Job Responsibilities

• Support the Good Governance Sector programme efforts related to identification and inclusive design of relevant policy / institutional / strategic / regulatory frameworks in the area of e-government, keeping a “whole-of-government” perspective.
• Provide expert policy advice, abreast with relevant global and European Union e-government trends, practices and experiences to Good Governance Sector.
• Provide expert advice and assist projects within the Sector in conceptualizing, launching and overseeing activities that support digitalization in the public sector, particularly service delivery.
• Develop policy concepts, approaches and methodologies, as well as other relevant substantive documents to support the UNDP’s successful policy efforts.
• Actively engage with institutional partners and other relevant stakeholders in the area of e-government and public administration reform to ensure coordination and coherence, transfer and anchoring of good practices towards digital transformation in the public sector.
• Monitors and assesses the effectiveness of the e-government policy efforts of the UNDP.
• Contributes to the overall programmatic planning, monitoring, reporting from viewpoint of policy and governance processes.
• Leading on advancement of institutional capabilities for digital governance:
• Guide the design and offers oversight in the delivery of capacity development to partner institutions.
• Support and guide the process of advancement of the competency framework in the public service from viewpoint of minimum digital skills and innovation skills.
• Conceptualise and lead the delivery of training programmes and learning events within projects implemented under the Good Governance Sector.
• Promotes and supports innovation in the public sector.
• Ensure information-sharing and replicability of learning products in the wider UNDP programme, as relevant.
• Manage the Digital Transformation in Public Sector in BIH project team:
• Ensure sound Project management of and take full responsibility for the implementation of the Project, as per the Project documents and the UNDP rules and regulations;
• Provide direction and guidance to the Project Team;
• Manage financial allocations and approve expenditures according to authority delegated and ensure timely payments in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations; 
• Secure proper and efficient use of the Project budget, as per the Project document and work plan;
• Manage financial allocations and approve expenditures according to authority delegated and ensure timely payments in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations;
• Prepares a detailed Project work plan, manage the procurement and the budget to assure timely and quality delivery of Project assignments in accordance with UNDP rules and procedures; 
• Monitor Project implementation and activities versus set targets and indicators; 
• Ensure high quality information and visibility of the Project activities to the mass media and stakeholders.
• Effective knowledge management and gender equality: 
• Ensures that gender equality and inclusion are mainstreamed within the policy and capacity development efforts of the Sector.
• Lead on the codification and sharing of knowledge products developed within the Sector with the wider UNDP team for future use and reference.
• Lead on exchange of ideas and replication of approaches within UNDP – particularly in the Good Governance Sector, as well as serves as a knowledge focal point in the area of e-government for UNDP.