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Working under the supervision of the Assistant Country Director/Chief, Poverty Reduction Unit, the Young Professional Officer will provide core professional assistance and support to the Unit Chief and Programme Officers.

More specifically, the responsibilities include:

Assist Unit Chief and Programme Officers in connection with project implementation to achieve set targets.

Provide regular assistance to Unit colleagues and oversight preparation of partnership agreements and new project formulations to achieve resource mobilization targets.

Assist the Supervisor in identification and development of new project proposals; participate actively in the project formulation process by devising components of the project documents.

Provide technical support to the Unit Chief, Programme Officers and Project Counterparts in the design and implementation of relevant interventions

Support the Unit in the successful management and monitoring of programmes relating to political, economic, social and institutional issues relevant to promoting poverty reduction.
Provide inputs in the mainstreaming of gender and other cross-cutting issues in the design and implementation of projects.

Timely management of assigned projects with the coordination of relevant Programme Officers to ensure compliance with the Project Cycle Operations Manual (PCOM) guidelines.

Draft routine letters, prepare powerpoint presentations, provide inputs to Unit work plan and respond to e-mail communications on a daily basis.

Facilitate local and international missions including logistical arrangements.