Programme Analyst, NOA

Background

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the development arm of the United Nations, UNDP supports strategic capacity development initiatives to promote inclusive growth and sustainable human development. Through partnerships with national, regional, and local governments, civil society, and the private sector, UNDP strives to support Ukraine in its efforts to eliminate poverty, develop people’s capacity, achieve equitable results, sustain the environment, and advance democratic governance. 

In Ukraine, UNDP has been working since 1993 with the Government and local authorities, with partners across the UN system, with civil society and with local communities to help identify and develop targeted solutions to the country’s development challenges.  We work in close collaboration with several key ministries, departments and agencies in a robust, integrated manner in three thematic priorities/portfolios:

1. Inclusive Development, Recovery and Peacebuilding,
2. Democratic Governance, and
3. Energy and Environment.

Since 24 February 2022, complex humanitarian, development, and peace challenges have been emerging in Ukraine, underscoring the importance of programming that responds to the multiple dimensions of the crisis. In April 2022, UNDP launched the Resilience Building and Recovery Framework  for Ukraine grounded in working in close partnership with various government and development partner. The need for enhanced crisis/emergency coordination and response planning between the central government, the oblasts/rayons and other stakeholders (international community, CSOs, private sector) is becoming more and more critical for Ukraine to ensure delivery of services and build stronger resilience of the receiving/host communities and of the displaced. 

In this context, UNDP is recruiting a professional with relevant experience and a track record for the position of a Programme Analyst.

The incumbent will promote UNDP’s mandate as a gender-responsive organization with zero tolerance for any kind of discriminatory and abusive behavior, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse. The Programme Unit works to support achievement of UNDP strategic objectives to create a world where people and planet thrive together, and to help the Country Office act with both ambition and scale to address urgent problems facing the country as well as global climate deteriorating conditions. Programme staff assist the Country Office in formulating and implementing programme strategies that go beyond solving immediate development challenges to create future smart and integrated systemic changes in resilience and capacity building within the country.The Programme Unit works to support achievement of UNDP strategic objectives to create a world where people and planet thrive together, and to help the Country Office act with both ambition and scale to address urgent problems facing the country as well as global climate deteriorating conditions. Programme staff assist the Country Office in formulating and implementing programme strategies that go beyond solving immediate development challenges to create future smart and integrated systemic changes in resilience and capacity building within the country.

Position Purpose

In this context, UNDP, within the framework of its Resilience Building an Recovery programme is recruiting a professional with relevant experience and a track record for the position of a Programme M&E Analyst. 

The Programme M&E Analyst works in close collaboration with Programme staff, other staff of the Unit, operations team, Programme and projects staff in the CO and other UN agencies staff for resolving programme-related issues and information delivery.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Team Leader, Strategic Planning, Partnerships (SPP) and RBM, the Programme M&E Analyst beyond ensuring the effective implementation of monitoring and evaluation policies, works with the programme portfolio team to align evolving new programmes and projects in Ukraine with the UNDP monitoring framework. The incumbent endeavors to introduce innovative monitoring and evaluation tools to enable data collection and analysis from new programmatic activities, particularly where data are novel or untested, becomes critical in measuring and demonstrating UNDPs ongoing relevance and performance. S/he supports the application of innovative tools and RBM methods in the country office and projects by supporting programme colleagues and collaborators in identifying meaningful indicators and applying innovative approaches to data generation and reporting.  In addition, the incumbent supports the design, planning and management of the country programme.

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities

Competencies

People Management (Insert below standard sentence if the position has direct reports.)

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Cross-Functional & Technical competencies (insert up to 7 competencies)

Required Skills and Experience
          Education: 

•  Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, or related field is required or 
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree 
  
  Experience:
• Up to 2 years (with master’s degree) or 2 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the national and/or international level in providing management advisory services and hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development portfolios and projects within assigned thematic area.   
• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), database packages, web-based management systems such as ERP, graphic design software and tools
• Experience in project/programme management and project quality assurance, is an advantage. 
• Hands-on experience in programme management/policy implementation in an international organization, government institution or NGO is an advantage. 
• Solid experience in strategic communication and resource mobilization activities is an advantage.      

           Language Requirements:

• Fluency in the UN language of the duty station (English) is required
• Fluency in the national language of the duty station (Ukrainian) is required for local staff
• Knowledge of another UN language is desirable