View Vacancy - Programme Officer (UZB18.196)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Political

The Programme Officer will be responsible for managing a programme and act as a back-up for relevant Post programme team colleagues when needed. They will need to work in partnership with colleagues across Post, Central Asia and the UK. The jobholder will spend 100% of their time on the programme fund which is expected to have over ten Uzbekistan based projects on different topics.

Main Tasks:

Programme design and coordination:

  • Support Post's use and design of programme funds, in line with the UK strategy for Central Asia and Uzbekistan country business plan
  • Coordinate annual programme bidding round and manage commercial (e.g. contracts) processes
  • Work with project partners to ensure compliance of projects with respective programme requirements and value for money
  • Manage information effectively in line with Foreign and Commonwealth's policy and systems

 

Programme management:

  • Ensure that clear, timely and accurate monthly/quarterly financial and narrative reports are gathered  from project implementers and properly stored for Post's records
  • Evaluate project progress returns and provide feedback to the implementers
  • Monitor and manage project level risks escalating when needed
  • Conduct monitoring and evaluation activities, including organisation of and participation in project visits, to assess impact against results at the project and programme level
  • Respond to daily queries from project partners
  • Agree projects publicity plan with Public Diplomacy team and ensure its effective implementation
  • Attend project events and visit project sites in Uzbekistan

Financial reporting:

  • Prepare and submit monthly reports to finance hub
  • Submit cash flow forecasts returns to London

 

Other programme support:

  • Lead on programme related visits and events  
  • Provide relevant support to the Post Programme Board
  • Provide support to wider programme work at Post as needed
  • Experience (at least three years) in project management and/or monitoring and evaluation, financial planning and budget management, preferably in international organisations with project/ programme responsibility
  • Good understanding of Uzbekistan and regional context
  • Good interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders
  • Able to travel within and outside the country
  • Willing to take initiative, flexible, responsible and reliable team player
  • Proficient English and Russian language skills, Uzbek language skills a valuable plus
  • Attention to details

 

  • Experienced in using ORACLE based management/accounting systems
  • Experienced in public diplomacy
  • Occasionally willing to work/travel outside the working hours
  • Experienced in line managing a colleague/team
6 May 2018
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
40
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
British Embassy
1
1 June 2018

This is a temporary full-time contract (40 hours per week).

The successful candidate will be subject to professional background checks and security clearance.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Uzbekistan are subject to the terms and conditions of service according to local Uzbek employment law. All applicants interested in this job opportunity should have the legal right to live and work in Uzbekistan.

The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.