Overview
Programme Management Advisor Jobs in Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal at UNOPS
Title: Programme Management Advisor
Company: UNOPS
Location: Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal
Job Highlight
Reporting to the Global Technical Lead – Sanitation and Menstrual Health Markets, the role will support SHF’s thought leadership and provide strategic advice to strengthen the enabling environment for market-based approaches in the sanitation and menstrual health sector, specifically in Senegal.
About The Group
As part of the Global Portfolio Office, UNOPS Geneva provides comprehensive solutions in secretariat hosting, operational support, and fund management. We manage global programmes, including the Water, Environment and Climate (WEC) Portfolio, offering project management, procurement, HR, and financial services. Geneva hosts the secretariats of eight global partnerships focused on health (RBM, Stop TB, ATscale), nutrition (SUN), water/sanitation (SHF), humanitarian leadership (GELI), urban development (Cities Alliance), and disaster displacement (PDD). We also provide fund management for EIF and UN Water, and operational support to Geneva-based partners like the Global Fund and UNHCR. The EU-UNOPS Lives in Dignity (LiD) Grant Facility is also based here.
Role Purpose
The role will lead strategic engagement with government counterparts and key public institutions to support the effective positioning and implementation of the SHF programme. The Advisor will help build trust, strengthen coordination, and support policy and institutional processes needed to create an enabling environment for programme delivery, reform, and investment.
The role reports to the SHF Global Technical Lead – Sanitation and Menstrual Health Markets
Functions / Key Results Expected
- Strategic Engagement, Coordination and Representation
- Position SHF with senior decision-makers and support strategic coordination with government, development partners, and other stakeholders to advance reform, collaboration, and investment.
- Provide overall presentation for in-country programming, ensuring alignment with SHF strategy and national priorities, while serving as the primary liaison with government counterparts, development partners, and key stakeholders.
- Policy and Investment Support
- Develop policy briefs to inform and support the operationalisation of sanitation and menstrual health investment plans at national and sub-national levels.
- Provide technical assistance at national and sub-national levels to strengthen the integration of menstrual health and sanitation priorities into investment plans.
- Stakeholder Management
- Lead the planning and coordination of stakeholder forums with government, development partners, investors, the private sector, and other relevant actors.
- Advise the SHF leadership team on critical engagement opportunities with government, development partners, financiers, private-sector partners, and other relevant stakeholders, and recommend appropriate modes of engagement.
- Partnership Building and Resource Mobilisation
- Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, including government agencies, development partners, private sector entities, and civil society organisations, to expand the reach and impact of SHF initiatives.
- Support resource mobilisation efforts by developing compelling proposals, concept notes, and presentations to attract funding from diverse sources, including bilateral and multilateral donors, foundations, and private investors.
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Support the development and implementation of a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress, measure impact, and ensure accountability in the implementation of SHF programmes.
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor project activities, identify challenges, and provide technical support to implementing partners.
- Prepare timely and accurate progress reports, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and lessons learned, for internal and external stakeholders.
Education Requirements
Required
- An advanced university degree, preferably a Master’s degree, in law, political science, public administration, governance, or a related field, is required.
- A Bachelor’s degree in one of these fields, combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Required
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of 7 (seven) years of relevant experience is required in programme management, government engagement, partnership development, strategic policy advisory, and institutional processes in sanitation, menstrual health, WASH, or related sectors.
- Demonstrated experience in engaging with government counterparts and development partners in Senegal
Desired
- Excellent and proven report-writing and communication skills.
- Knowledge of the local SME environment and financial actors is desirable.
