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Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Office for Africa, the Senior Programme Management Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Manages the implementation and evaluation of the Trade and Investment Development project for Uganda within ITC; ensures the efficient delivery of all programme’s component; monitors and analyses the project results and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties, including the donor; ensures follow-up actions.
• Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.
• Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
• Coordinates policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies,
• Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identify problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
• Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
• Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
• Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
• Leads and/or participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
• Coordinates activities related to budget funding and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
• Participates in donor coordination meetings and engagements, liaises and coordinates with Senior Government Representatives, private sector organizations and the civil society.
• Manages a team of national experts in consultation with Geneva based team leads and provides strategic guidance on the deliverables agreed in the approved workplan.
• Performs other duties as required.