participates in field missions. Coordinates activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and preparation of related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.). 
• Performs other duties as required.

Eligibility

• Education: Advanced university degree in business or public administration, political science, international relations, development,social and environmental sciences, economics or a related field is required.
• Experience: A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in project/programme management, partnerships,sustainable development or related area is required. Experience working in the private sector or civil society organizations is desirable.
• Other skills: experience in the use of computers and proficiency in office software and packages, as well as good knowledge of and experience in handling web-based management systems.
• Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of other official language(s) spoken in the region is desirable.