Programme Staff for Development and Resilience Team

Responsibilities

The Programme Staff will report to the Team Leader of the Development and Resilience team.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Assist the team in project management and oversight of projects in the portfolio. This entails monitoring work plans and budgets, reviewing narrative and financial reports as well as reporting on results.
  
• Conduct financial management of the Danish BDP, including, but not limited to administration, review audited accounts, reconciliation of accounts and disbursement management.
  
• Overall portfolio management: keeping track of reporting and requirements on the entire BDP portfolio and engaging with Desk Officers on individual engagements on compliance related to these engagements.
  
• Disbursement management and frame management in close collaboration with Desk Officers and Team Leader.
  
• Manage and coordinate the annual grants management process in close collaboration with Desk Officers.
  
• Liaise with other colleagues within the Embassy and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs more broadly to ensure strong linkages and synergies between related programmes and policy efforts on resilience and humanitarian affairs.
  
• Contract management and procurement focal point for contracts.
  
• Initiate or assist with planning, conduct and communication around field trips, major meetings and key thematic events and visits.
  
• Contribute to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities.
  
• Other duties as assigned, including providing support and back up to other colleagues as needed.
  
• Focal point for training programmes provided to partners by Danida Fellowship Centre in Denmark.
  
• Specific tasks not yet specified with regards to management of a contract for a Fund Manager in one of the engagements under the Bilateral Development Programme.