UNDP Internship Opportunity in Tashkent: Project Analyst on Public Service Delivery Legislation

Kickstart your career in public policy and governance with a meaningful internship at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. As a Project Analyst on Public Service Delivery Legislation, you will support key initiatives aimed at improving the effectiveness, transparency, and citizen-centric nature of public services. This internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to legislative reform processes, work alongside experienced UNDP professionals, and gain hands-on experience in policy analysis and project implementation within an international development setting.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Analyst on Public Service Delivery Legislation will ensure smooth and timely delivery of operations in accordance with annual and quarterly work plans of the relevant projects through performing the following duties and responsibilities:

Coordinate effective project planning and implementation:

• Be responsible for the satisfactory achievement and implementation of the project’s output on transforming institutional, legal, and regulatory frameworks underpinning the back office of the national public services delivery system;
• Develops and implements institutional strategies and plans, ensures regional replication, networking and knowledge sharing activities;
• Assists in arranging and accomplishment of international experts’ missions

Establish partnerships and open channels of communication:

• Leads effective communication and coordination of activities related to transforming institutional, legal, and regulatory frameworks between UNDP, Government, Executing Agency and other stakeholders to ensure consistent service delivery and to follow up on matters related to project activities;
• Works in close collaboration with the government counterparts, UNDP to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery;
• Identifies qualified local and international consultants and ensures timely delivery of services and payments as well as reports to Project Specialist on competition of the assigned tasks;
• Assists the Project Specialist in identifying partnership strategies with other stakeholders, including resource mobilization for existing and new initiatives

Monitor and report on progress in implementing project activities and achieving the targets:

• Develops Terms of Reference for individual consultants, companies and organizations engaged by the project for component activities and ensures proper delivery of the assigned tasks, quality assurance and timely submission of technical and other reports;
• Participates in the elaboration and implementation of the Project’s Annual Plan of Activities, work plans, analyzes emerging problems and proposes adequate measures to ensure timely fulfillment of the tasks;

Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic area(s):

• Extract lessons learned to support project improvement and feed into facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing;
• Organizes conferences, workshops and training sessions on key issues related to the corresponding project component;

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangement

Project Analyst on Public Service Delivery Legislation works under direct supervision of the Project  Specialist  and collaborates with the project staff, national partners, other UNDP projects, UNDP CO programme and operations units to exchange information and satisfactory achievement of the assigned tasks.

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Required Skills and Experience of Project Analyst on Public Service Delivery Legislation

Education:

• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Law, Economics or other related field is required,
• Bachelor’s degree in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two(2) 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 progressive work experience in the field of organizational development, with proven experience in developing and implementing institutional, legal, and regulatory programs for government agencies, project management in government or non-governmental organizations is required.

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Uzbek is required.
•  Good command of Russian is desirable. 

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge and experience in areas of public service delivery, e-government and overall public administration reform
• Demonstrated ability to use information and communication technology as a tool and resource.

Desired Skills:

• Work experience in any development organization
• Proven /previous experience in areas of public-service delivery, e-government and overall public administration reform will be an asset/advantage
• Proven track record of solid understanding of the public service delivery reforms;
• Proven /previous experience in research, analyses, report writing on legal analysis, public policy will be an asset/advantage
• Proven/previous experience in drafting legislation in the public sector

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