Programme Manager

3 days ago


Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland United Nations University Full time

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) seeks a highly motivated and experienced professional to join its Partnerships & Programme Support Unit as an Associate Programme Officer.

About the Role

As an Associate Programme Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the programme management of UNU-WIDER's work programme, including delivering project outputs, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and providing administrative support to the unit.

About Us

UNU-WIDER is a leading international development economics think tank that provides economic analysis and policy advice to promote sustainable and equitable development. Our mission is to generate policy-relevant knowledge to effect positive global change.

  • Main Responsibilities:
  • Fulfill the function of team lead for UNU-WIDER's Project Support Team within the Partnerships & Programme Support Unit, supervising and guiding the project support staff in the day-to-day implementation of the UNU-WIDER work programme, its projects, and activities.
  • Work with key internal and external clients to facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Institute's projects; monitor and analyse specific aspects of the projects' implementation; review relevant documents and reports; identify problems and issues to be addressed and recommend corrective actions to UNU-WIDER's management team.
  • Carry out basic research on selected aspects of the UNU-WIDER work programme, the institute's operations, and other activities, including collecting, analysing, and presenting statistical data and other information gathered from diverse sources for UNU-WIDER's reports to its key stakeholders such as donors, Advisory Groups, United Nations University, and the United Nations.
  • Provide substantive support for policy coordination and evaluation functions related to the implementation of the work programme, including the review and analysis of emerging issues and trends.
  • Coordinate activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, financial monitoring of project expenses) and preparation of related reports (financial reports, project budget, etc.).
  • Assist in developing the institute's biennium budget, analyses inputs, formulates resource allocations across the UNU-WIDER work programme, its projects, and activities, and monitors the implementation of the institute's academic programme budget on a regular basis.
  • Participate in survey initiatives; assist with the design of data collection tools; issue data collection tools, reviews, analyses, and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares preliminary conclusions.
  • Contribute to the preparation of various written outputs; e.g., annual reports, project reports, project proposals, analytical notes.
  • Provide administrative and substantive support to consultative and other meetings, to include proposing agenda topics, identifying and proposing participants, preparation of background documents and presentations, handling logistics.
  • Develop training materials for onboarding new members to UNU-WIDER's Project Support Team and takes responsibility for their onboarding process.
  • Perform other duties as required.


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