UNDP Programme Analyst (Risk Resilience Governance) (nationals only) || Apply Now |

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist, Risk Resilience, and Governance, the Programme Analyst acts as advisor to Senior Management on all aspects of programme in the area of Risk, Resilience, and Governance. S/he works in close collaboration with other policy and programme portfolios and the Operations Team to ensure a collaborative and harmonized joint UNDP programme. Cross-cutting coordination with CO Communications, Gender and other relevant experts will be required to increase the impact of the development interventions. The Programme Analyst coordinates policy development, capacity building and strategic planning for new programme areas while ensuring consistency of CPD priorities together with the advancement of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization and expansion of the country portfolio. The Programme Analyst develops innovative solutions while ensuring oversight and compliance of the vertical funds’ management for partnership building and resource mobilization.

Duties and Responsibilities of Risk Resilience

Ensures implementation of programme strategies and effective management of the CO programme, focusing on the area of Risk, Resilience, and Governance:

• Coordinates programme/ project design with development partners, UN Agencies and implementing partners for the portfolio, in line with Theory of Change and results from framework linking inputs and activities to programme and project outputs and outcomes, supported with evidence to report on the Strategic Plan and CPD indicators.
• Supports the analysis of the political, social, and economic situation in the country and ensures collaborative and coordinated preparation/revision of CCA, UNSCDF, CPD, annual business planning, Integrated Work Plan and results reporting, project documents, policy briefs, briefing notes and other programmatic documents.
• Identifies and analyzes strategic programmatic areas of cooperation based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and donors’ priorities and operationalization of CPD with the Government and other partners of UNDP.
• Promotes and facilitates innovation as well as identification of innovative development solutions to the delivery of results.
• Contributes to sector mapping to inform financing priorities and strategies for Risk, Resilience, and Governance programming. Participates in the development of green project pipeline generation for development financing.
• Monitors and analyzes programme results, timely adjustment of projects activties, measuring of the impact of the projects, and that results, and lessons learned to inform analysis, policy and programme, and project work.
• Ensures effective application of results-based management tools and high-quality reporting of results for internal and external audiences.
• Participates and contributes to the CO and Inter-Agency (if applicable) thematic focal teams actively making sure that the responsible activities under the respective plans are delivered successfully.
• Monitors key performance indicators and risks of the portfolio and proposes and implements corrective strategies and management measures based on risk-informed analysis and trends.
• Applies UNDP’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework in the assigned portfolio, including the application of the Social and Environmental Standards in each project and ensures adequate safeguards measures.

Ensures accountability, quality control and effective oversight of the projects:

• Supports planning and monitoring of the assigned portfolio of programmes/projects and their compliance with programme and operations policies and procedures (POPP) and quality assurance standards.
• Contributes to annual work planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of assigned portfolio in line with requirements (e.g., budget revisions, approval of CDRs, etc.).
• Provides quality assurance of the entire cycle of programming and management of portfolios.
• Quality assures the project documentation prior to final approval by the Senior Management and ensures proper document management and update in the corporate systems and regional platforms (CPS, Quantum, etc.)
• Exercises transaction approval for development projects as delegated in line with the established internal control framework and ensures appropriate separation of duties is in place and maintained throughout the project cycle as backstop for the Programme Specialist.
• Coordinates Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfer (HACT) framework covering micro assessments, assurance plans and assurance activities, carries out programme/monitoring visits, ensuring appropriate remedial actions are implemented; and ensures the establishment of the tracking mechanism for cash transfers to Implementing Partners/Responsible Parties in accordance with UNDP Financial Rules and Regulations and HACT policies. Collaborates with the Management and Performance Oversight team on finalization of HACT activities.
• Performs clearance measures (incl. tracking of NIM advances/reimbursements, liquidation of NIM advances, clearance of FACE forms, escalating and advising the CO Management on timely remedial actions required).

Ensures establishment and maintenance of strategic partnerships and implements resources mobilization efforts in the area of Risk, Resilience, and Governance:

• Identifies and supports opportunities and engagement on potential joint programming with other UN Agencies and entities.
• Contributes development and implementation of CO partnerships and resource mobilization strategies to achieve country programme outcomes related to Risk, Resilience, and Governance. Contributes to effective pipeline development in the Office. Ensures effective and timely pipeline management through timely and accurate update of the pipeline management module in UNITY (corporate ERP system).
• Supports deployment of partnership strategies and related actions with a focus on programme portfolio development and the identification of sustainable and predictable funding mechanisms for the implementation of the country programme.
• Develops and contributes to strong partnerships with relevant development partners and government, UN Agencies, IFIs, government institutions, bilateral and multilateral donors, private sector, and civil society in the designated support areas.
• As part of the overall CO partnerships and communications strategy and action plans, proposes new project concepts to ensure project documents and financing agreements are developed with high quality and in line with UNDP corporate rules and procedures.
• Prepares analyses and research of information on partners, donor profiles, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing and initiation of new projects, active contribution to the overall CO efforts in resource mobilization.

Coordinates provision of top-quality advisory services and facilitates knowledge building and management:

• Keep informed with latest development and evolutions in areas related to Risk, Resilience, and Governance, and adapt programmes, resource mobilization strategies, and advise Team Leader accordingly.
• Ensure that UNDP remains as a though-leader in the area of Risk, Resilience, and Governance
• Integrates evaluation findings, real-time monitoring data, and applied learning to adaptive programme and project management and policy advisory work.
• Contributes to corporate, regional and CO events, knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Drafts and promotes best practices and lessons learned linked to programme and policy goals.
• Contributes to development of training materials and organizes workshops, as required by the supervisor.

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