UNDP Project Results Intern Analyst at Türkiye { Paid Internship }
The Project Results Intern Analyst works under the overall guidance and supervision of the BIOFIN Project Manager, and in close collaboration with the global BIOFIN Team, national BIOFIN Teams, UNDP Country Offices, core and donor country governments, other international/multi-lateral organizations, and contractors. The incumbent is responsible to provide management support to BIOFIN management at the global level; provide technical support to the BIOFIN technical team; and contribute to the consolidation and positioning of BIOFIN’s outcomes and knowledge outputs.
Position Purpose:
The Project Results Analyst will provide assistance with monitoring and tracking results from country offices in the new Monitoring and Evaluation System as well as collecting information for and drafting donor progress reports. The incumbent is based at UNDP’s Regional Hub in Istanbul, Türkiye.
The incumbent ensures a client-oriented approach and consistency with UNDP rules and regulations and good practices in teamwork. All functions are performed in line with the established UN and UNDP management norms, rules, and regulations, and in conformity with UNDP’s internal accountability framework which emphasizes, inter alia, the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and accountability in the personal and professional domains.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
Contribute to the consolidation and positioning of BIOFIN’s outcomes and knowledge outputs
- Collect data for and prepare regular and ad hoc reports offering general oversight on BIOFIN core countries’ projects, and highlighting BIOFIN outputs and processes (including their impacts) in BIOFIN core countries;
- Support with the documentation of Steering Committee Meetings;
- Contribute to the writing of project proposals;
- Build trust and maintain effective corporate relationships with Donors;
Provide technical support to the BIOFIN technical team
- Assist the BIOFIN Project Manager in the development of guidance documents and training materials to enhance the BIOFIN methodological toolkit and implementation packages and catalogue relevant environmental financial mechanisms which can serve as the best biodiversity finance solutions in function of economic situation of the country;
- Identify key initiatives and stakeholders focusing on biodiversity and environmental finance in the countries where BIOFIN aims to enter (conduct an in-depth research and landscape analysis)
Provide management support to BIOFIN management at the global level
- Support the management and monitoring of the overall UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative to ensure timely implementation of BIOFIN activities at the global level and core countries;
- Follow up on performance indicators/ success criteria, targets and milestones, preparation of reports;
- Ensure that monitoring data is collected and updated timely;
- Draft specific inputs on Monitoring and Evaluation in the donor reports as required;
- Review and assess the data quality in the online M&E dashboard and produce a report with key results and recommendations
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.
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Required Skills and Experience of Project Results Intern Analyst
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, environmental economics, public or business administration, natural/environmental sciences, or social sciences with a specialization in environmental finance and development, or other closely related field is required, OR
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the national and/or international level in environmental management and/or biodiversity conservation, biodiversity finance, policy and/or planning, as well as monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the environmental or finance field;
- Working experience in an international organization, and knowledge of UNDP policies, procedures and practices are advantageous.
- Experience in results-based and results-oriented project implementation and management is desirable;
- Proven experience in drafting and reporting are considered as highly desirable;
Language:
- Fluency in English is a requirement
- Knowledge of any other UN language is an advantage
note that continuance of appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.